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Neighbour disputes
Thinking of selling my bungalow and wondered if i need to declare neighbour disputes from 10 and 12 years ago which I reported to the police at the time. They still live next door and everything has been fine with them for past 5 years and they are now good neighbours.
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House purchase completed, but previous owner owed electricity bill
So yesterday we collected keys to a property we had been purchasing for months. Today we got the metre readings and tried to switch to a new utility provider online. The switch of gas was smooth, but for electricity the new provider just told me that the old energy provider, Ovo, had objected the switch because of an…
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Tax in UK on selling property in Germany?
Hi, my brother and I have inherited a property in Germany in 2021 (I'm originally from there but have resided in the UK for over 30 years). My brother is now buying me out. The property has lost value since we inherited it due to being empty and significant water damage following a burst pipe. My brother will be paying me…
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buying a house off parents
I dont know if anyone can help with this. Im buying the house i live in off my parents. The house is worth £325000 and im just paying whats left on the mortgage £125000. Would either side be liable for capital gains tax or the like. I have no idea on any of this and dont want to have a shock of a massive tax bill at the…
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Disputes when selling a home
Hello, At some point in the near future i will be putting my house on the market. About three years ago i raised a noise complaint with my local council regarding my next door neighbour's dog barking. I have since closed the case and requested that the council remove my dispute which they have. I know this might be a legal…
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Elec test done on a green form (not CPS)
When we asked the seller for a EICR, he produced one on a green paper (form), not by someone who is a member of a CPS. The tester (who lives 40 miles from seller) basically did a box ticking exercise and didn't test sockets, wiring, switches. Has anyone had this and would it be acceptable, to pay for a test ourselves and…
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Purchase regret or reason to worry?
We recently bought an old house, built in 1950. Long story - house was a canna*** factory we found out 2 years ago. Apparently they needed to do a lot of work after the neighbour police raid, including having electricity reinstalled after disconnection. Previous owners had the property since 2015 and let it out from around…
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Renovations on parental home, who is in a care home
Hi Apologies if this is not in the right forum section. My mother is in a care home, and on deferred payments from the council for care expenses, so we will need to sell/rent out the house at some point in the near future. Her home is not in a great state of repair and when it was briefly on the market, we were receiving…
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Removal of Name from Deeds - do I need a solicitor?
My common law partner and I separated at the start of the year. It's been an amicable split where we've negotiated who gets what between us. He is remaining in our jointly owned home, taking over the mortgage in his sole name, and paying me out my half of the equity. We are nearing the point of removing my name from the…
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Changing a covenant in a lease on lease extension
My friend's flat has an onerous covenant that makes it extremely difficult to rent it out. This is great in a way if you live there as owner occupier blocks are always going to be much better than ones where a lot of the properties are rented out in my experience as a landlord myself. He is in the process of getting his…
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S21 notice
We are selling our rental as it has been sold, and the new landlord wants it vacant, so we have issued a s21 notice giving 2 months notice This has been served, but can the tenants still give 1 months notice, for instance if they have found somewhere else already? Or is it a case that because the 21 notice has been served,…
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housing association,unrepaired leaking roof,causing concerns.
in 2024 several of us in our small block of 8 flats noticed a leak in the roof in our communal area,this is an entrance way that go,s to 4 flats downstairs,4 flats upstairs.this was reported too the repair line and nothing happened.it was then reported to our previous housing officer,eventually at the end of the year in…
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What should I do?
My partner and I are looking at moving to a new property that’s in a nice area (bungalow style) but needs a bit of work so we can afford the mortgage as opposed to paying a premium for one already done. I’ll have 86k equity from this property sale now and I’ll put 47k down (20%) on a 235k property (rough guess). This…
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Non RICS for survey - HICH
Hi all, Does anybody have any experience of using non rics surveyors? I've found a company called HICH who cover all of the UK whose reviews are very very good on both Google and Trustpilot. Fees are also significantly cheaper - £495 rather for a 4 bedroom house... I guess, is it a risk to go non RICS? My mortgage…
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House sale fallen though, gutted and totally fed up.
First time selling it was the perfect situation, just us and the buyers in the chain. over 3 months went by they pull out as they now cannot get the funding. I just feel numb, its back on the market and we are being told by the EA the market has changed, basically saying we will struggle to get what we sold it for. Just…
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Gifted Deposit - Solicitors being difficult about ID
Hi all, I am in the process of buying a home with a mortgage for about two thirds of the purchase prices and a gifted deposit for the remainder. The Mortgage company have accepted a simple letter signed by the giftor to say they will not retain any interest in the property, won't live in it etc. And they have issued the…
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buying a new home before selling our existing one
We are in the enviable position of being able to buy our new house, without yet selling our existing one. We've spent the last few months doing up our house and are now ready to put it on the market, and we will exchange on our new house this week. My questions are these.... Firstly, I know we will have to pay the higher…
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Neighbour now says our fence is on his land after previously agreeing to it.
We bought our house 2018,our neighbours moved in the same year, we got on really well. They erected their own fence all the way around their property because they didn't want to have a party fence. We then built our own in our back garden, the neighbour suggested we go onto his land around half a foot to get concrete posts…
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First Time Buyer - Buy to Let
Hello, I am planning on buying my first house in my home town while i am posted down south. I have found a house i would really love to retire in (home town up north) and would love to purchase it now. Im just after advice on how i can proceed. I have a LISA, and i believe i can use that if i intend to move into the home…
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Interested in buying parcel of land
Never done this before, so complete novice and seeking advice on what questions I need to ask from the offset/ what pitfalls I need to be aware of. It's a 1.12 acre plot for sale via land agent in North Cornwall, guide price £30,000. Bids and final offers by 29 August - do I need to offer more than £30,000 or, like a…
