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Paint not gone on smoothly
Have noticed that the paint on the home we are trying to buy is a bit bumpy. I am assuming caused by a roller? Please see photo. Not sure if something to do with the plaster - lathe and plaster walls and ceiling, original walls from 1920s? Or just a bad paint job?
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Selling my property via auction
I'm looking for some advice regarding selling my property via auction. I have had an offer on a retirement flat accepted on the basis that I had an offer from a cash buying company on my house. Since the offer was accepted, the cash buying company have significantly reduced their offer. Therefore I am now looking to sell…
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Weirdness in new flat I've just started renting
My new flat has a block management team and the letting agent I'm dealing with is part of the same group. One of the contractors walked into my flat whilst I was here using a fob as though it was the norm and a regular thing. There's also a camera in the hall that belongs to the block management so they can see when you go…
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Change of letting agent
Hi all. Recently the property was bought at auction by a new owner, I received an email from an Estate Agent asking to pay my rent to them(they are a legitimate company)but the current letting agent whom I currently pay rent have no knowledge of them being replaced with a new letting agent and seem confused about whether I…
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roof repair query
2 issues raised on our survey regarding the roof: Ridge tile cement mortar has shrunk in places needing to be re-pointed. Mortar to the roof edge is cracked and repairs should be anticipated as a precaution. How soon should these things be addressed? Do they have to be addressed? Trying to understand their importance and…
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We buy any house or similar
Query Three: Has anyone had any experience of selling through an organisation such as we buy any house or similar? How much lower than the home value do they tend to offer? What are the pros and cons?
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Shared ownership inherited from parents- getting third party to recognise.
Query One: My partner inherited a shared ownership property from his parents. He has always lived with them. He has probate, but the property was not transferred into his name - a solicitor said was only necessary if and when he comes to sell the property. He is now on benefits due to being medically retired. He is…
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joint freeholder of leasehold flat
there are 4 flats in our block of flats. each flat owns 25% of the freehold and they are leasehold flats. the 2 flats on the top floor are owned by 2 separate individuals (me being one) and the the 2 ground floor flats are owned by one /the same person. we (the 2 top floor) flats have offered good money to buy the freehold…
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Declaring issues on Property TA6 Form
In the current process of selling our property which has some mild stepped brickwork cracks to the outside of the property which we have addressed on the TA6 form - which our buyers and their solicitors haven't flagged or asked any questions about what so ever. The buyers instructed a home buyers survey and the surveyor…
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1% sinking fund and deed of variation
We live in small complex of over 55 bungalows and 5 flats, our leases all mentioned the 1% sinking fund which would be payable only on the sale of the property depending on how many years you have lived in that property. Our sinking fund now totals over £250k . Imagine living somewhere for 30 years and when your family…
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HMO question
Hi everyone I live in a hmo including me there are 9 rooms, the licence has very recently been renewed however, when I look on the council website regarding the licence it states 8 households, 10 tenants so my question is, can the landlord choose not to include all 9 rooms on the hmo licence ? Thanks
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Purchasing a property - is this a common?
I am in process of purchasing a property, it's a Victoria build from 1900s, terraced, and on the standard mortgage valuation report it states: - is there any evidence of structural movement, landslip or heave in the immediate vicinity? YES. - if YES, does it appear to be longstanding and unlikely to be progressive? YES. Is…
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First Time Buyer Seeks Advice
First Time Buyer Seeks Advice I have now received my completion date. I have about 2 weeks until I finally own a house. What's my next step? Best way to sort house Insurance? How soon do I start looking at gas electric providers etc? Even Wi-Fi. What's the best way to source the best deal?
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Asbestos in garage roof
Would be grateful for any advice or words of wisdom on this. I'm a first time buyer. I've had an offer accepted on a property, which I like a lot. Everything has gone smoothly so far. I'd had 3 viewings before putting in an offer. I had a 4th viewing after my offer was accepted, which was purely to show my family the…
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Rats in the loft - My problem or the Landlords
We (my 3 year old daughter and I) live in a 1st floor council flat and despite having a loft hatch we are contractually not allowed in the loft space above. For months now we can hear rats scrabbling around in the roof space above us, but having contacted the council who are our landlords, they want ME to pay for the three…
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Cash buyer
I excepted an offer on a property I have , we excepted way under as it was a cash buyer! It has taken 2 months for him to pass aml checks and now we’ve found out he’s getting a 50% mortgage feel like we’ve been lied to to get a lower rate . We were told should be done in a few months and it’s been 2 months and searches do…
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Getting a mortgage with marker on fraud database.
I’m wondering if anyone can help… At the beginning of last year (2021) I began the process of buying a house through who I thought was a broker, recommended by a couple of friends- who have both used and completed through. At first I didn’t think much of what was going on, he got me a DIP with Nationwide but then further…
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Chimney moss and repointing on survey
Received the following comment on a survey for a 1920s built house we are hoping to buy:Regarding the chimney - the level of moss growth is excessive and it needs clearing as well as localised repointing works.How much of a problem is this really? Anyone else been through this after a survey? It's marked as a 2 on the…
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Completion Statement - Confused
I wonder if anyone help to ease my confusion. We have received our final completion statement for our move next week and their are a couple of thing I don't quite understand even after we have spoken to our solicitor. We are porting our mortgage which is currently at around £58k but the statement shows just under £60k. The…
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Home being repossessed - complicated issue
Hello, my first post here, in name of a friend of mine, were both non-native speakers so forgive me if something is not clear It's complicated, but I'll try to explain everything My friend moved into this property 2 years ago, as they had 1 room left unoccupied. Back in the day there were 4 guys renting but 3 of them moved…