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House buying, renting & selling

Archives for June 2006

Hi Guys
Hell of a first thread, but I've been reading / lurking for a while and really would appreciate some advice... Story is this... own own business, wanting to relocate house and business to north wales... Sold house (over asking yay!) and offer accepted on great property (March 30th) Told completion likely mid / end may…
Timescales
Hello All I will keep this short. Put an offer in last Saturday on a house a full asking price. Requested in the offer letter that the board is displayed as sold with in 48 hours and no more showings. I drove past today and the For Sale board is still up and there is a picture in the agents window (lucky for them they were…
Shall I get a loan for my deposit?
Hi, I have started working again recently after a career break when I had my baby. We have been renting for 2 years, and I am fed up of paying someone else's mortgage. We want to buy our own place as my daughter is sharing with us, and we are really tight on space but are told we need 10% deposit (thats min 20k). Do you…
can someone recommend a surveyor
I need to get a studio block (21 studios) in central london valued. can someone recommend a valuer, hopefully a contact within a firm if possible? thanks
How would I find out what's going to be built?
Can anyone tell me where I would go or who to ask, about what future building is expected on a piece of empty land please? I'm sure there is going to be both residential and commercial development but I don't know how to find out if this is definate and/or when it's going to happen. I'm not even sure who the builder is…
Recommendations on Homebuyers Survery
Hi everyone I wonder if you can give me any advice. I know this is a tough thing to ask for comments on, but im not sure who else to ask. I have recieved the Homebuyers survey on the property i have an offer accepted on. There is a few reccomendations, which i am not very clued up on. They are:- * New incoming…
finding electricity & gas provider before moving?
We are in the purchase of our 1st flat.:j The survey and valuation has been done and we should have the searchs back by next week. I 've been asking the EA for a month if they could provide me with the prices :gaz ,electricity,water and council tax (as I don't know the band). After asking more than 3 times they finally…
Funny Beach
Comoeon...lets have some fun for
stamp duty to be paid twice is this right ??
A good friend (honest) of mine is selling self contained his flat (purpose built 70's? block) His ownership currently is described as a flying freehold (Though nothing overhangs, encroaches) The purchaser's mortgage have insisted that it is changed to leasehold before they lend on it. His sols tell him that stamp duty may…
We've done it!!!
Whoopieeeee, after 3 1/2 long months of stress, worry, arguments and anger, we finally have the keys to our new house sitting with the estate agents for us to pick up. Luckily we have our flat for the next month too so there is no rush to move in, we can spend the next week or two painting and fixing little bits, but who…
Completion day
Can someone give me a guide on what usually happens on completion day? Like what time do you arrange the removals to come - i don't want them hanging around due to the £25.00 charge per hour we will have to pay for any delays.
exchanged!
At last, after 8 months of hell! Looked at a BTL flat in November, got talking to the agent and went to see a house for us. Didn't like the house but caught the moving bug. EA came around and valued are house lowish. We decide not to move. He shows 2 people the house as a favour. One of them offers asking price! We then…
many viewers, no offers
I have a three bed terrace on the market in a desirable part of town, in brilliant condition, neutral decor throughout. I've put it on at a price suggested by the agent, which is similar to the prices suggested by all the other agents I spoke to before I put it on. Now it's been on the market for eight weeks and during…
Renting My Flat - The Alternatives......
I currently own a flat in London that I have been renting out since I left the city three years ago. However, since I no longer live close by, I rent it out through management agents who take a massive chunk of the rent and charge exorbitant rates to find new tenants. Even though the flat essentially costs me money, I want…
Unusually quiet today
Whats going on? Normally get workers offering opinions on cra.....p Quit the day job...join the MSE masses. Annoys me when people find the forum, ask a question, and then do the off. However, I must admit that I did this on a speeding ticket website (got off by the way) :j Come on people ...wheres Meanmachine, FTBuyer, etc…
advertise a property for rent for free
i have heard that there is a website called something like myflat.co.uk (but i must be miswriting this as this i could not find ) where you can advertise a property for rent for free. does anyone know the exact website for this? thanks in advance.
F&F check list
We're off to the vendors at the weekend to take a few measurements and to take a look around. Also to discuss what they are leaving and taking prior to tying it all up in the contract. Is there anything to keep an eye out for? Any strategy for doing this? Any pitfalls?
buying my fathers house
we are trying to buy my fathers house it has been valued at £240,000 he wants to sell the house to us at a lower rate of £160,000 what problems would we encounter ...please advise ... regards caron
Selling a property in Spain (Costa Calida)
I have had my house in Spain on the market for 14months and no takers. I have it with five agents all with different selling tactics. I know one hears about 'the laid back Spanish lifestyle' but seriously I am getting nowhere fast as nothing seems to be happening. I have put it on several internet website and still…
Do interest rates effect supply and demand?
I'm trying to buy in Greenwich but demand is outstripping supply by a considerable margin. There's very little on the market and what does come on goes in a day or so. So it got me thinking, at the moment I can't see any end to this problem. Clearly there needs to be a better balance between supply and demand. Would a rise…

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