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Buying home through my Limited Company, advice please
I’m looking to buy a house which we will probably live in. I currently own a house that we live in so according to the estate agent if I bought a “second home” I’d be liable to pay and additional 8% fee. I should also say I’m in Scotland. This is all totally new to me, I have a limited company registered with Companies…
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Complete candour here. The experience of selling a house has made me suicidal.
Not stressed, depressed, frustrated, angry, but suicidal. I am suicidal. On Tuesday when the house auction ended with one bid, which was then pulled by the buyer. When I received the message from the well known auctioneer, I was on a train. I rang my brother, who burst out into laughter. I hung up on him, and I was like my…
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Properties that say offers in excess of
Hi guys, any opinions/advice are most welcome Having recently lost my husband, I want to move nearer my sister. I'm totally on my own. I saw a house for sale with offers in excess of £270k, it only came on last week, and the EA said they have mega interest and 8 viewings were to be held over the weekend. As the house is…
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Need advice please
Not sure if i am putting this in the right place in forums but its to do with debt so if its in the wrong place can the mods move it please. 1st of all please do not judge me as i know i have made mistakes which i hope i can put right. We are in Social housing with a housing association and was on ESA and moved across from…
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Advice needed for building managment company.
Hello, i need advice of how to go about this. My previous manangment comany in my previous apartment were excellent. I've just moved to a new apartment and the managment company are based in the same city, i've paid up my charges to year end 2025. I did not get any building fobs from the previous owner and called the MC…
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Form TA6 All editions question
Hello. I'm trying to ascertain the dates the seller's property form TA^ was revised/updated. From what I have read on other sites, this form has been revised/updated twice in the previous 10+ years If you can help, I would like to know the dates this 1st edition was published and when it was revised. I believe there have…
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any advice? Purple Brick
I am about to sell my flat. I am considering to use purple brick. Anybody use them recently? The agent gave me 2 options pay upfront or pay when sale is completed. Pay Upfront is £2000 cheaper. Can anybody recommend or share their experience please
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Find BTL investors Bromley
We are trying to sell a property but a busy road nearby is putting off FTBs. We think a BTL investor would be best. We have had two btl offers on it but not the price we want (10k difference). It's a 2 bed freehold semi detached in a good area with high rents Any idea how we market it to these investors?
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Changing Estate Agent
I am looking at changing my estate agent but of course want to avoid paying double fees. My current contract has the usual clause that says I am liable to pay if they have introduced the buyer. The agent tells me they have supplied my house details to everybody on their mailing list. No doubt thousands of people ! Yet I…
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Absent landlord of leasehold
hi all, I’m in the process of buying a leasehold house. This is in a conservation area and my initial assumption was that maybe the council held the lease due to this. I am aware of the conservation area terms and these are not a concern for me. as the sale has progressed I have discovered the following: - the land…
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Family Loan to Purchase a Property Outright
I have recently recieved a large payout from my pension and would like to support my son in purchasing a property without a mortgage. I would like to know the following- - I would like to do this on an interest free loan basis to cover the cost of the property and some additional money to cover the fees, formally written…
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unmortgageable house
there is a place i have fallen in love with its lovely plot of land, the main house on the land needs coming down so the agent said its mortgageable, but there is a bungalow on the land lovely place that they say is classed as an outbuilding would i be able to get a mortgage on it do you think, thinking of switching my…
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Selling Property and Reporting Capital Gains Tax
Hello, My mother passed away earlier ths year after a long battle with multiple illnesses. She left a will of which my brother and myself are the main beneficiaries. I had no issue in drawing down her savings as probate was not required for these amounts. Probate is required to sell her house and I acquired the grant last…
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Trinity property management
Hi all looking for some advice please. I own my house on an estate which has Trinity management doing the upkeep of estate at a monthly rate paid by all occupants. Now selling I have been told by my solicitor they need £360 from me for Trinity to set up a new pack for the person buying my house. Never seen anything in…
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Septic tank treatment plant permit requirements
I am looking to buy a property which has a fairly newly installed treatment plant a couple of years old and replaces the old septic tank set up. It is a slightly unusual situation where the new plant is installed in a slightly new position with all the old pipework being utilised with the final discharge which has been in…
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Be cautious about buying McCarthy and Stone!
I would counsel caution to anyone considering buying a McCarthy and Stone apartment. The issue is not with the property itself but in the selling on of an apartment. I have been trying to sell my deceased uncle’s apartment for three - years. McCarthy and Stones resales experts are passive and as they continue to accrue…
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Next door neighbour has asked permission to put a flue on the side of his kitchen extension
Hello, I live in a terraced house and my next door neighbour has had a kitchen extension built at the back of his house. He has asked my permission to put a flue on the external side wall of the extension. He has said it will only come out by about two inches. However, I am not entirely comfortable with this. I said I will…
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Rights to evict
Hi, I have a council property of 13 years. 8 years of this has been with my ex partner. During the the first 7 years I have covered every bill for the household. Begrudgingly I discovered last year that my ex partner ( mother to our daughter. Has been earning far more than I do but didn’t disclose this to me. I asked her…
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No pet policy
Hi everyone, I'm in a really difficult situation and would be grateful for any advice or similar experiences. I bought a flat on an estate and I’m not allowed to keep my wonderful 7-year-old male French Bulldog with me that I have had from a puppy. Unfortunately, I only fully understood the lease terms regarding pets the…
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Buying a House - looking for advice
I have around 120k in cash (excluding other savings) and I'm looking to purchase my first home, more as an investment than for living in. I'm close to 30, no kids or partner and self employed earning around £35K a year currently (income has lowered significantly since covid). I rent in one of the home counties and…
