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Buyers lender demanding I instruct a solicitor?

Buyers lender demanding I instruct a solicitor?

I am selling a leasehold flat and 50% share of the freehold. I have a buyer, they have received a mortgage offer. I am doing my own conveyancing. The buyer’s Conveyancers have agreed on the documentation...

6:30 AM, 6th August 2021, About 3 years ago |  16

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Should I sell at 75 and if so how should I go about it?

Should I sell at 75 and if so how should I go about it?

I always said I’d sell my small portfolio of 4 terraced houses, situated in a Northwest town when I reach the age of 75. I’m nearly 73 now, but thinking I should sell now, as the market seems...

9:36 AM, 3rd August 2021, About 3 years ago |  48

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Delivering 300,000 new homes every year is a monumental task

Delivering 300,000 new homes every year is a monumental task...

The government will not achieve its pledge of delivering 300,000 new homes a year until 2028 at the current rate of progress according to research by StripeHomes.  The UK’s housing crisis is long-lasting...

9:31 AM, 3rd August 2021, About 3 years ago |  3

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Management Company – where are the leaseholders’ funds?

Management Company – where are the leaseholders’...

The block of apartments where I have a flat is managed by a ‘right to manage’ (RTM) company. This company retains a ‘management company’ (MC) whose function appears to be to manage...

13:38 PM, 2nd August 2021, About 3 years ago |  7

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One or two estate agents?

One or two estate agents?

I am looking to sell my Buy to Let property when I have vacant possession shortly. I would very much appreciate a view on whether best to instruct one agent or whether instructing two would create better...

10:13 AM, 2nd August 2021, About 3 years ago |  7

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Client Money Protection (Declined) as a letting agent – help?

Client Money Protection (Declined) as a letting agent –...

Hi all, I recently started a letting agency. I registered my company in 2018, but didn’t really do anything until late 2019. I have only been doing let only for the time being until I branched out into...

10:01 AM, 2nd August 2021, About 3 years ago |  9

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Utilities Nightmare taking my time?

Utilities Nightmare taking my time?

Does anyone have any words of wisdom on reducing the pain around dealing with utility companies? I have a small portfolio of HMOs, single lets and serviced accommodation held in a limited company. For...

9:40 AM, 2nd August 2021, About 3 years ago |  10

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Figure plucked out of thin air?

Figure plucked out of thin air?

The dubious managing agents for the freeholder have issued a ‘Notice for Works.’ They are extensive, requiring scaffolding and remedial work to exterior brickwork etc. I have a month to comment...

8:27 AM, 30th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  4

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Rent shortfall – I am prepared to work with him in an amicable way?

Rent shortfall – I am prepared to work with him in an amicable...

Hi, I have a tenant who for some months now has been underpaying the rent since he had a work accident and was therefore rendered unable to work and in receipt of universal credit/disability allowance.

15:37 PM, 29th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  6

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Buying a house with an unapproved loft conversion?

Buying a house with an unapproved loft conversion?

I have reached sale agreed for a semi-detached house and am in the mortgage application phase of the purchase. The house has a converted loft space for storage, with a fixed staircase leading up to the...

15:28 PM, 29th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  19

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Section 20 notice required even if we have the money?

Section 20 notice required even if we have the money?

Hello, I help run a block of 18 flats, the Residents Association was set up when the flats were built and is run by a dedicated few owners. The residents were given the opportunity to purchase the freehold...

10:11 AM, 29th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  3

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Tenant declining access for surveyor until post eviction?

Tenant declining access for surveyor until post eviction?

My tenant has refused entry for the surveyor. I am looking to commence an eviction in November 2021 and now my tenant will not allow access for my lender’s surveyor as I am about to remortgage the...

9:49 AM, 28th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  26

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Can anyone help with a licensing and planning issue in Greenwich?

Can anyone help with a licensing and planning issue in Greenwich?

Put simply, one of our landlords has asked us to take on a 3-bedroom flat in the Royal London Borough of Greenwich. A call to the licensing team confirmed an Additional HMO licence would be required, but...

8:56 AM, 28th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  1

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Tenant’s improvements concerns?

Tenant’s improvements concerns?

I have been letting residential properties for 14 years, but have encountered something for the first time. I have granted an AST to a single retired gentleman, and he has taken possession. He has always...

10:39 AM, 27th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  14

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Small Shop – simple contract?

Small Shop – simple contract?

I am drawing up a contract for a tenant who wants to rent a tiny shop. One door and one single space equating to an RV rentable value of £1,650. An initial 6-month contract rolling (like an AST) thereafter.

10:31 AM, 27th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  6

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Tenant, Neighbour, Agents and the fence?

Tenant, Neighbour, Agents and the fence?

Hello, My property is with a letting agency. The neighbour complained the fence was not in good repair post winds, my responsibility and my boundary. I appointed a professional to put up feathered fencing.

11:10 AM, 26th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  25

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Common repairs in Scotland?

Common repairs in Scotland?

I have an HMO property in a block of flats in Scotland. The block is owned by 6 owners. The owners do not co-operate or share the costs for common repairs. Does anyone have any experience of paying for...

10:54 AM, 26th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  2

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Ceiling Heating?

Ceiling Heating?

Hi all, has anyone heard of ceiling heating in a ground floor flat? This heating is in all 12 flats on 3 floors, the builder Seddons has provided plenty of drying areas outside (washing lines) my electrician...

10:31 AM, 26th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  7

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300% Council tax premium on empty property?

300% Council tax premium on empty property?

In February my daughter (first-time buyer on lowish income) bought an empty terraced house to live in. She could see that the house had been empty for a while but nobody warned her about empty property...

9:49 AM, 26th July 2021, About 3 years ago |  14

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Should I proceed with offering a tenancy agreement?

Should I proceed with offering a tenancy agreement?

Hi Folks, Some sage advice please:- I’ve just referenced two lovely prospective tenants who have failed the comprehensive referencing. They’re both clear of debt and have no CCJ’s, ...

9:29 AM, 23rd July 2021, About 3 years ago |  46

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