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Selling house - regularise works carried over by previous owner (planning in place)
Hello, I am looking for some advice regarding an issue I’ve discovered while preparing to sell my house. To my surprise, I found out that there was no final inspection for the works carried out by the previous owner, which include a loft extension and a kitchen extension. The planning permission is in place and approved,…
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Leasehold service charges.
Hello all I'm currently in the process of buying a leasehold flat, I have just had sight of the lease & the management pack. My question is going to relate to challenging the service charges based on a few factors that I am going to list below. The current service charge is £1367.00 PA The flat that we are buying is part…
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Not registered for Council Tax 10yrs - do I owe 10yrs?
Hi! Silly question, I misunderstood Council Tax when I took my first self-contained studio, didn't register for Council Tax and now found I should have. I have now registered, of my own volition, but am scared I owe 10yrs worth. Is it likely they will pursue this? There's no way I can pay that quickly! Thank you. Jason
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Solicitor retainer is to only chase once a week? 6 months in with no exchange date
Hi all, I’ve searched through other threads but couldn’t find a similar situation, so I thought I’d post here. We are first-time buyers purchasing a chain-free leasehold flat. We began the process on September 19th, but as of today, there is no clear end in sight. Seven enquiries remain outstanding, and we are still…
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Room Sizes
I have an offer accepted on a 3bed semi detached property but somehow i feel the room sizes might cause problems in the future resale of the house Master bedroom size - 12’7 x 8’2 second bedroom size - 11’1x 9’1 Third bedroom size - 7’5 x 7’5 I am not sure it an king size bed would fit in master bedroom along with bed side…
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“Newer Build” survey
Hi. Could anyone advise if I should get a survey done on a newer build we are looking at potentially buying.? when I say newer build , the house is only 2 years old and built by bovis homes but by all intensive purposes it’s a second hand home , but what I would class as a new build . any advise would be appreciated. We…
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Attic storage and lvl2 survey
Would a level 2 Survey bring up cause of concern if things were stored in the attic just on the installation?
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Moving in with my parents temporarily - address change?
Hi, looking for some advice. The family home has been sold and is due to complete soon and I will be moving back to my parents temporarily. I have set up mail redirection and I am hoping to be at my parents no longer than 6 months. My question is apart from the ones that legally need to show current address e.g. Driving…
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Sellers Pack
Hello All, Please would someone be kind enough to look at the list below and advise on what the buyers solicitor would definatley require me to provide from the Management Company Premier Estates who want to charge £420 for the seller pack. I have already paid for the Land lord seller pack which IS required to transfer the…
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House purchase problem with drain
Hi I am in the process of buying a probate property. The house has a rather large outbuilding, which according to the daughter of the owner, was used as a motor bike repair shop. In the middle of the building there is a large drain hole which, according to the estate agent , connects to the main sewer. My solicitor has…
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Surveyor let himself into my flat and bedroom while i was sleeping, as agent forgot to tell me apt
You really couldn't make up the catalogue of disasters..I know I had an issue with my sellers agent for not letting me measure u[p, butbut this is waaaay worse.. A week ago, I had my 4th change of agent,as they have a high turnover of staff leaving. and I wrote an email requesting that all communication be via email as…
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Cash house buying companies!
Hi everyone, has anyone ever used a company called Bettermove, when selling their property? They can apparently sell within 30 days at a less reduced amount than the property value or buy for an even lower amount within 7 days, with no fees to the seller, only the purchaser. They are registered with ‘the property watchdog’…
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Selling 2 houses to buy 1 big house with an annex
My parents and paternal grandmother are thinking of selling both of their houses and moving into one big house with a granny annex for my grandmother. I would also being moving with them (young single adult). My grandmother owns her house and my parent's have a mortgage on their house. My father is an only child and he is…
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How to market best?
I am thinking of moving. Most of the houses in my area are detached 3 bed houses, with two double bedrooms and one single. Lots of these are marketed as 4 bed, as the dining room is labelled as a bedroom. In my road, there are 22 addresses, of which 4 have parking so parking is difficult, but I have two off road parking…
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Being chased for a statute-barred debt by Property Debt Collection Ltd for Moreland / MW Freeholds
Hi all Hope this is in the right part of the forum. I bought a BTL flat in Cornwall in 2009 and, along with the
other leaseholders, exercised our Right To Manage (RTM) in 2014. I have
duly continued paying the ground rent yearly to the freeholders MW
Freeholds, however their in-house management co…
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COUNCIL TAX LEVY ON SECOND HOMES
Hi everyone, reaching out for some good strong advice here. my scenario>>> I have an elderly aunt and uncle, he's English, 90 yrs she is a Swiss National 85 yrs They have lived in Zurich for over 50 years, they bought a house in UK in 1997. From 97 to 2024/25 they paid the normal council tax going rate . Since 97 they have…
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Unexpected issue with owning / selling my affordable home
14 years ago when I was single I bought a leasehold house. The freeholder is a housing association. I paid 60% of the open market value at the time, and when I sell I can only sell for 60% of the open market value. The HA always describe this as a shared equity scheme - in reality I think it's actually a…
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Red book valuation
Hi everyone, I am selling half an inherited property to a sibling who owns the other half. We have probate. We got a red book valuation for probate but it is now almost 18 months old. Sibling will need to sell their house to buy me out and has not put their house up for sale yet. I am keen to ensure a fair market value for…
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Relocating to short term rental before moving abroad - changing addresses?
We're selling our property and we will be moving to a short rental accommodation for approx 2 months before moving abroad. I've set redirection to the new address from completion date to the date of actually moving abroad, however I was wondering what to do with the multitude of companies that have our address. I know for…
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Wanting to stop using Letting Agent
Hi, I currently rent out my property for £895 a month and the Lenting Agency take a Management Fee of £96.66 (around 11% of the rent). They haven't been the best company, don't do regular visits and when I had a previous tenant, the house was left in a terrible condition which would of been picked up on routine visits. I'm…
