Owning your own home

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I'm with NickCJ, I forgot whose side I was on as the debate developed.

This is why you need a surveyor/expert of your own.

At least 2.

(31.01.1996) The land is subject to the following rights reserved by a Conveyance of the land in this title dated 14 May 1958 made between (1) The Board of Governors and The United Cardiff Hospitals (Board) and (2) L***********g (Purchaser):-

"EXCEPT AND RESERVING in favour of the Board and their successors in title full right and
liberty from time to time with or without workmen or others and all necessary appliances and materials to enter into and upon the property hereby conveyed for the purpose of repairing cleansing maintaining or rebuilding adjoining properties for the time being owned by the Board."

The purchaser mentioned is not my neighbour, presumably a previous owner. I think the houses round here used to be owned by the local hospital, hence that mention.

No its not, as we are not touching it.

You don't need to be touching it for the Act to apply (section 6.(1) of the Act

I get your frustration, but I get the other party's concerns more.

And, with the best will in the world, your surveyor works for you, not them.

When I did my loft extension I was pretty pissed off at the time with my neighbours opting to use their own surveyors (particularly the one who cost double the others).

In hindsight though I think it's fair enough. It's a lot of disruption, there's a lot that could go wrong that could prove very costly, you don't know the surveyor that the other side has suggested, etc. For the other people it's basically all downside and no upside.

If I was on the other side I'd probably want to instruct the surveyor that I know and trust rather than one that's been recommended to me by the person doing the work.

(31.01.1996) The land is subject to the following rights reserved by a Conveyance of the land in this title dated 14 May 1958 made between (1) The Board of Governors and The United Cardiff Hospitals (Board) and (2) L***********g (Purchaser):-

"EXCEPT AND RESERVING in favour of the Board and their successors in title full right and
liberty from time to time with or without workmen or others and all necessary appliances and materials to enter into and upon the property hereby conveyed for the purpose of repairing cleansing maintaining or rebuilding adjoining properties for the time being owned by the Board."

Not a property lawyer or anything, but my reading is;

Party 1 has a right to enter the property of Party 2 for the purposes of;

• repair / maintenance
  
• cleaning, or
  
• rebuilding
  
  

to/of Party 1's property, where said property is next to Party 2's property (i.e. P1 can't go via P2's property to repair things bordering Mrs Miggins opposite).

I would assume the covenant / obligations continue to apply to whoever Party 1 or 2 is any particular point in time - i.e. you and Mrs Twitchy.

tl;dr she probably has to give you access for the re-render whether she likes it or not, and if you need/want to be a dick, via her house too.

Having a simple agreement re damages might be a good idea from an optics POV, but I'd also want to check with a friendly land law/property person that doing so doesn't potentially adversely effect what looks like a covenant very much in your (or future owner's) favour.

Busy at work today guys yeah?

Fair point, I spoke to a solicitor yesterday who seemed very clued up over the details, so will probably get him to look over the deeds and draw up a contract just in case it kicks off / to set her mind at rest.

YOU'RE NOT MY SURVEYOR SUPERVlSOR!

(cross post from HomeDIY thread)

Just moved into our new house (yay) and it's all great apart from the front door.
It's a composite so pretty hefty and has five point locking.
The problem is that the door seems to have slipped, and to lock it requires a lot of force to get the locking mechanism in place.
I had a fiddle last night and a couple of the screws weren't tightened correctly - it may be that the removal men took the door off to get furniture out and just stuck the door back on without any thought.
Currently my wife can't lock the door so she can't leave the house if I'm not there to help.

Is it worth calling in someone or should I be able to make the adjustments myself?

Call someone. Doors are annoying and often a 2 person job.

If it's a composite door it may well have warranty. Normally the manufacturers name will either be on the frame or door itself and the warranty can be up to 10 years so may be worth a shot.

Any opinions on Beko appliances? I need induction hob, extractor, oven and integrated fridge freezer, ideally for <1k.

I have even, washer, dryer and fridge. All been going years with no issue and work well.

Have an integrated dishwasher, been going fine for 3years.

after nearly 45 years of laundromating we've finally installed a washer dryer. it's a life changer.

#washchat

Wow. What took you so long?

general poorness and lack of space

Being able to put a load of washing on while in a state unprepared for the outside world, or early/late, is très bon.

I find they never get really dry though - probably overloading the machine or something. Also I don't own an iron (never have) so I'm an air-dry-and-hope-for-the-best kinda guy.

I'm at the stage of needing my washer dryer serviced. It stinks.

always leave the door and the soap drawer open. check for kids / cats / midgets before operating.

hmm tell me . more, I was always under the impression that they are bad for the environment (but now most of UK energy is renewable and we use Octopus renewable) and fucks up your clothes .. are they myths?