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Barrett–Redrow freehold property on land maintained by FirstPort: what rights do homeowners have?
I have lived in a freehold Redrow house for about eight years. Around six years ago, once the housing development was completed, we received a letter informing us that FirstPort would be taking over the maintenance of the estate. This included the roads, pavements, green spaces and the small park. When we bought the…
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Wood Burner Query, Please Help. (Auckland model?)
I'm looking at this wood burner, which I haven't used yet, and I'm trying to determine if only the fire bricks are missing or if there are other internal components as well, such as trays or a mechanism for the ash to fall into the tray. I can easily replace the fire bricks, but I'm unsure how to check if any other…
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Buyer's lender raising Section 38 / road adoption issues – anyone experienced this?
Hi all, I'm hoping someone has been through something similar and can share their experience. We're currently selling our house on a relatively new-build development (less than 5 years old). The estate roads have not yet been adopted by the local authority and the Section 38 Agreement has not been completed. The council…
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Lease has ended but company not leaving
Hi All, please advice I have leased my flat to a company
for 6 years. The lease ended April 2022 but we are now in
January 2023 and I have still not gotten my flat back. The rent been paid has been the agreed rate
since 2016 and as interest rate, service charge etc have all increased I am
running at a loss currently. I…
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Spray foam insulation
Hi. I viewed a house and took my brother and he noticed there was spray foam insulation in the loft. He’s no expert so we asked a family friend who is a builder and he says people struggle to get mortgages with it. I mentioned this to the EA and they said the seller doesn’t have any certifications for the installation and…
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Moving home tips - anything over and above the usual?
There are plenty of lists of 'what to do' and 'don't forget' when you're moving home. All the usual - take readings and inform energy suppliers - book a good removal company - get plenty of boxes and packing tape - make sure you know where the kettle is - don't forget the teabags etc etc etc. But aside from these 'everyday…
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Property not on Land Registry
I have just discovered that my house isn't on the Land Registry. I bought in 1980 and it seems all purchases after 1990 are on the registry. I have searched for info online and gone down the usual rabbit hole of misinformation and adverts for Solicitors. I have the original deeds from 1890 (a true work of art) and details…
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Repayment of a key worker loan
Hi all, I am hoping someone here can help as I am at the end of my tether! Some years ago, my ex and I took out a key worker loan as a deposit for a home. We have since split up and are selling the property. The terms of the original agreement were that they would be repaid the percentage that their original loan covered,…
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How can you confirm the buyer is financially qualified to proceed
I have been with my current estate agency for at least 10 months and it is going down hill due to continuous lies, no communications even within their team and providing details that belongs to other clients and the list goes on. Worse of it all, I had found out that the buyer mortgage appointment was two weeks after the…
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Advice please, poor survey on a property I was hoping to buy.
Hello, I've just received the survey report on a property I was hoping to buy and to me, it sounds like there are too many negatives to it, lots of 2's and 3's in the report and only a couple of 1's, although I don't know if I'm being overly fussy about it, I've never done this before. It's a 1960's built bungalow which to…
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Nationwide Mortgage - Listed building whack-a-mole
Been embarking on my second purchase of a grade II listed house. I have owned one previously, and am no stranger to the potential issues and extra maintenance/investment they need. But my god - I am having a nightmare with getting a mortgage approved with Nationwide. On my previous house - 15 years ago now - it was…
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Share of freehold company and Person of Significant Control
I have a share of freehold where there are 5 flats with 20 shares each. There is a company set up with three directors including me. One person is named as a PSC even though they also have 20 shares so only 20% of the company. They are resigning and another freeholder will become a director. I think it is historical that…
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Estate agent asking for survey report
Hi. So i pulled out of a purchase because the survey came back really negative. Would cost tens of thousands down the line to fix everything. So i pulled out. 2 weeks later the estate agent has asked if i could send them the survey report so they can show it to the seller. Should i do this? I mean i’m not going back in for…
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Periodic Tenancy Agreement Template (private landord)
Hi all, Could anyone advise me on where to obtain a Periodic Tenancy Agreement Template for a private landlord, please? Also, where can I download a Right to Rent document? Many thanks Bruno
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Devaluation of my Property
Hi, just wondering if anyone has experience of a neighbouring property’s Japanese Knotweed potentially affecting their house £value and quality of life? I live next door to a restaurant, and their rear garden is a mass of knotweed, which is encroaching on my boundary - within 2m - and is now growing against the end wall of…
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Neighbour refuses repairs on my side, both leaseholds, freeholder invovled.
i’ll add a bit of background here, i (call me X) purchased a leasehold maisonette ground floor in England in September 2024, my neighbour (call them Y) also purchased their ground floor leasehold maisonette in September 2024. We both have a single upstairs neighbour, so there are 4 properties (2 on my side, 2 on theirs -…
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Estate Agents Confidential/Commercial Information
Is any information an estate agent gives you classed as commercially sensitive or confidential information? For example I've had 3 agents round to do an appraisal, discus marketing, commission rates, etc. All agents give me an estimated selling price, tells me what rate they charge, what upfront fees there are, what notice…
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Auction property
Hi This is my first post so please be gentle. I am due to view a property this week and it's currently being marketed pre-auction. It is a cash purchase only (non-mortgageable) with a high buyers fee. It has been converted however it doesn't have any planning permission or alterations certificates. This would be my forever…
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Lost building control completion certificate for house we are selling
We're selling our house and it is under offer. During the process of responding to conveyancing queries, we have discovered that we have mislaid the building control completion certificate for the loft conversion we had done in 2004 to create a master bedroom en suite. Our solicitor has offered indemnity insurance but the…
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New build signed off by NHBC but active construction site and access always being blocked!
Hi We have just completed on a new build house which we love. It was signed off by the NHBC and we have their warranty certificate. It is in the grounds of an old hotel so there are seperate designated car parking spaces which are a walkway away from the house The hotel is still being renovated and is an active…
