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Purchase of council property
My search pack has come back and has identified some areas that need attention. Should I be concerned about these things and pay for what needs to be done? We have identified a risk of ground stability hazards at the property. So a survey is recommended for the site We have identified the property to be within an area that…
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To early to drop price?
Hi all, I'd really appreciate some advice. Our house has been on the market for 6 weeks, we have had 4 viewings and another booked for this week. I think we are sensibly priced (I trust our estate agent who has very good local knowledge) but probably priced more than other houses similar to ours, and they have drives…
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Leasehold Flats - Self Management
Hi all - looking to see if anyone has experience of the following scenario. Block of 8 leasehold flats. A management “company” was created, I believe between the original owners. Each of the 8 owners have a £1 share in the company. The management / admin of this has been handed down between various owners through the years…
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Advice please
Our house has just gone on the market today. Over the last four weeks, we’ve seen four properties we were interested in sell within a week, so in our area, you really have to be ready to move quickly. What’s making me anxious is the idea of selling but not being able to find a suitable home in time. I know this is a…
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Help! How to sell mixed residential / commercial property (single deed)
Hello forumites, My dad has lived in his house for 40+ years - its a 4 bed townhouse with a shop on the ground floor. The shop is currently rented out to a tenant who runs a business from there, but this tenant is moving on next month. The house is in a well-kept, if dated, condition. House and shop are all on one deed. My…
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buying land - what does this covenant/ charges register mean pls?
Hi, Im looking to buy some land and downloaded the reigsiter. Could anyone translate what this means please into layman's terms? Ill be using a solicitor but wanted to see if there were any red flags in the title register in advance. Any advice or insights would be great. There is no yellow area road on the title plan as…
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HMO Scotland
Hi Everyone, Eldest is flat hunting in Scotland with some friends and has a couple of options. I know if they rent a flat with three or more it needs to be an HMO. A friend owns a flat and could rent either one or two rooms as big living kitchen - does that also need an HMO if it is owner occupied? Think they have all the…
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AIP confusing
AIP £138,250 - this is 63.34% mortgage £80k deposit (equity in our current house with £10k left for fees/moving costs etc) with the new house purchase price we’re looking to buy being £218,250 I’m just confused as to how this works. We’re looking to sell our home for £140k this is what the AIP was based on but if we sell…
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Would you buy a house with for a nice price but with a huge oak right beside the wall?
I know that these kind of houses are cheaper for a reson but i wander how to calculate it, and if cutting down the tree beside the house is a game worth playing.
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Buyers solicitor requesting docs that don't exist?
We're in the latter stages of a move and have 2 queries from the buyers side that we don't seem to be able to agree on. The house we're selling is 10 years old and the queries relate to docs from the time of the house build. Firstly, we have been asked for 'building regs approval' for the entire estate, from 2014. Our…
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Selling house, will be in a chain
So after failures at part exchange we have decided to sell privately. I'm likely overthinking but if we sell, we still need to find somewhere in order to complete. This is the position for most people I'm guessing other than those lucky enough not to be in a chain? We had our eye on 4 but they've sold in the first week!
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Housing Association says the Fencing I paid for will belong to them!!
Can anyone help with advice please. The fencing between myself and my neighbour fell down in my garden. We were going to go half but they have now decided not to. I had a visit as I needed permission. I was asked lots of questions. So are you going to be having concrete posts and gravel boards? Answer NO I cannot afford…
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Tax Advice when renting out a property.
Hi all I could do with some advice around buy to let. My first question is if I buy a property with savings can i offset income against the amount I invested ? eg Say i put in £30k savings can i repay the £30k back to a savings account from rental income . The way i’m looking at it is i’ve not made any profit until i get…
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Title plan doesn’t include rear driveway
Hi! I am looking into purchasing a property that has rear access via a driveway that backs onto the road behind. My solicitor has advised that there are no rights in the title plan to use this access way. Where can I find out whether this area actually belongs to the property and that I have the right to use it as a…
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Advice needed
Hi All I put an offer in on a property. When the EA sent me a copy of the offer i had made in an email just to confirm they had sent the offer to the seller, they mistakenly sent this email (meant for me) to me AND the seller with all my details on. They sent another email straight after telling me to disregard the…
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Leaders management agency new fees
Hi All,I currently rent a property and have the used Leaders top 'premier managed' for a number of years. They have been pretty good, although been easy money for them as the same tenants have been in for 7 years now, and are no trouble at all and have just renewed last week for another 12 months. My fees to Leaders work…
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Confused with House type
Hey guys, Hope you’re all well. A bit confused with a property we are looking to purchase… so the blue circle is the property we are looking to buy and then it’s attached to another two properties where the blue arrow is pointing (to the garage and one habitable room upstairs). No building attached on the other sides. Is…
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Estate agent fees for withdrawing property from market
If you market a property and then decide to take it off the market for whatever reason (before accepting an offer), is it normal to have to pay a fee to the estate agent?
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Free alternative to Nimbus maps (check if multiple properties are private/council owned)?
Does anyone know of any free or low cost alternatives to Nimbus Maps? There used to be a free basic account option which allowed you to hover over a map and see if a property was privately owned or Council / HA etc It seems they've done away with the free version now and the cheapest option is £125 a month! We're…
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Buying a non-standard construction home - terrible idea?
Hi Moneysavers, I am currently looking at moving to my next home, one I have my eye on is non-standard construction, advised as "straw prefab" by the Estate Agents. No other information available from the vendor or agents, and I've not been able to find much information online about it, other than I believe the most common…
