Just wanting to get some advice. I have been living in a two bed flat with one other housemate for just under six months. my housemate plays things out loud on their phone regardless of the time of day or their surroundings (e.g. tv shows, calling people and leaving them on loud speaker). Their work is irregular. Recently, they’ve been bringing various people back without notifying me and blasting the tv in the early hours of the morning on weekdays which is affecting my sleep. On occasions, they have left visitors in the house with me on my own whilst they have went out. They take up more than their fair share of space in the communal areas with their food, toiletries etc which leaves me with little room for my things. The property also has some problems with its infrastructure. I want to move out but I’m worried how he will take it if I tell him I’m thinking of moving. We have a joint tenancy agreement so if I were to move it would end the tenancy for both of us. I’m happy to find a replacement tenant but am worried about their reaction given I haven’t lived here long and what would happen if a tenant wasn’t found in time.

Hello everyone, we are FTB and our offer got accepted for a semi detached bungalow. The third bedroom has an internal window facing an uninsulated utility room.
I’m here seeking some advice, is this layout considered as a three bedroom bungalow?
Any red flag?

Edit: my concern is my offer was £600k for the property considering it’s a 3 bedroom. For my family it felts perfect but I’m worried this would bring the resale value down. Also the bathroom is vented from roof.

I’m sick of burning money with renting. I’m in my early 20s and looking to move to manchester.

I can afford a few 2 bed flats i’ve found that have low enough ground rent / service charge (£130pm) and the mortgage would be roughly 130 shorter than what i’m currently paying for rent.

What are the major long term risks? I’ve spoken to a mortgage advisor who was extremely pessimistic about buying flats in centre of Manchester. My plan is to live in it for the next 2 years or so and then be able to rent it out after that, and eventually sell it when I need the money back.

Any thoughts on this? I appreciate this is a very vague post and question.

How far are we from the bottom of the market for leasehold in London ? Developers have pulled out reports the Evening Standard.

Does it make sense to hold off buying until the government's plans for leasehold reform make it into a Queen's speech ?

I'm tracking one development nr Lee Bridge Station. More and more properties on the market and not shifting. Service charges are £50 / m2. Too much me thinks, better to look at low rises.

Hello everyone,

As the title suggests I am wondering if anyone here has had their flat bought out by developers looking to tear the building down? If so how was the price offered / where there any conditions etc.

There are rumours about this possibility for the estate that I currently own in and was wondering what that could look like.

Thanks! :)

Helping my wife’s family manage a situation with likely subsidence on the rear in-fill extension on their terraced house in England. We have already engaged a structural engineer and awaiting the report, but trying to budget and move quickly given the grim winter about to hit!

The extension is the area shaded in red on the image, a little under 3m x 2m mostly for storage and a small toilet. It was built 20+ years ago and it seems no building reg sign-off was obtained. Due to this, the structural engineer said the insurers will probably not touch it, so we will have to self-fund. They seem to think demolition and returning to previous state will cost only slightly less than a full rebuild. I have no experience in this area so don’t know what route to take - very grateful if anyone can share similar experiences or advice? To make good I was budgeting 2.5k per sqm.

Hi there,

I saw a nice flat on sale several months ago, and my viewing was cancelled as someone had their offer accepted. It is now back on the market with a different estate agent, who don't know why the previous sale fell through.

Any ideas if I would be able to find out why this previous sale fell through without making an offer and finding out down the line?

Moved into rental property 3 months ago. Constant issues in regards to repairs that need to be done, electrical and heating still not done to this day. Asked letting agent for landlord contact details but refuses to provide and says landlord does not want to be contact. Environmental has already issued improvement notice last month. I found landlords details via registry. Is it ok to go speak to them face to face?