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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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Moving home tips - anything over and above the usual?
There are plenty of lists of 'what to do' and 'don't forget' when you're moving home. All the usual - take readings and inform energy suppliers - book a good removal company - get plenty of boxes and packing tape - make sure you know where the kettle is - don't forget the teabags etc etc etc. But aside from these 'everyday…
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No viewings
My house has been on the market 22 days and I’ve had absolutely no interest, my house is well presented, price guide is the same as comparable properties in my location, it’s listed on Rightmove. This is the first time ever that I’ve had no interest in a property I’m selling and just don’t know why, is the market just slow?
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Air BnB next door - do we have any rights?
We live in a semi-detached house - have lived here for close to 20 years, no issues. However, the adjoining semi to ours was sold in the last few years and the new owner: male in late fifties, did it up extensively to live in - he's single no dependents. I've now become aware he's done this with other properties and let…
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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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Parent living with child
A parent does not own their own property. They live in their adult child's property with their adult child. They contribute £200 a month towards food/bills etc. What implications may their be for a) the adult child's tax and b) potential inheritance tax in the future? The parent sold their own house 10+ years ago. Should…
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Survey Before Buying.
Hi, we sent an offer for a property and stated it was subject to survey. We then had the offer accepted however the estate agent wrote “Unfortunately, the vendor has made it clear that they will not entertain renegotiation based on any survey results. The low pricing of the property reflects its evident need for a complete…
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Buyers purchaser pulls out week before exchange of contracts
Hi, I am just looking for some advice, although I appreciate little I can do. Our house buyers purchaser pulled out, so our estate agent has suggested we go back on the market as the house we are buying are unlikely to wait once they are informed (I literally found out yesterday). I thought maybe we should wait a few weeks…
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Bad survey
I recently viewed a house after the owner sadly died. The people selling the house aren’t living in it and have their own property. The house was in perfect condition or so I thought. I had a survey done on the property and they found that there was a ridge board not fixed properly and advised getting a structural engineer…
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Deed of variation
Hi all I instructed my solicitor (10 weeks ago) to carry out a deed of variation to the leasehold flat that I'm purchasing - it's something linked to the ground rent..I done this to cover myself, as at the time they said my lender was not happy and that if I do come to sell the property down the line I might have issues..…
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Landlord not following legal notice?
Hey all, I'm really sorry to be a bother but I'm very much struggling at the moment and I'm looking to anywhere I can for support and advice. My Landlord has decided to sell up this year. That's completely understandable and I've been very accommodating with viewings, EA visits etc. I wish it wasn't happening, but here we…
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Moving into renting short term
Hi Everyone. New to this Board as MSE didn't exist last time we moved house!! We've sold ours (Subject to contract 🤞 ) and have just secured a new build but we are likely to have to rent for about six months. Any suggestions how best to manage things like mail redirection and telling banks? Don't really want to have to pay…
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Should I question the integrity of my estate agent?
I am selling the family home with my ex-partner. He still lives in the property, while I live in a rental property, and we have chosen an estate agent jointly. The house has been on the market for 5 months, and we haven't found a buyer. My ex-husband has now suggested he buys my share of the house. However, the price he…
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Buying with brother: joint tenants or tenants in common?
Hi all, I am buying a flat jointly with my brothers. We are cash buyers and our family is gifting us the money for the purchase. My brother plans to stay long term here whereas I plan to stay around 6 years in the UK and then might move out to settle down somewhere else in Europe. If we buy as joint tenants, when I move…
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Should the seller have a professional de-infestation treatment to the flat I'm hoping to buy?
Hi - after viewing over 70 flats I've now put an offer on a flat that has become available in the same development I've been renting in for two years. As the previous tenants had two house cats that were never allowed outside of the property, can I specify that the seller has a professional de-infestation treatment carried…
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Compton Group - Insurance - s164 Notice
Nearly a decade ago, a friends freehold was taken over by Compton group. Lease has hundreds of years remaining and a peppercorn ground rent. Compton's modus operandi is to buy up these leaseholds for negligible amounts and then bully legally unaware homeowners in to paying them consent fees, commission or just generally…
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Impact of small deposit on offers accepted
I have two offers on my property at the moment; the first and lowest acceptable offer came a few days back from a couple who have a buyer for theirs, no others.in the chain. I had accepted in principle to their offer but whilst waiting for them to sort and confirm their end I've had another viewing and much higher offer,…
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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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Turning our house into a rental, where to start.
Our house has been on the market for 3 months and hasn't sold. We want to move area (around a 40 minute drive so nothing drastic) and the original plan was to rent in the new area for 12 months then look to buy. We have £115k left on the mortgage and the estate agent valued the house at £250k so we have a fair amount of…
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Off plan new build sales
How early before practical completion do the big developers generally start selling their developments off plan? As soon as they get planning permission? After demolition? After foundations laid? Etc.
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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…