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New build easy mover scheme vs private sale
We're in the process of trying to buy a new build and picked out a plot, paid £500 for it (refundable) and started the part exchange process. Had our current home valued but while we were waiting they took reservation from someone else so it's no longer available. We've picked out another plot which on hindsight is…
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Offer to buy the freehold of my flat - should I take it?
I own the leasehold of a two-bedroom flat, the upper half of a terraced house. There is about 80 years on the lease remaining, with an annual rent of 50 pounds. Downstairs needs to extend their lease and are keen to buy the freehold in the process (the previous owners of my flat extended before selling). They've been…
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Solicitor error on deeds.
Hi Not sure how to progress with this problem, help needed. Set up a new company with a partner, our first, buy to let property, we purchased our first property a one bedroom flat, when I checked the register the property had been registered in my name and not the company name. My solicitor has admitted the error, sent…
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Fence ownership confusion
Hello, I have a question about fence ownership. Our neighbours seem
to think they own the fence between our semi-detached houses. We found out
after they replaced the fence panels, changing the style. We’ve lived here
longer and always thought the fence was ours because it’s built on our side of
the property boundary and…
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Leasehold Extension Premium Costs
Hi All I have a question regarding the process around setting the premiums for extending a leasehold. I am in a complex of around 300 flats and along with all of my neighbours we have 81 and a half years left on our lease. So I have gone into a process with five neighbours to extend our leasehold by a further 90 years.…
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Is it normal for sellers to continually increase price due to ‘amenity land’
We are purchasing our new home that had the option of additional land. As it was around 30 acres they said it would be sold for £250000 for the lot. We didn’t want all that asked for 2 at 10k and acre. ( as that’s what we were told the priece of land adjacent to our property was worth.) They came back and said it was…
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Nearby Restaurant extractor fan audible from garden
Hi, My partner and I are in the process of purchasing a house (a couple months into the process) and have noticed a constant humming from a nearby restaurant extractor fan during the late afternoon. The restaurant is on the next street along but backs onto the row of gardens, ours being 4 doors down (roughly 20 meters)…
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Completing tomorrow - understanding of the process/next steps
Hi everyone, We complete on our house tomorrow. We're FTB and in a chain of 4 properties. In terms of collecting the keys, is there a standard (rough) time estimate as to when this will be done? I assume the more properties in a chain the more complicated it gets and therefore the more room for delays? And then for things…
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SDLT for one house that is two flats.
I am interested in buying a property that is currently being used as two flats. It is made up of a small basement flat with separate entrance and a maisonette above, with its own entrance. Both have their own utilities and the stairs between the two have been removed. However, the owners are one family who have owned the…
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Shared Ownership Rent Increase
I rent 75% of my shared ownership home. I have had a letter to say they are looking at increasing the rent by over £182 a month, a 61% increase. Can they do this, it is such a big increase? I work full time but would struggle. They have now asked for a consultation and inspection which I have never had before. This is…
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Ground rent increased by just over 100%
A family member lives in supported accommodation flats, many of whom are in their 80's & 90's. She's paid £350 pa (2x £175 half yearly) ground rent since moving in just over 10yrs ago. In Feb 25 we got the usual £175 invoice to cover Mar - Aug 25, which was paid. (Invoice stated ground rent due for review in July 2025).…
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Capital gain on non main residence - Expenditure but no invoices
I have a 2nd proprty which hasn't been my main residence for about 10 years. Lived in it for 25 years before then and know approximately how to do the capital gain calculation if I sell it. The thing is, it was completely derelict when I bought it, not just a bit rough, derelict I had to do everything, put on new roof (new…
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CGT do need to change to self assessment
I’m 64 and only receive a small private pension and have been PAYE my entire working life. I sold a property to my son who was living in the house and I paid CGT on the profit. I think I wrongly believed that the profit was income and then asked HMRC to go Self assessment. I’ve asked HMRC for clarification but had no reply…
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Restaurant extractor fan audible from garden
Hi there, My partner and I have recently moved into a lovely house on a quiet residential road in SW London. We love it here, apart from the fact there's a local takeaway shop three doors down whose extractor fan we can hear in our garden from mid-afternoon to 11pm every day apart from Sundays. It's not oppressively loud…
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Buying new build
Hey, I need advice about the timeframe of the whole buying process. We found our dream home. We are selling ours first whilst saving more for a deposit then renting as I know newbuilds tend to be delayed etc. We know you can reserve a home 3-6 or even 9 months before it’s completed and you can move in. So the developer has…
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Leashold property-lease
Hello,I am in the process of buying a leasehold maisonette and we are currently reviewing the lease. The lease dates back to 1953, so one can imagine that many things have changed since then. I have already sent an inquiry to my solicitor, but I’m curious if anyone here has encountered a similar situation. Specifically,…
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Tenant wont pay rent to property management company
Hello I have a property in London that I inherited in 2018. It has been a long ongoing saga. We have got to the point where the tenant no longer wishes to deal with the property management company but will only deal with me. I don't have the time or energy to deal with the issues that keep coming up, hence the property…
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Selling and buying home
Hi all, I am a little early asking this but a mortgage advisor was no help and I just need a few generic questions answered. I currently own a shared ownership home with my partner, we are looking to upgrade to a bigger new build home on the other side of the estate. Deposit and other cost wise we will be ready in…
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Need Cost-Effective Conveyancer for Probate Sale with Trust Declaration
Can anyone recommend a cost-effective conveyancing solicitor or law firm who can handle the sale of a probate property where probate has already been granted and there's an existing Declaration of Trust in place ? The trust is already formalised and registered on the title, so ideally someone who’s familiar with these…
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Buying an unregistered property in Scotland - are there any risks?
We just found out that the property we're buying is not registered on the Land Registry. The current owner has had it since 2001 and we're due to move in 5 weeks. I asked the solicitors to send me the title deeds to check that the boundaries etc are as expected and instead we were sent a document that states the property…
