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Can You Sell Your House If Your Husband or Wife Is In Jail?

You may be in the unfortunate situation where your husband or wife is in jail or prison and need to sell your matrimonial home. You may be wondering whether being in prison somehow changes a person’s rights to a share in your property. It is understanding these rights that are important when looking at whether […]

Can You Sell Your House If You Have A Loan Secured On It?

You can put your house up for sale with a loan secured on it, but on the day your sale completes the lender must be repaid in full. Any lender with a loan secured on your house, including a mortgage, will have their charged registered to prevent you selling it without first repaying their loan.

Should You Buy A House With A Flat Roof? (Flat Roof Pros and Cons)

Before you buy a house with a flat roof make sure you pay for a full building survey to check the integrity of the structure and state of repair of the membrane covering. Flat roof repairs can be costly, which means if you don’t get this checked before you buy it could cost you in the future.

Should You Buy A House With An East Facing Garden (Pros and Cons)

If you buy a house with an east facing garden the back garden will enjoy the sunshine in the morning. The front garden will be drenched in sunshine the whole afternoon after 1pm and into the evening. The sun sets in the west so you’ll not be able to enjoy the evening sun in an east facing garden.

Should You Buy A House With A West Facing Garden? (Is West The Best?)

If you buy a house with a west facing garden the front of the house enjoys sunlight in the morning and the back garden will be drenched in sunshine the whole afternoon after 1pm and into the evening. As the sun sets in the west you’ll be able to watch great sunsets in your west-facing back garden.

Should You Buy A House With A Flying Freehold?

Only buy a property with a flying freehold if the flying freehold coverage is no more than 20-25% of the total gross floor area of the property, otherwise you may struggle to get a mortgage. Also the owners of the properties will need to enter into mutual deeds of covenant confirming their obligations.

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