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Covenants from TP1 form from previous owner
Hello, we are in the process of selling our ex-housing association freehold house. We purchased it from someone who bought it from the housing association through right to buy. When we completed on the purchase 3 years ago we only received a TR1 form, however now our conveyancer found a TP1 form from 2008 when the vendors…
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Help to Buy or Shared Ownership?
Hi everyone My eldest daughter (26) is currently saving to move out & buy her first property. She would ideally like to do this as soon as possible. Long story short, we have 2 other children with disabilities, the youngest is ALWAYS in & out of my eldest daughter's room. She does have a lock on the door but feels guilty…
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Selling property - Easements and Land changes
Good Afternoon, I am hoping someone can help advise please as i am unsure how to proceed with my unusual circumstances. I am selling my property (joint ownership with my ex) in the coming weeks. I am at the point of deciding upon estate agent. I have had quotes for conveyancing which vary wildly, but there are a couple of…
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Solicitor late paying me proceeds of house sale
Hi, I moved house on the 12th of may and had no mortgage to pay on my previous property, my solicitor still hasn't sent me the balance of the proceeds from my sale around £45k after all fees paid . It's now the 2nd of June should i be concerned, I'm told he's unwell at present but he's not the only solicitor at the…
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Starting point for offer price below the seller's asking price in Berkshire in seller's market 2021
I am going to be viewing a 3 bed house in Berkshire within a mile of train station. The asking price is below the zoopla average property price for that area (but a shade above Zoopla's lower bound estimate). I am interested in this property, but for obvious reasons intend to try to buy it for as low as possible.Now, to…
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Order of events - offer, builder in for quote, planning permission
I currently own a flat which is under offer and am looking at buying a terraced/semi-detached house in a different town. I viewed a terraced house last week, which I do really like but there are a few sticking points I want to iron out first or at least understand the implications involved. - The property is part of a…
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Need a Rant
Grrrr I dont know where to start, i just need a rant! (I apologise in advance for people who have been going through this process a lot longer than i have). I am currently going through the process of purchasing a leasehold Flat, our offer was accepted in February and everything has been going smoothly up until the past…
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Domestic EICR worth time and money? Help please?
We're waiting on our full survey but the surveyor did phone us just to mention a couple of the bigger issues he found including a recommendation that we get an EICR. The property is 1920's, 4 bedroom semi detached and the owner has built a garden room onto the back of the property which encloses an external toilet and…
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Rent.
Hello. Firstly thank you for taking your time to reading this. I have only posted on here as we am still unable to see CAB or housing due to covid and we need to make an appointment etc. A friend of mine contacted about her rent and the way a certain housing association are forcing her to pay more rent than required. To…
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Disclosing indemnity insurance
Hi! I was looking for some advice please, I can’t seem to find anything online. We are selling our property and the previous owner took out indemnity insurance for lack of planning/building regs paperwork when we purchased as a advised by our solicitors. Now that we are selling I wondered if we tell our estate agent up…
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Awkward buyers
Hi, we’re in the middle of selling our house. The buyers are going to be renting out our property once sold and wanted electrics and gas checked before signing the contracts. They originally wanted us to foot the bill for this but our solicitor advised that we were not obligated to. They eventually agreed to pay it…
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Transfer of Equity and HIgher Rate Stamp Duty
My Sister is currently in the process of a Transfer of Equity from her partner for the house they shared for 20+ years. During that time my Sister and I inherited a property which we have renovated and now Rent out. When I moved house in 2017 my Solicitor tried to get me to pay the increased Stamp Duty but I highlighted…
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Inheriting or buying property with agricultural tie off of parent.
I have do not work in agriculture. As an only son, what are the rules with this? Would I be able to live in the property?
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Honest opinions of Tonbridge
Hi, We love the area of Tonbridge and been looking to move there for a while. We are looking around the TN9 area. We have found some houses around the Priory Road / Pembury Road / Hillview School for girls area (Seems industrial but not unappealing) Is this an ok area of Tonbridge as its a walk to the Town Centre and the…
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New freeholder doesn’t know about old consent for alterations
I bought a leasehold flat in 2015 and I made a few
non-structural changes to it (moved partition walls, doors, bathroom units
around). As per my lease, non-structural internal alterations require freeholder’s
consent; which should not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (structural
alterations aren’t permitted at all). At…
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Is it OK to ask the seller for additional photos and a revisit later on?
I am in a process of buying a house and I realised I can't quite remember a couple of things about the layout. In addition, the F&F says there is some built in furniture in one of the rooms that I did not pay much attention to as I didn't realise it was built in. Is it OK to ask the nicely seller if they were willing to…
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Conveyancing house purchase
I am buying a house for cash, to live in myself. I’ve always used the same conveyancing firm for previous house purchases. This house is contract ready, so I will pay the search fees separately on completion. What’s the best way to find a conveyancing firm and is it better to find one in my new area or does it not matter?…
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Tenant Rights - Landlord Issues
Morning everyone, I hope you're enjoying the sunny weather that we're finally having :) So, my husband and I moved into our rental property Jan 2020 having relocated from another county. Prior to the start of the pandemic, we had a smart meter fitted in March 2020 where our electricity had to be turned off. Our smoke alarm…
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Tenant damage during COVID times - Advice please
I have been renting out a property for over 10 years with no issues and around 5 sets of excellent tenants - until now. My current tenant moved in last October and soon afterwards my management company received a complaint about loud music and what sounded like dogs barking in the early hours. The agreement states no pets.…
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Offers over and viewing days
Hi all. We are in a part of the world that has gone absolutely crazy with house demand, everyone is wanting to escape to the country and thus even getting to view a property is becoming impossible. Most properties when listed now have specific days for viewings and if you can't make the day or time you don't get to see it.…
