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Property Developer and Our Flat - Update
Hi, Thanks to those of you who answered my original advice I got some really useful information and advice. The guy came yesterday and was very upfront and honest. He said that his client (who he named) owned three other office buildings surrounding us and this buidling would be their last acquesition. They are looking ot…
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Finding My Own Buyer - Estate agents?
My house is on the market with an estate agent. Spoke to a friend yesterday who said he was house hunting for exactly what we're selling. He hasn't even looked at it yet so he might not even like it. Just wondered where it left us with the estate agent. According to the contract we are liable to pay them for the sale of…
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section 20 large bill for roof
We bought a flat leasehold 3 years ago in Hastings. The freeholder owned the rest of the building which is arranged over five floors. Ours is the basement - a one bedroomed flat with seperate entrance and back garden. The freeholder has since sold one other flat. When we purchased our flat, there were three bedsits on the…
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Renewing Tenancy Agreement £70
Hi My tenancy aggreement is up for renewal and I've been sent a letter asking for £70.50 from the letting agency. I have two questions regarding this: 1. Is this about average? All they do for this money is stick a standard contract in the post. 2. Is the amount negotiable? I don't want to look like a fool for offering…
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Preparing for homebuyers report
My buyers have asked for a homebuyers report on my property. It is a turn of the century end terrace with the usual problems associated in a property of this age. Mature plumbing and electrics, couple of flat roofs. What I need to know is how in depth is this survey? How long do they usually take? Is there anything I can…
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First Time Buyer dilemma
Myself and my partner have a joint income of £37,850. We are thinking of buying a Ben Bailey 3-bedroom new build for £123,450 (after a £10,000 price reduction and further 5% off for FTBs). Obviously nothing is ever certain but would anybody say if this is a good deal in the current climate? Personally we think it is - we'd…
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house purchase - few cracks worried about
who do i call? Bit of a tricky one as i may be buying at a discounted price from family, I know the house well as lived there for 25 years but there are a few cracks I'm not too sure about. I'm guessing this would be picked up in a full survey (costing approx £900), but is there anyone I could call to come and check it out…
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How can I find out a house/property has ever had subsistence?
Hi How can I find out a house/property has ever had subsistence? Looking at buying a property however I'm concerned that the property may have been underpinned in the past. The issue is that I don't want to folk out for a survey to discover this as I wouldn't want to purchase the property if it ever had been underpinned.…
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Buy to Let - Investment ??
Hi there, I've been searching and looking around the chat forums for discussions on the viability of buy to let for investment, but cannot find any. Am I looking in the wrong forums? Can anyone direct me to the right threads? Does anyone have an opinion? Looking forward to your replies, Jays
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Surveyor has valued the house lower than what it has sold at!!!
We had a survey done on our house last week as we have had an offer on it, the report came back to our estate agent yesterday who rang us to say the surveyor had put a value on it £17000 under the price at what it has sold at. The estate agent stated that he was really shocked at this and he has been trying to get in…
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Legitimacy of garage and conservatory?
We've had an offer accepted on a property which has a garage and smallish conservatory. No survey or searches have been done on the property yet, but we've discovered that the garage doesn't have planning permission because it's a "temporary structure" (sort of a "lean to"). The current owner put this "temporary structure"…
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House value less than mortgage?
Hi, My partner is in ALOT of debt due to self employment and cant keep up the payments on his mortgage amongst other things, after much thought he's decided to sell up and move in a a rented property with me. He remortgaged about 3 months ago to consolidate a secured loan and the mortgage into one (drastically reducing his…
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Gas safety check, BG and the Landlord
Hi Can anyone tell me whether BG's "yearly Safety and Maintenance Inspection" is the same thing as the Landlords gas safety check, which is a legal requirement for all rented properties? In other words, can i just get BG's emergency breakdown cover at £12 a month and not bother with the corgi appliance check? Or are these…
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Estate Agent appears to be downplaying our property.
Hey all, just wondered the best way to go about this issue. I have put my house up for sale and instructed an Estate Agent to handle the sale. A prospective buyer went to view the property before any details were released and put in an offer under the guide price. However our estate agent then proceeded to tell me that…
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Water Meter in the Street?
We are taking over a vacant property, and I have been informed by the estate agent that the property has a water meter that is located in the street, but they do not know where its located or what water authority owns it. I have had a look around in the front garden and down the side of the house but I cannot see or find a…
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Band D for Studio flat?
I'm renting a studio flat. Everything is basically in one room, separate bathroom, cgh. Can you imagine how surprised I was when I called to register for my council tax and heard that it is band D and I have to pay 145 pounds per month???? At that time I didn't know that there are only 2 flats of 4 registered for paying…
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Reading vs Surrey
Was originally looking to relocate to Surrey but found the renting prices very high. I think Surrey is one of the most expensive places to live outside London so I thought I'll try elsewhere. Reading caught my eye as it's still under 1hr drive to London and Wokingham LEA is ranked very highly. Was shocked at the rental…
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Anyone ever changed solicitors?
Just got off the phone to mine, in floods of tears and now think he is going to jeaperdise our purchase. I want to go down to his office and get the file and find someone human to deal with it. This is a joint purchase with my mother and she feels the same. The relationship we have with this guy is now so broken down that…
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Hoping to exchange today??????
I am hoping to exchange contracts today on my flat purchase. Survey, mortgage offer, searches, enquiries all done. Vendor is vacating and is ready. Completion date set for 30/11/2006. Contracts signed and with solicitors on both sides. Only outstanding matter is deposit from me. I sent the money by bank transfer on Monday…
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Leaving UK for a while renting flat advice
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