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divegirl

Another Dog Law Question!

Good morning all! My postman is not the brightest crayon in the box to put it nicely and yesterday, in my opinion did something really dumb! I had a small parcel to be delivered but it wouldn't fit...

Angelnurse

Changing To Buy To Let Mortgage

I have split with partner but we would like to keep our house on as a sort of business investment so we plan to rent it out. Our current mortgage is on a capital repayment at a fixed interest rate...

mikecork

Capital Gains Tax

In 2005 I purchased an apartment for my daughter, for which I paid cash. The apartment is also in my daughter's name. She only lived in the apartment for a couple of years and then took out a mortgage...

hammfred

what offence is committed ?

Andrew and Fred share a house. Andrew takes Fred’s football club season ticket from his room and returns the ticket three months later when only one match remains

ValWoodley

Father in Secure Nursing Home.

My father has advanced dementia and has been put in a secure nursing home as he attacked 3 people when he was in hospital causing injury to 2. He is 89 and I am 63 and a pensioner. I have a reasonable...

Kristal53

can they make you sell your home if you file bankrupcy?

Theoretical question but one that brings up all sorts of conflicting answers when googled. If you own your own home (no mortgage) and decide to file for bankrupcy can they make you sell it to pay off...

remerson93

Council tax and home business arrangement.

I do some private music lessons in my home as a way to earn some money. I want to advertise so that I can broaden my customer base but I have been told that if I advertise the lessons, or even the...

flipnflap

finding aplace to rent in London

Way back in the 1980s if you were looking for a place to rent in London you got the Capital Radio Flatshare list and The Guardian Guide. What do people use nowadays?

PhilTilson

'Appropriating' a property from estate

In a recent Money Mail question, the correspondent was asking about a property which she and her brother had inherited from their mother and was now let. Her brother now wanted to sell, but she wanted...

anuvid

contract law

I was offered a survey as part of my mortgage application with a UK bank, and when it came to signing the paperwork in order to obtain the mortgage offer no terms and conditions were given to me or...

mj_1

needing your legal opinion

We had a water leak coming the main pipe undeneath the flooring in our bathroom. It look a while to find where the leak coming from but finally it was fixed. Now the neighbor underneath us is a...

tgm1974

Making a WILL

If neither parties in a marriage doesn't make a WILL regards their property, savings, etc and only one of them dies - does everything go straight to the wife/husband? Even when a mortgage is already...

Pinkypie

Renting?????

Hey all, Me and my husband live in a 3 bedroom house and we have wanted to move for some time into a bigger house. Unfortunately the housing market is still shaky and we know of someone who would love...

kstone16

Second Property Insurance

We are currently requiring insurance on a second property but do not know what type we need. We have a buy-to-let mortgage on the property as we were planning on renting it out until it sold (it is...

cassa333

Business rates V council tax

How come the 27 bed hostel I used to work at payed less in business tax than I pay in council tax? They paied just under £1000 a year and I pay £1600 for a four bed house. It just doesn't...

hendes

Partnership Break up

My partner and I jointly own a property but have split up. I want him to sell the property so that I can reclaim my share of the property. He has moved in a new female and is refusing to sell. What...

GSD4ME

What is the legal definition of 'living' somewhere?

We have permission to convert a building on our land to a holiday let, but we cannot live there on a permanent basis due to planning restrictions, which we would like to do if the legal status of the...

bilster793

capital gains tax - army

We brought our first property back in 2001 for £60,000. This property was brought purely to be our main residence. Unfortunately for us, this never worked out as various postings abroad and...

souness1690

joint mortgage

1 have a joint mortgage but we split up 5 years ago .i have paid all the mortgage+ bills for the last 5 years the ex partner and children ,aged 7+12 years old are staying in a house provided by the...

1960darrenh

Split up with Joint Mortgage

Myself & partner split up 10 months ago. We have a joint mortgage together. I still live in the property but she has moved out. I still pay my half of the mortgage and she still pays hers. My ex...

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