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Reasonable Conveyancers in Nottingham?
Anyone able to help.. Im getting rediculous quotes of £1600-£1700 at the moment :(
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How long between searches and exchange/completion
I knew I'd be back soon asking for your advice:D Im hoping to buy a repo (earlier thread) and EA who is dealing with my sale and my purchasers sale has just rang me and said my searches should be back next week and the other houses searches the week after, so it looks like things are finally moving. Fingers crossed. As…
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Novice question re deposits
Can anyone tell me, if I make use of the M&S credit card to arrange a "loan" of whatever the limit of the card is, can I use this as part of a deposit on a house, or do mortgagers look at your credit cards debts when assessing whether to give you a mortgage or not?
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Finding a flat to rent with one person getting housing benefit
I am looking for a two bedroomed property to share with a friend. We both work but my friend is self employed and so recieves housing benefit. I work as a full time teacher. We have been looking for a place for a while now and have not seen very many properties that will accept housing benefit. Does anyone have any…
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cavity wall ties?
hi i am new to this website just wondering if anybody can help me. me and my partner are in the process of buying a house the evaluation has come back we need to have cavity wall ties done before we can have the mortgage how much does this normally cost? also we have to have this done before we can have the mortgage and we…
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buying a new build.
Hi, i,m hoping someone can give me some advice . on saturday we went and looked at a showhome on a new estate, we really liked one of the houses , but were told there was only one left,and as we have not got our house on the market , that, the new house would probably be gone by the time we had sold our house, the sales…
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Alternatives to Conveyancing Warewhouse.com? Lender wont deal with them
Any alternatives please? I instructed them last week. Now my Lender (GMAC RFC) have they said they will not deal with Conveyancing Warehouse/Roberts solicitors as they only have 1 partner. GMAC require my solicitors have 2 or more partners. Anyone else experianced this?
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Moving finance question
Do the fees for estate agent, stamp duty and solicitor have to come directly from your own pocket or can they be added to the new mortgage? Thanks, Alan
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Delays when selling
Hi, I am in the process of selling my recently refurbed property. It was a short term project and a chain free sale. We found a buyer with no chain who made us an offer in the last week of July. We provided promptly filled out all the forms and provided all the information and paperwork necessary to our solicitor. It will…
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Buying a property to rent
Hi - in need of some advice please. Currently own a house with my now ex. I thinking of buying her out and then renting the house out. What mortgage would I need on the property. I have heard of a buy to let one - what is the score with this. Are the monthly payments less than a normal mortgage and is being a landlord…
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Solicitor in Edinburgh - Meadowbank area
Can someone please recommend a reliable conveyence solicitor in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh? I am going to make an offer for a property but I don't know any solicitors in this area. Also, what are the present market conditions in Edinburgh... +20%, +30%, more?? Thanks
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Conflict of interest?
Hi, I'm new to this forum but have been having a good read for the last couple of months. Thanks for all the useful info! :money: My girlfriend and I had an offer accepted on the house we want last week and since then we have sorted our mortgage and appoionted a solicitor. We went with a local one who seems to have given…
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What shall I do next?
Hi!!! I'm a First time buyer, After a lot of looking around,i found a apartment that i like and suprisingly my offer was accepted!!! Now, what shall i do next? DO i have to find a lawyer or a mortgage or a survey for the apartment?I know i have to get all these but which one first? The apartment is just 2 years old and…
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What to get my solictor to find out?
I have put an offer in for a purpose made flat (leasehold) and it has been accepted. I have appointed a solicitor. They are about to start the searches etc. Are there any specifics that I should get my solicitor to find out? Some of the questions I had in mind are: 1. Obviously confirm the number of years left on the lease…
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Buy to let mortgage
Have you got one in the last 12 months?
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Currently Renting but need to save for a Deposit
Hi Me and my partner are currently renting a flat for £500 a month but are looking to buy our own place. We have been given a mortgage promise of £98,000, which is great, but they have told us we need to save a min of 2% deposit. We have just 6 months left on our rental agreement. I was just wondering if any one had any…
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Vendor works for Estate Agents
Hi All, Just wondered what you thought about buying a house from a vendor who works for the estate agents selling the house? Can this compromise the process? Is there anything I need to look out for? Thanks, Bob
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Renting a private property, with damp problem??
Hi Hope someone can help.. I dont know where i stand on this but i am looking into renting a property that has damp in the kitchen, i havent agreed to take the property yet but really want to.. does the landlord have to sort out the problem or can he just let it out to someone else who doesnt care?
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martin's council tax banding advice
what a nightmare. i've just ended up emailing my council and our local paper as i'm so livid that houses which are worth more than ours do not seem to have been rebanded since 1993 and that presumably a lot of our council tax payers are paying extra to make up for the folk who are paying less because of this. i very much…
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Property Locators/Investors Club
Hi, Has anybody signed up for this, watched the CD videos, attended the full day training and are now making money from it? I received some info in the post which seems too good to be true. The guy behind this is called Martin Welch who claims to teach you the secrets if you become a member of his club for £297.
