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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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Renting and DROs - landlord question!
Hey there landlords and ladies! There was a comment on the debtfree wannabe board about a DRO (debt relief order) invalidating a landlord's insurance. I don't know how this could be possible. Does anyone know? And just out of interest how closely do you look at someone's credit file and what might you see there that would…
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Tenancy deposit not returned, not protected
hi and I hope everyone is well. me and my partner moved in to a house in 2012 and paid £2200 deposit. It was protected under mydeposite scheme. However my partner moved out in 2022 and the landlord gave me a new tenancy agreement with completely different t&C. She did not returned any deposit to my partner then and I was…
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Adding wife to property ownership
I owned a house before meeting wife. (house is in my name only) We moved out when I bought a 2nd house (again, in my name only) Current situation House 1 - I owned before meeting wife, in my name only, we lived in for 20 years, then moved in to house 2 about 10 years ago, i let out original in my name only. House 2 - I…
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Landlord common areas fire responsibilities
I was under the impression that landlords did not have to fit fire alarms to common areas but have received conflicting information so welcome thoughts on this.
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Micro housing ?
Why has our planning system in the UK focused on massively expensive bricks and mortar homes ? With modern materiels and bulding technology now it is easy to create a comfortable home on a permenant or non permenant basis on small holdings, unused agricultural land, repurposed land ect there are plenty of ways to do this…
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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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Deed of Consent
Hello all, Jst need a second opinion on this. I am currently living in a friend's house, awaiting to move to a house me and my partner put an offer on already! My current friend / landlord owns the house, and they ar ein the process of getting a new mortgage. Due to this, the lender has asked for me (lodger) to sign a deed…
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Estate agent contract advice
On our estates agent contract it states the below. If we find our own buyer but don't exchange contracts until left the agent, surely that avoids their fee? The wording is separate but it seems to indicate that any buyer introduced by them is 6 months or two year's, that's fine but for a 100% private buyer surely there's…
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Landlord inspection after 10 years
My friend is moving out of her rented house after 10 years. The landlord has not once done the legally required electrical and gas inspections and has always told my friend she is responsible for maintaining the property, gutters, decking and whatever else. He has only ever been in when she reported something broken and he…
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Shared ownership
As it's very expensive in my town I'm wondering if shared ownership is an option. II want to ask if it's a regulated/standard setup? Or do each company offer what they want? I'd like at least 50% share where I can buy more later. Is there any articles to read about this or anyone got any personal experiences?
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Buying house- When to do a survey?
Hello all! Exciting times for my partner and myself, as our offer was accepted for a house by the sellers. The situation is, we have no chain on our end (1st time buyers), but they didn't have a place yet to move to. The wheels of buying have started turning though, and we have to fill in and provide information for…
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Standard AST template UK
Is there anywhere I can download an editable word copy of assured shorthold tenancy. I am getting new tenants and these are people we already know so just need basic/standard paperwork which covers tenancy and has a section for inventory. Tried Google, the websites ask for details and then ask for money at the end. Thanks…
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Private Right Of Way - What is reasonable use and tolerance.
I was accosted by my neighbour yesterday over the fact that I had temporarily parked my car on an area of hardstanding that is nominally marked as a right of way on our title deeds and I'm wondering if he is just being deliberately confrontational or whether he has a reasonable piont. According to our title deeds there is…
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Letting property - deciding which estate agent to use
Hi all, I’m about to let out my first property and have narrowed things down to two local letting agents. I’d be interested to hear what factors experienced landlords would prioritise. Both agents are offering a rent collection service at around the same monthly cost and both have valued the property at broadly similar…
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Bought house, found damaged drains
Hello, My friend has recently bought a house. The garden path was covered with gravel. She swept it away as she didn't like it, and found a hole in the concrete underneath with clear signs of damaged drains. It seems that the gravel was put down to cover this damage up, but if course this can't be proven. Either way, a…
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Royal Mail redirect
A couple of months ago I moved from house A to house B and set up a Royal Mail redirect. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I'm now moving again to another house (house C) next month. I'm therefore looking to redirect post from both houses A and B to house C so I don't miss anything. Has anyone else been in a similar…
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Seeking permission to convert the loft
I am currently selling my flat, which is held on a share of freehold basis. The building contains two flats. I own the upper flat together with the demised loft space and roof above it. The owner of the ground floor flat is the other freeholder. My buyers are asking that, before exchange, I obtain confirmation from the…
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Any tips on how to get a viewing of a rented house?
As title really. I'm looking for a cottage to rent but am having difficulty getting a viewing. Are there any hints and tips? With one I went through the Rightmove application system but the letting agent said those don't have priority and best to contact the agent direct and by the time I got to speak to her she wasn't…
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Moving to Australia
Hi all, Looking for some advice on whether to sell or rent out my residential property as I’m moving abroad in September. I’ll be relocating with my family and returning to the UK in August to clear the house and either put it up for sale or arrange letting. If I sell, I’d likely list in August, but I’m concerned the…
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Could my friends car, parked on my drive stop me from selling my house?
Hi, I would like to sell my house, but my friend's car is parked in my driveway. He has been working on the vehicle for over the past four years, doing very little to it. I did tell him I want to sell my house, and could he move his car off my driveway? I'm starting to lose my patience with him as I now want to move this…
