Property
Extending a leasehold, Section 42 and the LVT
I recently completed a leasehold extension which involved issuing a Section 42 notice and applying to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal. It was a long process but now that it is over I can share an account of what happened. If you have bought a property in the UK there is a high chance that you have bought a leasehold. A leasehold is like a [...]
How to get rid of clothes moths!
In May 2008 I wrote my Clothes Moths Attack! post about my attempts to get rid of clothes moths in a friend’s home. It soon became clear that many other people were hard at work battling the seemingly indestructible clothes moths as many comments after comment started to roll in. After receiving over 100 reader stories about your attempts [...]
Estimate the value of your house or flat with a graph
If you want to know what the current value of your house, flat or property is (useful if you are buying, selling, or extending the leasehold for example) you can go for the easy option of asking an estate agent to do a valuation, or use a tool such as Nationwide’s house price calculator. Both have their disadvantages; the estate agent will [...]
How to get an ordinary power of attorney
There are two types of power of attorney (PoA) in England. There is a lasting power of attorney (which replaced the enduring power of attorney), and the ordinary power of attorney. The lasting power of attorney can be used to grant someone the power to handle your financial, property and health affairs if you are no longer able to deal [...]
Clothes moths attack!
I have spent a lot of time in the past few weeks helping a friend whose flat is under attack by clothes moths. The species in question is known as the common clothes moth, the webbing clothes moth, or if you are really posh, as tineola bisselliella. There have been clothes moths in this property for many years eating the carpets but it is only [...]
Tips and advice for buying windows
After recently buying some windows myself here are some tips that I have put together. This advice is aimed at people living in Britain but much of it applies for where ever you may live. 1. If you can, inspect windows previously installed by the company. The window company may be able to provide addresses of people whose windows you can view. [...]
