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Ground rent above £250pa
Hi all, I wonder if anyone has had recent experiences of being able to sell their flat with a ground rent above £250 per year. We have had a nightmare in that we lost two buyers, not due to the ground rent, but now we are in the process of trying to sell again and our buyers have settled on a lender that we know will not…
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Ground Rent Claim Advice
Hi Bought a house back in September 2020. Was sent a letter for the first time for collection of ground rent in Jan 2022 for Mar 2020 to Sep 2021. Ground rent was requested for my property and 3 others - which I was unaware of at the time but my property registry confirms all 4 houses are on one. Anyway, fast forward to…
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Survey AFTER buying house
We’ve recently bought our first home after doing a level 3 survey (building/structural). Now we’ve moved in and are generally happy with the house. However, we want to get a few things checked out before too long. The surveyor glossed over some issues by saying things like “ couldn’t move the furniture “ etc. Now we want…
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Thinking of buying house but owner didn’t play by the rules with planning permission - ok or not ok?
Trying to gauge if this is a common thing that many people do.
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Roof Terrace - not in title - possible problems ?
Hello all, I am thinking of putting an offer in for a 1st floor flat (top) which has access to a terrace - a flat roof above the kitchen - the ONLY access to it is through the flat but this is what is written in the sellers pack: * Please note that the Seller informs us that they use a roof terrace, but this is not…
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Completing and no responses
Hi, we are trying to complete on a new build property. Throughout the process the developer has been extremely slow. We are now at a point where all we need is them to send an updated epc so we can complete. This has not happened for 3 weeks and now they are ignoring emails and calls. We think this will stop us completing…
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Rent or not to Rent
First off apologies for the very long message Myself and my fiance Ryan (not married yet so can't benefit from that, lol) bought a house together with a 5 year fixed rate mortgage. We are almost 3 years into this and now face a dilemma. Ryan might have the chance to relocate to an area we are more than happy to move to.…
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Section 21 and late deposit protection
Ok, deposit protected late on initial tenancy (in 2020) but new tenancy agreed some time later. Is a section 21 notice prohibited until deposit returned or a section 214(1) claim resolved? Shelter, for example:…
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Newly Inherited Disrepaired House - Options/Suggestions
Hi All I'm looking for some advice and recommendations really on what my next steps could or should be: Background: I currently live in the 1910 family home and lost my father around 12 years ago, this hit my mum pretty hard and lost her just over a year ago. When my dad passed she never changed the ownership into her name…
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Nasty letter from freeholder of retirement housing
Hi, I am seeking some advice for an older friend. She bought a flat a year ago in a small retirement housing block which was advertised as being for the over 60s. She was 61 at the time. She has been very happy there until last week when she received this letter from the freeholder Shenstone Properties Ltd. "We write with…
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Property with Leasehold and Freehold Titles
It turns out that when the previous owners of my house bought the freehold they left in place the leasehold title. This is not uncommon I understand. I am now looking to sell and am informed that this will increase the fees payable despite the leasehold title being effectively superceded. Does anyone know what should I…
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Buying property with NHBC warranty & roof issue
Hi - I wondered if people could help with this question: I am buying a property with an NHBC warranty - the survey has identified an issue with the tiles on the ridge line - the tiles have become detached from the ridge matting. The vendor has submitted a claim under the NHBC warranty and apparently it takes 10 days to get…
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Ending joint & severally liable tenancy early
Daughter and boyfriend have signed up for academic year 2025-26 in a jointly and severally liable tenancy close to her Uni, now he wants to live closer to his Uni which is in the next town(he drives, she does not). The boyfriend believes they will just lose their deposit. Contract states they are liable until new tenants…
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DIY conveyancing Selling a Leasehold Flat to the Leaseholder/Managing Agent in a Short Timescale
My Wife and I are selling a Leasehold Flat [removed by Forum Team] The leaseholder has
made us an offer we are likely to accept ( £148,500 ) His funds
are likely to be available Early march Anyday now Now the Important
Info My Wife and myself
were directors of the leasehold company and we built and managed
the Apartments…
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Leaving before tenancy ends
Having had numerous problems with LL and flat, which is badly affecting my MH now, I have found somewhere else to rent. I cannot use my six month break clause until next month, so I will have to pay rent until the six months are up, but as I shall clear out and leave it in a load better state than when I moved in, plus I…
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Are we being messed around?
Hi all, In the process of selling our leasehold flat and buying a new property. We had an offer accepted on a property back in August after a couple of weeks of being advised that the seller needed to check he could accept the offer as was buying a new build and for various reasons needed to check he could accept our offer…
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Solicitor over-charging for house purchase, as they already have my business for house sale
I recently sought quotes for both House Sale and House Purchase from a range of solicitors/conveyancers. I went with a firm that provided a reasonable quote for both Sale and Purchase, and had good reviews. I instructed them for the sale straight away, and everything has been going fine. Three weeks later, I am now ready…
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Land at rear of property to be used as private garden not included in sale
Hello was hoping someone on here would be able to help. I am currently in the process of buying my first property. I have paid for the title deeds and noticed there is a plot of land to the rear which is mentioned on the title however is not included in the sale. upon investigation this land can only be used as a private…
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McCarthy & stone
I recently purchased a property from McCarthy & stone that they had taken in part exchange from the previous owner. The issue I have is that I keep getting letters from British gas relating to a bill under their tenure. Despite multiple emails etc over a month, they still haven't settled the bill. I have received a further…
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Advise on landlord claims please
UPDATE ON BELOW Just had a call from the agent. Landlord is claiming entire deposit of £1,500 for - Re-carpet entire house on a minimum 4 year old carpet and all we did was 1 stain in the living room Painting entire house - not painted in a minimum 4 years and we touched up the walls 2 holes in brickwork for 2 screws that…
