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Found any unexpected treasures on moving?
Has anyone found anything unexpected in cupboards/loft etc...on moving in? Only moved 4 times, so as yet have not found anything... other than dirt and general mess. (I'm a good girl... I ALWAYS leave place spotless... Husband has go at me for being too picky !) Would love to find a 'treasure'... then sell it... !!!
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House swap - time frames?
In the current climate, we're lucky enough to have found a house where the owners want to downsize whilst we upsize. :-) We've both had letters from solititors saying they anticipate a completion date of 2 months time??? Is this a standard letter they send out? The solicitors are literally 2 doors away from each other,…
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Am I being too impatient?
Hello everyone. I recently looked round a property advertised on a EA website. I questioned the EA as to why no 'For sale' sign had been placed outside the property. The response was that the vendors had not found a property yet, so were not desperate to move and were keeping the sale low-key. I questioned why the property…
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Realistic time scales for Moving
This is the situation, we accepted an offer on our property approx 3 and a half months ago, had our offer on our next property accepted 6 weeks ago. No sign of a moving date yet, not a problem for us, but our buyers are FTB itching to get in. This whole procees could take 6 months or longer as the vendor we are buying from…
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Own New House Allocated Parking....
Annoying Neighbours who insist on parking in my space! I have a space in the communal car park allocated to me, It is on the deeds & is the third space along. Someone usually ends up parking in my Space & there seems to be the same one or two people. The car park is at the back of someones house, so am I allowed to put a…
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Red Ash - how expensive a problem ?
I have viewed an auction property which has been almost completed by a developer, but is is now up for auction at a rediculously low price. I would think there is something wrong with the property, but it is not obvious from the viewing. I think the problem may be red ash, does anyone know whether this would show up in a…
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I Need Help, anyone know anything about homebuyers UK?
We are looking at using this new company, it is called homebuyers uk and will buy your house without it going on the market. Sounds good, but have any of you used them or am i to stay well clear. They do admit to buying at less than market value but in this day and age it is unlikely that you will get what you want anyway.…
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Legality of withholding rent
Hey guys, First time poster, don't hit me too hard if I'm doing it in the wrong forum! Just a quick question. Sister is a student, renting a place with friends. She went away for a weekend, during which there was a huge leak, ceiling tiles everywhere, dried in mould (very strong smell and probable health risk). So…
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What do I do?
Will shortly be putting an offer on a house but need more guidance on what others would do if they were in my position. Details as below: Property has been on the market since Feb 2005 and the vendors have been living there since 1979. I would guess that they don't have any outstanding mortgage. I've been through the "why…
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Tax implications of part-buying a house for elderly parents
My elderly parents are moving from the Midlands to the South. They have a house worth c£200k and to get the equivalent here will cost an additional £100-£150k which I have agreed to fund. Can anyone please advise on the tax implications involved in relation to capital gains and Inheritance Tax. Are there any tax efficient…
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Advice needed about letting agency please
Hi there, ive been browsing these boards for ages now and i think everyone here is great! I have a problem and i was wondering if any of you could help me? Im not sure if im posting this in the right section but this one seemed the most relevant, apologies if you have to move it! Right im currently renting a flat and…
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Estate Agency Contract Renewal Fees
Hi, I presume this is the right forum for house related queries. I'm a private tenant wondering if the 50 pounds contract renewal fee is completely legit. It seems to me a matter of erasing the dates from our last tenancy agreement, photocopying an identical document and giving it to us to sign. So I'm wondering how to…
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Homebuyers' report
Hi, I'm in the process of buying my first house, and want to have a homebuyers' report done on it. The price of the house is £202,000 and my mortgage broker has quoted me £560 for a homebuyers' report (including the standard valuation). Does this sound like a reasonable price? It sounds quite high to me. Also, would people…
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Insurance for tenants for our property
we are looking at renting out our own property and would like to take out rent insurance. so far tried letsure who are very expensive and homelet. are there any others that anyone have experience of or know about. any tips appreciated. thanks in advance.
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UK lenders for foreign mortgages.
Looking to buy a property in Bratislava, Slovakia. Does anyone know of any UK based lenders that would provide a UK (£) mortgage for a foreign purchase? Tried Alexander Hall but they were no help whatsoever. Thanks
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looking for business investors in property..
any ideas where we could find extra people who would be interested in doing up property with my partner who is a builder . as we are mortgaged up at the moment we would be interested in workign with investor who wants to share in profits of doing up property/properties. any ideas appreciated. we have one at mo but needs…
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can anyone help...?
hey guys can anyone help me....? My tenancy agreemant runs out nxt month on my rented house and im trying to find some where else to rent in my area but i aint having much luck. ive applied for a council house but will be on the waiting list ages as its just me and my partner and no kids. Where can i look for somewhere to…
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Problem Neighbours... Help !!
HELP ! We will be moving early next Spring and have sort of got some 'problem neighbours'. I don't want to get into trouble filling in sellers forms incorrectly, but there are a few things I'd like to 'omit'.... We live in a small block of flats....16 in all.. we are all Private Owners, with shared responsibility for most…
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Landlords Building Insurance Needed Please
We have recently rented out my partners house to tenants and we are now looking for buildings only insurance. Does anyone know of any cheap insurance providers, for rented properties? Any help would be appriciated.
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Own Up... What have you taken...?
Once moved into a flat in London, and the previous owners took every shelf out of every cupboard... kitchen , bedroom, and bathroom !! I expect some people to take lightbulbs etc... but shelves !! Another house, they took every plug... kitchen and bathroom!! Can anyone top that ?
