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What is a garage worth?
I lease a garage in a block that will be knocked down and rebuilt at a size that will fit a modern car. It seems that it might be possible for me to lease a second (currently derelict). I’d then be on the hook for the rebuilding of both. So what is derelict garage worth (London zone 4)? What value if any might having two…
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Professional negligence – solicitor delayed 3+ months after denial what should I do?
Hello everyone, I’m dealing with a very difficult and stressful legal situation and would appreciate any guidance from people with similar experience. My previous solicitor seriously mishandled my conveyancing case when I was buying my first home. A new solicitor has since filed a formal Letter Before Claim against them…
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Can I refuse to pay the Management Company?
I live on a small estate (newbuild as of 5 years ago) and the developer put a management company in place mainly to maintain the green spaces, playground etc. The maintenance year runs from October to September so they should have sent out the new bill last October. They are utterly incompetent and they still haven't sent…
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Problems with Landlord & housemate
Hello all. This year I was in a tough position when trying to find somewhere to live and when a property became available, all be it, a room in a shared flat, I just had to take it. I visited the flat initially and the potential housemate seemed fine and I messaged him later on to tell him I would like to take the room.…
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Alzheimers & capacity query
My parents always expressed their wish to bequeath their property to their Grandchildren. My Father passed last year & my Mother is 78 with a recent diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. She is mid stage & will likely require nursing home support in the not to distant future. Unfortunately my parents were reticent to make…
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Exchange and completion
Anyone had the scenario where the buyer after exchange, wants to get builders in before completion. They don't yet own the house, why would we agree to that? They could flatten it. Seems like they are trying to avoid mortgage payments for a few weeks.
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Purchasing new property before selling current
My partner and I are looking for our next home, a bigger property in a different area of UK (South West). Unfortunately we have not yet managed to sell our flat (very slow traction on housing market despite price reductions). If I reduce it further I am unlikely to have made any money from its original purchase price 8…
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Boundary Dispute
Hi, In-between my neighbour's (39) and my property (41) is a 6m2 triangular piece of land. (Highlighted in Blue). It is not shown on either of our title plans or mentioned in the title deeds as indicated,The current border has this piece of land within my property (41). My question is who legally owns?
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What's involved in an EIC?
And how long should it take?This is a 2-bed, 2-bathroom flat. It has been refurbished with new bathrooms, and a new kitchen. An induction hob was fitted, so a new circuit there. All the old sockets and switch-plates were replaced for aesthetic reasons. All done by a qualified sparky. (I've asked if they were given a…
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NO FLAME SUPERVISION DEVICE ON THE HOB .. is this OK
I rent out a house to a couple. At the recent gas safety test, the managing agents responded to the point 'NO FLAME SUPERVISION DEVICE ON THE HOB' which was included in the report. Now they have asked me .. What am I going to do about it As far as my quick research has found, if the hob was fitted previously (as it was)…
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Mortgage valuation survey- are we paying more than the properties worth?
Hi, we’d really appreciate some advice. We’re buying our first home together and it’s a renovation project which neither of us have done before. We’ve seen a 1930s house we love and it was on the market for £530,000. Unfortunately no neighbouring homes have sold for many years and the house we’re buying has been owned for…
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Leasehold flat - failed fire safety risk assessment- what am I on the hook for?
I kind of knew something was up a few weeks ago when I got a deed of certificate request and now sure enough an email has come through saying the block has been downgraded to B2 (from A1) and they are putting in place a 24hour fire watch, installing 'a compliant fire alarm system'. So what' mystifying me right now is 1)…
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Signing Standard Security Scotland
What does standard security mean? Does that refer to mortgage paperwork? Can it be be signed remotely or must it be done at a solicitor's office?
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Issues roof structure within the loft shown up in our Homebuyers Survey
Good afternoon. My partner and I are in the process of buying our first home together, when we viewed the property we were told it had, had a new roof 2 years ago, we’ve recieved the paperwork from the solicitor stating that this is the case etc, so we thought that that would be the one thing that wouldn’t show up on the…
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Viewing houses with conservatorys
Im looking at moving to a new area, some houses within the area I want and budget have a conservatory, any pitfalls I should be aware of, Ive always known them to be a waste of space, cold in the winter and hot in the summer.
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Selling Property and part of my front garden and driveway is unregistered land
Hello, I am just sold my house and I am concerned the buyers might pull out due to part of my top front garden and driveway is not on the land registry. The house land registry was applied in 1990, however my house wasn't built until 1993 and the footpath was moved back, but this was never updated on the land registry. The…
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Haysto mortgage advice
I have been given a section 21 by my landlord so need to move out. I have no money for a deposit and can’t save and pay rent at the same time. I have been contacted by this company and passed their initial affordability calculator, they have told me they can source me a 0% deposit on a shared ownership property I am…
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Higher rate SDLT on main residence
I have been a tenant for 31 years and have now been given
the opportunity to purchase the property from the landlords. It is my main residence. I own 1 buy-to-let property which provides
income but I have never lived there. The
question is regarding higher rate SDLT. The
HMRC SDLT calculator asks if I am replacing my main…
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Selling council house need help
Hello, My mum got a £27,000 dicount when buying her council house and it was a £30,000 mortgage. Now my mother took out a mortgage with he partner but they have now seperated. The house is now worth £150,000 and what i would like to know would it be a straight 50-50 split or could my mum take the £27,000 discount she got…
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Level 2 Survey question about roof membrane
We had a level 2 survey on a property and one of the comments is The roof is lined with a
proprietary plastic membrane beneath the tiles. This is a modern replacement
fortraditional roofing felt, with greater life expectancy and superior
performance. The product is a semi-permeable membrane and, if correctly used,
can…
