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Advice sought.... Buying a house and informed of "breach of convenant" at last minute
I am very near completition buying a house, building survey came back OK and price agreed many months ago. Now local authority searches are back (took 10 weeks) we are ready to exchange and I'm keen to move in.This week, solicitor informed me of an issue regarding the 5x3m kitchen extension, which was erected by previous…
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Is a builder the appropriate tradesperson to ask for a quote in this case?
Got a pest survey done on a flat I'm buying and the guy said there were some starlings that have gained access into the loft space through a hole up near the roof. They are nesting on the soffit. I wanted to get someone in to get a quote so I can reduce the price since this is something I want to sort out ASAP when I move…
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How to offer on a property without feeling like we're pulling a number out of the air
We are FTB and have recently viewed a property that we feel we would like to offer on. It is a 1930s semi, owned by an older couple who are moving due to mobility issues, it has not been redecorated since the 80s/90s. We always knew we would be happy with a property that needed some work, full decor is fine. We're also…
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House in joint names. Weve split up she is in the house with her 2 children
We have split up and we own 2 properties. Ive moved out of the main house to the apartment we own. She has stayed in the main house wiith her children. We have no children together and she cant afford the mortgage so I need to pay it. Does she have more right than me to stay in the house even though the children are not…
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How to prepare for pre-exchange viewing
Hi, A representative of the buyer of my house is viewing tomorrow, before we exchange later this week. (They are an international buyer so cannot come themselves). We are almost 10 months into this process so it's been a long time since it went on the market. What can I do to make sure they don't change their mind? I'm…
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Selling property due to hardware flooring above
hi, the flat in question is in Scotland. Bought this place only 10 months ago, and discovered that upstairs flat has hardware flooring. The building is a tenement building made up of 1 bedroom flats (16 in total) with poor sound insulation. Having contacted the owner of the upstairs property, he's refused to put down…
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Selling; but worried the mortgage valuation won't cover the bidding price.
Trying to sell our house, it's done really well and we accepted an offer of just over 170K, we live in a northern city, close to the city centre in a 3 bed house. The property was originally on for 150K, but we're being warned by the estate agent, that the offers won't hold as the mortgage company won't value it…
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Would you buy a timber frame house?
We are currently looking to buy our first home. We currently have a possible back up property that we like but dont love, but is significantly cheaper. But it is timber frame which we have heard bad things about. It's a relatively old build we believe around 60 years. Any pointers or recommendations?
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How long did it take you to find your house?
So me and my other half are currently looking for our first house. We have seen 6 or 7 so far and put in two offers. Waiting to hear back on one. Just wondering how long it took between starting to look and getting an offer accepted? Did you have to go through a lot of houses to find the one? Did you end up in a bidding…
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Plasterboard everywhere in new builds
Hi, today I've seen a house that has plasterboard literally everywhere. The sound of the finger knock was unmistakable. This house is a 2 floors, 10 years old mid terrace house. I expected to find bricks at least at the the sides, bordering the neighbouring houses, but no. The agent told me that there is a layer of bricks…
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Estate agents ... not sure about trusting them...
We are selling two BTL flats, to buy a house (to live in). We accepted an offer on Flat A back in October and we were hoping to exchange but the sale fell through as we had a nightmare solicitor and the buyer couldn't get a mortgage extension two weeks before we were meant to exchange.... Perhaps we were optimistic, but we…
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Unusual discrepancy over roof in title deeds - anyone have experience of this?
Hey! I've had a search but can't find anyone who has been in a similar situation before. We are in the final stages of buying a property. It's a top floor flat in a relatively old building. Our solicitor has noticed an anomaly in the title deeds involving roof responsibility. One of the attached neighbours is a house, some…
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First time buyer
Hi, looking for some advice please. I want to get into the property business, how can I buy at auction but with no personal capital? Can it be done via a bridging loan ? Want to start small a build up profile, first to just buy and sell then look to have some rentals. Look forward to your advice Thanks
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Selling House - How much work would you do?
After a couple of threads on here, my wife and I have decided to put our house on the market. We’ve spoken to a couple of estate agents already and have some booked in to appraise the house at the beginning of July. My question is, how much work would you do to make the house more saleable? Fresh decoration? Just clean…
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Feedback pl on this property
I viewed this flat which I quite like. It is behind the estate agent on a busy rd and lower ground split level. It is nicely presented a bit concerned about being on lower ground floor. Feedback pl! Thanks https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/90108898#/. Also there has been three sales within approx 7 yrs.
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Logistics of living in a tiny house/ static caravan
Hi all, I am a FTB in Scotland and, like many in my situation, buying a house just now seems less and less probable. I have been considering my options and looking into buying a less traditional house, such as a tiny house/ log cabin/ static caravan. I wondered if anyone has done this before? I am fairly minimalist and…
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Help me choose. Pictures included.
I cannot decide between two properties, basically it comes down to the kitchen, bathrooms and location. Property one is in an excellent location, both the bathroom and kitchen need updating. As you can see the kitchen is tiny,not even room for a full size fridge only under counter one. I can't afford to knock down walls…
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What’s else do I need to do?
I am signed and exchanged contracts for a completion date of 28 june. so far I have Booked removals arranged post redirect arranged sky and broadband switch arranged house insurance in new place what else do I need to do between now and move date (apart from pack!).
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Alterations to an existing extension without building regs
Hi all, We are in the process of purchasing a property with an extension that has no building regs documentation. The extension was built in 1977, therefore a lack of documentation is not unexpected. On completion of the purchase, it is our intention to make alterations to the extension, extending a few extra meters,…
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Sell and rent short term?
Me and my partner want to sell our homes and move in together. We estimate we have approx £200k combined equity and would look for a £300k property. I'm assuming even if we acted quickly we would miss the stamp duty holiday now so are wondering what is the best thing to do.I know a couple of people that have sold and are…
