House Critic – Page 161 – House buying, selling, viewing and the housing market.

Netherton House on the Teign Estuary

Really lovely 6 bedroom detached house for sale for OIRO £1,800,000
Netherton House, Teign Estuary, Devon – has amazing views across the estuary and has 430′ water frontage with a jetty!
View Netherton House on rightmove

Home Is Where the Heart Is – TV series

My neighbour just told me about “Home Is Where the Heart Is” where celebs take in homeless people for two weeks.

You can watch it again at itv here

Celebs are:
Colin and Justin
Anneka Rice
Aldo Zilli

Alex James

Find out when it’s on to watch again – click here

Whilst not quite about buying houses – it will give you a chance to see inside these celebs homes and see how they can get on with homeless person.
It’s an idea based on an assisted lodging scheme managed by a homeless charity.

Detached house only £5000

A detached former public convenience This detached house on the high street of Bexley is only £5000. Should you ask if it has all modern conviences?

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION : 06-JUN-2011

Declaring neighbour disputes – important!

It’s always been the case but failing to alert your buyers to any problems you’ve reported via official channels could end up costing you money.

A recent case means that you could have to pay compensation for not alerting potential buyers of problems with neighbours.

This article on the guardian website tells the case of Tony Pemberton of Foxwood in York who has recently won undisclosed damages because the previous owners of his £70,000 home did not tell him about noise from a neighbour’s house. The noise would go on until 5.30am

Whilst most people wouldn’t consider viewing a house at that time in the morning, what warning signs are there that the property has bad neighbours? There might not be visible signs – noise is noisy though so listen when you visit!

– firstly they tell you themselves – the honest approach.

– Your solicitor writes and asks them if there are any neighbour disputes.

– visit at different times.

– check how often the house has sold.

– check if they bought recently and are moving away

– speak to the neighbours both sides. You can find out useful information this way.

– drive past at night.

– walk past at night. You want to know what the area is like in the evenings.

So will this mean more people don’t report problems with their neighbours and more problems go unsolved. If no one reports nuisance neighbours it doesn’t mean they’re not a nuisance though. You have to make sure the property you are buying is the right one for you!

Neighbours doesn’t have to mean directly next door either. It’s not a new problem either. McMeekin V Long reported in 2003 had damages at £60k on a £120k house

Pulling out of a purchase?

You’ve had your offer accepted, you’ve decided it’s the place for you, and then you drive past one night just for another look and decide it is the wrong house for you.

As long as you have not exchanged (in England and Wales) then you are free to pull out at any point without having to give a reason.

If you’re wimping out, then email the estate agent. They might ring and ask why, or they might accept your decision without question.

Remember if you have instructed a solicitor or a surveyor there may be charges attached to that.

I have heard of estate agents asking for non-refundable deposits to stop people pulling out of chains. Just say no to these though!

24 7 Estate Agents

Online estate agents 24 7 Estate Agents offer a complete service selling your property online. The fee is a fixed fee and you decide whether you want to pay up front or after the sale – the price varies accordingly.

It’s certainly worth a look – although at the moment it has very few properties for sale. I’ll be coming back and looking in a few months so see how it’s getting on though!

The properties for sale will feature on several well known big property portals such as Zoopla, Homes 24, Up My Street, Virgin Media, Yahoo Property, MSN Property and Property Live.

You do all your own viewings but feedback is managed via the online control panel which makes it easy for you to see what’s going on with your property sale at your convenience.

They’re based in Chelmsford and Maldon but they come to you to measure and take photos of your property.

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Slade Hall

Slade Hall in longsight Slade Hall (anciently Milkwall Slade) is Grade II* listed mansion located on Slade Lane in Longsight,

Parts of the structure date back to around 1160, though much rebuilding took place in 1585
Stunningly old property.

We think this is it on google maps

Not very good pics though – we think this is the house sign

Old house in Littleborough

4 bedroom detached house for sale

£695,000

Windy Bank, Blackstone Edge Old Road, Littleborough

Dating back to 1335, this fantastic looking ancient building has a Grade 2* listing