House buying, renting & selling

We have a flat that we rent out as an Airbnb (we don't make a profit, but we can't sell it). Towards the end of last summer, a renter lit a portable BBQ (which was forbidden) on the wooden balcony, burning two of the decking planks. We live in a different part of the country, and our cleaners didn't notice. The first we…

There is a property which I am interested in purchasing but the lease only has 78 years remaining. I know this will affect the mortgage deals available to me. I have read that new laws are due to be implemented over the next few years abolishing marriage fees for extending the lease. In this situation, would you recommend…

I’m looking to determine whether there maybe tax to pay on a deed of transfer and if a deed of transfer is the best option. My ex partner wishes to transfer a property in his name only to me, i will take on a new mortgage. This will be for me to remain in with the kids and help his own financial situation. How does this…

Hello folks Forgive me if this has been discussed recently but I didnt find any results for Flyp when I searched the forum. I/we are new to house selling and have a property on the market with a supposedly highly rated local estate agent since October but not a great deal of interest and perhaps three or four viewings and…

Gifting leasehold ex council mortgage free property I am gifting my mortgage free leasehold main and sole property to my adult daughter without engaging conveyancer or solicitor, I have low income only benefit money. I am sending duly completed TR1, AP1 and ID1 form. Free holder (council) confirmed that I do not need…

Hi, I posted about this on an earlier thread but there's been a development and so I'm posting anew. I'm a long term tenant (25+ yrs) in a flat. It's a 2nd floor flat above a shop. There's a 1st floor flat and ground floor shop. All 3 properties on the same leasehold. The leasehold ends in 2030 and the landlord doesn't…

My dad put me in his will naming me as to taking ownership of his fully paid mortgage home several years ago. He gave me my copy of the his will with the deeds to the house. But recently those documents have mysteriously disappeared. We have looked everywhere but found nothing! My 20+ nephew and his gf live with my dad and…

My daughter has a Stocks & Shares LISA opened several years. However when the New tax year starts she will be getting close to buying a flat and was going to put the 2026/25 payment to a cash LISA so not to risk in short term stocks. Will she then have to hold the new cash LISA for 12 months before she can use that to buy…

Hello, please could someone advise if my understanding of the application of the rules is correct. In May 2022, I completed on a purchase of 25% (£126,250) of a shared ownership leasehold flat with market value of £505,000, as a first time buyer. At that time I chose not to pay stamp duty on the full market value, so to…

I'm buying a house which has subsidence, I know it's going to need a lot of work but it's in a place where I really want to live and it's inexpensive because it's in a such a state. I'm aware that it could be very risky but I've decided to go ahead with it so now I'm looking for contractors. I've really struggled to find…

Hi all, I have exchanged on a leasehold flat in mid-Dec, completion set for 30 Jan. My solicitor is still chasing the seller’s solicitor for some post-exchange bits (TR1, Deed of Covenant, indemnity insurance for a lease issue, staircasing to 100%, TA13, etc.). Seller’s solicitor already said they’d deal with all of this…

The below have come up on our survey just wondering if these are things to worry about or not and are they easy to put right 1. The flue within the roof space appears not to have been adequately sealed in places as there is a gap present and daylight is visible 2. The window sill under the front ground floor window has…

Help and advice please : We Bought a property back in 2022, yesterday in 2026 ! We found out there was a charge against the property from a previous owners debt, via the county courts. So I am now pretty worried…. Long story short, purchased a freehold property back in England 2022, the usual route, solicitor , estate…

Hi All, I am looking for some advice, I know the there are multiple different answers. :) Our current mortgage term is due to end in Feb 2027, a mortgage of approx. £270K at that time. I'm in the very fortunate position of having a reasonable savings post £100K. I would like to pay off my mortgage as soon as possible, so I…

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I was looking at the HM Land Registry's Customer Help forum late last year. I've just tried to log back in and it appears that this forum has been shut down? Even a Google search of forum threads from years ago simply leads to a page not found page! Does anyone know if this help forum on the Land Registry site is being…

I have an interesting question on pro rata rent as calculated by real estate agents. I had a tenant who moved in on 26 June 2025 and was paying rent on a quarterly basis. The monthly rent was £3,229.13 and so quarterly payment was £9,687.38. According to the agent, the last day of his second quarter was 25 December.…

Despite being a cash buyer, with no chain, I have been struggling to buy a frehold property where the seller (a Housing Association) and their solicitor have been witholding or delaying release of information. It has reached a point where they have issued an ultimatum: exchange by end of day tomorrow (12 Dec) or they will…

I have read about some private roads with houses and the street is owned by the houses, not the council.I live on a council built estate, so the council look after the grassed areas and all the estate. I have read a new build estates where the house owners pay a fee for someone to look after the grassed areas.Do councils…

Just going through our property documents prior to signing the contract and have noticed that they have added an overage clause. It's a residential house that is doesn't have excess land to sell but does need updating inside when it comes to decor. We are not keen on this at all as I don't want the sellers to have any…