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Q. I am currently based out in the Far East and have decided to sell my buy to let investment. Trouble is it’s difficult for me to get back to the UK to deal with the formalities like placing it on the market and once sold, executing all the documentation via the solicitor. Can this…
Q. I have just re-located back here from New York and my company, one of the larger banks in canary wharf have agreed to rent a flat for me as part of my re-location package. However, a number of agents have refused my offers due to the fact that my company offers a letter of…
Q. Are you able to give me advice on making an offer on a property I am interested in? I am slightly confused given the current market conditions as to what kind of offer is considered acceptable? A. Prior to the credit crunch, an acceptable opening offer would likely have been around 5% below the…
Q. Having just agreed to purchase a two bedroom apartment here in canary wharf and now arranging the legal formalities of the purchase, my solicitor has asked the agent for a copy of the Home Information Pack (HIPS). The agents however have said that the property does not have one as it was on the…
Q. I have just completed on a house I bought for investment and have kept the existing tenants. Under the new TDS (Tenancy Deposit Scheme) regulations I am aware that I have 14 days to register the deposit, however the original AST (Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement) of course is not in my name which…
October marks the roll out of energy certificates (EPC’s) to all buildings. The government has recently updated the energy performance of buildings regulations for energy performance certificates, responding to both consumer and industry needs. The infrastructure is now in place to support 1st of October to go live when the certificate will be extended to…
Q. I am just about to exchange contracts on the apartment I am buying; however my solicitor says that although the lease plan is showing it has 2 parking spaces and the freehold title as registered at the land registry refers to two parking spaces, unfortunately, the lease refers to there being just one space.…
Q. I agreed to purchase the property I am buying with all the furniture included in the purchase price. However after receiving the fixtures and fittings list from my seller’s solicitor most of those items are now excluded from the sale, what can I do, surely this is unacceptable? A. I’m afraid it may be…
Watching the Olympics the other day really drove home the fact that that will be us in 4 years time. Seeing the camera’s pan around the outside of the stadium was enough to restore anyone’s confidence back in the Dockland’s property market despite the impact the credit crunch is currently having across the board. Last…
Q. Is there really any need to use an Estate Agent to get your property sold today? With the internet playing such a big part in most peoples lives surely I could manage this just a successfully without an agent? A. True, you could easily advertise the property yourself both in the local media and…
