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Pushy estate agent with first house buy - help please!!
This is all new to myself, however, We saw a house through a certain estate agent, which we definately can afford, and know which mortgage provider we will be using. when setting up the viewing the estate agent recommended us to see their financial advisor. But as we dont need advice we said no thanks we viewed the house,…
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New build nightmare
My partner and and I are buying a newbuild. The estate agents for the developer have said they are laidback and relaxed about exchange. The absolute deadline for which was missed last thursday. Unfortunately whilst we are ready and so are our buyers the guy at the bottom of the chain is not quite ready and needs 21 days to…
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Analysis of Rightmove-does it mean anything?
EA sent me the figures from rightmove said last 2 weeks 580 people were looking for my type of property,10.7% actually viewed it online.Can anything concrete be determined from these figures? EA branch average was 6.3% whatever that means.
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Going Head to head with another buyer at the crack of dawn
Well...at the moment it feels as dramatic as gunfight in the wildwest....Tomorrow I go head to head with another buyer on the house I mentioned here:- http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...ount=24Problem is I just feel the price of the house is already too high, the estae agent/vendor is just playing one off against the…
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Letting Agency serving notice
Hi there, I'm having a few issues with my letting agency. Basically i've been living in this house since the 25th of February 2004. I first signed an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement for 6 months. After 6 months, they asked me if I wanted to sign a new one and that would be £70. I was a bit unhappy about paying £70 for…
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Private selling
Hi guys, Its very hard to find advice on the internet regarding private selling as all sites have an advertising service to sell. My mother bought a house for me to live in and let as a student, we now wish to transfer this property to me. As I am not named on the mortgage it cannot be a simple transfer and so it must be a…
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Rubbish left
I have just purchased a property that I intend to let out. After completion of contracts upon getting the keys I noticed that a large amount of building materials had been left at the rear of the property, Mainly paving slabs /old windows/ broken glass, Even to the fact that the gardened had been left un attended since I…
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Can mains gas be laid on?
While considering a property in a rural situation we want to find out how much it would cost to get gas put in for central heating.We dont at this stage know if any of the other properties nearby have it,but suspect they dont.How do i find out?
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For sale sign can not be seen from the road
How much of an impact on the number of people viewing is this likely to have? Because our property is on a desirable road in a desirable area but due to the location people driving up that road will not see the sign.We are on rightmove with the EA.
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using online conveyancing
Hi I'm thinking about using https://www.onlineconveyancing.co.uk to carry out our legal work on our house purchase. They are an internet division of Drummonds Solicitors based in Chester. Has anyone had any dealings with them? Any recommendations? thanks
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Selling Large Property
I've been reading some of the advice given here and just want to say how useful it is and hope that someone can help me. I have a large and a bit unusual house to sell (Exmouth Devon) and have put it on with a local but small estate agent in the town. He is friendly and helpful but I am not sure if he covers a wide enough…
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AST help needed
I wondered if someone might be able to help? I have a property I rent out. The tenants moved in on 20th May and signed an 6 month AST, rent to be paid 20th of each month. They now want to change the date to the 30th of each month. They have agreed to pay one month plus 10days this month, but is it legal to give them a new…
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A career as an estate agent? Advice please!
Hi there, Are there any estate agents workers out there? Wondered if you could advise me. I am considering a change in career to one in Estate agency, and was wondering the following. a) Do you need any formal qualifications or are you able to train ' on the job'.. b) Whats the wage like( up north wages!). Would really…
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Are they being greedy?
Ok, we're looking for a house to buy (FTBs) and came across one that sounds quite good, but needs a little bit of work to it - new kitchen required, utility room (ie place for washing machine) is outside in a shed so would probably need to knock through, no double glazing. It's a 3 bedroom house, but is on the market for…
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Help! House Not Selling.
I put a 2 bedroom weaver's cottage ( built in 1750) on the market in April. It is very small, with a reasonable garden and is in a nice village in the north west. There is an issue with parking over which I have no control. I thought the price (£115,000) might appeal to a FTB but nobody has shown any interest, after a few…
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Potential salability problem with house
Hi, I have recently agreed a price of 112,500 on a house which is a big 3 bed terraced, in a mainly suburban road. However, having recently had a survey done, the surveyor highlighted we might have a problem selling the house as there is a little mot garage next door. The house was for sale at 125,000 and the survey valued…
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Letting agents advice needed please!
Since I found this board today I’ll take advantage… My partner and I are moving next month into a new rented property, However his current letting agents say they want £15 to provide a reference for the new agency. Can they do this? *text deleted as poster was having a mental breakdown at time of posting* Thanks
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which day to move? Traffic
We are finally thinking about moving. Surveys are being done tomorrow and the wheels are turning. We do have an odd question though We live on a first floor flat with two lanes of traffic on each side outside our front door. Directly adjacent to the front door is a zebra crossing so we have zig zags and the police are…
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Buying in Scotland
Can someone give me some advice about house prices in Scotland please. Despite growing up in Scotland I know practically nothing about the property market there. I should explain that we are are considering moving to central Scotland and buying a house as I have just had an offer of a job up north. We currently reside in…
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Finally exchanged!
After all sorts of traumas and general estate agent bullying, we've finally exchanged on our sale (last Friday) and our purchase today (don't ask about the slight gap...)!!! Fantastic feeling - though I know it ain't over until it's over. Now got just less than 2 weeks to pack and sort everything out... Any recommendations…
