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Top Vendor no longer wants to rent
I have been ghosting on this forum for a little while but felt like posting today finally! We accepted an offer on our house in mid April, those below us already had an offer accepted by a FTB, we quickly had an offer accepted on a property and the chain above already had an offer accepted too. The people at the top were…
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If my house purchase completes and I then sell my flat will I get hit with capital gains tax?
Help please! Had a couple of different answers to my question already. Even if you can just advise who I need to speak to for a definitive answer it would be much appreciated. Basically, I own a flat that I have lived in for the whole time I've owned it. I'm now trying to buy a house with my partner. The housing market is…
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Estimated Costs for buying a flat circa £170,000
Could you advise estimated costs one should allocate towards purchasing a 2 bedroom flat for circa £170000. First time buyer, newish flat built in 2019. Deposit of £35000. DIP for around £170000. Secured a broker on commission from lender so no fee. Ground Rent 130pa, Service charge £1400. Could you advise what other fees…
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Interested in this flat
Am interested in this flat. The freeholder is the council and the upstairs flat , a two storeys is rented by a council tenantt. Should I be concerned of regular changing of tenants? Also when booking a survey may be a home survey instead of a building if there are issues flagged. Who will normally sort them,with a house…
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Landlord - Untouchable.
My Son moved out into his first flat a studio flat in poor condition lots of repairs were needed to be done like the oven didn't work no hot water main light switch to the room was broke the switch was actually on the floor. After he told me about all the repairs that was still not done I went to the Offices and asked them…
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end of tenancy help! (AST to SPT)
Hi everyone, Our 12 month AST is coming to an end in one months time. Our landlord has rejected our suggestions of a further 12 months with 3 + 6 month break clauses and still wants a further 11 or 12 months fixed term. Our situation is uncertain as we are currently in the process of looking to buy, so we cannot commit to…
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Equity
Hi am I due to complete on house move and will have £75k equity . We do not have another property as yet , so wondering whilst we are looking and residing with my mum where I best to put this money and also be able to add any monthly savings too , dependant on how long we are searching g for a home
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How to safely end a rolling periodic tenancy mid-term?
I am on a rolling monthly periodic tenancy continuing on from an AST. My term starts/ends on the 10th of each month. I want to move out towards the end of August. How should I handle the final rent payment which would only be for approx. 15 days? I should add that my landlord has a poor reputation, and I don't want to pay…
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Stamp Duty on family owned house
Assume that we are out of the stamp duty break as nothing is likely to happen until after October 2021 and this is in England. When my father died some years back he left his half of my parent's home to my brother and I. My mother retained her half of the property and can live in the house for as long as she wants/needs…
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Estate Agents selling mortgages
I’ve recently sold my property with a view to buying another house, but I have noticed that Estate agents are now pushing forward only sellers that arrange mortgages through them. I have noticed in several occasions that when I disclose that I already have a mortgage in place, the agents are often reluctant to arrange a…
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House Valuation
Hi new to this forum. My partner and I are current having a double storey extension built onto our house. Her dad is a builder and is covering the cost so far and we are hoping to remortgage to pay him back and finish off what’s still to be done. I was wondering at what stage would the house be fit to be valued to get the…
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Private Road - Do I have any rights?
We live in a small private road and have two small garages next door where planning permission has been granted for a tiny single storey house which resembles a public toilet. The council ignored the fact everybody in the road objected, but our worry now is that the road will be dug up to allow services to be connected and…
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P.O.S Advice
Hi There a POS at the side of my property, Nothing has been done with it for 2 years until yesterday when the workforce said a railing fence was been removed so people can use the space which means that people can walk right up to my boundary fence, dogs can use the area as a toilet and as there is a small wooden barrier…
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Building side return extension when neighbour has a side bay window
Hello - very grateful for any help. We're considering buying an end of terrace and building a one story side return extension, preferably with a standard rather than glass roof. The neighbour (semi-detached) has a bay window at the side of their house - it must already be pretty dark because there is a boundary fence. Will…
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Has anyone recently bought a Gleeson Home and have a copy of their 40+ covenants?
As per the title. I’m trying to find the ‘current’ exhaustive
list of Gleeson’s 40+ restrictive covenants. I’m fully aware of the Gleeson’s business
model, so trying not to start a discussion on management charges and fee
raising covenants. It’s the list I’m really interested in. Gleeson’s (despite what they say) will only…
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Property with public right of way
Looking for experiences/advice from anyone who has bought a property with public rights of way. The house we are buying is situated down a small private (unadopted) lane with 2 other houses. Each property owns the road directly outside their house. At the end of the lane there is a stile which leads to open fields. The…
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Let to buy mortgage - need advice
Partner and I bought a 2 bed semi-detached in April 2021, 85% LTV. Unfortunately due to a drastic change in personal circunstances we're now looking to buy a new-build 3 bed (price will be approximately £235k) when our fixed rate comes to an end in November 2022. This house we bought is in a very good location and the vast…
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Neighbour problems - rented house
We currently live in a rented house ( hopefully not for much longer - just waiting for house to go through). I suspect one of our neighbours has a drinking problem. She is repeatedly locking herself out of her house , shouting in the street etc. Is very pleasant when sober. The last month each time she has locked herself…
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Stamp Duty Confusion
Applicant A and Applicant B are buying a new property with joint ownership. Applicant A owns a buy to let. Applicant B owns a residential property which is being let out with consent to let The property being purchased will be the main residence for both applicants. What will be the stamp duty payable before AND after the…
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Buying neighbour's land- what order do I need to do things in?
Hello all please be gentle it's my first time posting. I have seen various posts regarding buying land off neighbour's but not specific to my questions I am considering looking into buying the end of my neighbour's garden that lines up with my garden. This will make my garden larger and I want to put a summer house on it.…
