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Lease extension negotiations and alterations to lease
I have started the lease extension process on a flat/maisonnette (formal route) and have a solicitor and a valuation. I will of course be asking these things of the solicitor but in an effort to avoid unnecessary phone/email charges and to get the lie of the land beforehand I'm hoping someone with some experience of the…
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Tricky Final Inspection on Rental Property
Hi all just some thoughts on this one please. After 3 and a half years I have handed in my notice to my LL (also someone I work with) The LL accepted it and mentioned she will be in touch about the final inspection. My concern is the final inspection, on the basis there was no inspection when I moved in, no pics taken etc.…
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Vendor wants to give me money of to sort Deed of Variation after completion. Is this wise?
Hi all, I've been waiting 8 months for a flat purchase in England to go through and am really keen to get moved in as life has been on hold for so long now. The main delay has been Deed of Variations to cover escalating ground rent and issues with the lease e.g. the lack of a mortgage protection clause which could mean I…
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Need Advice: Stick with Slow Solicitor or Switch for New Property Purchase?
Hey everyone, I've had a bit of a frustrating experience with my current solicitor while trying to purchase a flat. Their slow pace ended up costing me the property. Now, I've found another one I want to buy, but I'm torn between sticking with my current solicitor or switching to a new one. My current property sale is…
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New build garage built over my property line
Our home builder has finished the last home in our estate and has put the neighbours garage over our property line. The roof is so low that both myself and my husband have to duck when walking down our side of the house. We cannot open our gate fully We have sent photos to the builder as well as our own solicitor and the…
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It’s back up
So we put an offer on a property a couple of months ago. It was accepted but the vendors wanted to continue viewing the property. We said no - not happy with this. They conceded and we proceeded with the sale. cut to today….buying process is still ongoing. On to the legal side of stuff now. Lots of stuff to read through…
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Landlord won't issue section 13 notice when it is required
I wonder if anyone has had this issue. The landlord notified tenant of a rent increase in a letter, i.e. did not use the prescribed form under section 13. Tenant asked for a section 13 notice, but landlord refused by saying it is not required. However, in this situation it is required. What are the tenants options in this…
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Offer made, but unsure of how to proceed
Our house has been on the market for just under 3 weeks. It's priced at 400k, and an offer has been made for 360k. We're going to reject the 360k as we feel that is too low, but assuming they counter with a higher amount (or someone else offers), I'm not sure what I would accept. When we put the house on the market, there…
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Deed of trust
Hi all looking for some advice please. Me and my husband moved into a house that his parents owned 15 years ago and his name was added to the mortgage alongside theirs. during those 15 years we got married and have paid for and maintained the house. His parents have not paid any contribution to it. it is up for sale now…
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My house is not register in land registry
don’t know from which part to start but this Company supposed to not exist !! Braking so many rules of SRA Code for solicitors !! I bought a house using this company in 2021 as I was first time buyer , today is 2024 and they failed on register my property in land registry , they had time in LG until June 2023 as there was…
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Protected via unilateral undertaking?? What does mean ?
Hi all , I need help with more understanding this email My bank has sent urgent letter asking my solicitors why is not charge yet on my property and they responded more than a month later of saying that the bank has been protected from the day 1 via unilateral undertaking . What does mean ??? We acknowledge your email…
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Are you a first time buyer
A relative of mine is saving into a help to buy ISA for first time buyers. However the has learnt that his wife is going to inherit a property (not in an area they like). Would he still be a first time buyer if his wife inherits the property?
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First Time Buyer!! YES or NO?
Hello, I am buying my first flat in London & I need help regarding if I am considered a First Time Buyer or not. I have just started the process & received the solicitor documents to fill in. One of the documents is about Stamp Duty & mentions the below: "You must tell us about jointly
owned dwellings, inherited dwellings,…
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Ex-Council House - holiday let / long term let
Three years ago, we purchased an ex-local authority house from a private seller, i.e. it hasn't been a council house for over 30 years. Do you think I will be able to rent it out, preferably as a holiday let, but failing that a long term at some point in the future? Any advice appreciated, thanks!
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Can a leasehold flat managed by the leaseholders?
The flat son is interested is leasehold but he said the leaseholders have set a company. Is that possible? No service charge, repairs on ad hoc, not sure whether this is good. Have checked the company, it does not seem to be properly managed. In a conversion of three, who is responsible for building insurance? EA mentioned…
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Demolishing a shared outhouse...
I live in a terraced house. There's an outhouse (used to be toilets) that we share with 5 other neighbours. We own one of the end toilets. Ours, and our neighbours opposite, is dangerous. There are loose slates, rotten bits of timber, bricks literally falling off. Our builder agrees it's dangerous and is happy to demolish…
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Lease Plan Error Before Buying
Hello, My partner and I are prospective first time buyers about to buy a 'Tyneside Flat' property. We have closed our H2Bs, have a mortgage approved and all ready to go when our solicitor has just informed us that there is an error on the lease plan. Essentially the plan shows that we do not have the shared pathway in…
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Does selling online work e.g. Purplebricks?
We have had to move my mum into care and are selling her home. Her house in London needs considerable renovation (not been touched for over 40 years) and we have dropped the price to reflect this, however, after trying two estate agents we have not sold the house. We have had some negative feedback concerning our current…
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Boundary lines
Hi all. Hope someone can help We moved into a new build last year. Have done up the garden and planted a tree in memory of a parent who is no longer with us. Housing developers have now advised us that the fence was built in the wrong place. It was fully finished when we agreed the sale. They want to move the fence up to…
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Memorandum of Sale and GDPR
Could anyone assist with GDPR and Memorandum of Sale please. I have accepted an offer on my property and requested the Memo of Sale so that I can agree what has been offered and included in the sale before I will let my Solicitor proceed. The Estate Agent will not give me a copy as they state it breaches the GDPR. This…