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Part investment legalities
we are paying the deposit on our sons new home as an investment at 10% In Manchester England...anyone know the cheapest way to make it legal for a future sale?
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Where is the best place to sell property in Spain?
Where is the best place we sell our spanish property in England?
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Young family saving for deposit on house... Advice!
Hi all I am working, boyfy working part-time and student full-time towards end of second year of three. We currently rent in a great area, have been here 2.5 years, want to stay in the area as great school (have a 2-year-old and another on the way) and are thinking about buying in the future - not practical currently due…
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How much does it cost to move..??
Sorry,probably been covered a thousand times before but could someone post either a link to a thread covering this or help based on the following.. Advice on what needs to be paid up fron and what can be taken from the profit of moving to a cheaper house would be great Selling our house for £235000 Buying for £200000 many…
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Tenant in property bought
Hi, I needed some advice. I am on the verge of completion of purchasing a property that requires some updating. I am also planning some extension work and knocking some walls down and erecting some new ones. Now there's a guy already living there who is required to vacate the property by the completion date as per the…
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2nd home&(capital gains tax)
My parents sold their family home several years ago and brought 2 houses they are now looking at selling both of them to buy 1 house, but when they sell the 2nd home they well have to pay capital gains tax of around 30k is there any way to avoid paying this?
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passing over a property
I have looked around the forum and have not been able to see a directly related topic (or there could be and i just don't understand the terminology! :o ) My wife and I currently live in a property that is owned by her Mother. It was originally one of two properties owned by her late husband who died six years ago. Between…
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Auction Dream House
We have found our dream house that goes to Auction in a week - we currently own (mortgaged) a house with about £50000 equity - that is on the market howvever is not likely to be sold and settled by the time that the auction comes round. We have been approved the mortage for the next property (which will cover the one we…
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FTB, what are the steps involved in buying?
As the subject says really. I have arranged a viewing on two properties but am unsure as to what the stages are after that if I want to proceed on one of the properties I view. Wondering what the costs are of each stage or the whole buying process too. Property is £135,000 and the mortgage would most likely be 100%
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Bedrooms with very small windows
I think I'm the victim of EA spin this week and my head is spinning as a result! If a bedroom had a very small window, would it still be classed as a bedroom for mortgage valuation purposes? My assumption is that if it were a new build, then it wouldn't pass current building regulations but if it had been there for some…
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Freeholder pulling a fast one
the freeholder appointed a new management company and out of the blue we get a letter for £700 in service charges. There's nothing to repair as the place is in good nick. I reckon the new management company are pulling a fast one and I'll tell them to get lost.
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Buying Overseas
I have been looking into buying property in Bulgaria for some time now and wondered if anyone else had done this or had any information/advice/warnings?? The purchase would be through a UK-based company and is part of a development still in progress. Clearly I would need to go out and see it for myself, but in essence…
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agents fees when rent not paid
Mr Soo and I have a rental property that was let out last summer, after just a few months the tenant stopped paying rent and all the default and other notices were served on him. Last week the tenant did a moonlight flit so our letting agents arranged to have all the locks changed and we are going down later today to…
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New rules?? Advice please
Hi guys, I'm hoping someone out there can advise me on this. Sorry it's a bit lengthy but I wanted to make sure I got it all down. We are selling a house & contracts should be exchanged in the next few days but our purchaser has e-mailed EA with a request. He wanted to buy some of the furniture etc. which "goes with the…
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EA fees - where do i stand??
Looking for some advice .... I received a contract from my EA that had a fee and contract time that were both different to what I had verbally agreed. I sent the contract back to them, ammended to take into account the mistakes, but it appears that they are not in reciept of the paperwork. Further more, they appear not…
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Lease problems - can land lord do this?
I help run a small village cricket club which leases its ground from the local council. I recieved a letter from them today, addressed to the trustee's of the club, requesting £3458 in rent they forgot to charge for over the past 6 years! Letter reads, ""I have looked into the lease and it provides for rent of £4100…
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Offer accepted but conditions changed
We have had an offer accepted on a house where the owners were "prepared to move out" according to the EA. Since acceptance, the EA now states the vendor has changed their mind about moving out and are currently looking for another property. As we're chain-free cash buyers, we're pretty upset about the prospect of getting…
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Surveys
Hi I'm buying my first place, which was built about 35 yrs ago. The house seems like its in good condition and i cant see anything wrong with it. As far as i'm aware the mortgage company doesnt need anything more then a valuation done on the house. Is it worth paying for a survey for my own piece of mind or not? Thanks Jay.
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Conveyancing problem
Hi, I've had an offer accepted on a house and I'm lokoing to start the local search as soon as possible to save time. However, my solicitor says he cannot start this search without the draft contract (the vendor hasn't got a solicitor yet!!) - is this right? Any tips on speeding up the house buying process? Mike
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Moving question
Hello Our flat is worth 300k and we have a mortgage for 207k. We woud like to move elsewhere and keep our current flat to let as a long-term investment. Anyone have experience of how to do this and whether its possible for mere mortals? Thanks in advance! :confused:
