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Bought house, wood burning stove gone!
As per title, My son & his family completed on a house purchase yesterday, only to find that a nice wood (or multi fuel?) stove that was there in the front room when they viewed, has now gone. It was a nice cylinder shape with large glass door. Sellers have left the chimney. I've told him to ask his solicitor whether that…
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Vendors solicitor has not registered the leasehold
So I’m in abit of a pickle….we’re only 9 weeks into conveyancing and my buyer is being really pushy and wanting to move in within the next 3 weeks. Issue is my onward purchase is having issues with the title deeds (and their solicitors are painfully slow). They bought the freehold and leasehold together in 2015 (using the…
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Buying a flipped house?
I've had an offer accepted on a top floor maisonette. I have come to find out through googling that it was bought and sold twice last year which is a bit worrying (land registry). So the current seller just bought it to flip it. 2024-07-24 £115,000 2024-03-08 £113,800 For it to have sold so cheaply, and twice tells me…
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Section 106 Variations
We are part of a new housing estate that has a management company looking after the green areas etc of the estate. Recently they asked us for additional payments to replace a small footbridge over a waterway just outside the boundary of the estate. After some back and forth it was agreed that fell into the section 106 and…
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Management Company
I am a director / lease holder on the estate management company. the company are refusing to show us accounts, work logs and receipts. We have no O&M manual, solar panels that don’t work so paying extortion bills for an apparently low cost lights in fact more than I pay a year to run my flat. The freeholder are saying they…
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How important is right of way stated in TP1 on a new build estate?
We (the residents) are about to take over the running of the management company from the developers. It is a small estate of less than 20 freehold houses and we have now been given copies of the TP1’s for each house. There are a few roads, grounds, drains etc that we have to pay service charges towards. Each TP1 should…
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Charges on Register
The Registered Title of my property is in my name but has an old Charge against it (1931). I am now selling on. Is it really necessary for me to get an Indemity to cover this? It wasn't advised when I purchased 5 years ago.
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Buyers solicitor asking us to pay Indemnity Insurance
Selling our house and the buyers solicitor has come back with more enquiries. The driveway was installed by the previous owner over a decade ago and so we have no information regarding this. So the buyers solicitor is saying they will require Indemnity Insurance at my expense. It says that local search results also confirm…
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Minor Defects on new build. Within 2 years
I purchased a new build property from a local small company (2 owners, limited company) and the property came with a structural warranty policy which covers the 10 year period. The builders are not responding to my requests for some MINOR defects to be rectified (less than £1000). The structural warranty policy states that…
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Long Stop Date - Legal Rights!
Can anyone tell me what my legal rights are if the long stop date is not met? I know I can walk away and get my deposit back but what about additional extra’s that I have paid for? Am I entitled to that money back too? We reserved the property in Nov 2020 (£500 reservation fee). We then exchanged contracts in Jan 2020 with…
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Very old electricity wayleave
Hi Has anyone re negotiated a very old electricity wayleave? It was my mother's house and she passed last October and it is now my brothers. As I have LPA I need to do my best for him and the payment is very low (<£20 a year). I have a copy of the agreement and it was signed in 1955. There seems to be no end date or any…
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Selling house/searches
I am selling house offer accepted on 19th May Memorandum of sale also sent to all party's on 19th May. My solicitor informed me that they have sent over contract of sale over to the buyers solicitor on 20th May. I was then asked to fill in fitting and fixtures forms which my solicitor confirmed that they sent this over to…
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Merging old leasehold into existing freehold, with no mortgage
Hi all, I'll try to describe the situation as clearly as possible: -Property is a house, and there exist two separate titles assigned to it - an old (original) leasehold and a (newish) freehold.-There is no mortgage on the house, so it should be simpler.-Checking with the Land Registry I can see that several houses on the…
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Mortgage declined, how successful are appeals ?
Hello A little background: in 2017 I had to take out a DMP , I then got on top of my finances and closed it in October 2018. However, as this is still within 6 years I have adverse credit history. My score is quite good now and keeps going up. I'm single and buying a house on my own. First house at the age of 45! I also…
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Land Registry Help please
Trying to keep this brief, so please ask if you think more details are needed. Following my Grandfathers death some years ago, property was left in Trust. In 2012 the property was registered, the two trustees at that time were listed as owners. under Title Absolute it just states Proprietor then each of their names and…
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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…
