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Which offer to accept?
My property has been on the market for under a month and the asking price is at the lower end of of similar properties. My agent is not a fixed fee and their fee is due even if the sell does not complete. I had 3 offers which are all under the asking price of varying amounts. 2 are FTB and 1 is selling and currently under…
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Exchange
Hi all, we're buying a property and we're at the point of exchange. The property needs refurbishment and I've secured time off work to help do this, this is not easy to do in my line of work especially to change it at short notice. We have an agreed completion date but the seller is now refusing to exchange. The reason…
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Landlord's Advance Deposit
I understand that a lodger is classed as an " excluded occupier ". In this instance how far in advance can a landlord insist on a deposit to secure a room....3 months, 6 months or even more?
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Vender wants to pull out of sale and re-list after 5 months
We had an offer accepted on a property 5 months ago. A date for completion was originally set and a few weeks before the vendor said they couldn’t do that date. A new date was then set. 4 days before the new completion date, my solicitor informed me that the Help to Buy aspect of our sale was not fully completed - they…
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Issue with Declaration of Trust
Hi there, me and my partner are buying a house together as tenants in common and trying to set up a declaration of trust to make note of our deposits. But it's turning out to be more complicated than I thought as the solicitor says that everytime we remorgage we will have to get the declaration changed to say the new…
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Unregistered Land
@LandRegistry @Land_Registry Hello All, we’re in the process of purchasing a property but have recently been informed that part of the land isn’t registered. This was included in the sale description but at this point we’re being told it isn’t included in sale. They have occupied the property since 2016 and advise that in…
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Proeperty Managment - Directors and Lack of Decision Making
Hello, I am a director in my block where I live. The property management company is very slow and not reactive at all, almost like they're in idle mode. I'm trying to get some stuff sorted, but also, the other directors are very slow at responding. So, if I have to make a decision and communicate it to the property agent,…
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Night Hours Noise
Hello, Is there legally any reason why a housing association won't apply that law to tenants?. The ones causing the noise are not mentally ill they are older & physically ill & both of them are deaf. The housing association has so far not applied that law & don't seem as if they are. So this has left me wondering why?…
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Question about listed price and guide price.
Almost every ad I click on the listed price is like £120,000 or £125,000, which is what makes me click on the ad. Then when I read the description it says "guide price "£135,000 - £145,000". I'm assuming the listed price is a way of click baiting you into looking at the property and the seller absolutely would never…
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MEPM (JR) Ltd - obscure managing agent with poor service
I would've preferred to post this review on Google Reviews, but the company, MEPM (JR) Ltd, doesn't have a Google profile. I’ve never heard of MEPM (JR) Ltd until my building signed them up. From the start, I found the way this company operated unusual. Their website is extremely vague, with no team profiles, no client…
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Additional rate stamp duty refund after a seperation
Hi, I am in a bit of a complicated situation re second property ownership with my former partner and whilst we are in the process of separating our assets I want to know where I stand re claiming a refund for the additional stamp duty we paid on the second property. Background: My former partner and I currently own two…
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CGT from 2 angles
Hi all Hope you can help before I spend the whole of tomorrow on hold on the phone to HMRC please. Dad passed Feb 2024, Mum lived in their home until Nov 2024 when she went into a residential care home. (Severe Vascular Dementia - Depravation of liberty in place) We put the house up for sale in Dec 2024 and it finally…
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The Agent Estate delayed the renewal of contract and in 2 months and want charge me for that.
My contract should be renewed in 29th of October/2024, but the Agent State delayed because of "Transition between team members" and the new contract was signed in December, the rent price was raised 50£ per month (I agreed), but now they are saying that I need to pay 100£ referring to the months of October and November. I…
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Leting Agency claiming in Invetory document that there is no bad smell in the flat
I would appreciate your advice how to deal with this. We are starting a new lease through an agency, they have sent us a pdf with in-going inventory (Property Inventory / Schedule of Condition) in which they claim that there is: "No odour present upon entry" across all rooms. This is absolute lie. Most of the report…
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Helping daughter to buy house whilst she uses her LISA
Thinking of helping my daughter buy her first house either by gifting her a large sum (£50k+) or buying part of the house with her (probably 20%). I would rather do this than her have to buy using shared ownership. I appreciate if I just gift I would need to waive any interest in the property. The property she is looking…
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Cease and desist letter
I have had problems with a neighbour for a few years now. This ranges from damaging my property to being verbally abusive to trespassing, taking photos and sending numerous letters, making false claims about my character or how I have acted in certain situations. I have had to involve the police as the behaviour has been…
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First time buyer struggling with deed of gift & a mortgage
Hi all, I'm looking for advice on the implications of using a deed of gift in a property purchase. I'm a first-time buyer planning to buy a holiday home from my elderly parents, which they do not live in. A mortgage broker suggested that instead of saving for a deposit, my parents could gift me £20,000 via a deed of gift,…
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Property Options
Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new home with my partner (currently we do not live together) in the £250k/£300k region with a mortgage. I currently own my home, value approx. £145k. I also own a small commercial property value approx. £45k which provides a rental income per month. I am considering renting my home to offset…
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Can you pay EA fees through savings if there is no equity leftover from the sale?
I'm in a really tricky situation with trying to sell my flat. It has been massively devalued (won't go into details because it is an insanely complicated situation). What I'm trying to figure out is if we were to accept an offer that covers the remaining balance of our mortgage but doesn't leave us with any equity, can we…
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TR1 incorrect valuation
I bought an apartment with two other friends for £94k. Several years down the line, sadly, we drifted apart so the partnership was not working as well, and one of my friends got terminal cancer. The property had lost value - the investment was not working as we had planned. So, we decided it would be best if one person…
