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Rightmove (or other?) for rental properties
Hi all, We are planning to rent out our house, but do not plan to use an agent. We are advertising in the local paper, but also wanted to use the internet. I see that Rightmove deal with rental properties. Is there a "non-agent" way of getting a property onto Rightmove? Alternatively, is there another website like…
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MY house buying saga continues...**Updated**
Background: Sold my house in January. Completed in April. Living with mum and dad now - ooooh the pain of it... Offered on Repo - 3 offers later it was accepted. 36 minutes later someone offered asking price - we walked away - just not worth over asking price. Offered on property yesterday - accepted but a few hours later…
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What does 'Guide Price' usually signify?
Chaps, saw a house at what seemed t be a good price on rightmove, and then noticed on the EA's website, every other house stated 'Price' where as this one stated 'Guide Price' what are the ramifications...?! Does this mean the price stated is the minimum they will take, or is it more likely to mean they are hoping to get X…
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What do I do next re selling my house
Accepted an offer on my house through Estate Agents on 19th March. No chain on either side. We have exchanged Solicitors but that is as far as it goes. Rang Estate Agents and they said they would phone buyer to find out when Surveyor would be doing survey on house. Surely Estate Agent should have a file with the name of…
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a couple of questions regarding conveyancing..
hi our buyers solicitor has sent a form called 'additional enquiries before contract' its along time since we moved and i dont remember seeing this type of form on our previous move, might be new laws... i'm assuming i'm answering the questions for the duration i lived there and before that i cant answer, such as thing…
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Help! Could we lose £27,000?
Have just found out that our buyers have NO deposit to put down on exchange... not a sausage! We knew they were 100% mortgage but (perhaps naively) assumed they would have at least a small sum saved to put down as security... Both sides are ready to exchange & they've offered a proposed completion date of 11th May, which…
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house or log cabin?
HI. Ive just finished doing a complete DIY barn conversion and got my certificate at last. now im going to try for outline planning to build a complete house from scratch.. The land (the garden) is 2 acres and does show a small building at the very far end on all of the land registry plans and plans in general going back…
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Am I being Overcharged?
I have just taken out my first mortgage. I had no deposit or anything and had to go with Northern Rock. I can't change that before anyone says anything, but I have been charged some horrific fees. I got charged £2000 arrangement fee on my mortgage. I had to pay £530 for a very basic survey which I know took the best part…
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Completion Date Time Scale?
About to exchange contracts, vendor has told me, I can have any date within the next 2months, as the property is empty. I was told, 4 weeks is the max you can have it at, is this right? :confused: Many Thanks, Colin
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Running a B&B in a rented house?
Hi, selling our house and renting for a while. We have seen a nice house to rent but it is more than we can afford. I was thinking I could do B&B. Has anyone ever done this before. Would the LL go for it? Place has been marketed for 3 months now. Thx
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Vendor being unreasonable on Completion Date
LATEST UPDATE: Intructed on 22nd March - No chain as I'm FTB & property is vacant possession. Well I've had all the searches completed, mortgage, deposit & insurances all in place. My sol is ready to exchange & complete ASAP. Unfortunatley, the seller wants until AFTER early May bank holiday to complete. :mad::mad::mad:…
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The impact of the introduction of the HIPS?
Has the introduction of the HIPS from 1st June had an impact on your decision to sell / buy? They are advertising it heavily around here and advising people to get their house on the market soon but I wondered if it was actually having any impact on people?
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My grandparents are being bullied out of there leeshold property, any advice?
My grandparents live on a mobile homes sight, and have done for about 25 years along with about 40 other people. A lot of the homes have extensions etc. The leasehold is indefinite on the property. About 2 months ago the land was sold to a man who at first told everyone that they would not be asked to move (not that he…
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Mortgage application= Poor credit rating?
Hi I'm really worried about my mortgage situation. I've had an offer accepted and thought that the mortgage would go fine: I was previously buying another property which I backed out of due to homebuyer survey results, I had a mortgage for this from Nationwide for 128,000. The time between applying for the mortgae and…
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Being Charge to renew Tenancy agreement (is that right!)
Hi Everyone We are renting a house at the moment from a letting agency. Our 12 month tenancy agreement is up next month (5th May). The agency has sent us a letter saying we have a 12 month extension, which is great. The problem is the agency is charging us £40 to do this, can they do this does anyone know? In the letter…
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If an Edwardian building has already been split up into 8 flats....
do you think that I would be able to convert my flat into 2 bedsits (obviously with Freeholder's permission)? my big 2 bed flat has potential to be turned into 2 bedsits and in the process potentially making me about £60k minus the costs off the freeholder. 1) apart from his solicitors costs, what other costs would you…
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Legal grounds to sue vendor?
Here's a background: Saw a house Put in an offer for £109,000 Offer accepted Instructed solicitor All forms back from solicitor detailing property Surveyor sent in Survey back highlighting problems with property without building regs approval Can't get insurance on property as no insurer will touch it without building reg…
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how can a 17 yr old rent a flat?
Hi all My 17 year old is leaving home in June and would really like to rent a flat. He is working full time and has tried many agencies only to be told 'No'. Their reasoning is that landlords just won't rent out to under 18's or 21's. Although I appreciate this, does anyone know anything to get around this? He was going to…
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FTB daughter needs mortgage
Please can anyone recommend a good mortgage for my daughter and her boyfriend they are first time buyers with a small deposit so they really need a 100% deal, the house is 95k (north west) and they earn about 26K between them, no loans, debts, adverse credit etc....Thanks
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damp problem in toilet
Hi, We bought a place in december and it was highlighted in survey that the toilet has a patch of dampness that looks like a leak from the toilet of the flat upstairs.I talked to the surveyer and he said its not a big problem and will be covered by buidlign insurance so nothing to worry about. We just need to repaint once…
