We have now moved on and there has been no contact from anyone other than the leaseholder who is selling. I have not had the usual requests for information from solicitors &/or estate agents - 5...

It all feels very fishy to me, specially as a lady contacted the FMC direct as she enquired to the estate agent and had not heard back and the seller had not heard or her enqiry either !!

any update on what happened in the end ?

thanks RAM, the seller seems to be getting requests for information from his estate agent who says 'if you dont supply the information they will walk away'.

all sounds suspicious to me.

Sorry old post but next time you could get a PO-Box number that the sorting office will still deliver to your new house and keep the actual address hidden. My shooting club secretary uses the PO-Box...

Surely, if you bought the house last year you knew about your family size and this should have been considered. The 5 year period it to ensure people live in the house for the 5 years and not just...

One of our tenants is selling his property and is now 3 weeks into the sale but his Estate Agent cant / wont tell him the name of the buyer.

What is the law here and at what time must he know the...

Thanks, the Water Company have been out and they pointed a finger at the LL (council) as the flow rate is just under their 9 litres per minute at my mains tap.

the bath tap has at least a 7 meter...

Last night I measured the water flow in the various taps and got the following readings.

Kitchen water
from Mains supply Volume in Seconds Flow rate
Seconds for 1 Pint Seconds for 1...

I am sure BT is liable for all cables upto their Master Box. If you unscrew the face plate and look to see if there is a big resister attached to the inside of the face plate then it is the master...

Have you any company insurances that could help ?

Yesterday a small claims case brought by a resident for giving company consent for something he was in dispute with another resident wanting to...

if it freehold or leasehold and does landlord arrange buildings insurance under the terms of the lease ?

Every year you will pay a ground rent and other costs or a service charge. When this is demanded is there a breakdown ?

Normally, every year the insurance certificate will be sent out to all flats...

i was looking at giving a local charity a small donation of £500 and wondered whether i could claim a tax rebate against the flat income.

its allowable for inheritance tax but not sure about...

I am buying a garage and have checked the Land Registry papers that confirm the title, location and no mention of any mortgages etc.

Do i need to have a solicitor do conveyancing or can we just...

Thanks Guys,

I think that you have confirmed my concernes over the situation.

Just needed to bounce the idea to see if it would fly and i think its better to keep empty and try to find a geed...

I have a house that is for sale which i have inherited and a prospective buyer has asked if they can rent it while theirs sells.

I have two flats in rent out and both have been refurbished and...

In Jan 2013 the Green Deal government fund will give any property owner an interest free loan for boiler replacements and the cost is paid back at £20 per month on your gas bill.

Is doing this...

I agree with Ash, call the insurance company or the broker as they are the experts and are there to help you.

Thanks,

i will send him another (3rd) set of papers to sign and advise him that if they are not completed in 7 days then we will cancel the work on his property and by default the property above...

THis is the bit of the lease that mentions what is inclused in the lower & upper maisonette :-

3. IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED as follows :-
A. (i) That there shall be included in the lower...

Thanks guys,

he says he wants it and he wanted to do it for just his flat, we asked to see papers and he refused. He is a builder by trade - not that i am infering in any way that there was any...

There is no mention of who is responcible for what but it does say that internal painting must be done every 7 years and external every 3 years by the LH. If they dont then the FH may appoint workmen...

A leaseholder asked about getting insulation in the property for himself and we (MC) have taken over the project. We have advised all the LH that we were arranging this and that they would need to...

Cant you issue a letter to ALL shareholders and explain that after checking the company records it would appear that the durrent directors appear not to have been correctly elected in accordance with...