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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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Lodger experiences
Hi everyone, I'm mulling over taking in a lodger. I've a 600 sq ft flat with two big bedrooms. I'm confident about the tax and housing law implications, but I'm wary about the quality of life implications. I was close to having a student doctor move in, but I ended up saying no in the end because she revealed that she…
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Gran only on rent, how to avoid being rehomed
Asking on behalf of a good friend I’ve known for 40 years. He’s 42, and lives with his mum (60 years old), and his gran (mums mum) in grans council house. His mum is pretty much a carer for his gran. Gran was first to move into it when it was built 85 years ago. Only home the family have known. Gran has recently had health…
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Electrical certificate
HI, I'm after some advice please. I suspect nothing can be done now as it's way too late but I'll explain regardless...my elderly mother purchased a property in 2019. I did all the paperwork, dealing with solicitors, etc. on her behalf. The seller was an electrician and provided an electrical certificate with no problem.…
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Re-pointing, masterpiece or dog's dinner?
A bit disappointed with this
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Selling House. Viewings Advice Please
Hello. I’m hoping someone can advise. I’m selling my property, it’s now listed and viewings need to be asap. It’s gotten complicated as my estate agent who knew the situation has left the company and now I’m dealing 3 different people on different days. The house is not so straight forward. It was unoccupied for a number…
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Agent undercharged outgoing tenant
My elderly parents own a property which they rent out, with an estate agent to manage it. Whilst doing the property's year end finances for my parents tax return I noticed that the agent had undercharged the outgoing tenant by almost £750 in rent. They acknowledged it as a 'system error' but want to try and retrieve it…
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How much (if at all) does my roof need fixing prior to putting it on the market?
My first ever home is a 2-bedroom semi in North West UK. I want to upsize, and so have been fixng what needs to be fixed before putting it on the market. At some point last year I noticed a small damp patch above an upstairs window (pictured), adjacent to the soffit. It does generally feel more damp when it's raining (and…
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Newbuild Land Dispute Planning Enforcement
We recently purchased a new property in a small development. The property has a suds directly to the side of it about 100ft long and a suds directly in front of it again about 100ft long. The builder told us that these two areas come with the house and are included on the TP1 boundary of the property. The suds to the side…
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Whirlpool baths - help needed please!
Hi, So my eldest has autism, epilepsy and a chromosome condition he's also non verbal - we have just come back from our first ever hot tub holiday. My son had never been in one before and absolutely loved it. So I'm debating about whether to replace our bath in the future for a whirlpool bath. Our bathroom is upstairs and…
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Lease extension price increased at the 11th hour.
Hello, My first post here. I recently had to sell my sister's flat as she has Alzheimers and is having to pay £1900 per week for her care, I am a named attorney on her financial LPA. She owned 60% of the property which she purchased from a housing association and obviously paid rent on the remaining 40%. Had to jump…
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Am I a tenant or lodger?
I was on an AST then rolling contract for years then suddenly, my landlord decided that I am a lodger after all so need advice about how to go forward. The studio flat I live in is self-contained with no shared areas whatsoever with my landlord. Even though we live in the same building, our flats have separate entrances as…
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Bishopsgate Law for conveyancing - any views
They seem like a fairly standard factory model, but have good reviews in several places, advertise giving regular updates (my biggest bugbear is silence/uncontactability), are keenly priced, and do actually have offices close to where we live, work and not far from where we are buying. So while I'd normally veer towards a…
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Garage Rental - Help
Hi - So we have been renting a garage through a letting agent for 18 months. We haven’t been using it a lot for the past few months as our car has been in for repairs. We went up there over the weekend and found that the locks had been changed. Upon asking neighbours, long story short, it turns out that it’s someone else’s…
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Lifetime ISA
My daughter purchased her first property with her partner. They contributed 50/50 to the deposit and both used their LISA government bonus of 25%. They have now separated and my daughter’s partner is buying her out, agreeing to refund her deposit. My daughter is still paying half the monthly mortgage repayments. My…
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Should you buy a bungalow as you get older?
My MIL recently died and my wife and her brother are going through the process of probate. The bungalow is a good sized 3 bedroom home with double garage and large unconverted loft space with a small garden with backs onto fields. We live in a large family home which is now too big as the children have left home (youngest…
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Leasehold solicitor recommendations.
Hi, I am looking to vary and extend my lease at the same time and I am trying to get some quotes. Any for recommendations for a reliable leasehold solicitor?
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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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Second Charge on Land registry by Barclays
My FIL passed away very recently, and my MIL has terminal cancer. As a result MIL has come to live with us, and is selling her property. Sale is agreed , but the solicitors have advised there is a second charge outstanding on the property, from Barclays, and they cant complete until we remove. MIL has no recollection of…
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Help to buy redemption timing
Hi all i heard target need 15 days to process the redemption? has anyone had experience of this being shorter as if it is the 15 days, this will take us over our mortgage offer expiry and we won’t be able to complete?
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Ways of reducing the stamp duty?
Hi guys. I currently own a property (26 years remaining on the mortgage). I currently have a consent to let on it at the moment. That was before I got married. I am now married. My wife is a first time buyer. We are looking into purchasing a property together but I didn’t realise how hefty the Stamp Duty would be. Our…
