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New to the House Buying, Selling & Renting board? Start here
✅ This board is for... * Questions about buying or selling a home * Questions about renting a home * Questions about being a landlord 🚫 This board is not for.. * Debating the state of the economy * Debating house prices in general * Political debates Note: In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place…
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Tenancies in Eng/Wales: Guides for landlords and tenants
post 1 This thread is intended to provide information to both landlords and tenants relating to Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales. Updated April 2020 to include the Coronavirus Act 2020 and July 2020 to include the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations 2020. Topics covered: Post 2: Repairing…
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Boundary dispute
The house at the rear of mine is being sold. The buyer has contacted me to say that the boundary between our gardens is wrong and that she will be removing the current fence and replacing it with a 6ft fence on what she says is the correct boundary. She has not specified what this is but she's clearly after part of my…
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sell or keep BTL?
I bought a flat in 2002, which I lived in for 2 years, then moved in with my partner. I rented it out ever since but am now at a bit of a crossroads in my life and trying to work out the best thing to do. The rental income is currently around 10K annually but it's on an interest-only mortgage which costs around £5300. Add…
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Ribbon Rewards for Rent Payments
Hi there Life has kicked me where none of us want to be kicked. In 2010, My husband and I went bankrupt, lost our home and have been renting ever since - yes I manifest to buy again but he has mental health issues after a breakdown and an attempt to unalive himself. So its just me who is out there working and trying to…
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-Bungalow proving to be a niche property
We're selling a 2 bed bungalow in Belfast with 2 receptions (with great views) and I naively thought bungalows would sell quickly but it's not getting the interest we had hoped and older people viewing it (who we though would be the target market) all say the same thing - there are steps (5-6) outside the kitchen door and…
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Crack in Victorian property wall has got worse in last few weeks - don we notify insurers?
Hi, reposting this in home buying section rather than insurance. We live in a Victorian semi detached house in Sheffield. With the dry weather we’ve noticed what was a hairline crack widen into a 3mm crack at its widest. The crack runs diagonally from our front door, along an internal party wall into our cellar. We had a…
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Neighbour dispute
Mine and my neighbour’s houses have been in our families since they were built. I now own my house, he presumably owns his parents house since they passed, he doesn’t live there, nobody does. He put the house up for sale but it’s in a very poor state of repair and no-one wanted it. I advised him that I would be replacing…
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Buying a property with a Fischer Future Heat Aquaefficient system installed
Hi, I'm seriously considering making an offer on a property I've seen - it's a 200+ year old, grade II listed cottage with mains water and electricity but no gas supply. Heating is supplied via electric radiators, there is no pipework for a wet system and hot water is supplied via a Fischer Future Heat Aquaefficient…
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How to deal with people parking car on my property
Last Saturday when I got up there was a car parked on land I own at the rear of my property that I park on and my visitors use. Initially I asumed the car belonged to a new neighbour who had moved in the previous day and had perhaps simply parked there in ignorance not realising it was my private land. I've been looking…
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deposit gifted by a friend
I currently rent and the landlord wants to sell, They cannot complete on a sale until June 2027 I do not have the savings for the deposit to be able to provide the deposit. However a very close friend has just gifted me some money. They dont want the money back at all. Im being told i cannot use that money as a deposit as…
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To sell or not to sell...
We are considering moving next year and have an idea of which area we would like to move to. This will be the first time I have sold a house and I'm wondering how it all works. I wouldn't want to put ours on the market then we are scrambling to find a house we like, conversely, I wouldn't want to put an offer in on a house…
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duplicate thread - needs deletion
thread needs deletion- opened in error on wrong forum category
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To survey or not
We’re purchasing a detached house built in 2012. It’s been a rental and is liveable but trashed. I’m just getting quotes for a level 2 survey £500-800. And I’m so tempted to not bother and put the cash towards the Reno budget, but would this be mad? We know the boiler will need replacing soon & plan to install a heat pump.…
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Land Registry questions
Hi everyone The Land Registry is here on our Forum to help answer its customers' questions. If you have a question pop it on here and it will do its best to help. Related on MSE: 50+ House Buying Tips Free First Time Buyers' Mortgage Booklet 2018 Remortgage Guide 2018 Ultimate Mortgage Calculator
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Buyer involving his company in house purchase
We have sold our house ( subject to contract) and are almost at the end of conveyancing process with our solicitor asking for exchange dates Our buyers have signed paperwork today at their end We are due to sign in a couple of days But today things took a slightly worrying turn We have been advised that despite signing…
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Renting long term - Employed by own Limited Company
We are looking to rent long term and need to produce 3 months payslips, bank statements etc. We're relocating to a new area and setting up a new project. We already own a Limited Company and will be working under the same name. I have been informed by both my accountant and one letting agent that we are not classed as…
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Unadopted Road
Hi all I am currently buying a property which is on an old unadopted road. There are other unadopted roads off of this road and the road used to access our road is also unadopted. It has never been adopted by the council and I don’t believe it ever will. There are around 15+ properties on the road and the house we are…
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buying freehold of house that has had subsidence
anyone had any experience of this, and would the freehold be easier/cheaper to purchase in this instance?
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Shared ownership flat has lost significant value – what are my options?
Hi, I'm hoping for some advice on what options I might have with my shared ownership flat. I bought a 25% share of a London flat around four years ago, when the full market value was £685k. I put around £50k of my savings into buying it. My partner and I now want to live together and ultimately buy somewhere together. My…
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Mid-Terraced Ex-Council House - "Shared" Passageway
So a few years ago I bought a house, freehold mid-terrace in a block of 4, the middle 2 have an enclosed passageway inbetween which services me and my neighbours back gardens via our own back gates at the end. From the moving information i received from my solicitor at the time, the Land Registry Title Plan shows my…
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New "Have a Look at This" thread
The other one has disappeared and any posts I have made are not listed in either my posts or thanks. This thread is for things like: . Spotting pets in properties . Anything awful - decor, extensions etc . Quirky properties . Timewarp properties . Properties in serious repair and anything which is different and of interest…
