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What to do when buying a flat

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  • propertyman
    propertyman Posts: 2,922 Forumite
    Cheeky bump.
    Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
    Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold";
    if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
  • Bella56
    Bella56 Posts: 215 Forumite
    Very informative post, thanks.
    Debts 2004: £6000..............................................Aug 2007: £0!!!!
  • propertyman, if only we'd had this info years ago when we bought our leasehold flat. We were so green!!! Seven years and a lot of stress and one expensive lease-extension later, we are still having probs with it.

    Hopefully your post will save some buyers a lot of hassle and money. Keep bumping.
  • Bump in the night
    Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
    Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold";
    if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
  • Tumtitums
    Tumtitums Posts: 331 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    you should publish this on a simple website where people can search for it via google, yahoo etc
  • propertyman
    propertyman Posts: 2,922 Forumite
    Tumtitums wrote: »
    you should publish this on a simple website where people can search for it via google, yahoo etc

    Thanks for that- I did email MSE to ask if they would consider it as a sticky but they didnt even bother to reply. :doh:
    Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
    Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold";
    if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
  • propertyman
    propertyman Posts: 2,922 Forumite
    bump bump :D
    Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
    Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold";
    if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
  • propertyman
    propertyman Posts: 2,922 Forumite
    Tumtitums wrote: »
    you should publish this on a simple website where people can search for it via google, yahoo etc

    Its available her

    http://leaseholdpropertymanager.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/what-to-do-when-buying-flat.html
    Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
    Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold";
    if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
  • aligloo
    aligloo Posts: 16 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Great post- and worthy of being a sticky I think!
    Thanks:T
  • newbridge
    newbridge Posts: 249 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Cashback Cashier
    Wish I had come across this one before I spent £££ and then decided against buying due to management company issues.
    [STRIKE]Deposit: 25000!!/15000[/STRIKE] Homeowner :j
    quidco cashbacks- 1142.81
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