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removal company scratched furniture what now??
Finally moved yesterday and after the removals co left I found they had scratched wardrobes doors, which they had stacked so it couldn't be seen!!! Very annoyed. I paid for removals by credit card, do you think I have any protection with that. The company aren't being very responsive (surprise surprise) what should I do…
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please help - landlord keeping bond
Dear All, I'm in a panic. I'm moving out of my flat on saturday and paid a bond of £433 at start of tenency. Landlord has just informed me he is keeping approx £350 of bond to cover alleged short fall in gas and elec bills over last two years. I paid him a set amount each month which was supposed to cover these bills. At…
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Letting my house out
I am letting my house out for a period of about three months while I take a break from work and go travelling. I want to avoid using an agent. Has anyone done something similar? Can you provide useful hints and tips?
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Tenancy
hi Does anyone know if i have to add my boyfriends name to my tenancy.Im coming off income support as he is moving in on sunday.Didnt know if his name had to be added or not. thanks for any help.
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Letting out my property for the 1st time - HELP PLZ
Hi Folks I am considering letting my flat in London out, and as mentioned it is the first time I am going to do this and after hearing some horror stories concerning tenants/agencies I am feeling abit nervous. I am considering getting an agency to look after the property for me. I would like some advice please:- What % do…
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Sell your house for £500 plus vat
http://www.housenetwork.co.uk/ £550 inc to sell your house save about £7k like us, your house is on rightmove, asserta, fish4, for as long as it takes. Housenetwork take amazing photos, better than our local agent, virtual tours, floor plans. Makes the local agent look very poor VFM.…
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Is my agent pulling a fast one?
Hi all. My house has been on the market since feb with a top national agent. Had lots of viewers in the following months then nothing after the end of july. At the beginning of september i told them we would take the house off the market soon as we have got fed up with with the whole process and the problems we have had…
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Indemnity policy after council inspects
Hi, this is on my purchase of a house which does not have any building regs completion certificates. I requested that they get a retrospective approval and the sellers contacted the council accordingly. But once the inspector wanted the beam exposed (chipping away plaster), now the sellers do not want the retro inspection…
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How 'final' are 'Best and Final' offers?
We had an offer on a flat accepted, and the bidding process was 'best and final offers'. We made a generous offer of £6k over the £130k asking price. 2 other bidders were involved. Readers of my other thread will know that we since found out the flat is in a council owned block. We would like to adjust our offer because: -…
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Houses at £260/265k
Do houses this close to the stamp duty threshold sell at the asking price in most areas? If there is no mention of stamp duty being paid by the vendors, is £250k a ridiculous / insulting offer?
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\stamp Duty
Is it true that if you are swapping houses with a family member you dont have to pay stamp duty on each property ? Advice p[lease from anyone with this experience. Thank you.
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Cost of Buying a House
This may sound like a dumb question, but as I've never purchased a house before, need to ask. How much are total costs roughly when purchasing a house? By costs, I mean solicitor fees, surveyor fees etc etc..... How much should I roughly budget for extra? Also, do some mortgages include these costs in the mortgage…
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Mortgages Question - Trust Deed
Hello everyone, hoping you don't mind that my first post here is a request for help! Have a bit of an odd situation. I'm currently a year into an Protected Trust Deed (similar to an English IVA), but Scottish). If anyone doesn't know what this is, I got into lots of debt, and the only way to get out of my situation - i.e -…
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Borrowing above property value to extend...
Hello there, I wonder if anyone can help me...my friend and I bought our council house two and a half years ago. The house needs total modernisation and our mortgage is up for renewal at the end of October. We are considering extending the house to create another one or possibly three extra rooms. Can anyone advise on how…
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council housing
having been threatened with repossesion, i have put myself and two children on the housing list. I have stated the areas i would consider, being a non driver for my sons school. I have been offered two houses which where totally unsuitable. In one of the areas i stated as suitable there is an empty property but have been…
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Renting v Buying a house
I am in the process of selling our house (as part of a marriage separation) and would appreciate advice on whether it would be sensible to rent property for a while and then buy. and if so would this entitle me to any first time buyer offers.
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house i am buying is sale agreed got call from EA saying cash offer been put to owner
hi there the house i am buying went sale agreed 8 weeks ago. everything is nearly done all we are waiting for is for our buyer to sign the contract for our house and we can then sign for new house. got call from estate agent yesterday asking how things are going and that someone has approached the seller with a cash offer.…
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Mortgage broker and shared ownership advice plz
Hi, We are new to this forum, Basically we are looking for some general advice, firstly we have found a house we really like and do not want to lose it, we went to view it, put an offer and the seller excepted the offer .(23/09/06), we have a mortgage agreed in principle(22/09/06), and have instructed solicitors (25/09/06)…
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Flat's Leasehold Extention/ Freehold Purchase
One for the legal eagles!!! Please help. Hi, If a person is buying the flat downstairs from the flat they already own and live in (it's a converted house) and at the same time has the oppurtunity to buy the freehold to cover both flats, can they do so and then extend the leases. Or can they issue new leases as they will be…
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100% Mortgage - Problems Completing/Exchanging?
Our buyer has a 100% mortgage. What are the potential pitfalls? Should we be wanting to complete and exchange on the same day? Any advice gratefully received!:confused:
