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Agricultural Workers Occupancy Condition
Hi Everyone , Just wondered if anyone could help. I/ we have seen a house with is just within our price range. However it is being sold with Agricultural Workers Occupancy Condition attached to it. What we were wondering is, Whats the minimum that needs to be done to comply with this. It has 3.5 arces and we did in the…
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Being misled by conveyancer
I completed on my house few months ago. There is an additional small piece of land in the back garden which is not registered. Previous sellers have lived there for 3 yrs and signed a statement of truth. The conveyancer told me the land registry's fee to lodge this application and registration is £50 which I paid in…
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New Build buying advice - especially haggling...
There's some really useful info on this site - thanks to all the contributers so far. Here's my situation. My girlfriend and I are really interested in buying a property - a new build - list price is circa £185,000, according to the agent, and has also been marketed £195,000 online. The property is in Scotland in the…
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what happened to the 'kicked out' thread?
where's the thread where the lady with a decent household income but high debts hadn't paid a penny's rent in 4 months despite the low rent of approx £350 pcm? where she was surprised to be served an eviction notice by the landlord and be turned down for a council house by the local council? where she was equally stunned…
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commercial property
Hello everyone, Need some advice regarding purchasing commercial property. I am quite new to this one and like to hear from people who has already purchased property as investment. I am looking at various commercial properties on rightmove for my research. Do you know any other places where they advertise it? Main purpose…
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Estate Agents
How come the biggest purchase anyone makes in their lives isn't regulated? Why aren't estate agents regulated? They control the market by still over-inflating property prices which is geared simply so that they earn more money. Estate agents commission is based on the price you put a property on the market for, not what is…
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Indemnity Policy needed??
Am in the process of buying a house which has about 3 acres of land, however a small piece is only held with possessory title and there are a few years to go before it can become absolute. We obviously need an indemnity policy to cover for the loss of value should someone claim better title to it. The snag is the piece of…
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Notice I gave tenants who were in arrears contained errors. Can I still sue for rent?
My tenants ran off without paying a sizeable sum of rent. With the help of a P.I., I have their new address, and therefore I would like to sue them for the money they owe me. But my worry is that the notice I served my tenants to regain possession of the property contained legal errors. Could this have any effect on my…
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Property Undervalued by Natwest on Mortgage - Help?
I am in the process of buying a property for £115,000 but the valuation survey has come back with a valuation of £105,000. I'm a first time buyer and new to this game! So I am not sure how best to approach this... Should I go through the Estate Agent to re-negotiate the price or should I go through a Solicitor? Obviously…
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Buying a developers px
Looking to purchase my 2nd home and seen a property on at £135K. Viewed the property and loved it. Its on at 135k with a double extension but next door is on at 125k with a single extension (one less bedroom) and in need of total refurbishment, but the one I like you can move straight into. The developer has taken this…
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Loft Advice Please
Hi all We have decided to buy our first house and have had a few viewings. We are looking for a 3/4 bedroom house. If 3 with the possibility of converting the loft later for the 4th bedroom. We have just viewed a 3bed property which we might be interested in. However looking down the whole street no one seems to have had a…
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Freeholder appoints a managing company on self managing leaseholders
Hi everyone My question is can a freeholder suddenly appoint a managing company to apply a service charge and day to day running of a block (converted house not a large block) without any consultation or warning. If the block has been self managed for years without issue and the residents have not requested this, can the…
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Submitting a written Offer
Have heard talk about doing this on here but not too sure how it works. Can anyone explain? We thought you just write it out like a letter and send one copy to the EA and another to the vendor? We wanted to put our offer in writing as we can only match what another buyer has offered- but the reason we can only match it is…
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Mortgage Help!
Can someone help me! My partner has a house that is currently on the Market. He has tenants living in there at present although it's not a buy to let mortgage. His lender knows it's rented out. The rent more than covers the mortgage. We have found a house we want to buy and our offer has been accepted. The vendors want a…
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Finding owners of an empty house
Hi there, There is an empty property in our street, that is derelict and in the time Ive lived in the street (almost 3 years) its been empty. Theres an old BMW thats been parked on the drive for so long, it has vines growing all over it. Its probably a long shot (and maybe just a pipe dream) but we would like to looking…
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HIP...How to put one together
My partner is in the process of putting together a HIP. How does it work? What info do you have to put on it? Where do we start? I really have no idea as to what we have to do. Help please!:):wave:
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Choosing a HIP Provider
Hi there, I'm sure there's loads of info on here regarding this but i've searched and trawled the first few pages and can't find much... My EA has quoted £399 + VAT to do my HIP. I know I can find a provider on the internet for anywhere between £200 and £500. I'm just not sure how to choose one. I've been on the AoHIPP…
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Haggling with a rental agency
Tomorrow I am going to view a flat to rent. It's a long story, but this will be the first time in more than 30 years that I have looked at renting a place to live. There is no urgency, but I really like the look of the place. If it doesn't work out, then I can stay where I am until the middle of next year, so I feel as…
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Bad credit & mortgages
I've got bad credit but my other half hasn't. OH earns £23k - not enough to get a big enough mortgage for the price of houses where we live. With my income, we would be fine, but as I say, my credit is rubbish so wouldn't pass a credit check. Any suggestions? We've got 18 months until we get married and really really don't…
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Porting mortgage - mad bloke on telephone
Hi all I need some sanity - I'm sure what I've just been told on the phone by Nationwide has to be wrong... We currently have a mortgage with them for £156k but we're moving to a cheaper area where we can get a similar size house for a smaller amount. The new house is going to be around £170k and we'll use about £70k of…