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Moving to new house in October-should i be sad to be going?
We have just bought a new house and part exchanged our 3 bed semi. I have lived here for 19 years---purchased it with my ex husband way back in 1988 when i was only 23! I brought my 2 kids up here, struggled to keep it going when ex and I split and when i got married again OH and i had to stay here cos we just couldnt…
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Monthly costs (Am I way out!?)
Hi all, We’ll the better half and I have finally had an offer accepted on a flat (a few weeks ago) and have had our mortgage offer. We are waiting to sign contracts, which hopefully shouldn’t be long as we are FTB’s and there is no chain. We are wondering about the basic costs of things (monthly). Does the below seem about…
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Contacting a vendor directly, what's the etiquet?
I'm wondering whether it's the done thing to approach a vendor directly because I'm worried about the slow progress of our house purchase and the clueless Estate Agent meant to be handling it all is well, clueless!:rolleyes: The story is ths: we're in the process of purchasing a property and selling ours. So far, it seems…
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Anyone done a course on property development
Has anyone on this forum done a course on property developing to find out the insider details about getting the best deals, particularly the financing aspects? Just found a property development course in London run by TV developer Gary McCausland and wondered if anyone out there has done it or a similar course with someone…
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How to find genuine info on town to relocate to?
Due to very complex personal/family circumstances/difficulties my husband and I have decided that we want to move out of the town we currently live in, although we do have a lot of friends living here that we want to remain in contact with so we want to stay with a 1 hour radius, which we also think will be easier with…
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A 'What if..' about the flooding.
A hypothetical situation: I've just found a nice house to rent with my family in the Cotswolds. I've put down my deposit, gone through the very expensive process of being vetted, signed my AST with a 6 month break clause and moved in. 2 weeks later it starts to rain. A lot. For a long time. Before I know it, what I flushed…
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Advice on shared ownership
Have been thinking about shared ownership for a while and have seen a house that we like. My question is: Are shared ownership prices fixed? and who decides on the price? I know they are popular so normally go quickly and probably go for asking price but I don't think the house is worth £75 000 Should I chance my arm and…
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Moving flat in London -any thrift tips??
Just about to move from my current flat with my partner - any thrift tips as to good, cheap, trustworthy white van men to use, where to get good spare boxes, any good deals with any of the big storage companies [thinking of putting some bits into storage] or any general tips as to saving money on the move. I'm in the SE17…
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Just about to put my flat on the market, tips please
I am going to go to the EA's tomorrow and ask for a valuation and my flat to be put on the market. I am going to look for a bigger place when mine has sold. When do i have to get a solicitor? I am going see if i can knock the EA down and have heard that you can get some of them down to 1%? My place is only worth about 90k…
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Lost Deeds
I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me what happens when the deeds to a house have gone missing? I'm asking on behalf of a friend. Her parents passed away about 5 years ago, they had a property that they rented out and because the tenants had lived in there trouble free for years my friend decided to just leave things as…
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Selling a ShowHome - Any Advice?
Hi, I am currently trying to sell my showhome. My agent has not managed to get any viewings (in 8 weeks) and I'm beginning to loose my patience with them. I have reduced the price to £10k below valuation but still no luck. I have looked at their marketing material and they have not explained at all that the property is a…
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Do solicitors send paperwork by royal mail?
Hi all Can anyone tell me if solicitors post paperwork to other solicitors by standard royal mail (I thought they used a special service between them)? The reason I ask is, not surprisingly, there are delays on our house sale moving forward and the buyers tell me the solicitor's paperwork got held up because of the postal…
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Mortgage help
Hi there, I was wondering if anybody was able to help, I posted this in the Mortgages forum but haven't heard anything yet. I entered into an IVA in October 2001, and completed (early) in April 2004. As a consequence, there are some defaults on my credit record (dates of defaults: 1 on November 2001, 4 on October 2001, 1…
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I'm sorry, I'm another FTB
Hi all, I'm pretty new to this so am looking for a little bit of guidance please. My OH and I have found a house that we both really like, it's on the market for £79,950. It needs some work done, approximately £5k or so. We were all ready to put an offer in but the EA has told us there are offers in up to 88k. This is…
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Lease and freehold
Hi guys, my solicitor has just sent me a letter telling me that 20 years ago our vendors bought the freehold, but their existing lease of 99 years is still running. Will there be any problems in being our own landlords? I would ask my solicitor but she is out of the office today and am a little worried...:confused:
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Should I Pretend I Haven't seen the Wasp Nest?!!!
We are going to be moving house in a couple of weeks and on Sunday cleared everything out of our attic. Once we had done this we noticed what looks like a couple of wasp nests up there. A small, orange sized one and a larger rugby ball sized one (ive also posted on the DIY forum). Theres no sign of activity or any wasps…
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Stalled in selling...
Four months on the market to sell, same agent, only five viewings, good feedback but still no offers. :confused: Have reduced £2.5k already - now considering another £5k reduction but risk pricing myself out of where I want to move to. Comments welcome, please.…
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Vendor Sleeping on my Offer!..non-refundable deposit?
My sis and I put an offer on a nice 2 bed flat in East London for 172K, the asking price is £177,500 and it has been on the market for 2 weeks, however, the vendor and family already have a new flat and want to move asap. Last week he turned down an offer from a different viewer for £170K.The EA has told me that the vendor…
