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Additional survey request from buyer
Hi all, This is my first post, been an anonymous lurker for quite a while :smile: I accepted an offer on my Victorian Terrace recently, which I have lived in for 12 years, it was just over the asking price as I had 3 offers the day after it went on sale. I accepted the highest offer from a cash buyer who wanted to rent it…
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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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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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Build to rent vs build to sell planning
Do build to sell developments have the same planning permission as build to rent. There’s a developer in my area who builds a lot of built to rent apartments and has recently started building another in the area which I am quite interested in. In response to a local resident who commented on the planning that this builder…
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understanding contract
I have been renting a flat for 6 months and about to sign long term contract , rolling type. So it would be for a year initially and then just rolling from then. Does it mean I must stay here for a year , cant give a notice if lets say I need to end the agreement? And then after a year I can give a notice if I need to. Or…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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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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Offers over versus Guide price
We are selling a house in London in Tottenham and we have had 2 estate agents round to value the property. Filtering all the garbage sales talk, the realistic price for the property is £515k - £525k. One agent has recommended we go to market with guide price £525k and the other says he doesn't think this is a good idea as…
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Company Owned Residential Property
Hi, is there a way we could without selling the property transfer it to being privately owned by myself and my husband instead being owned by the Limited Company that my husband is the sole director/share holder of? The reason for asking is that we are preparing for retirement and do not know what to do with the property?…