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Epping? & Other central line loop locations
hello all Just wondering. Weve been thinking of moving out that way. We looked at woodford but think its looking everso slightly pricey, but were not too familiar with the rest of that way east of Leytonstone. schools arnt important to us ( no kids) but cheap rent, nice area, and good public transport are vital Any…
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Trees
Slightly odd question this .... My next door neighbour has a large tree in the back garden which my surveyor tells me is too large and too close to the properties - may cause subsidence, fall on the houses etc. Now the house next door is rented out - i have no idea who the landlord is ... and the tenants won't tell me ...…
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What do I put on a reference for a good tennant
I need to give a tennant a reference for a new place and am not sure what to put. Can anyone help please
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Neibours tree height
Hi, We've recently moved into a semi-rural property which is not subject to a tree preservation order. The bottom of our garden adjoins an orchard belonging to a large property in a 4-5 acre garden, as we are in the slope of a valley their land is substantally lower than ours however there is a of largeish tree which…
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brigding loan or second mortgage help
the story is - put £25k deposit down on a new build house which is ready in november, new build house costing £250k, put our house on the market in april at £225k now reduced it to £210k in july and still no takers, problem is if we have still not sold we are in the tom tit and need a bridging loan to cover while we…
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First Time Seller
Hi, I have been lurking on this board for a couple of months now. I have a house up for sale in the B30, Birmingham area, we have been on the market for just over a month. We are not in a chain. I have noticed that a couple of people have posted queries about selling their houses here, and have been given good advice with…
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Stamp duty forms
Does anyone know at which stage in the buying process we will recieve these? Thanks
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survey help please!!!
Hello First time poster needs help. We have just exchanged on our first property two weeks ago. On the valuation/survey it was noted that the property needs a damp proof course and some timber replacing. The mortgage company retained £1500 until we get the work done which is fine. We also had a small budget for new…
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selling with tenant
i have a house i would like to sell with a tenant in. they are excellent tenants and been there for nearly two years. i did ask them some time ago if they would like to buy it at a discount but have heard nothing. i do not want to get rid of them to sell the house. is there a market for BTLs with a tenant in place? with so…
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Survey advice please
My Homebuyers report states before exchange I should get a heating engineer to inspect the efficiency of the central heating and the boiler capacity. Is this just a precautionary measure? The house is only 10 years old so surely this would have been established by the NHBC guarantee or similar, plus the occupants have…
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Part exchange properties for sale
I have just began searching for my own property, and have stumbled across the part-exchange deals, property developers offer. I understand the developers buying the houses inexpensively from people wanting to buy new builds e.g. to get people into their properties. Therefore the developers need to resell the properties at…
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do you have to complete?
a quick question....does a seller have to complete once they have exchanged?
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Has the bubble burst in Bulgaria?
http://www.themovechannel.com/News/2006/September/8e.asp?ito=EC1001
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renting to a couple of are in a civil partnership
We rent our house to two young girls who entered into a cival partnership in may, full wedding the works. Today we have been told there splitting up, we have only spoken to one of the girls, the other was staying at her mothers but the thing is it puts us in a difficult situation. They are both on benefits, housing…
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Finding an investor in my property???
Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to get someone to invest in a property? My property to be exact! I have been left to carry on with quite a large mortgage and do not want to sell the house if at all possible. If I could get someone to invest, a little like "buying to rent", except I would still live in the house and…
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TV Expert
I had to laugh out loud this morning watching a 'money saving expert' on television discussing house prices. He was attempting to argue that houses might not be a good investment over the life of a mortgage as prices might drop. Has anyone ever come across a normal house that is now cheaper than it was 25 years ago, even…
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Where to buy packaging for "Moving day"?
Where is the cheapest place to buy boxes/bubblewrap and the other bits needed. Will be hiring a van to help move.
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Ground rent and service charge
Could I ask for your opinions? I am buying a one bed conversion maisonette for which there is a service charge/ maintenance fee of £600-700 p.a. and a ground rent of £300 p.a. There is a communal garden, which the current vendors garden, but I guess there is fencing and a pathway that the managing agents may maintain.…
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To rent out or sell 160k property
Hi My Mum has inherited a bungalow in Coventry worth £160k. My Dad wants to rent it out, maybe can get £500 a month for rent, however Mum wants to sell. They have spent about 10k on updating the property, it now has 2 bedrooms and a dorma bedroom. The garden is huge, bigger than I have ever seen !! They are in their late…
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Paying Stamp Duty - has anyone done this?
OH and I are about to put house on the market. Have 2 agents coming to value this week, but can have a fairly educated guess. The house next door has recently sold for just under £125k. Ours is a little bigger and has a slightly nicer kitchen and bathroom. I think ours is worth around £130k, however because of Stamp Duty,…
