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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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HELP-New roof has been fitted & building control wont sign off-
Hi, First time poster here and in a very worrying position so looking for advice on what we should do next. We are selling our house and have accepted an offer from a cash buyer, the person we are buying a house from isn't in a chain so could be moving very quickly! We live in an older property so before we put house on…
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Selling - Open market or modern method of auction(MMoA)
Have researched on the internet so I understand the mechanics, but would like to hear from people who have experienced the MMoA. Inherited property, detached bungalow, circa £300K aged mother in-laws house so quite 'tired' needing work at some stage. My worry is the estate agents are pushing hard on MMoA, which they would…
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Timelines for payments on sale completion - solicitor c*ck ups
Hi It's been 10 years since I sold a house so memory is a bit short on the facts on this. Due to mess ups by the solicitor, my sale completed quite late in the day on Friday 3rd May. They have had the audacity to charge me CHAPS fees on my completion statement for the payment back to myself. The mortgage was fully redeemed…
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My tenant has put the electricity bills in my name without permission
Any advice
on my situation would be appreciated. I have a restaurant tenant who is about
£30k in arrears and I just found out today I think he has put the electricity
bills in my name as I just got a letter from EDF that I have an account to pay
the electricity. The tenancy
contract which in the 1954 tenancies act is…
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Dealing with Estate Agents
I get they don't want to waste their time with timewasters but they all seem to ask your current position before they'll agree to a viewing..... Our house is on the market, had a few offers, its likely to sell very soon. I just don't want to tell the Estate Agents that its not actually sold yet in case they lose interest a…
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Help to take landlord to court for illegal eviction
I am a tenant in England and Wales. My 12-month contract was signed on Oct 2022 & I am currently on rolling. My Landlord has served my S21 notice on Form 6A and asked me to leave on 5th Feb 2023. I got a confirmation from CA that s21 is not valid. However, a few days back while I was not at home, my landlord threw all of…
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Indemnity insurance for listed building consent
Hi Wondering whether anyone has any recent experience with this. There is a thread on here frrom 2021 but that's old now. We are buying a listed property which has had some garden rooms erected. I cannot find any listed building consent or planning for these so it has been suggested we get an indemnity paid for by the…
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Solicitor held my money for 20 years should I get interest on top of the capital amount
My solicitors who acted in conveyance for me in a sale of my property just contacted me. They found they had accidentally withheld a significant amount of money on my file/account - unbeknown to me. They rang me to ask for my details to pay me the amount. After confirming it was the solicitors and not a scam they took my…
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Completing AP1
When a property is being transferred to a company (AS1 completed following the death of the owner) ,who is the applicant on the AP1 (question 6)? Does it have to be the executor or can it be the company who is the beneficiary or other person? Thank you.
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Chattels valuation: is it proportionate?
Hi all, We are first time cash buyers in London. We found a flat we really like in London. Asking is 650, we offered 620 which was rejected. EA has got back to us and suggested to offer 625 + 5k for chattels which would be okay for us as the house comes furnished. This would allow us to stay below the 625k stamp duty…
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Is this extension a problem?
Hi there! Looking to offer on a converted telephone exchange which is very lovely but has some quirks. I have concerns about the bathroom that was an extension and seems to be directly up against the boundary wall of the neighbour. I have no experience here and I'm not sure if this is the red flag it looks like or not.…
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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…
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Boundary clarity
My neighbours removed the boundary fence between our properties and put up a new one 50cm onto their land (ie we now have 50cm of their land our side of the new fence) - initially saying it had been in the wrong place (now they have admitted they put it in the wrong place). They initially said they were responsible for the…
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Should I buy house with a garage under a coach house?
I’m a first time buyer and have found a detached home that would be ideal for what I need. The house has a garage, however it is detached from the house and has a coach house above it. I’ve been warned by family members that I should steer clear as I likely wouldn’t own the garage (it’d be leased from the coach house) and…
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Renting - credit check of new tenant
Hi, My tenant is moving out and I have found a new tenant privately. I do not have an estate agent. Could I please have some advice 1. How can I credit check the new potential tenant? 2. Do all adults need a credit check or just the person responsible for paying the rent? Thanks Deepam
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How do these "we buy any house" companies work? Specifically "SmoothSale"?
We went to view a house on 4th August, which we decided not to buy. Then on 11th August, we noticed it was no longer listed with Haart, and is now on Rightmove with SmoothSale (https://www.smoothsale.co.uk/). We still don't want to buy the house, but are curious as to how it would work (in case we see another like this).…
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Buying a relatives property.
Hi, I have read a few threads about buying the property of a deceased relative, but as far as I can see, there are no threads about my question. Myself and my sibling have been named in a relatives will to inherit their property. The relative has now gone into a residential home and is very happy there. I am interested in…
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Who would hold the lease please?
Hello, my 87 year old aunt lives 400 miles away from me on the IOW. She is in a leasehold flat and has just told me she wants to go into assisted living, which will involve selling her flat. I asked her how many years there are on her lease and she isn't sure - and thinks her solicitor holds her lease? I've had a look at…
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Depressed our chain broke and now house not selling
Hi all. I really hope to receive a response because I need to know if there is hope. We had our house on the market last year. It sold fairly quickly. We found a house and was all good to go even with a completion date , but then our buyers buyer chain fell. Then they found a new buyer. Again all seemed well but they found…
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Mortgage free dilemma
Me and my husband are almost 50 years old and through work and sacrifice now own 2 properties, both of which are now mortgage free. We're considering selling our first house, which we've had tenants in since 2009, to purchase another one of roughly equal value. However, we've been informed that we'll face a significant…