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Q. As the owner of a Freehold house I am seriously considering selling up and buying an apartment within one of those gated complexes with all the facilities like a 24 concierge service and gym etc. Whilst I’m almost sure this is what I’d really like to do I have had a few warnings against…
Q. A friend and I are super keen to get on the property ladder but financially on our own it literally seems like an impossible task. We have not only been priced out of the London market but we also don’t have massive deposits either. Recently we have been toying with the idea of a…
Happy New Year and welcome to my first column of 2017. After a year of political surprises and economic uncertainty I don’t believe there will be extensive house price inflation in 2017 and the number of transactions will remain steady; according to a survey undertaken by members of the NAEA almost half (43 per cent)…
So that’s it then, the end of another year, a year that the majority enshrined in the property world will proclaim as difficult and unexpected. Early 2016 started off well actually following on from the previous good tidings of 2015, with a stable and ever increasing market Joe public was feeling very settled and bright…
A regular complaint by my client Landlords is that their new tenant that has just moved in is way too demanding. This complaint is generally more specific to new Landlords given they are not used to the behavioural pattern that a new tenant generally seems to have when they first move in to their new…
Q. My Docklands apartment is reaching 80 years left on its lease, which I have been advised, presents mortgage problems for future buyers. In response the management company is offering leaseholders a new 99-year lease extension (for about £10,000) or the freehold (for about £20,000). Is there any material benefit to owning the freehold to…
Q. I’m a Landlord of Multiple properties and I’m currently having huge problems with my managing agents that look after the properties for me. I really don’t think I can tolerate them much longer but feel like I have my hands tired as most of the tenancies have at least six months still left on…
Q. My partner and I have recently rented a room in a house and everything seems fine so far but I am a little concerned as a friend at work has suggested as a lodger I do not have as many rights as a tenant. To be honest I’m not really clear what the difference…
Q. I want to sell my shared ownership (Part buy part rent) property and am in the privileged position of now owing the property outright. Firstly, can I just take it to the open market or do I have to inform the housing association first as do part owners and also can I expect to…
Q. I’m hearing a lot of rumbles on the street about online estate agents that can sell your property for a very competitive fee. Having never sold a property before and although just like most I am keen to save on the selling fees, I just don’t know whether it’s worth taking the risk. That…
