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Removal company recommendations or ones to avoid please!
We're in Birmingham and moving from a 3 bed terrace, we're only moving a mile away. Anyone recommendations would be welcome and the big no-no's would be good as well! How much notice do they usually need? Thanks in advance
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A safe property investment in East London??
Hi all. I'm a long time reader, first time poster (oh what a lovely cliche..). Posting today though as I've got a real issue playing on my mind. I'm thinking about buying a flat. A flat.. in London. Yes, I may be mental; perhaps you could tell me if I'm being unreasonable/stupid here. I'm not on a great income, but my Ma &…
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Would you buy this?
Long story so I'll give you the short version: I'm thinking of buying a property that was built by a private developer. He originally had it advertised for £450k and says he had an offer a £410 but that fell through (not sure why). Offers were invited in excess of £350. I offered £360k and this was accepted as the owner…
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Well well....there's a shortage of "affordable" housing?
What on earth does that mean? How is it different to saying houses are overpriced? They'll be saying there's a shortage of "affordable" Aston Martins next!!
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Offer accepted - Survey done - Getting quotes......feeling uneasy!
Hi all @ MSE My fiance and I had an offer accepted on a house about 2 weeks ago. We are FTB and the house is chain free. We have had the survey done and it brought up several 'urgent matters' such as; Re-building exterior chimney stack Re-pointing whole rear of property Damp proof Timber defects I have arranged for some…
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Survey
Hi, We currently have our mortgage with Alliance & Leicester, and have recently instructed them to survey the property which we are in the process of buying. This was done last week. However, it turns out that the survey was merely a valuation (although he did check loft). At the time of arranging survey I was asked if I…
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Damp Problems in Rented House
I have a friend who rented a house this summer. As soon as it rained it became clear that there is a serious damp problem - the house is about 200 years old. The solution of opening doors on sunny days to keep it at bay is not going to be possible as winter approaches. She has complained to the landlord and the letting…
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swapping houses with son
has anybody any experience of swapping houses with a relative.? we have a four bed bungalow and they have a three bed house. They do not have enough room and plan to extend. However with three young children this can be inconvienient and very disruptive. We on the other hand are use to this and could put up with it and do…
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Hazards of private purchase?
We are buying our landlord's flat (we think: offer accepted). Because we have lived in it for 6 months as tenants, we have opted for a basic valuation rather than home buyer's report. There are a couple of material things we have noticed though that need fixing so hopefully the owner will get them fixed without having had…
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Looking to rent a property - advice very much needed
The OH and I are planning to move in together in the New Year. I am thinking of renting out the house I currently live in, but need to get £500 pcm to clear mortgage etc. which is near the top end of the market round here (although one bed flats are on for quite a bit more????) Details: 2 car driveway mid-terrace, 10 yrs…
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Tips on doing up a flat for a profit!
Hiya I would be greatful for any help on tips (do's and dont's) on doing up my one bedroom flat to make a profit. My partner and i have just bought our first flat off of our landlord for a good price as we have already lived here for two years and he needed money quick with no fuss, so we're really pleased. We have decided…
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Urgent advice needed
My mum aged 60 wants to invest in a BTL property but put it in my name. She will put down the deposit and receive all rental income. She's not worried about inheritance tax as she plans to spend all of the income each month!!! Am I overlooking something here? We want to do things correctly. If she dies before me, the…
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Looking for someone to houseshare - kind of subletting; any advice?
Me and my wife are looking to rent a two bedroom house and we are looking for someone to rent one room. Not really subletting. What would be the best way to do it and what are the pitfalls. Reasons why I want to go that way. The difference between a one bed flat and a two bed flat is around £30. Thanks!!!!
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joint tenancy on council property?
i wonder if someone out there could give me some advice. i live with husband and son in a housing association property. my mum lives in a council flat that originally were built for elderly or vunerable residents. now allsorts of people live there and some have even bought and then sold their home. my mum is 70 and lives…
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Differing Estate Agents' Values - Who to go with?
Hi there guys I bought a conversion flat just over two years ago for £94,000 in Dartford. I've had it valued by several Estate Agents and their valuations range from 105k to 117k! I definitely think it is worth more than 105k as it has a lot of benefits, ie share of freehold and off street parking which is very sought…
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Memo of sale says no chain, now vendors are trying to change this, help!
I'm in a small chain, my buyer is a first time buyer and my vendors agreed at the time of accepting my offer that they would not tie the purchase into a chain. That was one of the conditions for me going a little bit higher than my initial offer. This is mentioned on the memorandum of sale as follows: "we undertsand that…
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Can I let out or rent whilst I am on holiday? temp rental. is there such a thing?
I am going for 3 months to South America and was wondering if anyone has experienced or heard of a way in which I could let out my flat for the 3 months next summer that I am away? Temporary renting? thanks
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Property - don't know which way to turn! Please advise
Hi, Please can you advise on my situation below? I have no idea which way to turn!!! My husband and I bought an ex-council flat in Woolwich back in 2002 for £48,000. We spent approximately £7000 renovating this small, ground floor, studio/one-bed. Two and a half years ago we moved out, using equity from the flat to buy…
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conveyancing warehouse.com - What was your TOTAL cost for a purchase?
Just wanting to know what they charged in total. Many Thanks.
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FTB - Where to begin?
Been lurking in this forum for a while and now looking for a bit of advice. Decided that I need to get on the property ladder - I was waiting for the crash but feel that its not going to materialise and that if I wait any longer prices are going to be outwith my reach. I'm looking for properties approximately 3 to 4 times…
