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Martin Lewis Blog: 'House offer accepted, now they want £20,000 more! What should I do?'
A passer-by stopped Martin in the street recently to ask his opinion on her house buying dilemma. You can check out his view in a video he posted: Martin Lewis: 'House offer accepted, now they want £20,000 more! What should I do?' What would you do? Stand your ground? Walk away? Pay the extra? Negotiate? Tell us your…
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New to the House Buying, Selling & Renting board? Start here
✅ This board is for... * Questions about buying or selling a home * Questions about renting a home * Questions about being a landlord 🚫 This board is not for.. * Debating the state of the economy * Debating house prices in general * Political debates Note: In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place…
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Tenancies in Eng/Wales: Guides for landlords and tenants
post 1 This thread is intended to provide information to both landlords and tenants relating to Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales. Updated April 2020 to include the Coronavirus Act 2020 and July 2020 to include the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations 2020. Topics covered: Post 2: Repairing…
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Courts and Tribunal service for council tax
I own a property, which was vacant for a 4 weeks or so. The council tenant left at the end of March without notifying me or my agent. I then got two council tax bills, one for feb/March (£188) and the other for the duration of the period that the flat was empty (£133). I informed the council that I was only liable for…
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First time buyer money from family abroad (for deposit) AML checks
Hi all My daughter and son in law now want to buy their first home together (currently renting) My son in laws family have offered to help with the deposit or money towards the house (around £70k) We are obviously aware of anti money laundering issues and want to ensure things don't get held up etc. Just wondered at this…
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Is The Market Really That Bad
We have decided to sell one of our properties in the South East. Were in no rush to sell and all the agents have come in at the same sort of value. We have decided to go £50k below the lowest valuation just to ensure viewings etc Having spoken to some local agents it sounds like its quite tough out there. Is this just the…
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New "Have a Look at This" thread
The other one has disappeared and any posts I have made are not listed in either my posts or thanks. This thread is for things like: . Spotting pets in properties . Anything awful - decor, extensions etc . Quirky properties . Timewarp properties . Properties in serious repair and anything which is different and of interest…
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No heating or hot water since 11 September 25
My disabled (enhanced rate PIP recipient) pensioner (70 years old) partner has had no heating or hot water in his Housing Asosiation flat since 11 September 2025, due to a problem with the communal boiler. The association are seeking quotes for repair replacement. The costly rent at the property includes the central…
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Reasonable to delay exchange and completion?
Currently at the 7/8 week mark since having my offer accepted and beginning the conveyancing process. FTB, vendors buying a vacant property with no mortgage, so things are moving quickly and I think we will be ready to exchange and agree completion soon. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I've now got to have an operation…
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Land Registry - Expedite - Timescales, Current
Hello please can someone help with a bit of current advice? I'm new here! So we are working through our solicitor, we sold our property back in May - issue arose through the searches on our property that part of our garden wasn't ours (bought from new, direct from property developer and sold with the garden - landscaped…
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Seller Refusing to Sign TR1
Hi, The sellers of the property we are buying are going through a divorce, one of them is refusing to sign the TR1 and collect personal belongings from the property. Yesterday we were notified by our conveyancer that an urgent application has been approved by the courts for the removal of the personal belongings and for…
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Can an estate agent show my buyer new properties?
Hi all Long story short… we accepted an offer on our property at the end of June. We had been really transparent with the buyer (we showed them around) in that we would need to find a property to move to before we could sell. We had an offer accepted on a property about 3 weeks after accepting our buyers offer. The seller…
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Stamp Duty query
My wifes mother passed away last year and owned a three bedroom house, my wife is the next of kin and has inherited the house. Her sister and partner want to buy it as they have a one bedroom flat, that is too small, they own the flat outright. The house has a value of £325000 and my wife is gifting her sister £100000 and…
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buying a second home while still selling my first?
Hi, i thank anyone for their help with this. We have seen a house which is ideal (bedrooms, location, not too much work to get it right). However we are only just putting ours up for sale. I am viewing the house this weekend and if it's suitable, i don't want to miss out. Has anyone any experience with buying a second home…
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Buying a 2nd house for a child to live in.
We have a 20 year old son who needs to move to another town for work. We are thinking of buying a flat (part cash part Mortgage) for him to live in with him paying the basic bills. What would be the main pitfalls of doing this, we would buying the flat in our name. I am aware that some BTL mortgages do not allow family…
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Advice Needed – £643 Deposit Deductions (No Inventory, No Evidence Provided)
Hi everyone, I’ve just finished my tenancy in student accommodation, and my landlord has made seven deductions from my deposit totalling £643. Deductions: * £219 – Curtain replacement (new, not in original charges) * £109.99 – Kitchen sink repair (my share) * £50 – Wardrobe replacement * £205.17 – Utility overuse (Mar–Jul…
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What options do i have
I live in a detached bungalow in a cul-de-sac that i am trying to sell. The bungalow is nice, my cul-de-sac only has a few other properties with mostly retired people so its quiet. But i hate living in this area and am getting depressed here. Im lucky in that its owned outright with a value of around £225k. It could be…
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Hoping someone can clarify
We have been in our house since 2002, when we bought it had a canopy across the front that we believe was constructed in 1970s, a rear extension constructed in 1988 & a garage to the rear built well prior to 1999. the rear extension did cross the boundary line, had full planning permission & with the agreement of the then…
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Buying a house in Spain?
I’m looking into buying a villa or house in Spain, for roughly 200-250k mortgage free. As a Uk resident who will ultimately be moving and going to reside in it after purchase, does anyone know roughly how simple or complex purchasing property is in Spain. I’ve got a lot of experience with solicitors and the buying and…
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Next Door's Cheek
My Dad recently passed away. He let his neighbours keep their hot dog van on his drive for 'a few weeks', (t was never moved or used, they just stored it there), it must have been there for about 5 years now, but he said he didn't mind. We are now in the process of sorting his house and want to get the estate agent around…
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2nd Charge on property - Creditor Liquidation/Debt sold to Azzurro
2nd UPDATE: Hi guys, while I was preparing to make an application to the court, I have received a response from Solaris this evening - They have invited me to put forward any reasonable settlement proposals to them. Does anyone have any experience with settling debts/second charges? What would be a reasonable settlement…
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Air source heat pump ECO3 grant selling home
Hi, we are selling our home. We had a ASHP installed for free around 3 to 4 years ago. However the installer is a horrible man and claims to not even know who i am anymore. The provider of the ASHP Grants have tried there upmost best to help, I've been chasing it for over 2 years. Its not installed correctly, it comes on…
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Cheeky offer?
Hi. When making an offer on a property, what do you think the boundaries are between a cheeky offer and an offer likely to offend the vendors? Is 5% below asking price acceptable and normal? Is 10% below likely to cause offence? Asking price is £355k. Thanks for your feedback.
