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Son puts a Section 106 on land we rent to him
My son has put a planning application in for his own land, and incorporated land that belongs to my husband and I as part of the application. He has offered to sign a section 106 agreement with the council, so that we can never use our fields, but have to plant trees on them.
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Online conveyancing - views on My Home Move / generally
Looked up this subject and it seems that most posts are ancient. Has anyone got some recent experience of using one? I’ve got a quote on My Home Move for Wilson’s which is £2200 cheaper than my high street solicitor quote.
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Subletting clause - what does it really mean?
Hello all, I am having a little trouble understanding my lease about subletting. I am thinking of renting my flat out so I have been reading my lease over and over but I am not really sure what its saying. The lease says: Not at any time during term hereby granted to divide the possession of the flat by an assignment or…
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Problems with lodger
I got a new lodger (to earn extra cash). She brought someone at 1am without asking for my permission. She stayed with him in her room for about ten minutes and then they both left. She said that he is her partner, but she knows only his first initial and a phone number. She claims to have known him for four months. She…
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NEW & DIFFERING RULES ABOUT DOUBLING OF COUNCIL TAX FOR SO CALLED EMPTY PROPERTIES
The rules regarding the above matter seem to be a bit variable on a Council by Council basis. Whilst there is 'national legislation' - the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 - the rules (based on seemingly subjective discretion available to Councils) seem to be somewhat all over the place. I had made a post regarding…
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Assent to only one sibling?
Hi, so my mum has left a will that she made before my dad died. It seems like it collapses down to everything (apart from specific jewellery items) being shared equally between me and my sister. Her house isn't specifically mentioned. My sister wants to keep the house. Can we assent the house to her and then give me a…
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Buyer wants me to drop the price to account for windows
I'm waiting to exchange but my buyer wants me to drop the price to account for 2k new windows. What do I do? I dropped the price off their asking price by 8K to account for it being a victorian property.
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Mis-representation after house purchase - anyone ever had any luck?
Yes I know to a certain extent its a case of Caveat Emptor and you are relying a LOT on the seller actually being a decent human being........ The house we sold I fixed all little things and cleaned the house from top to bottom. The one we moved into looked like pigs had been living there. But thats by the by. The issues…
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Share of freehold TR1
Hello folks, I am several months into the selling process and I have finally reached the point at which we might exchange contracts. However, we have encountered a problem. we live in a block of four flats, where as original freeholders we all had an equal share in our personal names. Last September the lady above me sold…
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Selling shareownership property
Hi all, I am selling my shared ownership property. It is with midland heart. I have paid admin fees to sell. I am now being told I have to pay £450 upfront for the management fees ( £650 for a quicker processing) I don't have 450 just sitting in my bank account. The whole reason I am selling is because I can no longer…
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Proof Of Deposit
Apologies if this is something obvious, however this is my first time selling a house, so please bear with me. I am in the process of selling my first house and buying another house. I have accepted an offer on my house and the ball is rolling with that sale. I have a solicitor and have just completed the initial forms…
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Selling/renting my property
Hello i currently have a flat with mortgage but will be buying a property with my boyfriend. If I sell it for £25k more than I bought it how much capital gains tax will I pay? Also if I don’t sell my flat but rent it how does this affect my income?
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Not sure whether to continue
We put an offer on a house on 13th Feb. We are cash buyers. When we made the offer we were told the vendor had put an offer on a property, and that the seller of said property "had somewhere to go" so we could aim for a quick completion. Our conveyancing solicitior has steamed ahead and been brilliant, we are in a position…
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Stamp duty refund?
Timeline May 1998 – xdh and I bought house in joint names July 2019 – xdh threw me out of the house May 2020 – divorce finalised October 2022 – I bought a house for me to live in (in my name only) May 2023 – xdh had marital home repossessed as he “forgot” to pay the mortgage (could afford to buy his fiancée an expensive…
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We have a cash buyer for our property. Should we sell and rent until we can buy?
We have been on the market for nearly a year but now have a buyer who wishes to proceed quickly. The rental market looks very expensive but if we sell and rent short term what sort of return could we possibly expect on approximately £500k? This is a dilemma so any advice would be appreciated. Thank You
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Section 20 request out of the blue
I just wanted to say a big thank you to this forum. I used previous comments and responses from a number of people to aid me in my dilemma and most importantly, someone advised having a phonecall with the Leasehold Advisory Service about Section 20's and how to challenge them. Foloowing their advice I was able to…
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Redeemed a mortgage without Solicitor
In the process of redeeming the mortgage. The bank gave me the option of using a solicitor or not. I want to do it myself. The bank has sent me 3 things now. DS1, TR1 and a power of attorney. The forms are all filled out and signed by the banks solicitors. I know I need to sign panel 12 (on tr1) Once this is done, I intend…
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Electric Charge Point - Flat - Allocated Parking outside
Hi, I have an allocated parking space outside my block of flats (6 in total, over 3 floors, 2 on each floor), which is leasehold. I have enquired about the possibility of an electric charge point being installed at the end of my parking space (which I own on the deeds), to which I have been told I do not have the right to…
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Clearing mortgage
My husband and I are in the lucky position that we are able to clear our mortgage within the next couple of months. It has 29 years left to run and we are on a fixed term rate until May 2026. What do we need to do? We are with Halifax so I am assuming we need to contact them to get a settlement figure, but what happens…
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Buying a Repossessed Property - Estate Agent marketing after offer
A young relative of mine has made an offer on a flat. They made an initial offer and then I think they were bluffed into bidding a higher price under "We've had other offers" so he panicked and put in a full and final offer, essentially a sealed bid process. The offer was accepted. The legals are taking a long time, in…
