Property Solutions to Sell Your House Fast For Market Value
If you own a property you are often excluded from the housing register for a council property, but there are exceptions and you can join if you need shelter, you can’t live in your property following a relationship breakdown of if the accommodation is overcrowded and conditions cannot be improved.
Most ex-council houses are freehold properties, which means you’ll have permanent and absolute tenure over the land and property included on the title plan, which means you will have freedom to dispose of it at will. But many council houses are bound by restrictive covenants you need to abide by.
Tricks to get a council house quickly include clearly communicating your circumstances to your local council on your application and keeping them up-to-date with changes in your circumstances. Once you are on their waiting list, bid for properties and be flexible when you’re offered a council home.
Maisonettes Vs Houses Vs Flats: House are usually freehold vs maisonettes or flats are normally leasehold. Houses tend to have their own gardens and lofts, whilst maisonettes and flats share gardens and only top floor maisonette have lofts. House owners don’t share the cost of the building, whereas flat and maisonette owners do
Estate agents should take a property off the market immediately after your offer is accepted and should update the Rightmove status to “Under offer sold STC” and update their website too. If the estate agent don’t take the property off the market wait to proceed with the purchase until they have.
Estate agents will allow gazumping, but the decision to gazump is not made by estate agents but by sellers. Estate agents are legally bound to put all offers and viewing interests forward, but it’s the seller’s decision whether to accept any new viewings or offers after already accepting an offer.
