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Leaving house stuff we don't want?
We have received the Fixtures and fittings list for the house we are buying. The house is in a bad way and is currently vacant. There is furniture in there which we have been told that is going to be cleared, but on the fixtures and fittings list they have listed that they are leaving all carpets and the fridge and washing…
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Housing Association Exchanges
Hi Are there any web sites other than HOMESWAP to look for exchanges?:confused:
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One viewing in five weeks
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/action/publicsite.PropertySearch My neighbour's house has had one viewing in five weeks. Is this usual? The area is popular and the house is immaculate.
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Just a bit of a rant really
Sorry this thread has no real purpose except for me wanting to vent. I bought my little(very little) 1 bed flat 2 years ago for 45k. Last week I was feeling nosy so asked an estate agent to give me a rough valuation for after I have had the windows and bathroom replaced. He said I'll get about 70-75k!!!!!!! Not bad…
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Another property market boom?
I have been looking for a property to buy in London for the last couple of months. Firstly, the market was very quiet, but now that summer holidays are over, a lot of properties are coming on the market and going under offer in the matter of days. Majority of them seem to be 2-3 bed houses costing £300-£350k. Being FTB, I…
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a brick house or not
hi need advice went to see a house today and realy liked it only it is not brick. its made of another material? the only clue was what the owner called this type of build which was a coulder. has anyone any idea if what type of build this might be what the pros and cons are of this type of build it also has a felt roof,…
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I thought it was all over, until....
Help - can anyone let me know where I stand? I exchanged on my sale last week - completing in 3 weeks. My ex partener (who still lives there) and the buyers have had a bit of a falling out. They want to see the house before exchange - apparently to check fixtures and fittings and to be shown how things work (oven, boiler…
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Rewiring Electricity asap - help!
Will try to post this somewhere else too as am not sure it's really in the right place! We are due to complete on new house tomorrow, and plan to re-wire, have a quote from a sparky to carry out the work this wkend for cash in hand (roughly £300 cheaper). Sparky tells us that we will have a certificate for this which is…
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Notn sure how much more I can take!!!
This is just a vent, some will be familiar with the story,but it takes new twists.... I have been trying to sell my house on and off for going on 18 months (my mum died half way through, hence some of the delay).... For the past 7 months the house has fallen through twice involving same person... 1st time it fell through I…
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buyer offered first£210,000 then £205,000 now £200,000
hi my uncle has a house for sale he hasn't put it on the market yet but has has it priced at £190,000. he has had two offers without putting it on the market one for £180,000 and the other last week for £210,000. she spoke to a friend of my uncles and offered £210,000 then she phoned my uncle up while an EA was there…
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mortgage help please!!
Hi guys. My other half and i are looking at getting a house in the near future. Where we live now we have accomodation that comes with his job and we're quite happy where we are but at 27 and 33 years old we need to be getting our foot on the property ladder. we want to buy to let but we will struggle to get a 15% deposit…
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can you ever get rid of damp?
Friend's asked me to post as she's computer illiterate! She's seen her dream flat but it has had 2 chemical anti-damp courses in 9 yrs and it's a basement, oops, sorry 'lower ground floor garden flat'; a Georgian conversion. When she went to see it, there was a tin of dampseal paint (it's a fair cop, guv) in the hall…
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Loan for Deposit? Good Idea/Bad Idea??
My Boyfriend and I are looking to buy a house in london in the next year or so - but first we need to raise about £12K for the deposit, which we should be able to do. But we also want to do other things like get married which also costs and although I am sure our parents will chip in the average wedding apparently costs…
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Buying a second house & keeping the first
I was wondering if anyone has got any advice with the following: My girlfriend has just started a new job, and she has been offered a really good relocation package so she wants to buy a house. Our plan is to buy the house together, but now things get complicated - I already own a property (which I live in), and the plan…
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Doing up flat to rent out - any advise would be super!
Hi, We have a one bed (small) flat in South East London. We are going to rent it out asap, but it has to be "done up" a bit, although we do have a new kitchen and bathroom. I was going to remove the dirty beige carpets with laminate, but it appears that some people on this site have warned against this. The flat is on the…
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How long does it take to get survey results?
Hi, Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get the results of a survey? What happens next? Thanks
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Should I stay or should I go now?
New poster here! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-5070441.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy I put my house on the market a couple of months ago, had some good interest but a few weren't too keen on the area and the others were still trying to sell their house etc....usual story... Then I had a BTL'r around to look at the property,…
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Getting Worried, Any advice?
Am I worrying too much now the bureys want a Damp/Timber work inspection? We finanlly got an offer on our place as we're of to Oz, the Buyers had a extensive survey done last week, it took the guy about and hour and half and said "no real prblems, odds and sods but house is worth the asking price" At the weekend the buyers…
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Completion deadline? A good idea?
Dear all- We have recently accepted an offer on our apartment from an FTB. My partner currently works in another city and commutes by train. As I'll be starting a new job the same city as my partner at the start of October, I'll be commuting as well. Our joint commuting costs will be £500(!) per month. The journey is also…
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Sell Your House Quickly Companies
I have recently put my house on the market, infact yesterday so understandably Ive had no viewings yet. I have put in an offer on a house which has been accepted in principal, however I have to sell my house first in order to purchase the other house. I am nervous incase a buyer who has the money or a first time buyer…
