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Online Conveyancing - urgent recommendation needed..
My house sale looks like it's going through and I need to find someone to do the conveyancing. I've told the buyers, I'll finalise who I'm going to use today. I've followed up a few recommendations supplied by friends etc but they're all coming in at @ 1K on a 275K sale which is a bit more than I was expecting to pay.…
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Do we have to pay an Estate Agent after termination of Contract?
Do we have to pay an Estate Agent after termination of Contract? We employed an estate agent under sole agency and then included them on a multiple agency basis. (Under sole agency they introduced a 'cash buyer - nothing to sell etc etc and basically pressurised us to accept 10K less. Cash buyer then needed a loan which…
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Deeds how do i......
Get the deeds of my house changed into my married name without going through the expense of a solicitor. Is it the same as changing my name with the land registry or is this something different. I really dont have a clue, and help would be great.
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Next door wants be to buy help
My next door neighbour is wanting to move into sheltered accomodation. She as allready got the keys to her place and had it re decorated and is ready to move in. She droped this bombshell on us last week after we got back from hols,her house is in need of doing up, there are a few rented properties on our street and some…
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Michael's World Cup Guide to Where to Live
I am thinking about moving and looking at several roads - sometimes it is hard to see if a road is suitable or not, there a little clues like the age of the cars, excessive leaded glass / replacement upvc windows etc but all that is now redundant. For the next few weeks all you need to do is count the proportion of cars…
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My FTB's. house is sinking!
Just about to buy my first house with my v/ long term girlfriend. Found out a bit later on they had some subsidence work done back 03, (seller didn't disclose this),should of asked from the start but the house was in very good shape visually.( Built 07, Terraced 2 bed). Aparently it has stopped moving last year..so they…
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HouseLadder
Can anyone give me information about the website https://www.houseladder.co.uk I registered in July last year on a monthly fee basis (its free to register but you pay a fee (£69.99 per month to see whos trying to contact you)) - its seems that once my monthly fee runs out I get another person asking for information. Now, I…
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"David Wilson" Apartments.
I am thinking of buying a new build apartment in the next year or two on a development by David Wilson homes. Part of the attraction is that I perceive them as an up market developer so would expect an above average quality new home. Does anyone else have experience of this developer, good or bad? Also, I will be looking…
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Selling one, buying another - need the deeds?
Hi, I am thinking of selling my house, and buying another, with the sole purpose of making some money to pay off a chunk of the mortgage. When I bought this house (4 yrs ago), the solicitor involved kept the deeds. Do I need to involve him in any new sale? Final question - I will try to sell private. If this works, what…
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Feeling Defeated
Hi all, was hoping to get some opinions from anyone. My wife and I live in a rented flat in south london. we both work. we have the usual small credit card bills to pay, a car loan. No real savings to brag about. But everytime we get in the mood to research buying a mortgate, we just seem to give up. It just seems so…
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Rules about insulation in flats?
Hi there, I hope someone knows more about this than me and can offer some advice. I've seen a property I'd really like to buy as an investment to let out. It is a first floor purpose built maisonette. The garden at the front is very overgrown and I was worried about this because the estate agents told me it belongs to the…
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miss- placed deeds
Yes a simpleton I have been. Only finished paying our morgage 3 months ago and "don't ask how" i can not find the deeds anywhere in the house. I have searched the forum and there seems to be loads of people in the same boat (maybe not there fault though) We haved searched everywhere and can't for the life of me understand…
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buy to sell?
Hi, I want to buy a house, do it up and sell it within 1-3 months of buying it. I have heard loads of people made huge profits this way. I understand that the in order for this to work that the house has to be in a decent location and needs a little bit of doing up when buying it initially etc. I have graduated last year…
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Fire Regulations
We had our survey results back the other day and there were a few things that needed repair/replacement as soon as. The house we have had our offer accepted on has a loft conversion which has a building regulation certificate but I was wondering if it needed a fire regulation certificate. Does anyone know? I'm only asking…
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What would you do?? BUy or rent? Advice please?
Hi I hope you can help? We are a couple in our mid life and we sold our house last year looking to downsize. We have approx £120k to spend on a property which in this area can get either a terrace or a semi. We have been renting for a year now and rent is £500 monthly. The thing is my partner is absolutely convinced that…
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Could Anyone Please Help Me?
I need to know where I can find out A. How many private homeowners there are in the UK. B. how many on the mainland? If you know, or know where I can obtain such info please respond. Thanks, Soph.
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lease extention
After waiting more than 3 weeks to have the survey and valuation result I am finaly at the stage of starting the searches by our solicitor.:j The problem is that before we put the offer we agree that the lease of 65 years had to be extend before we sign the contracts, when I called our solicitor he informed me that he…
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Big yellow taxi - selling to developers
What is a good rule of thumb re offers for property to expect from developers who want to acquire your home/back gardens for the purpose of bulldozing and putting in several houses instead. Location - south of England (Reigate, Surrey) - plan is not for high density but estate of small detached family homes. I have heard…
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What to believe...
I have posted a few messages in this forum and got some great advice, last week or example EDInvestor gave me lots of tips of ariving at an offer price and then justifying it to an Agent.... Whilst this may all be great, it seems like the average vendor does not have the same mindset as me and most on hear.... and…
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Stamp duty land tax
I would like to swap houses with my parents. Is there anyway we can reduce the amount of stamp duty land tax paid ? I am told the stamp duty land tax is governed by the market value. Who decides the market value ? For instance a quick sale attracts a lesser price. What governs the minimum price i could "sell" the house…
