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Buying a house for a parent
Hello, I am one of 3 siblings, and we are in the difficult position
where we’re having to plan long-term how to support mum as our dad is unfortunately
very ill. Realistically the family home
is too big for our mum to cope with, and she’s trying to come to terms with
having to potentially downsize, which is obviously quite…
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Update on noisy neighbours issue
I made a post about this before, maybe a couple of times but one got closed because I was in so much distress with it. In May 2025 I bought and moved into my home which is a ground floor 2 bedroom apartment. When viewing the flat I did ask about soundproofing which was all good (apparently). However the day I moved in it…
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Jointly-Owned (Shared) Land with other Properties
Hello We are considering buying a house that is in an end terrace and can be seen on the pic as no 1. The land I've circled in red (a car park and a lane that runs behind the other properties) is shared with the property we're looking at plus the other 7 properties (8 in total). I've asked the vendor: "is
there a…
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Conflict between two conveyancers
Hi all, for context I am a FTB in NW England. About 5 weeks post offer acceptance. The house is through probate which has been granted. It is sat empty. I was the only offer after six months on the market and was told the now owners are keen to sell as they live down south. There is a company managing the probate/estate…
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Terrible survey, fine structural engineers report
Hi We've had an offer accepted on a 1930s semi in London. Level three survey came back awful including written advice not to proceed due to possible structural movement (SM) and repeated advice to carry out long term monitoring. Very clearly advised not to proceed, not "get a second opinion" stuff. We were going to pull…
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Extortionate Service Charge request and late notice
Hello everyone, thank you for taking the time to read my issue Some background --- Me and the other half purchased our first flat 2 years ago (leasehold). Quoted Service charge per annum was £2,000, give or take. In the first year we paid 3,000 as they had a ton of extra maintenance which the sink fund did not cover. Last…
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Removal company charges
We are in the process of finally moving into our new house. Our stuff has been in storage since August. When we first instructed the removal company and stuff should have been stored in a depot close to where we are moving to. On the day of removing our stuff which we thought was being taken to the local depot to the area…
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Building Completion Certificate - Is this it?
I am buying a house built in 2021. My understanding is that the seller should provide a building completion certificate for the property. The local authority said that 'building control' was not done by them but by NHBC. They have provided the following as the NHBC Building Control Final Certificate. Does this seem…
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How to find a structural engineer
You'd think this would be easy but no. I went to the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) and used their "find an engineer" function. There is apparently no engineer firms within 100 miles of my postcode (Dorset). I called them because I didn't think this could be right and the person on the phone says it is.…
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Right to manage claim accepted, now comes the fun stuff
Hi all, We’ve successfully claimed the Right to Manage for our block, with the official acquisition date set for 23rd August 2025. 🎉 We’re planning to self-manage, and have already prepared quite a bit in anticipation including spreadsheets to track service charge income and expenses, and google drive folders for…
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Deed of Variation for estate rent charge refused
We're in the process of buying and selling. We live on an estate built in 2019 that has estate management fees, and the house we're buying is very similar, built in 2019 and will have estate management fees once it's handed over. I'm aware this is known as "fleecehold." I had done some reading around this, and so I was…
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Moving Large Amounts of Money from GBP to EURO
Hi all, We're nearing completion on selling our property. After the money comes into my UK bank account, we'll then need to move it over to Euros. We're moving to the Netherlands. We're needing to move around £290,000. Has anyone had any experience moving large sums of money with Wise? Or, has anyone any experience with…
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Selling my house and completing on purchase on same day
I know its been done but can anyone give me some advice please. Ive made a start with filling a container and will arrange a van to take the majority of what I want kept. Im going to arrange someone to come and do a deep clean but how do I arrange all this with the bed and sofa still in the house.
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Estate Agent
When to have a discussion with the estate agent if there is only 2 viewings in the past 3 weeks? and I am now regretting using this branch.
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What Are Our Rights Regarding Neighbour's Polluting Wood Fired Hot Tub?
Advice please on wood fired hot tub. Next door is an Airbnb and have installed one for guests right by boundary wall of our property. When running it spews smoke into our house. Our daughter is asthmatic. Her bedroom window right by the low chimney. Ought to mention here this is a cottage so bedroom windows are ground…
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Long Stop Date Reached looking for advice
Hi I'm just wondering if anyone with more experience than me can advise regarding an off plan property I put a deposit on in November 2022. I have received an email this morning from the solicitor (who they were very pushy about me using and are named in the contract) saying I need to let them know ASAP if I want my…
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Restrictive Covenants on a FREEHOLD property with a management company
I am in the
process of buying a FREEHOLD house built in 2021. The developer is Barratt
homes. My solicitor has sent me the list of RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS that I must follow. To my surprise, this ran to 6 pages of restrictions, including; - Not to run a business from the property - which would include things like an
AirBnB.…
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Tax on Trust Property
A property came to me via a trust agreement, the long term occupant having passed away. The trust was set up over twenty years ago to secure the occupants life long residency. I am in the process of selling the property. Will i need to pay tax from the sale money?
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Help to buy isa
Hello I'm in the process of buying a shared ownership flat 155,000 30% share (£46,500) I'm able to purchase the 30% out right with no mortgage. I also have a help to buy isa with 12,000 in it. I was told the help to buy isa bonus won't work with deposit. Should I just take the money from my isa and place it in my current…
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Deed of easement registration
Does anyone have any experience on deed of easement registration times with land registry How long does it take?? Straight forward with everyone agreeing just need registering due to relocation of a septic tank to neighbours land
