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LAND REGISTRY UPDATING
In March 2025 my granddaughter purchased a property that had been repossessed in October 2024. Yesterday a letter was delivered in the name of the previous
owner informing them that a charging order had been made against the property. On checking the land registry I found that the property is
still registered in the…
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Land Registry questions
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Land Registry Fraud Department
Via a solicitor we have had a matter referred to the Land Registry Fraud Dept. Can anyone tell me how long it takes them to investigate and respond, the matter was reported to them in April of this year.
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Merged: TP1 & AP1 official copies
This discussion has been merged.
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Capital Gains on inherited property
I have tried reading other threads on this but am still not clear, * I inherited a property from my mother in 1995. * The property has been let ever since * I transferred 50% to my wife in 2000 * We have now sold the property My understanding is:- * The cost for CGT is the probate value at the date of my mother's death *…
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Found out house as no building regs for upgrade work after we purchased
Long story. Bought house in 2021 which has a large extension block. This extension was started in 2012 and has pp and building regs - all good. Not sure when finally complete but the building regs cert is dated 2018. However, was classed as an 'outbuilding' for incidental use. 2018 house is sold to Sellers. Sellers sell to…
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Lodger agreement - being in limbo and renewal
Long story short, I have been at my address for a long time. Initially, I was on an AST but suddenly, my landlord told me I am a lodger and gave me a lodger agreement accordingly. In the agreement, we both have to provide 1 month's notice to the other should we wish to end the agreement. My agreement is coming to its end.…
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ESTATE AGENTS MISREPRESENTATION
We are in the process of moving from Scotland to England and couldn't hold up the sale any further than 1 July 2025 because of the Scottish laws. We have been up front from the outset that we needed the purchase to move as fast as possible and were under the impression that the house we are purchasing was empty. Although…
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Pulling out before exchange
Had to pull out before exchange. Is there a penalty?
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I've asked before, but would sell up or rent out in my situation?
I have become unhappy where I live (6 years), think its time to move on. I do not know where I want to buy again (area). House Value - 250k Mortgage - 150k I've gone onto a 2 year tracker mortgage Only other 'debt' is a car payment of £300 Do I take out equity and rent out my property and forget about it? Rental will be…
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Enquiry - Lodgers
Good Morning, This is my first post so any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ve recently put a deposit down for a 3 bed flat and am wanting to live with my best friend who I’ve lived with for the past two years. My friend will be a lodger who’ll have access to shared areas (bathroom, kitchen and living room) whilst I…
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Landlord withdrew from rental agreement 4 days before moving in
Good afternoon all, I was due to move into a rented property on 31st July 2025. I have signed the contract along with my guarantors. Today the landlord has withdrew from letting me the property despite me and my guarantors having signed the agreement. I have paid some bills up front to reduce my monthly outgoings such as…
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Selling Discounted Market Value House ??
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British Homebuyers - approached me to sell my house for me - anyone have experience of them?
My house is currently on the market with a local estate agent on a sole agency for 6 weeks and I've only had 1 viewing. British Homebuyers sent me a letter offering to sell my house for me. They claim to have buyers waiting, investors waiting, asked me what sort of prices local houses were up for rent, and seem very…
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Deconversion of a property, currently flats, into one house - Planning, Stamp Duty, Land Registry
Hi everyone sorry for the long post - hoping for some advice please. We are in the early stages of buying an old property that was converted from a house into 2 flats in the mid 70's. The property, we are told, is on one title and just has the Freehold with no leaseholds on the flats. It has been rented out by the same…
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Twenty year right of way rule – dedicated car parking space
Very grateful for your views on this please. Slightly hypothetical situation at present which could very well
materialise. Person A lives in a house near to some flats and gets on
very well with the people who live in the flats and does not in any way wish to fall out with them. Person
A’s car parking space is a dedicated…
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Served 21 Notice and keys going back 28th July
We were served a S21 on a property we rented and been there 10years. We have since rented another property and the keys are to be returned Monday 28th July as asked. I hadn’t heard anything in terms of check out/ Inspection. I contacted letting agent and I was told I would be contacted to arrange a time for check out. I…
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Contract states rent is due 27th of each month but I don’t always get paid on that date.
We are a month in for our New Rental and the contract states rent to be paid to letting agent on the 27th but I don’t always get paid at that time. It’s normally the last working day. I deal with LL for house but agent in terms of rent/contract. I did contact them via email asking if this would be an issue. But no reply.…
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Lettings in a box
Has anyone had experience of this company? Our letting agents have subcontracted Lettings in a Box to do the sanctions screening
and anti-money laundering checks on all landlords and tenants. The company wrote to me before our LA had informed us of it and I had already blocked them as I had no idea who they were. Despite…
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Lease extension cost for escalating ground rent?
Hello Forum. Sorry for a very boring (maybe too specific) question. I am a FTB looking at buying a leasehold maisonette in London which has an escalating ground rent. (Potentially not sensible but it's by far the best property we've seen in every other way). Ground rent is currently £200 pa doubling every 25 years.…
