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    How to deal with wet plasterboard?

    Given up wanting to stop leak from outside. He just wants to rent out the flat. What's the bestvway to hide these water stains? Some sort of panelling on batons just to right of curtains? Or also going round corner a bit or just ending at corner
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    We could do both?
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    Defrosting freezer

    I guess this is what I need go do. The seal circled won't seal. Is it lots of bowls of steaming water. Turn off electricity and plastic scraper? Never done it before. It's a fridge/freezer. I've been using tape to try and close it properly. The plastic freezer drawers won't push in...
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    How to deal with wet plasterboard?

    Apparently it's just rain coming through an old wall with no cavity!! So they say. What can you do about that?
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Think it's 13 say they're interested. We propose a deposit system. But yes I'm getting exhausted dragging people to do this. Interesting though
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    How to deal with wet plasterboard?

    the issue is this damp wall and corner of the room. It is from external water penetrating through when it rains. Looking to do what we can to stop the water showing through The external wall is solid brick - no cavity. The interior is plasterboarded by the feel of it. Probably needs taking off...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Right to Manage is statutory? That means the other director lied to me and it isn't written into the contract that we MUST have a management company? I want to get myself and one or two others to go to the solicitor's before proceeding with the freehold, to run through everything. get our...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Not sure but we do have a headlease as well as normal leases if that means anything? Think it's currently written into contract we have to have a management company. Of course can change from current one. If we are freeholders , can we completely get rid of all of them? Cheaper maintenance...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Can we definitely get rid of maintenance company- Foxes and lower those costs if we get Freehold? If this is true, a real benefit
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    Damaged front of van

    I've no idea how long it's been there. Thinking of putting some wood underneath to see if there's any new drops. If it is oil, what does that mean? How serious? It's going into my mechanics next Friday to repair damage from hitting bollard.
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    Damaged front of van

    This is my parking space in my block of flats. Is this oil?
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    Damaged front of van

    So got the front crossbar from subframe thing from scrapyard The jaws in the lock in back door lock sometimes lock and I need to fiddle with it to open. Worth getting the mechanism (not barrel) off this scraped vehicle for £20? And a new remote key as doing it manually the key sticks and...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    I used your formula of last 20% is divided into how many years left on your lease u have if that's what you meant. I'll read back when I have time the government formula. Benefits of freehold are cheaper lease extensions right? It won't be a rigid government set formula will it which means...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Is this true? Sent from neighbour- I had this today Good morning, My name is xxxxx and I am the owner of flat 18 xxxxxCourt. I can't attend the meeting today. Companies this days are trying to sell the freehold to flat owners as they know that it will decrease in value due to government...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    What exactly are the changes in the leasehold act?
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Getting the freehold definitely means cheaper leases, right? One guy asked this- He heard that they have to buy their leases using the gov set formula anyway. That It would get very messy otherwise as the same people would set the amount to pay and that’s asking for trouble. And who decides...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Just knocked this up-
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Little clearer so total of 20% is £13000. My lease is 125- 116 so 9 years so if 11 people sign up most of them on 60 years ball park figure us ill pay about £150 and 60 year man pay £1000 added to the 80% total. Of approx £5000 so I'll pay £5150. He'll pay £6400 . I need to tell them well...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    So 80% of the total of £61000 +£4200= £65200. 80%= £52160 20%=£13040 then im confused. You say total of the years added. Do you mean the length of everyone's lease added together? The total of the years is everybody participating 's length of lease added together? If this is correct...
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    Buying the freehold on my block of flats

    Are you saying the lease extensions will be free? Surely,we've got to charge something? What would u charge people with short leases compared to people who've already extended their lease? My neighbour who just extended his lease for £20,000 wants long lease holders to pay less? How much...
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