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Solicitor mistake - should we ask for refund of fees?
Here's the situation; the title deeds to our house should be in my husbands name. He bought the property several years ago with his ex. They split up soon after movig in, and he bought her out of the mortgage. We got our draft contract through the other day for the sale of the house and it shows his ex as still on the…
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FTB - how to fix mortgage rates?
We are first time buyers and we think to buy a house in next month or so. I know that interest rates are suppossed to be risen by Bank of England by 0.25%. Of course, banks will pass it on very quickly. How can I fix my mortgage rates at the current rate when I haven't had an offer accepted yet? (well, haven't made any)…
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URGENT HELP WITH MY SO SELLING- advice from the brains of property please!!!
OK my SO place is on the market. So far weve had 3 viewers with another scheduled so far for the rest of the week. We had one guy ( viewer 1 ) round sunday who was keen asked laods of questions but needed his AIP and was saying he was going too go off and get one. I told him wed continue to market until we find a buyer…
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buying an 18yr old newish house without survey
would you or would you not get a survey on a house thats only 18yrs old, with nothing obvious wrong with it?
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J.A. Ball new homes
Hi, we are first time buyers and we are thinking of buying a new build house by J.A.Ball (North West Leicestershire). This is independent builder which has one development at the time, I think. Before you all start saying that new houses are overpriced, I know that. But I really love the house, it is set in a beautiful…
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Interesting news for those who think prices only go up !
On the news this morning - Nationwides latest figures show the annual house price rise for the past 12 months was only 8%. Now, if you take into account most of this increase is probably caused by the London and SE prices, and maybe a few isolated areas, it means in the rest of the country prices have either risen a tiny…
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Exchanging & Completing Today! Fingers Crossed
Have woken up unusually early today, which just means more waiting for my appointment with the solicitor to sign and exchange. I posted in the race for christmas thread but fancied my own for today :D Offer accepted on 12th September Instructed solicitor on 14th September Cleared funds to solicitor for searches 2nd October…
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Idea of total costs
Hi I am wanting to buy a house for 115k and I want to get a rough idea of the total costs involved. I know this is has kinda been addressed in the sticky threads but im still a little confused, I need some one give me figure a once over for piece of mind. So im buying a house for 115k the costs will be - £11500 10% deposit…
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EA contract ended wont remove from website ?
contract ended on friday, still on website, for sale sign still up yet been promised all over 4 days both would be sorted? smallish firm, no ombudsmen i dont think? any advice?
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Advice on Buying Property from Dad (Mortgage/Tax Query)
Dad has a property thats been run down over the past few years and is in pretty bad shape. Fair market value in its current condition is probably £150K. Obviously, for tax purporses the sale will go through as £150K. But, dad doesn't need the money immediately, and in the short-term, I'll be looking to get a mortgage of…
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Buying Freehold - advice
Hello All, I need some advice please ;-) I am currently the leaseholder in one of 4 flats in Lewisham East London. The Freeholder has recently offered the Freehold to each leaseholder for £2000 each. Unfortunately only 2 leaseholders are interested – I and the owner of the basement flat. I believe this means that we would…
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Bogus bidding war? urgent help required.
Hi everyone, First time poster, long time reader and listener on Radio 2. We have put an offer in on a house with Verity Frearson. On Saturday they would not relay our offer to the vendor telling us that they would collate all offers and send them to the vendor on Monday. Monday has come and we have been told that they are…
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Please help..so stressful selling process
Does anyboy know the minimum term required by Abbey for them to lend on a leasehold flat please? I am selling my leasehold (but with share of freehold) flat and everything had been going well until today..... Received a letter from my solicitor saying my buyer's solicitor wants 'confirmation' that I will be extending the…
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living in ELY,CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Hello All, Can anyone give me some info on what it is like to live in ely? any info at all would be great, crime, schools, entertainment etc, would it be a nice place to bring up children? Thankyou.
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Dubai - Fractional Ownership
Just wanted a few opinions on this, as my Mum has just recently signed up & invested to the following https://www.dubaifractionalownership.com and I'm not so sure its a good idea - has anyone else invested this way??
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Leasing workshop with no toilet?
A friend of mine is having to move his workshop and is being offered a new lease on a run down building with no toilet. It has extensive damp, tin roof and no parking spaces. This building was part of his original workshops and was just used for storage but he is having to downscale. The question is: Is it legal for the…
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Claim allowance using car for BTL
I have read that I can claim a 'proportion' of the: a) Cost of buying b) Fuel costs of a car when using it relating to BTL properties. I believe this is a % based on how much you actualy use the vehicle. My properties are NOT held within a company. Is this correct? Does anyone else do this? If so, what % is seen as…
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Releasing equity for buy-to-let opportunities?
Hi folks, I am hoping this might be the right board but apologies if I have missed the mark with this. I have a couple of questions about property investment and how to fund it. Essentially I have been given an opportunity to buy an apartment "of plans" in a lucrative market in Northern Ireland. I have heard that it is…
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Where to live around Harrogate?
We are looking to relocate due to work. We live south at the moment and don't have a clue where to start regarding nice areas.:rolleyes: We have a child of 9 so a good school is important. My husband actually works near Bradford but I don't want to live there. I have in my head a nice house in an emmerdale sort of village!…
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So fed up with this
After one thing and another we were hoping to exchange contracts this week with the aim to complete on 14th. We agreed to sell our house for £2,500 under the asking price to the buyers. There is a chain of five of us with the people we are buying from going off to rent. However, the buyers have today said that they want us…
