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[Hayleydenice93]

Hiya

i need some advise on my situation in regards to this flat offered to me and my partner. We viewed a flat which was in an old office block which had been converted into service apartments and then refurbished into flats.

The agency we viewed the flats through did not want...

[sporter82]

I have let my flat out for 2 years in June and I get on well with the tenant and have had no issues with him. We decided not to pay the letting agent fee's to renew the tennancy as I had been managing it all myself with no problems. I think it would be nice to give the tenant some piece of mind, and...

[Nadinec]

I've been offered a flat within a large cottage that is being renovated into two flats. At the minute the bottom area of the cottage is still being renovated and there is still a stairway/access from the bottom flat to my flat. The landlord is currently in the process of sorting out my own access, which...

[Conflicted]

Dear All,

I'ma bit confused on where to start my research, I hope you can help.

I have a 70sq m first flat maisonette with share of freehold. I think I can release around30sq m from the loft space. I'm wondering whether I can get two flats out of it. If so, I have these...

[hideyspidey]

HI
i have a local authority lease dated 18/02/07 with a commencement date of the same, however my flat was the second to be sold in the block with the first being in 1999. Surely the commencement date should be 1999 the same as my neighbours lease and the date of when the first property has been...

[NewAdventure]

If one lives in South London and can raise around £120k via private funds for property investment. Is it better to purchase 1 bigger more expensive property e.g. 3 bed house (£350k-£375k) or purchasing two smaller properties (1 bed flats each which £230k-£240k)?

Which strategy is a...

[BulkingBad]

Hi, I am moving into a new flat at the beginning of next month and have just received my copy of the tenancy agreement.

The flat is top floor and there is access up to a roof terrace. There are 2 flats on my floor however one is empty so currently it would only be me who could access...

[sporter82]

Yesterday I let my property through a letting agent, the tenant says they charged him 6weeks rent as a deposit plus the first months rent plus £200 for referencing and tenancy agreement. They also charged me 1months rent plus vat. The tenant plans to stay for the long term and has a 12month tenancy...

[M4006hb]

I'm looking to purchase a 1 bed property just outside of London which currently has 85 years unexpired on it's lease. It was on the market for 250k but we had an offer of 239k accepted.

The ground rent is current £510 per annum and follows a pattern of the below:

510...

[Caf20012]

Hi all,

Recently I've sort of got myself in a little predicament in terms of other tenants in the building and I would like some advise, but let me give you a background story.

I've been renting a property for little over a year, and during this my parter and we decided...

[tenant25]

Hi all

I have been given a notice to quit my council flat. I am living at this council flat for the last 25 and always pay my rent on time with direct debit. My godson is living with me the last 5 years and he is registered with all the necessary paper given to the council before moving...

[RoundTheWorld]

Hello!

I've owned my flat for just over a year. I'm going travelling so going to rent it out a professional person.

Do I need to legally disclose all the facts about the flat?

We currently have an issue with the back court - it's really messy as tenants...

[simonrobson]

Hi,
I'm new to this forum and this is my first question, so thanks in advance for your responses and help.

I just completed on a leasehold one bedroom basement garden flat in the Preston Park area of Brighton. It was a cash purchase.

The flat is perfect to turn...

[LLH1979]

I am the owner of a groundfloor flat in a circa 1890's clock of 5 flats. The gas meters for all flats are located in my flat as well as what look like a mains power switch for each flat. Is there a legal requirement for these to be in a communal area given the age of the property? I am being asked...

[charlesf]

Hey guys, signed up to this forum specifically for help with this question,

Basically I'm moving into my first flat on Friday, I bought it so i'm not renting etc. It's leasehold/share of freehold.
in my lease it says I should have carpet, but to me carpet seems very dated and...