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sheltered accommodation and wording on tenancy aggreement
my mum lives sheltered accommodation and has lived there for a few years now. when she moved in she was given a key for a shed and was told it was her shed. fast forward a few years and the shed fell into disrepair and the in the storms recently it completely fell apart. the manager came round and told her the shed was her…
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Tenancy deposit return
Hi all Just seeking views on how long is reasonable to wait for a letting agency to be in touch about returning a deposit. My tenancy ended on 17/03, with the check out scheduled for 18/03 (I was told I couldn’t be there). Since then, nothing despite me getting in touch, so just over a week. Interested to hear how long…
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Survey and vendor changing locks/keys
Hi All, I have booked a L3 survey to the property. The mortgage offers are on their ways.It turned out that in the meantime the vendor has changed the locks/keys and the surveyor was unable to get to the property, the keys he got from the agency didn't work. This is going to cost me an extra £200 but more importantly I…
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Doubling ground rent
I have a flat that I am struggling to sell which has a 10 year doubling ground rent clause, currently £250 a year until 2028. The freeholder is a company called Pier Management, who have said that they are converting all the ground rents to RPI-linked via deeds of variation, but that they are going through all of their…
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Is this house a good buy?
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To complain or not to complain . . . That is the question
A little background. We are retired folk, our neighbours (moved in 3 years ago) are younger (early 40's) we don't socialise but thus far we get along fine, passing the time of day when our paths cross So all good so far. I have no real desire to 'disturb' the status quo, but . . . . this is the problem. The white car in…
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Selling house - possible subsidence
Not sure if this is the correct area to ask this. When selling a property I am aware you need to declare subsidence. What is the threshold for what you need to declare? For example - property has wonky floors and suspect this could have been caused by historic subsidence but no insurance claim/structural survey etc. so in…
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Possible Creeping Freehold
Hi all, We’re about to buy our house on Thursday but have just noticed that the cellar may be a creeping freehold underneath our front door step. I’m not even sure if it is going beyond the boundary but if it is, it’s literally a few inches if at all. It’s difficult to tell from the 3D virtual layout but it looks like it…
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Sold house under auction conditions, buyers paid 10% non refundable deposit, negotiation question
I accepted an offer last week pre-auction for my house, but it is still being sold under auction conditions. So the buyers have had to pay a 10% non refundable deposit. They haven't had a survey yet and I'm not sure if they intend on getting one done (apparently it's 2 property developers that have bought it). However, I…
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Changing the render of the house - planning permission?
I must admit I am having some doubts about this because the information online is very vague about this. Top bit of our house is rendered with pebbledash (falling off and in general in a terrible condition - leaking into the bedroom) and brick (the side that we are rendering looks horrific due to previous work done to the…
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zero ground rent
Hello all, I intend to place an offer for a one bedroom ground floor flat in London. The estate agent has advised that the ground rent is zero. This seems unusual to me - can anybody explain why this might be, and if it might cause any issues? The freeholder is hexagon. Thanks
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A bit of a mystery with my purchase - can't find drains!
I wonder if anyone has some advice (or even better, personal experience) they can share, relating to something that's come up in the (otherwise quick and smooth) conveyancing process?! My building surveyor has advised that, prior to exchange of
contracts, I should arrange a CCTV survey of the foul and rainwater…
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Title register on selling property
Hi all, I'm currently in the process of selling a jointly owned property and solictor tells me I have 2 restrictions on the title register of the property. (not a registered charge) As it is not a registered charge, the solictor says the sale can still go through whether I agree to the amounts they demand or not. There is…
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How long is appropriate to wait for proof of funds?
How long ought the EA (in this case) give to a buyer to prove their funds? Is two weeks enough time? Especially in this market where every few weeks interest rates are climbing! What also should constitute as proof of funds, is AIP enough?
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Restrictions on new property
Hi all Ive been advised the property I am buying has the following restrictions I will be bound by, my solicitor is not available till Monday, and I am stressing I can't put a fence or bush up in my front garden (point 3) Are these 15 points normal?
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Asking price way above Zoopla maximum estimate.
Evening guys. We are first time buyers struggling to work out why some asking prices are so far above estimates on Zoopla. I understand that the latter are ignorant of home improvements etc. For what it’s worth we are cash buyers, so won’t have the feedback from our bank in assessing the house for mortgage purposes. Maybe…
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Land Registry Error.
Slightly complicated case, advise would be welcome. My father brought a house in the early 1980s that had the bottom half of the garden sold to the people at the back. It caused a bit of trouble as my father always wanted the land as it was never properly kept, but the owner always refused to sell. My father died several…
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Failed completion - money returned to lender.
My completion and exchange failed on Friday and the solicitor sent the money back to the bank. What happens now? The bank have updated the app with a completion date and now i have received a letter to say I owe X amount of money. Will this all be corrected when they realise the money is back? And what happens to the chaps…
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Is this normal for a tenant in situ?
Not me, but a family friend. She is in a fairly old tenancy (over 25 years) and house is now being sold with her in it. Has great relationship with owner who does not want to see her have to move for the next few years. So owner is selling with her in it. House is old and needs serious refurbishment, but is safe and should…
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Leaving paints, sealers etc. in the shed when selling a house
Hello. I am selling my late mother's property while I am living in Germany. I hired a firm to clear the house, and the only thing they could not take was the paints shown in the picture below. Normally you could take these to a Sort-It center in South Gloucestershire, however given I am attempting to sell the property…
