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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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Landlord does not want to renew, but repairs need done.. opinions.
My landlord emailed me today to say that my tenancy runs out on February 2026 (6 month, AST, this 6 mth period starting in August 2025) and that they will not be renewing the tenancy. I am puzzled really as to why but then I guess I need not know the intricacies. Now I am pretty gutted but I respect and understand their…
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Order for possession money owed
Good morning. A tenant stopped paying rent. Landlord insurance company's solicitor went through Section 8 and then Section 21 and then a hearing was arranged at a county court. I went to the hearing and the tenant did not turn up. The magistrate decided in my favour. An order for possession was sent to me by the solicictor…
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Tipping removal men
We have 3 removal men moving out house contents. How much should we tip? We are paying the company direct
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House valuation is less than needed to pay fees, no savings. What do I do?
Me and my ex are needing to sell the house due to the separation. To cover the fees of selling the house would need to sell for 10k more than it has been valued. The house is a new build, only been here for 1.5 years. The developer is still building for another 2/3 years. Obviously, you buy new builds at a premium, and…
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Leaseholder Deed of Variation for extension - do I have to sign?
A leaseholder in my block (we have share of freehold between 4 of us) has recently completed a roof extension/closet wing extension under a licence to alter and the completion license has been granted. The Freeholder’s solicitor is now drafting a Deed of Variation for each of us. This is the text form the licence. "On…
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Buyers surveyor undervalued our house
Hello all,After being on the market for one year and three months, we finally accepted an offer on our house. The asking price was £280,000 and the offer was £270,000 as we know the exterior render requires some attention. We agreed to settle on £273,000 and a sale memorandum was sent to the solicitors. the buyer arranged…
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Convenyancing lawyers
I’m really distressed and need some advice. My conveyancing solicitors (Cambridge Solicitors LLP) gave me a CON29M mining report but never properly explained the risks, and I’ve now suffered a financial loss because of it. I complained, but they’ve denied any wrongdoing and their reply felt cold and defensive. I’m waiting…
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Changing ownership after bereavement
Hello I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right category? My husband passed away and our house was in his name. Probate has been granted and now I'm looking to change the name of the owner from his to mine at Land Registry. I thought this would be relatively straightforward but I'm finding the Land Registry website…
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Trying to sell a retirement flat.
I have been attempting to sell a retirement flat that belonged to my Mother before she died. I am having the most awful time trying to get a buyer for it. In fact, it's a minor miracle when we actually get a viewing for the flat. The block in which the flat is based has had a fairly bad reputation for a while. It had a…
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Anti-money laundering system
We are currently trying to buy a house despite the fact out solicitor uses the Infotrack eCos system which requires an app on a smartphone. My first comment is use a different solicitor because the Infotrack eCos is so badly designed, buggy and unreliable. It also discriminates against elderly and less techno aware and…
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Register Update - waiting over 1 year
Dear all I've processed for a register update to change ownership of a freehold property. This was done October 2024 with an estimated date of February 2026. Is there a way it can be fast tracked? It's a very long time to wait, and I imagined it would be done a lot quicker. Please advise.
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Sending electrician invoice to landlord --
I noticed two weeks back, on an early Sunday morning (of all times), I woke up to find my electricity had tripped and not the individual circuit switch, I mean one of the main dark red switches on my Memera 2000 unit. I got in touch with my landlord and he came round within the hour really and told me to do something I…
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Transfer of equity - can't figure out the legal/accountancy services we need
Hi all, I'm currently a guarantor and pay 50% of the mortgage on the property my partner and I live in. We have a joint buyer, sole proprietor mortgage. For various reasons we now want to do a transfer of equity and make us equal owners. The mortgage company are fine with it as I'm already fully on the mortgage. They just…
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103 year lease
Posted elsewhere but mixed responses so still don’t know what my position is. I have listed my flat for sale as we have 3 children in a 2 bed flat (we sleep on the living room floor as the kids take the bedrooms). Finally have the affordability to buy a house but run into concerns about the lease for the flat. I have 103…
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lodgers and cooking on the landing
I've searched the net in vain for an answer to this, so thought I would ask on here. I have two lodgers on the top floor of my 3 storey house. On the top landing is a small kitchenette with cabinets, sink, fridge, kettle, toaster. I supplied these to save lodgers having to come all the way down to the ground floor just to…
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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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Title Deeds documents missing
I am nearing completion on the sale of a leasehold flat. Our solicitor has received a late enquiry from the buyer's solicitor saying "When reviewing the file again to set up for completion we cannot trace that we have received copies of the charges referred to at entry 6 of the title SYK0000. Could you please supply…
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Is this allowed ?
If you were to own investment properties in a limited company. Would you still be able to use your LISA to buy your first actual home if it was your first time buying in your personal name, as your limited company is a separate legal entity?
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Big mistake transferring house deeds - help!
5 years ago, my father sold the property we grew up in and bought a new property (mortgage free) which somehow his lawyers permitted him to buy in my name at the final hurdle. He wanted to do this after some (poor) advice from family members to protect our inheritance from his new partner and her children as she had not…
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Is a 9-week delay on a drainage & water search normal?
I’m buying a chain-free leasehold house Mortgage is already approved and the management pack was available at the start, so there were no usual bottlenecks. We were told in late October that the only thing left before we could complete the process was for the seller's solicitor to answer their enquiries. Once this was done…
