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does the seller pay their solicitor’s fees if a buyer pulls out of a sale last minute?
I’m selling my Mums house to pay for her care home fees. Buyer 1 pulled out of a sale that had got as far as my solicitors sending me a contract to sign for them to hold ready to plan exchange dates. The estate agents (A) then shut down as a business and the sale was handed to Estate agents (B), I kept the solicitors. I’ve…
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Conveyancers/Solicitors choice and househunting
Hi all, This is the first time I've had to manage a property move in-chain (previous two cases were chain-free and I lived with my parents until completion) and with a family including two very young children in-tow. We've been rather taken by surprise with our house receiving an offer of the asking price from a committed…
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New roof on side extension now requiring Indemnity Policy ??
We have sold our house and completed the initial Enquiries Form, Our buyers solicitors are now asking for more details for a flat roof we had replaced over 10 years ago with regard to certification, we understood at the time that this was permitted development. Should we just pay for the Indemnity Policy. They are also…
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Can't fit fridge in rental room
Hi, My flat/room is so small i cant fit a fridge in. What are these small "beer fridges" like for storing milk and margarine and the odd microwave meal? Margarine is the biggest need. A slice of toast with marg on it is the cheapest snack so is wanted the most. I'm diabetic so biscuits/cakes/sweets are out of the question.…
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Need help with knowing boundaries of property we are buying
Hi in process if conveyancing, got sent land registry etc by solicitors Confused as I notice a large flue like thing from.neighbours wall and it appears it's atleast 50 cm or more overhanging on the side we are considering an extension over garage Where would planners calculations be from?
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Would you buy a house with public sewer within boundary of the house and running under it
Looking for some advise. Please help. Looking to buy a house and the drainage search has revealed that there are public sewer (pipes) not only within the boundary of the property i.e. front driveway and the back garden but also running under the property. I am concerned about any potential health risks, plus will this…
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Buying flat with S20 not disclosed
how much discount should I ask for when there was an s20 that they didn't tell me about?
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Letting a property inherited
Hi, ive recently inherited a small house which im considering letting out. I work full time so would use a lettings company to mange the process. If I decide to sell say in a couple of years time, would I need to pay tax on the sale? It was my father's home so wouldn't pay inheritance tax due to the value etc if I sold it…
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Difference in sale price and that shown on Rightmove
Rightmove is showing that the sold price of my old house was £3250 more than I actually sold it for. What would be the explanation for that?
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Need to buy possibly without selling my flat
Hi MSE Forum, I need to sell my flat to purchase ideally a house in a catchment area where i want my son to go to Secondary school. He is in Year 5, so i need to be moved by next summer. I own my flat. It is currently on the market. Despite the estate agent advising me it would sell within 2 -3 weeks ( subject to…
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Buying to let in Liverpool
I’m currently based in London and considering a buy-to-let investment in Liverpool, but I’d like to hear some real opinions from people who’ve actually done it. I’ve run the numbers using a few online calculators and factored in: * 1 month annual void period * 5% mortgage rate 10% of rent for maintenance10% agent…
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Bought flat, ground rent arrears, what's the process?
So as we half expected, the flat we just bought had some GR arrears - nothing big and we accepted this might be the case, and that it wasn't worth paying to solicitor extra to arrange a retention. Thing is, the GR demand is in the name of the last owner, and apparently the freeholder wants arrears cleared before they will…
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Conveyancing
* I am coming to the end of a house purchase. First time buying.free hold but in an estate with an annual maintenance fee. There are two outstanding enquiries which my solicitor is unhappy about. The sellers solicitors are refusing to deal with a plans issue any further (they are not in colour). This should be a…
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Experiences of time taken to sell an unregistered property?
I just wondered about the experiences of others regarding the time taken regarding the sale of an unregistered property? I have provided all the deeds, plans and documents, etc. from my late parents so I don't believe there should be any issues regarding proof of ownership. Probate is already granted. It seems to be taking…
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Right to buy maisonette-home survey
Hi I’m in the process of buying my council home through right to buy. We live in a 1 bedroom maisonette. We have just been given the purchase price of the property and we’re figuring out our next steps. We understand that a basic survey has been carried out by the council on the maisonette but we wanted to know if we…
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Recent experience with TML mortgage (the mortgage lender)
hi everyone. So i have just applied for a mortgage with TML known as the mortgage lender with my broker via their BDM. Paid survey fee and application submitted on November 27th. Had an email today saying they’ve got all they need from me and underwriter doing their process and will give me a decision in the next 4 days or…
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Can landlord use housemate's deposit to retrieve unpaid electric bill contributions (England)?
Renting in a house share with separate ASTs, 4 bedrooms, landlord nominated me to be in charge of electricity as I've lived there longest. Just my name is on the bill. One of my housemates lost his job and gave notice. He owes me 3 months of electricity. The landlord has said he can get this from my housemate's deposit. I…
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Buying a house
Me and my wife currently live in a housing association flat, She is here on a spouse visa and works full time. We are thinking of buying a house in the future but i wanted to know if we will be asked to leave the housing association flat? She is only on the tenancy as a household member and the tenancy is in my name.
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SDLT on transfer of equity (separating couple)
Hi there, My partner and I are separating after 13 years together. We are unmarried and jointly own a house: it is the first and only home either of us have ever owned. The separation is amicable / there'll be no court order etc. I plan to buy him out of the house but need to calculate SDLT to get finances in order. I'm…
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EA affilliated damp "surveyor" ruined future sales? Turned up without warning from EA
The buyer had a proper surveyor round for the building and they didnt pick up any issues. Then just after queries were done they came to look at the house one more time, I got no explanation as to why. I got a phonecall the next day from the EA and was told that a damp surveyor had turned up to the EA, requested from the…
