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Is a partner entitled to a % of your home
Quick question :) If the house is purchased in your name, your name on the mortgauge, your name on the main household bills would the girlfriend be entitled to a certain % of the home if in the event of a split if she has contributed towards bills etc Cheers as i have no idea and have heard some horror stories which i dont…
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mortgage advice
Can someone help me with mortgage advice. What is the best out there at the moment .I am looking for a mortgage of £40,000 over 20 years any advice on different types of mortgage would be a great help.
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Renting a property (negotiate rent?)
We've just recently sold out house after only six days on the market but we haven't found a house we like yet. We've decided to move out into rented property when our sale goes through rather than trying to stall our buyers while we are looking. THis will obviously put us in a better position when we do find something as…
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property courses : whats the view?
these are ten to the penny these days. Personally, I havent been on any but I am intrigued. whose been on one? feedback would be helpful together with what its helped you achieve that you wouldnt have otherwise.
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SPML Mortgage Provider
My friend has adverse credit history and is organising a new mortgage and seems to have done a lot of homework regarding rates, clauses etc, and settled on a Mortgage from SPML. Does anyone know anything about this lender? Are they reputable / reliable / a good choice? Thanks Tamera
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how do u put ur son's name on the house deeds only - help!
Hi Everyone I am hoping u can all help. I am about to give up my job very soon and go into retirement. I have a mortgage on my house and my son who lives with me is prepared to pay off the whole mortgage in exchange that he would have legal rights over the house - i.e his name only go on the deeds. What do i need to do in…
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new development
house buying from new developer has been going on for a while. developer has given me an ultimatum to exchange contracts , but i am not able to do so since my buyer who are first time buyers are still sorting out paperwork and survey on my property my buyer is slow with everything and paid for survey 2wks ago, but survey…
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Estate Agent Sales Figures
Is there a website that publishes the number of sales estate agents have made? Thanks :)
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Be careful in buying in Turkey and Bulgaria
Copied from https://www.themovechannel.com 09 June 2005 EU ‘no’ vote set to affect property markets Property investor company Assetz has warned that property markets in Bulgaria and Turkey could be hit hard by the resounding ‘No’ votes in last week’s French and Dutch referendums. Both Bulgaria and Turkey are popular with…
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structural engineers report: who is responsible?
I am in the process of purchasing a flat (top floor on 3 storey building). There are 2 other flats both owned by the freeholder. The valuer's report has noted structural movement to the front elevation and bay window. It is now a condition of the mortgage that a structural engineers report be submitted. Of course, I could…
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deeds / co-ownerships
here's the thing, i've been living with my partner and her kid for like 4 years. the flat we live in, i bought and we moved in together to. she is not on the deeds and I pay the mortgage and the bills. recently we've decided we cannot "be together" anymore. But we still want to live together (as friends). I am a person…
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structural engineer or chartered building surveyor
Can anyone recommend a good structural engineer or chartered building surveyor to look at a specific movement problem on a property? North London based.
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Should I require that competing offers to mine are rejected?
Hello there An update to my situation. House on the market for £210k, offered £190k, the estate agent implying that there was another offer on for just under £200k. However, I am a FTB and can actually come up with the cash. The estate agent called me back after I said that I would walk away, saying that he had talked to…
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Vendor won't negotiate following survey problems
We had an offer accepted on a house 8 wks ago. We knew the house needed quite a bit of work and budgeted £15000 for that. Now we've had the survey and various reports back we are looking at an additional £7500 worth of work. We've been to the vendor asking for a £3500 discount which she has completely refused to discuss…
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House price finder
Hi can someone point me to the site that tell you what a house sold for FREE??? I did have the WWW but i have lost it :( all help appreciated
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All the signs of negative equity are arriving
I read this today on the Times website. Doesn't this tell you something..... Home comfort for jittery buyers A HOME loan that offers borrowers protection against negative equity is to be unveiled next week. John Charcol, the broker, has designed a mortgage to prevent homeowners owing their lender more than their property…
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Self marketing - have you tried it?
I'm still pondering the possibility of self marketing and cutting out the agents altogether. Mainly this is because a house two doors up which is basically the same as ours except they've converted two double bedrooms into three small bedrooms and added a conservatory is still on the market for a year at £205K, we would be…
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Buy to let sums - flat comparisons
How do the sums add up across the nation? The boom in two-bedroom flats enables some instant comparisons of asking prices and rents on offer. If people were to add prices and rents on similar developments across the country we could get a feel for the buy-to-let market nationally. North Leeds ringroad - Two bed flats…
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Dumped by Builder what can I do?
Just after some advice here.... About 6 weeks ago we looked at the plans of a house due to be built by August 2005. We had a house to sell and took up the builders offer to sell our home for us. A six week agreement. They instructed the estate agents to market our property. Well the six weeks is almost up and we've had one…
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does this sound fair
Hi Accepted offer on my house 2k under AP Asked EA what buyers position was, was told they had a buyer for there house with nothing to sell (Great i thought) Took my house off market and started proceedings Now 10 weeks down the line things seamed to be draging a bit so i called the EA only to be told my buyers buyer is…
