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Any tips on how to get a viewing of a rented house?
As title really. I'm looking for a cottage to rent but am having difficulty getting a viewing. Are there any hints and tips? With one I went through the Rightmove application system but the letting agent said those don't have priority and best to contact the agent direct and by the time I got to speak to her she wasn't…
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Moving to Australia
Hi all, Looking for some advice on whether to sell or rent out my residential property as I’m moving abroad in September. I’ll be relocating with my family and returning to the UK in August to clear the house and either put it up for sale or arrange letting. If I sell, I’d likely list in August, but I’m concerned the…
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Could my friends car, parked on my drive stop me from selling my house?
Hi, I would like to sell my house, but my friend's car is parked in my driveway. He has been working on the vehicle for over the past four years, doing very little to it. I did tell him I want to sell my house, and could he move his car off my driveway? I'm starting to lose my patience with him as I now want to move this…
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Freeholder's permission for leaseholder to make a loft conversion
Hi all, My wife and I are freeholders of a 2-floor maisonette in London. We live on the ground floor and the neighbours on the first floor are leaseholders. The leaseholders have notified us that they want to make a loft conversion but need our permission first. Their lease states that they cannot "make any structural…
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Selling a percentage of a property to a parents ..
Is it possible to sell a " percentage " of a house to a parent using the funds from their house sale ? I am a first time buyer ( cash) so will benefit from the help to buy isa and reduced stamp duty ( 300k - £325k property , down the line have my dad move into me once converted and everything settled .. He owns his…
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Buying an apartment in Spain these days???
I love Spain and speak the language reasonably well. I've just retired early at 58, haver a good pension and I find myself with a large amount of cash and tinkered with the thought of buying an apartment in the Mercia or Alicante area for me and my wife's sole use so we can stay there three or four months per year and can…
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Buying house without selling current house
This might just be a straightforward question for a mortgage broker, not sure. I'm married. We own our house without a mortgage. My partner is a stay-at-home parent. I am the sole breadwinner. That bit is not something will change. I have been left a six figure some of money. It's not enough to buy a second house outright…
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Transfer of Equity - Costs, Taxes, Stamp Duty
Hello - I wonder if anyone can advise. FYI - My wife and I co-own a property. This question is about my daughter's property, which (on paper) my daughter and I co-own. Years ago, the only way for my daughter to get a mortgage was for her to jointly apply, with me. For this to happen, I was required to have my name added to…
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Posted overseas with Forces - renting to brother
I apologise if this has been covered elsewhere, but there is so much information and trying to find the right direction is difficult. My wife and I are being posted overseas in Sep for 3 years with the UK military. My brother is currently divorcing from his wife and we have said he can stay at our house in the UK and we…
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Expiry of chief rents in 2036/7
I pay chief rent (not rentcharge ) on my freehold property. Answering a query about redemption of the chief rent my solicitor tells me this "" Your Conveyance dated 5th May 1964 provides that the rent charge will not expire in 2036. The wording of the Conveyance states: “TO HOLD the same unto the Purchaser in fee simple…
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Online conveyancing
Has anyone got any experience with online conveyancers? I got some quotes through Best Value Conveyancing and they seem too good to be true to me. We have a quote from a local conveyancer which was £1,650 plus disbursements, whereas the lowest quote we got from online was £795 including the disbursements. Any comments…
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scottish land register
Hi there my friend is the executor of her dads estate and also the beneficiary of his house where she also lives . We have done grant of confirmation this was done without a solicitor and now need to transfer house into her name do we need to go through solicitor or can this be done by herself
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Estate Agent incompetence, Form 6A (Section 21), and backdated contract issues
Hello, I have been renting a flat in London since 2021 through an estate agent acting on behalf of the landlord. My tenancy deposit is protected as per certification, and the old agent also asked month's rent on account due to low income. In July 2025, a new estate agent took over management of the property. Since then, I…
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Unresponsive Tenant and Deposit Deductions
Tenant moved out of our house and left it in a right state. She also didn’t pay the final month’s rent (probably as she was well aware she was going to leave the house a mess). Anyway, we’ve had quotes for the work that needs doing to rectify the damage and mess she’s left and sent her text messages and a letter with the…
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Drain survey on property I'm buying...
Hi, wondering if anyone can give any thoughts please on the contents of a drainage survey I've had done on a property I am buying. I initially had a homebuyer's survey done which was pretty good, bar the mention of 'waste accuumulation' and the recommendation of a CCTV drain survey, which I went ahead with. The survey has…
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Co-purchasing £1-1.2m Rural House in Barnsley/Sheffield/Peak District
Hi guys, We're a late 30s child-free, professional couple, and have been looking for our next house move in the Barnsley/Sheffield area for over a year now, without having much luck finding exactly what we want.…
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Confused by the sellers auction fees we (buyers) have to pay
Hello lovely people. We found a lovely house that's up for traditional auction (28 days to complete). This our first time buying at auction and while we are pretty on top of it we got the legal pack through today. The seller wants to dump the following on us: £350 + VAT for the legal pack £1200 + VAT for their legal fees…
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What tenancy do we have as owners of our property?
My wife and I have lived in the same property for 50 years. We bought it whilst single (married a year later) as dual owners which would have been stated on the mortgage. 10 years ago I was aware that my wifes name still appeared as her maiden name. I duly applied to Land Registry to have it changed and furnished our…
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Can I remain a joint owner if my partner remortgages in his sole name?
My partner and I and have been together for 10 years (both men, not young). We are not married or in a civil partnership. In 2022 we bought a flat together as tenants in common and have a deed of trust reflecting our different financial contributions. I contributed a much larger deposit than my partner, and we have also…
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What are these bugs!?!
Please someone help, recently noticed some tiny white bugs on the dining room chairs, and since on the kitchen bin, also things that go on the floor like when the kids are colouring on their books, you can hardly see them they look like a tiny white specs until I use my phone torch and look closely. Managed to get a close…
