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Changing Estate Agent
I am looking at changing my estate agent but of course want to avoid paying double fees. My current contract has the usual clause that says I am liable to pay if they have introduced the buyer. The agent tells me they have supplied my house details to everybody on their mailing list. No doubt thousands of people ! Yet I…
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Absent landlord of leasehold
hi all, I’m in the process of buying a leasehold house. This is in a conservation area and my initial assumption was that maybe the council held the lease due to this. I am aware of the conservation area terms and these are not a concern for me. as the sale has progressed I have discovered the following: - the land…
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Family Loan to Purchase a Property Outright
I have recently recieved a large payout from my pension and would like to support my son in purchasing a property without a mortgage. I would like to know the following- - I would like to do this on an interest free loan basis to cover the cost of the property and some additional money to cover the fees, formally written…
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unmortgageable house
there is a place i have fallen in love with its lovely plot of land, the main house on the land needs coming down so the agent said its mortgageable, but there is a bungalow on the land lovely place that they say is classed as an outbuilding would i be able to get a mortgage on it do you think, thinking of switching my…
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Selling Property and Reporting Capital Gains Tax
Hello, My mother passed away earlier ths year after a long battle with multiple illnesses. She left a will of which my brother and myself are the main beneficiaries. I had no issue in drawing down her savings as probate was not required for these amounts. Probate is required to sell her house and I acquired the grant last…
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Trinity property management
Hi all looking for some advice please. I own my house on an estate which has Trinity management doing the upkeep of estate at a monthly rate paid by all occupants. Now selling I have been told by my solicitor they need £360 from me for Trinity to set up a new pack for the person buying my house. Never seen anything in…
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Septic tank treatment plant permit requirements
I am looking to buy a property which has a fairly newly installed treatment plant a couple of years old and replaces the old septic tank set up. It is a slightly unusual situation where the new plant is installed in a slightly new position with all the old pipework being utilised with the final discharge which has been in…
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Be cautious about buying McCarthy and Stone!
I would counsel caution to anyone considering buying a McCarthy and Stone apartment. The issue is not with the property itself but in the selling on of an apartment. I have been trying to sell my deceased uncle’s apartment for three - years. McCarthy and Stones resales experts are passive and as they continue to accrue…
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Next door neighbour has asked permission to put a flue on the side of his kitchen extension
Hello, I live in a terraced house and my next door neighbour has had a kitchen extension built at the back of his house. He has asked my permission to put a flue on the external side wall of the extension. He has said it will only come out by about two inches. However, I am not entirely comfortable with this. I said I will…
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Rights to evict
Hi, I have a council property of 13 years. 8 years of this has been with my ex partner. During the the first 7 years I have covered every bill for the household. Begrudgingly I discovered last year that my ex partner ( mother to our daughter. Has been earning far more than I do but didn’t disclose this to me. I asked her…
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No pet policy
Hi everyone, I'm in a really difficult situation and would be grateful for any advice or similar experiences. I bought a flat on an estate and I’m not allowed to keep my wonderful 7-year-old male French Bulldog with me that I have had from a puppy. Unfortunately, I only fully understood the lease terms regarding pets the…
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Buying a House - looking for advice
I have around 120k in cash (excluding other savings) and I'm looking to purchase my first home, more as an investment than for living in. I'm close to 30, no kids or partner and self employed earning around £35K a year currently (income has lowered significantly since covid). I rent in one of the home counties and…
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Removal costs?
Hi, I'm trying to work out the cost of moving and wondered if anyone could give me a link to a removals estimate calculator? I have tried a search through the forum but I'm getting things like chimney breast removals! Perhaps I'm using the wrong terms. I feel it's a little early in my moving process is to ring around. I'm…
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Lease extension
Hi just a query I’m in the process of buying a flat property bought for - 202000 years on left on lease 97 ground rent 200 increases every 10 years with RPI - new review 2032 im planning on getting in there and I’m due some money in the next couple of years which will bring the lease down to 94 ish im planning to extend…
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Reclaim Additional SDLT
My wife and I recent purchased a second home (House B ) and paid the additional SDLT. I looks now as if we will separate; she will live in our home (House A) and I will live in House B. Can we reclaim the additional SDLT? Who do need to inform? Thanks
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Ground rent
The bloke I pay ground rent to (house with 900yr lease) has sent me a demand for 6 years - I don't have a problem with that, he's sporadic with his invoicing. However, he's decided to increase it from £3.5 to £4 - like it's some kind of corner shop! In the lease it says £3 2s 6d so I think he's even robbed me on converting…
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New build with shared access way to garage
Hello people, We are looking to buy a new build with double detached garage. We have liked 3 plots of the same design - numbered 1,2,3 on the attached site plan. Plot 1: - West Facing Garden - Cheaper as it has 2 parking spaces and not 4. - Is last property on shared access way Plot 2: - South facing garden. - 4 parking…
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Charge on property
I have just seen on land registry that there is a beneficiary charge made by MKDP LLP back on 17.04.2014. Other than their company number OC349372 there is no reference number & nothing else on it to say what it relates to. How can I find this information & out and who do I contact to do that. I am now mortgage free &…
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Estate agents taking over
Our estate agent seems to be taking over. We made an offer on a property 12 months ago and the legal problems have only just been resolved. We have a buyer who has harassed us throughout the process to move out and rent. Now that the legal process is sorted with our onward purchase, our buyer wants a survey. He seems to be…
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Small Claims Court - Charging for my time
I'm looking into taking a former tenant to court to recover costs for rent, repairs to the property and garden works. I've already got the deposit but this won't cover the full costs. I wanted to know if I undertake some of the repairs and garden work myself, can I still claim my costs for doing it or can I only claim if I…
