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Found a house how much to offer...
Hi I have found a house 2 bedroom in Chadwell Heath Greater London. The asking price is 215,000 how much should I offer? I have looked on nethouse prices and in 2006 the house next door sold for 169,995. I really like it but am unsure how much to offer. According to the EA it has come back on the market as the other sale…
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home extension advice please
hi all what,s the best way to finance home extension for a growing family any advise pleaseeeeeeeeee
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Advice on areas in Birmingham
Hello! This is my first post on here, I have been mooching for a while. I have put an offer in on a house which was accepted, its a lovely house but in what was known as quite a rough area many years ago. The area is now improving, it was/is a council estate in Birmingham (Pitmaston) I have been there at various times of…
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Price Trends
The million dollar question I know but I would like pick the brains of those in the property game who contribute to this excellent site. Where do you see house prices going in the next couple of years? My thoughts are negative but I have been saying this for the last year or so only to see prices rise but lately at a…
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had a survey done, lots of problems. What shall i do next?
Hello all. A few weeks ago we put an offer on a house. It was £120000 and we put in 113000 and within 5 minutes the estate agent phoned back and said the vendor had eccepted. The house is empty as the 83 yr old lady died, and its the daughter that is selling it. We put an under offer in beacause we new that it would need a…
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Which areas to avoid around North Kent?
I am looking to buy a family home around Dartford, Chiselhurst and Swanley areas. Which areas should I avoid? My kids are out of school so I dont need to consider that. I just want a nice quiet place with some space where I can retire in peace. Which areas would you recommend? Any tips or knowledge greatly appreciated.
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Buying on unadopted road - no 'bond'
Hi - would appreciate any comments! We are in the late stages of buying a house on a small development. The houses have been build individually (self build) but a developer built roads an infrastructure. The solicitor has identified that the road (which only has a base coat of tarmac) and the sewage/street lighting hasnt…
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The house next door is two grand cheaper!
Hi everyone. Here is the deal. Put in an offer t'other day for a house (survey coming weds) just seen a house cheaper/better nick/less to do right on top of the first one. So how do i play it with the one i have an offer on? I aint paid any monies yet 'cept the ball rolling fees. I dont want to let first lot down but that…
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My Vendors Have Found
:j 7 weeks since we had our offer accepted they have found! i was sooo close to pulling out at the begginging of the week and sooo glad i waited.. got my mortgage offer at the beggining of this week but have held of doing searches as i was worried about losing more money.. have instructed my solicitor to go ahead with the…
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house paid off
we have had a new house built, and the cost to builder was in stages i.e stage 1 - purchase of plot, then stage 2 blockwork, etc etc we have the title deeds to say we own all the ground etc but now that the total price is paid, we dont have any more paperwork as such to say that the house is all ours. will i have to go…
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Land searches - how long do they take?
or does it depend on the area?
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canis there a limit on rent increases bua housing association
Hi all Any experts in this field around ? :D I live in a flat that is run by a housing association for the local council. We usually get one rent increase a year , in April, and it is usually a reasonable amount - it is generally around £5-7 a month. However last year in September they wrote to all the tenants advising…
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Sellers Pack query
We are going to sell our house later this year and were wondering whether we will have to pay for someone to do the complete pack or will there a kind of DIY version of it.
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Negotiating price down with national builder
I'm in hampshire and I've just found a brand new 5 bed house on a select development of five houses. It's priced at £530k and the salesperson has said they can contribute to the 4% stamp duty OR lay carpets costing about £5K. House is in final stages of completion (painters in & bathrooms need finishing). This is the…
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helping a relative buy/investment..
Hi.. can I bother you for some more wise advise please.. we're looking at the possibility of helping young relative get on the property ladder ..maybe by lending the deposit or perhaps splitting the mortgage ..not just as a kind thing but looking at capital growth whenever the property sells in future.. have rummaged…
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advice needed regarding leasehold property
I’m just wondering if anyone could offer me some advice regarding a leasehold property that my boyfriend and I bought last year. The property is a converted house; we occupy the top flat, and the guy below rents from the owner of the ground floor flat. Basically, we have to pay money to a management company each year,…
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Best Place for Advice?
I am trying to sell a small cottage in the north west but the main negative is the lack of dedicated parking. It is part of a row of terraced cottages with the only vehicular access being from the side of the terraces where there are one or two parking spaces. Otherwise, it is a case of parking on the nearby road with a…
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'Local Search', instead of solicitors, how can I..
Hi All! As we've still not yet agreed a deal on the house we want, what is the procedure for us to do the 'Local Searches' the solicitor does? I realise that they would still carry it out should we proceed with the purchase, but wanted to find out anything that might put us off & trying to save a few £$£$ before…
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House Auctions
I am looking at house auctions for the first time and need help finding a good site giving all the house auctions in my area, Yorkshire. Has anyone come across such a site as a quick search in Google brings up all sorts of wierd and wonderful auction search sites but most charge. I don,t mind paying for the service but…
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what happens if
I have a couple of properties I rent out, If I sell one, will I have to pay capital gains tax on the proceeds if I use them to pay of a mortgage on another buy to let mortgage I have. Just trying to find the most tax efficeint to sell a buy to let. Any suggestions welcomed
