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Q. I am a tenant and have been having issues every time I report a fault in my apartment to my Landlord. I have had an ongoing problem with the boiler and have had numerous days without any hot water or heating and yet nothing ever gets resolved. What can I do to change things…
Q. I am selling my house in the country and moving to London and found my dream riverside residence and after three long months of conveyancing was ready to exchange yesterday only to be given the news that my buyers buyer has dropped out resulting in a break in the chain. As you can imagine,…
With the current sales market at boiling point and open house viewings resulting in multiple offers and sealed bid situations I was recently challenged by a buyer that agents attribute to gazumping by continuing to put other offers forward to the sellers even once an offer has been accepted and has been placed into solicitors…
Q. I have had an offer accepted on a property but the agent has informed me that the seller is looking for a non-refundable deposit of £25,000 in return for an exclusivity period. Apparently he has had a buyer pull out the day before exchange so he is keen to ensure this time things actually…
Q. I agreed to buy a property over a month ago now and everything is going well, I have had the survey back which is fine and am now in receipt of my mortgage offer too but I have just had terrible news. My agent has just called to say that someone that viewed the…
Q. I am hearing more and more about online Estate Agencies and there is even talk of a new TV show being launched covering that very topic. My wife thinks it may be a good idea and a great way to save money but I still think there is nothing like meeting someone and having…
With the first half of the year already behind us, what’s really going on in the London property market? Property bubble, property boom, are just a few of the favourite property guru’s expressions flying around. It’s everywhere, in the papers on the news, yes we have had an extremely surprising 2014 so far. Momentum for…
Q. I am buying a property and the estate agent has asked me for a copy of my ID and proof of address. I always understood that it was the seller that needs to provide ID not the buyer. Do I really need to comply with this request or is it just an incompetent estate…
Q. I am a landlord with several rental investments and have recently received an offer via my agent from a serviced apartment company. The agent has highly recommended them but they want to use their own contract and will not pay the usual deposit only provide us with a letter of intent. Do you think…
Q. I have recently purchased a Leasehold property for investment and intend to rent it out as soon as the refurbishment has been completed. I have heard that if you have a leasehold property and intend to rent it out, in effect sub-let you need to notify the managing agent who are then likely to…
