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Early surrender- agent doing nothing
Hi all, Little bit of a confusing situation so sorry if anything isn't clear. We wanted to leave our rental contract early due to buying a property; agents agreed if we paid a £500 marketing fee. We paid at the end of March, and they have done nothing. They apparently had one viewing but we had no feedback. The property is…
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Backdated service charges for years before I moved in
Hello, Since moving into my leasehold flat two years ago, I have been required to pay three service charges totalling over a thousand pounds, including additional fees for service charges that date back to years before I even lived there. The estate agency handling these fees, KFH, initially advised me to contact my…
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Buying in low risk Radon affected area (New build)
Hello. Currently I have an offer accepted on a property and have had the results back for environmental searches. The radon section states the following - "The property is in an area where elevated radon levels are expected to be found in 1-3% of properties." Having looked at the radon maps it looks as though half of the…
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Concerned about change of use to neighbour's property affecting value.
The house next door is being significantly altered. Every one of the
five bedrooms is being fitted with en-suite and a maximum allowed
height fence is erected. I suspect the new owners are intending to
change it to supported accommodation or a care home but there are no
planning applications on the Council website, yet.…
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Pre-emptive agreement confusion
Hi, I’m not sure where to post this but hoping there maybe some legal expertise out there?! Recently, due to the intestate death of my MIL, we inherited a third of an estate alongside my BIL and SIL. As part of the distribution, there was a pre-emptive agreement put in place, meaning that each party has to offer any…
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Unable to pay rent due to account change and failure of notification
Hello All, I have been renting a flat via an Estate Agent for the past 4 years and Since April last month , i have not been able to pay the rent as the account i used to pay into for over a year , has been closed without any notification. I have been emailing the Agency several times with no response for over 3 weeks . 3…
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Chain collapse imminent
Looking for some advice! we are selling our shared ownership flat and purchasing our new home. This processes started in January and there have been issues all the way through. However, 3 weeks ago we were told our buyer was ready to exchange. But… the buyers solicitor has turned down two completion dates and stated to…
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Can I complain about new HMO house?
I recently saw a sign in my street saying that the house next to mine was being sold and taken over to a HMO dwelling. The house has a bathroom window which can be used to access the flat area of roofing that forms part of the side of my house. When my parents owned the house, there was an issue whereby the neighbour would…
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Deposit Timing in Sale/Purchase Chain
Hello I am a first time seller and will be upsizing. How does the deposit funding work from a sale and subsequent purchase? I know at point of contract exchange a deposit of 10% of the agreed price will need to be paid. Presumably my solicitor will try and time the exchange of my house sale to coincide with the buying of…
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house selling - radon advice
Hello - im looking for some advice on radon.We are selling our old family home. We had a full survey done on the house to be aware of anything that might negatively affect the value, and this phrase mentioned radon"Radon - the property is located in an area affected by radon gas. You should ask the current owner if they…
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Question regarding joint Mortgage/ownership years after separation - Scotland
Partner A walks out on Partner B and children leaving Partner B to pay all bills including mortgage and raise kids. This happened over a decade ago. Children are raised and Partner B now able to sell home and Partner A pushing for this as they want money from the sale. Sale of property will effectively make Partner B…
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Newbuild Land Dispute Planning Enforcement
We recently purchased a new property in a small development. The property has a suds directly to the side of it about 100ft long and a suds directly in front of it again about 100ft long. The builder told us that these two areas come with the house and are included on the TP1 boundary of the property. The suds to the side…
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Covenants David Wilson Home
We are currently in the legal process of buying a house built ten years ago in a David Wilson development. Our solicitor sent us the TP1 form which was used for the transfer from the developer to the currentowner. We will be the second owners. There is a list of covenants all of which we are happy with except one is really…
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Looking for SAS Recommendation for Block Management
Hi everyone, I’m currently looking into better ways to manage a few residential blocks and was wondering if anyone here can recommend a good SAS (Software as a Service) solution specifically for block management? Ideally something user-friendly and cost-effective for managing service charges, maintenance schedules, and…
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Do I qualify condition D stamp duty
I'm getting married in 2026. I currently own a leasehold flat in my name only, which I can't sell due to cladding issues. It has around 100 years left on the lease and is on a residential mortgage. I stay most of the time with my partner, who owns her own home (also with a residential mortgage, in her name only). After…
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Japanese Knotweed
Hi everyone, first time buyer here looking for advice. I'm currently in the process of buying my first home, everything going well - searches fine, mortgage offer received. However after having a building survey completed the Surveyor has identified Japanese knotweed in the garden. Although there was no valuation on the…
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Right of way / Right of access across garden
Hi, Hoping someone can help me please. I'm in England. Where can I find out if my neighbour has a right of access across my garden and what the access allows? I live in a row of ten victorian terraces and I am number 5 from left to right with an alleyway down the right hand side of the house which gives access to the top…
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Keep trying to sell or give up?
I have been trying to sell my apartment since 2023 on and off and am now at the point of 4 separate sales falling through. They have all fallen through for different reasons (first time buyer fear, £250 ground rent issue, BTL investor changing mind about investment…) When we decided to put it back on the market this year,…
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Management Company Advice
I am an leaseholder flat owner and Co Director for a small block of flats and our management company was taken over a few months ago. We have been advised by letter but only now being requested to sign the new management agency agreement. Their performance has been generally very poor and only recently being reactive. Are…
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Stamp duty help
Hello. Im looking at going into a shared ownership property but i cant for the life of me work out stamp duty. I owned a house in 2005-2010 have lived in private rent since. So technically a ftbThe mortgage value of the shared ownership is £80k. Leasehold One place i look it says no i wont pay then the next i look it says…
