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Chain collapse imminent
Looking for some advice! we are selling our shared ownership flat and purchasing our new home. This processes started in January and there have been issues all the way through. However, 3 weeks ago we were told our buyer was ready to exchange. But… the buyers solicitor has turned down two completion dates and stated to…
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Can I complain about new HMO house?
I recently saw a sign in my street saying that the house next to mine was being sold and taken over to a HMO dwelling. The house has a bathroom window which can be used to access the flat area of roofing that forms part of the side of my house. When my parents owned the house, there was an issue whereby the neighbour would…
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Deposit Timing in Sale/Purchase Chain
Hello I am a first time seller and will be upsizing. How does the deposit funding work from a sale and subsequent purchase? I know at point of contract exchange a deposit of 10% of the agreed price will need to be paid. Presumably my solicitor will try and time the exchange of my house sale to coincide with the buying of…
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house selling - radon advice
Hello - im looking for some advice on radon.We are selling our old family home. We had a full survey done on the house to be aware of anything that might negatively affect the value, and this phrase mentioned radon"Radon - the property is located in an area affected by radon gas. You should ask the current owner if they…
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Question regarding joint Mortgage/ownership years after separation - Scotland
Partner A walks out on Partner B and children leaving Partner B to pay all bills including mortgage and raise kids. This happened over a decade ago. Children are raised and Partner B now able to sell home and Partner A pushing for this as they want money from the sale. Sale of property will effectively make Partner B…
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Newbuild Land Dispute Planning Enforcement
We recently purchased a new property in a small development. The property has a suds directly to the side of it about 100ft long and a suds directly in front of it again about 100ft long. The builder told us that these two areas come with the house and are included on the TP1 boundary of the property. The suds to the side…
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Covenants David Wilson Home
We are currently in the legal process of buying a house built ten years ago in a David Wilson development. Our solicitor sent us the TP1 form which was used for the transfer from the developer to the currentowner. We will be the second owners. There is a list of covenants all of which we are happy with except one is really…
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Do I qualify condition D stamp duty
I'm getting married in 2026. I currently own a leasehold flat in my name only, which I can't sell due to cladding issues. It has around 100 years left on the lease and is on a residential mortgage. I stay most of the time with my partner, who owns her own home (also with a residential mortgage, in her name only). After…
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Japanese Knotweed
Hi everyone, first time buyer here looking for advice. I'm currently in the process of buying my first home, everything going well - searches fine, mortgage offer received. However after having a building survey completed the Surveyor has identified Japanese knotweed in the garden. Although there was no valuation on the…
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Right of way / Right of access across garden
Hi, Hoping someone can help me please. I'm in England. Where can I find out if my neighbour has a right of access across my garden and what the access allows? I live in a row of ten victorian terraces and I am number 5 from left to right with an alleyway down the right hand side of the house which gives access to the top…
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Keep trying to sell or give up?
I have been trying to sell my apartment since 2023 on and off and am now at the point of 4 separate sales falling through. They have all fallen through for different reasons (first time buyer fear, £250 ground rent issue, BTL investor changing mind about investment…) When we decided to put it back on the market this year,…
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Management Company Advice
I am an leaseholder flat owner and Co Director for a small block of flats and our management company was taken over a few months ago. We have been advised by letter but only now being requested to sign the new management agency agreement. Their performance has been generally very poor and only recently being reactive. Are…
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Waiting to exchange but buyers are now waiting to confirm if on lenders panel
We’re nearly right at the end of our sale and move. But as the buyers of our house are a company apparently we are now waiting for their lender to confirm if their solicitor is on their approved panel for a company purchase. My solicitor says they are approved individually but not as a company. If it comes back as not…
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Rent increase -- Landlord
I have only one rental property in Manor Park, E12, East London which I am renting through a Letting Agent. It is a three bedroom terraced house with two receptions, open plan kitchen/diner and upstairs and downstairs bathrooms. We started letting through the letting agent in December 2016 with monthly rental of £1700.…
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Property buy: Breached restrictive covenant and lack of building control - Is it worth it?
I am looking to buy a 1930s semi-detached property which has restrictive covenants. I have 2 issues that I need help with: 1. Extension to house a toilet which was done at least 17 years ago (exact date not known) The owners prior to our vendors have built a small extension downstairs to house a toilet. They don’t have the…
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Rent Guarantee Advice Needed
I’m about to take out a rent guarantee with Alan Boswell. The is a criteria that the tenants have to meet in the case of a claim. The letting agent has confirmed the tenants meet the criteria, however they will not let me see any proof saying that it goes against general data protection regulation. Has anyone ever asked to…
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Highly unfair stamp duty 2nd property charge
Please help. I purchased a property with a previous partner 21 years ago. We split up shortly after, and I moved out. I have not lived in the property for over 20 years, I have paid nothing towards the house for the same time, am though obviously on the title deeds. The SDLT implications of me now buying a new house with…
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why do estate agents charge so much to sell houses?
My house is worth £600k. A local estate agent wants 1% plus VAT which is £7,200. Does it really cost anything like that to sell a property? Most houses go onto Rightmove, Zoopla etc so the human activity that used to take place in agents offices is now mostly done online, which must save agents costs. They do an initial…
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First Time Buyer - Negotiating House Price
Hi All, I'm a first time buyer. My grandparents old house has gone up for sale, which they sold ten years ago. It's up for £160,000, but when you look at the listing description on Zoopla it says guide price £160,000 - £170,000. I think it's worth about £150,000. I've lived 100 yards from it all my life and other houses in…
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How long do we stick this out?
We're FTB and 9 months in on buying our property. To make it easier, we'll call our sellers B and their sellers (current top of the chain) C. At our end, the purchase has been simple and we signed our paperwork in October. We had initial delays because the house B were buying had some verrrry slow land registry-related…
