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Houses For Cash
Anyone know what these places are like - how close do they get to market value?? I have seen a house I want but my house isn't even on the market yet so wanted to avoid all hassle and saw an advert for these places....has anyone had experiance withthem?
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is this a good price for insurance
I am lookin g to renew my contents insurnace i have been quoted £118 for the year via barclays which seems quite reasonable. I did a search on moneysupermarket and there were cheaper ones but when i fill in my details the prices were a lot more than quoted i ahve only had the property for a year and am just looking for…
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Estate Agent Fees - Negotiable or not?
Hi, we are in the process of putting our house on the market and looking at Connells, Halifax and Spencers, all are saying that their rates are fixed, are they? Can I push them down?
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House Price Rises - A Good Thing?
The merits of owning a property versus renting have been well documented; we all like to have a piece of earth we can lay claim to and call home. To decorate it as we please, to take pride in its appearance and hopefully spend some happy times in it without a landlord looking over us. But the British obsession with…
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Signing Contracts,what Happens Now
My daughter is due to sign the contracts on her new home tomorrow after 3 months of problems.What we would like to know is how soon after signing can they be exchanged and also is the exchange legal and binding.In other words can anyone pull out.It is almost six weeks till completion,( one person in chain refuses to move…
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Should I Buy? BBC News sowing doubts
Hi All, I have been a lurker here for a few months, and find the chat on house related stuff interesting because I have wanted to get my own place for a few years now. Living in London, the prices have been difficult to say the least. I have managed to save a decent deposit now, and have had an offer accepted on a 2 bed…
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Three Buyers Are After My House !
Please advise. Am selling through an estate agent and there are three buyers after my house. They keep on putting in higher and higher offers by bidding against each other . [At the moment there is no comparable property on the market in my post code area at a price anywhere near as low as mine.] Now the agent is advising…
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Deserted House
I have had my eye on a deserted house for several years now and I am after some advise. The property has stood derelict for 9 yrs. I have searched the land registry and have the name of the registered owner, however the listed address for this person is the same address. I have searched the electoral roll and have only…
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Seeking a supplier of wood pellets manufacturing equipment
Seeking a supplier of wood pellets manufacturing equipment I am an entrepreneur and the owner of a big saw-mill in Zhitomir Region, Ukraine. I have a resource of a million tons of dry saw dust which I would like to process into pelletized fuel. There is a need in the in saw dust processing equipment. I am ready to review…
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Implication of living next to an electricity substation
As per title really, are there any implications such as health from living next to or on an substation?
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preliminary deposit
I have agreed to purchase a property and have been requested by the EA to forward a preliminary deposit of £500. This will be held subject to contract. Do I need to see a separate contract for this deposit or hire a solicitor to deal with this transaction? The property has been taken off the market and my offer accepted.
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Not got big enough deposit, what can i do?
Hi all, I am a next time buyer, I sold my last property to pay off some debts and invest in my business, I have been renting for 6 months but i'm now looking into buying again. I have seen a few properties aroung the 150K mark, I have a 10% deposit but i can only get an 85% mortgage due to bad credit in the past and being…
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FTB (probably) dim question re surveys
Hi, This is probably (hopefully) a very easy question but I can't find the answer anywhere so thought I'd try on here... My boyfriend and I have just had an offer accepted on a house. We've instructed our solicitors and have an appointment with our mortgage broker on Wednesday afternoon. We want to have a homebuyers survey…
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Architect before deposit paid?
Hi i wonder if anyone can advise me, My grandmother of 90 is selling her house. The first people to view put in an offer for the full asking price, they have had the survery done last Tuesday and today sent the architect round to do whatever it is he's supposed to be doing. (They are thinking of turning the house into…
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Cracks in walls - taken from deposit
Hi, The flat that we are currently renting has cracks in the walls. The flat is in an old mill house and the cracks seem to just have appeared, nothing that we have done (not knowingly anyway). I'm worried that when we move out, the landlord will try and blame us for the cracks and charge us for them out of our deposit. Is…
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Buy to Let Questions
Hi there, I'm considering buying a buy-to-let property with my brother. This will be the first b2l property either of us will of bought and so are a little apprehensive about making the step. I was wondering if anyone has any advice regarding the pitfalls of this. To give you an idea of the property where looking at: 3 bed…
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Park homes
Not sure if this is the correct tread to ask this. I now seem to have retired early and my wife will be retiring in the next couple of years. We have a large house no kids and one idea we have is to sell it and move into a park home or mobile home type thing. This should give us money for a decent retirement I would be…
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Jack and Jill Ensuite...
What exactly, or roughly even(!!) is one of these? It appears in the description of a house we like the look of... Cheers!
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Pulling out of the Market
Can anyone provide me with a few tips for bringing my house off the market. Basically I've just had a change of heart and want to stay where I am. What is the best way of informing the estate agent without them trying to claw back any fees. We did receive one offer below asking price but it never went into solicitors…
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How long does it take to book a survey?
Had an offer accepted on our flat, wanted the buyers to book a survey asap to make sure the offer was genuine however 2 weeks on and still no survey. They have taken mortgage thru our estate agent and he says all fees have been payed upfront by them but no date has been set for survey yet as that is to be set by mortgage…
