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Can I transfer my BTL share to my spouse?
We (myself and my spouse) bought a BTL property together with both of our names. I am higher band tax payer and my spouse is home maker. Can I take my name out of the ownership and transfer whole ownership of the property to my spouse? How can I do that and what are the tax implications?
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WeBuyAnyHome Scam
Good Morning team I have a quiet desperate situation where my mother and father in law have engaged with an online house buying company
(WeBuyAnyHome.com) in the pass few weeks they have had the house valued and
agreed a price that is less than half of its market value. They have signed a
contract for the sale on Friday…
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HM Land Registry Property Alert unsubscribe?
If you're no longer monitoring any properties, is it possible to stop the 6-monthly emails telling you that nothing has happened with the zero properties being tracked? I can't see an option (paging @Land_Registry)
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Contractual periodic tenancy
Hi, We found an another property and we will to move out. I gave to my landlord a short term notice, but he could not accept this. As per the contract we have contractual periodical tenancy which started on 15th of every month. According to the contract he wants 1 month notice. I accept this, because I don't want to do…
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Buying a house with no right of access over side alley - Is it an issue?
Hi all, My partner and I are buying a semi-detached house with a shared alleyway leading to both our garden and a neighbour’s. Our solicitor checked the original 1996 deeds: this shows that we own half of the alleyway, but there’s nothing explicitly written about an express right of access over the neighbour’s half of the…
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Should I complain about a small step up to my drive?
The outside of my house is a private road which I believe I own part of. My neighbour needed a new electrical cable installing and I signed a wayleave agreement to northern powergrid allowing them to install the cable. It has been installed but when they have re-laid the road where they dug the trench they have left a 1”…
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Level 2 survey came back with some concerns about electricity and water - next steps?
Dear all, I really appreciate all the advice I got so far on my few threads regarding to my first ever flat purchase :) and I would love to get some further input on my next steps (I am absolutely new to everything property-related) My Homebuyer survey report came back on Friday. Leasehold flat in North London, block is…
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Redrow part exchange
Have been to view a house tonight and considering making an offer depending on the outcome of a viewing at a different property on Wednesday. The house is a 5 year old Bloor build and owner has reserved a plot on a new estate with Redrow. Both houses are in the WS postcode area. They have said Redrow are driving the sale…
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Conflicting messages from estate agent and solicitors
In the process of selling. The offer was accepted at the end of July and things have been moving slowly due in large part to the buyers’ funds coming from multiple places (gifting/ inheritance/ mortgage). A few weeks ago, the estate agent emailed to say the buyer’s solicitor had mentioned they were almost ready to start…
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Obtaining a copy of my property deeds.
I bought this property over 10 years ago and my solicitor at the time was unable to find out who owned the boundary fences, I replaced the one on the left of my property a few years ago, the neighbours behind replaced theirs last year. The one on the right, my previous neighbour said it was his, the new neighbour is not…
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Passive conveyancing solicitor
Hello, I would appreciate some advice please. I’m struggling with our solicitor who is seemingly doing anything in their power to do nothing at all on our purchase. The purchase has turned into quite a complex one with their solicitor messing up a land registration. But all my solicitor seems content to tell me is that…
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Elderly person buying council house
This is a situation within my wider family Woman aged 79 has the right to buy her council house at a massive discount with a view to giving it to her adult grandson. Grandson has been good to her (unlike adult children) House has been valued at £165K and she could have it for £62K. What would be the best way to go about…
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To stay on market or temporarily de-list
Hi all Any impartial advice appreciated Selling our late Mum's house (1930s bungalow). Been on market since 1st June - zero interest. Have reduced price three times, and it is well within the average locally for similar properties, but the market round here is absolutely dead. The Agent we are with (who have been great)…
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Tenancy advice
hello all i’m after some further advice please. My family member has a fixed term contract that was recently signed and is in place for another two years. The landlord is currently selling and the sale was ready to go through to new landlords, the estate agent had told said family member they had “lost” her contract and…
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Buying ex out advice
Ex partner and I separated 6 months ago (not married) and he has agreed to me buying him out for 20k, had a DIP and all was going well (eventually, after months!), but have hit a snag in that my affordability wasn’t input correctly (I did provide info, applied directly, lenders mortgage advisor missed it) so now the lender…
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Process after signing TR1 Form
We are selling our share of a house - we have now signed the TR1 form and I know that the buyers have signed. On the form we signed there is room for the buyers to sign and I take it that on their form our names would appear. What happens now? Do those forms get sent to the other parties or are they somehow merged? I.E. do…
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Capital Gains tax on a property purchased in 2014 and selling in 2025
According to Gov UK, instead of using the original purchase price if purchased before 2015, you should use the market value of the property as of April 2015. Can I still claim the purchase expenses of estate agent fees and solicitor costs for CG purposes? I know I cannot claim improvement costs incurred before April 2015.
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What kind of survey for a new build?
I'm in the process of buying a new build and it's been 16 years since I last moved! The mortgage valuation has been done and I have my mortgage offer, but I'm unsure if I need to get a structural survey done. I'm planning on getting a professional snagging survey done, but I'm wondering if I should still pay for a…
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Indemnity insurance relating conditions of covenants
My house: built in 1969 - local builder - one of approx 300 homes. Original sales contract included a covenant stipulating certain conditions ie no hedges or fences to front, no parking of mobile homes; the problem ones are any form of extension, garden sheds, works to walls, floors, roof, approval must be obtained from…
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Any Airbnbers on here
Hi all I am hoping to move in the new year to a house very near the sea. We will have a spare en-suite room and are considering air bnb to help cover the bills. Any advice or experience that you could share please? The room is ground floor so am wondering if it would be worth making it disability friendly?
