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Buying in Ireland?
I'm looking for some land to build on in County Mayo, preferably coastal areas. I've googled but can't seem to find any relevant websites in the area, I knew I should have taken notes while I was there! Any suggestions?
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Stupid Me! - Deposit witheld
Ok I've made a bit of a mess of this and need to know how I stand from a legal standpoint. I went to a Homes and Property show last April (2005) and came across a company selling land (ELS - European Land Sales). I was offered a plot of land (greenfield) in Milton Keynes and put down a deposit of a £1000. The only reason I…
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help on which way to loan money short term
i want to buy a second property to do up, i have a morgage at the mo, and want to buy for about £40,000, hopefully it will be a quick turn around about 3-4 months, i only work 12 days a month so i will have time and an income still coming in, i dont no if to get another morgage on a fixed rate or an interest only or get a…
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House in Spain
Does anyone have advice on buying property in Spain - near coast and/or mountains with airport links from South-West? I am looking for personal experience rather than the marketing advice.
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Buying properties for investment
I've been wanting to do Buy to Let (BTL) for a few years now but have never been in a position to be able to. I bought a flat 2 years ago which i let out and now would like to move that forward. I have recently mortgaged my flat on a BTL which has free'd up about £100,000 which i plan to put down as deposits to fund other…
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Does anyone live in Cambridgeshire?
Hi all Not sure if this is in the right forum,but we're looking to relocate to Cambridgeshire to reduce our mortgage and move away from the M25 area(We're in Hertfordshire,on the edge of the M25 at the moment)Also we need to move as my wife has asthma and now look at this to make the move.With new industrial works moving…
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Property websites & Portals
Hi there As I mentioned before Im thinking of selling up and buying something smaller with my OH, and ive been looking using Rightmove & findaproperty there doesnt seem to be much there ( one bed flats in london- i figured there'd be LOADS!) are these the main two webistes , or am I missing something somewhere :confused:…
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selling and separating
Hi i am separating from my husband,we are putting the house up for sale. I know how stressful selling is at the best of times,can anyone give advice regards to tell or not to the estate agent. Also what is the minimum time you are allowed to give the estate agent to sell your house,time is an issue,and we need the house…
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Setting a completion date
We have received our mortgage offer. It has no mention of the date that the mortgage will be coming out of our account and this has not been discussed. It is a fee-free FTB mortgage from Halifax, however the first payment is £230 more than the usual payments - I'm not really too sure why, this was never explained either (I…
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When to sell when to buy TIMING advice
Hi all Right I currently have a 2 bed gardenflat ( shared ownership - mortgage solely by me) and me and my OH have decided that we want to move to a one bed garden flat. Mainly to reduce outgoings, but moving to a cheaper area and so forth ( must have a garden partners dog needs to come and live with us) I reckon my flat…
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Open Completion Date?
We're about to exchange on a new build that won't be build for some months now, therefore an actual completion date cannot be set. We needed to be in a non-chain situation so we managed to buy it not-dependant on the sale of our current property, which we now have the job of selling over the next few months. My question is…
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House in Spain
We would like to buy a property in Spain and would like to hear from anyone with advice or tips. We are looking to be away from the tourist spots although coast and mountains appeal -as does a flight link from Exeter or Bristol. It'd be great to hear from MMSE people rather than the property developers. Thanks
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Purchasing a holiday let in Cornwall
I'm looking to gather some opinions on whether or not to purchase a 4 bed house in a well known Cornish village. In order to pay for it, we would look to let it out for people holidaying in Cornwall. I've had two lettings agents look at it, and they both reckon it (just) washes its face if everything goes well, but if I…
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Bad Credit - buy to let?
Hi I'm a 22 year old and I made some huge financial mistakes in my past... I'm paying off my debts quickly now but they were over 40k at one point... I get paid about £35k /pa now... I've got several defaults and will have for a number of years; is it going to be financially viable for me to buy to let? D
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Stamp Duty on Remortgage?
Have been looking for a remortgage deal for a BTL OH owns. Went via moneysupermarket & found some good deals, but price quoted included stamp duty.... was this assuming it was a purchase and not a remortgage (price quoted was 1% of purchase price. :think: V confused.......
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Advice on what to do next (Negotiating)
Hi, I was just after some quick advice/opinions on my current buying situation. Myself and my partner are FTB's and have been looking at various properties in our local area. We recently came to the conclusion that buying a decent sized house in a desirable area was a priority despite the fact that it would probably…
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House buying and Negotiating
Hi, I was just after some quick advice/opinions on my current buying situation. Myself and my partner are FTB's and have being looking at various properties in our local area. We recently came to the conclusion that buying a decent sized house in a desirable area was a priority despite the fact that it would probably…
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Los Prados Del Golf
A very specific request. I'm trying to find any other people who are in the process of buying in this development in La Cala, Mijas Costa, Spain. Would be interested to know their views on the current state of the development. Anyone out there? Would also be interesteed in finding other chat forums specifically about…
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Woodworm! Advice needed.
How easy is it to treat woodworm, how evasive is it and how much should it cost? Have had two quotes for the property I am about to purchase and they are quoting to fix the problem in different ways and at two different prices which are miles away from each other.
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Selling but freehold problems
Hi Very grateful for any any advice on the following. Obviously I'm getting legal advice but it's slow in coming. I sold my flat very quickly about 2 months ago. It's a conversion flat with me having the top floor. I own the share of freehold with the lady downstairs. She has stalled for over 2 months in signing over the…
