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Part exchange help pls
We are interested in a house costing £350k, our house is on the market for £210k. Ideally we would like the difference to be around £130k rather than £140k. The seller wants to part-ex down the chain so to speak. He had a house for £560k and part ex'ed that one for this one we want (he was desperate to sell his big house).…
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builder recommendation wanted...thanks
hello can anyone recommend a good builder in north or north west london? general refurbishment works required.
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BTL - Studio/1-bed in London or 3-bed in Midlands?
I am trying to get some personal opionions on the above scenarios. Do I buy a tiny studio/1-bed in London Zones 1/2 to rent out to a single professional or a couple .... Or do I buy a nice big 3-bed house up in the Midlands (Leicester/Nottingham/Northamton) to rent out to a group of 3/4 students. I assume total rental…
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Which survey to get?!?!
Seems like I am on here every day now asking questions so apologies in advance if you get tired of hearing from me: The house that we are buying is a 9 1/2 year old 3 bedroom terrace house. Am I right in thinking that we will need a Full Building Servey? Any idea how much this will cost?
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London Studio Flat - BTL Advice
I am looking to get a place in London (Tube Zone 1/2) as a potential BTL. My price range only allows me to get a studio flat or at a major push, a small 1 bed flat. My first query regards the rent ... is there much difference in the rent that can be acheived between a studio and a 1-bed? The 2nd question is even more…
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Freehold Flats
The flat I am buying is about 80% of a big victorian house.A proportion was sold off as a flat on a lease in 1980 but the flat I have offered on is a freehold.My solicitor said this morning that freehold flats are difficult to get a mortgage on so now aswell as planning problems re the loft I am worried about this.I really…
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Loft Room With no B Regs
We are about to buy a maisonette victorian 2 beds one of which is a loft room.We have now discovered that the room was done in 1980 and there are no plans or building regs.Subsequently our building society valuation valued it as a one bed 45k below price we have offered.This doesn't affect us in that we need such a small…
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websites on improving your house value
hello i was wondering if there is any websites with good advice on what sort of things improve the value of your house. Reason i ask is i have a 3 bed mid terraced house, i have a downstairs toilet which i was thinking of making into a small computer room. The loo (toilet and small sink) is what used to be a cupboard below…
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letting property lease
Hi i was wondering if anone has a ast lease template and whether they could send it to s_ismail@hotmail.co.uk. all the help would be appreciated thx in advance & if anyone can advise me of any pitfalls as this is my fisrt time letting a property thx
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Selling property on t'internet
Hi Everyone I'm looking to try and sell my property online. I've done a google and other research and as per usual there are loads of options. Does anyone recommend/have any experience of this? Thanks
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where is everyone!!!!
im sitting online all by myself in the corner fretting about my sale all on my own!!!! where are you all??!!:confused:
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Quick question - signing contracts
We are due to go into the solicitors to sign our mortgage papers and contract and i need to make the appointment tomorrow. However, my partner and I teach and cannot get any time off. How long would an appt like this take? Half an hour? An hour? Would getting there at 4 not be enough time (think they're open til 5?) Do…
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What companies are good new? 75% mortgage but own 100% how does it work?
Looked at loads of houses today - none anything special apart from two. Ist is a brand new David Wilson home and the 2nd is a morris homes. HAs anyone had any good/bad experience with these companies? Morris homes are offering Pay 75% but own 100%. How does this work and is it any good? Is there still a limit on what you…
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proceeds from sale
I have accepted an offer on my flat. I recall that my mother is on the deeds as this was added at the time of purchase about 8 years ago. We do not have a joint bank account at the moment. As I have never sold before how will I receive the proceeds? Can I nominate whether it is a cheque or bank wire and to whom payment is…
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my buyers mortgage
hi guys i really need your input here my ft buyers are holding up our sale, we was already to exchange when there solicitors informed us that they are awaiting for there mortgage offer!! now we was informed that was done and dusted a month ago but now turns out that was with"restrictions"with that offer what ever that…
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buying your council house
hi, my grandad has rented his council house for 30 years and will be entitled to a massive discount if he was to buy the house. He wants me to buy the house whilst living with him so that i get the discount. Is this possible and if so what do i need to do? any help is much appreciated, a bit lost at the minute.....
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Purchasing property abroad and borrowing money
I've noticed in some recent posting that there are some foreign property owners. I'd like to draw on their experience in purchasing property abroad. I am also interested in doing this and at present still in the very early stages. I am wondering if you can help me. Where can I find what the current interest rates are in…
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Reimbursement from Solicitor
Hi All, I pulled out of a purchase after a bad homebuyers survey report, but I had already given my solicitor £350 for searches.. do you think there is any chance of me getting this money back? I unsure about asking just in case he tries to charge me more money If not do you think I should ask the solicitor for the results…
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Should we be doing something else
We had our offer accepted on a house about five weeks ago so started looking at mortgages but stopped as it looked like it might take a while for the vendors to find a house they wanted to buy. We've also found a solicitor but haven't instructed them to do anything as we don't want to start spending money, just in case…
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About to rent a place...
But what should I be looking for in the contract etc? I have a few Qs... Should the owner and I both look over the property together for any problems it may have? What should DEFINITELY be on there, and what should DEFINITELY not? Is SHE responsible for telling the council or am I? I was told to maybe take meter…
