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Advice on setting up management company for an un adopted road
I live in a fairly new development of 6 houses. The developer was supposed to have set up a management company on completion of the building work and pass it over to the householders. Unfortunately she did not finish the road surface or communal areas and will no longer communicate with us. She has sent us the transfer…
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Strength of a copy of a POA
Hello All After some advice please. I have POA over my mum. When i was registered i never received the original back in the post, i did however get 2 copies of notice of LPA registration which were both the same. I assumed as 1st time doing this they were the POA certifcates they werent, there was nothing else in the pack.…
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tenant pay as you go electric/ gas meters....
Good evening i have a tenant that rents my studio flat built above my double garage. Our agreement is "all bills included". There are regular visits and stay overs. I want to keep things fair. There are secondary meters for the electric and gas. My question is Are there meters out there that the tenant can pay directly by…
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Signed up tenants in common by mistake
Signed up Tenants in common 14 yrs ago totally by mistake my sisters partner came as guarantor as I could no afford at time. He's now died unfortunately and I just learned the Abby now Santander signed us up tenants in common. What's the best way to handle this total mistake but not sure what to do?
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About to complete our sale now buyer has roof concerns
Our dream home came available so we decided to go for it. We love our home and have looked after it as we didn’t think we would ever move. We are pack and are ready to go as we were aiming for a date a few weeks back. Our selling then requested a roofer that has some connections to her to assess the roof. When the roofer…
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Freeholder demanding money – no Section 20 issued
I live in a leasehold flat, the freeholder lives above. At the start of the year he mentioned he was having the gas supply to the building upgraded. We agreed I'd make a contribution (under £250). This was estimated to take 3 weeks. As the year has gone on, there has been months of building works. Throughout that time I've…
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Buying partner out of a jointly owned home
Hi, I am just trying to understand my rights in this situation. My partner and I both own a home together and it is jointly owned on the deeds 50/50. We have no other formal agreement in place. Partner paid roughly 5x deposit into the home, we have invested almost 100k into the house on top of this which has been split…
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EPC Rating D?
Hi all! I'm new to the forum. My husband and I are looking to buy our first house and we have (very recently) started searching. Many things we are learning along the way, but something I'm still not quite sure about is the EPC rating. I've had a search online and found that ideally the EPC should be C or higher if we want…
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Mail forwarding and mailboxes - handling mail during an extended move
Some background: After a long-winded sale process, it looks as if we are close to exchanging contracts. Unfortunately, our matching purchase transaction has fallen through. We don't want to lose our buyer so we're planning to put our stuff into store, go travelling for a bit, and then rent if needed while we wait for a…
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Viewed Victorian Property - how does this roof look like?
Do we think this is original roof and if there a signs that may require replacing?
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TR1 and exchange
Hi, is the TR1 needed by the buyers solicitor before exchange can happen ? (and a completion date agreed) Our estate agent is saying it is, our solicitor is saying he won't send til after exchange. Stalemate
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new build faulty flooring
hi we bought a new build in 2022 (scotland) and we paid in cash of around £20k for extras (flooring/upgrades etc.) but we did notice a big problem (many tiles were scratched) with our floorring in the fist week and reported it to the builder - after so much of BS developer replaced around 30 tiles but replaced tiles were…
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Ready for exchange but now seller needs to find a house
Situation: * We’re FTB and had an offer accepted on a house in June, told at the viewing the vendor might move in with family or might buy an onward purchase. * A few weeks later the EA confirmed the vendor had put an offer on a property. * Everything proceeds as normal. * Two weeks ago we’re at the point of being ready…
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Lease extension for flat
I hope someone can help… I’ve been in contact with my freeholder regarding a lease extension for the past 7 years & they are making it extremely difficult to get any type of decent response, figure or even more forward in the process. also I’m seeing a lot of info that the lease process has changed, which I just don’t…
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First Time Buyer - To Stretch or not to Stretch?
So having been long term renters for 10yrs or so we have built up around a 100k deposit for our first house. Question is...should I look to stretch myself for a dream house at around the 575k mark (not a large house but one in a really nice location near to countryside walks, etc) given we are in late thirties with stable…
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Stuck on first question of form TA6
I hope to sell a probate property. The title is in the deceased name and I am the sole excecutor.I am looking at form TA6 and the guidance but I'm stumped by the very first question. For "a) name of seller", do I put the deceased or my name?For "b) capacity in which I am providing information", would I be the "seller" or…
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Rental income split between tenants in common
Hello everyone, My partner and I purchased a flat as tenants in common. House price was £480.000. I contributed £140.000 towards mortgage deposit whilst my partner contributed £20.000. We then split all mortgage repayments 50/50. Based on this, our respective share of ownership, as written in the TR1 Form, is 63% (me) and…
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Issue with Solicitors and delays with Local Searches
Hello All, Sorry for the long one but I am currently in the process of selling and buying a new home. For context I sold my house in January 2024 and made an offer on purchasing the new home in April 2024. My mortgage offer expires on the 21st Sept and my estate agents fees are due on the 22nd September. I paid for my…
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Adult child and tenancy agreement
Hi there, I am wondering if someone can help clarify. My son has decided not to go to university. I have been renting from the same landlord via an estate agency for over 8 years. Does he have to go onto the tenancy agreement? He has been a dependent until now. I find it confusing. Some Boroughs state that it is not common…
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Surface Water Flood Risk Concern for Property Purchase
I am in the early stages of purchasing a property that is currently identified as being at high risk of surface water flooding on the EA's future flood risk map website. There are no rivers or seas nearby, and I understand that flood risk assessments are generally based on geographic and topographic data rather than the…