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Changes to our Tenancy Agreement
We have rented our house for the past four years and are very happy here (we moved in after we got married :D ). We would like to stay here for the next few years until we have been able to save for a mortgage. Normally every year we go through the process with the management agents of renewing the tenancy for another…
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solicitor used for buying, is my buyers solicitor - any probs?
the solicitors we used to buy a house, is now, a few months later, acting as our buyers solicitor for the old house we are selling, as we are now living in the new one is there any problems, legal or otherwise with this? or is it ok, as the sales do have a good couple of months between?
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recommend solicitor in brighton
hi we are currently involved in buying a flat in brighton (ftb..) my OH has begun to insturct a solicitor (mayo wynne) who has quoted 850 in costs before any other charges (search etc) which seems a bit much to me (is it? ) does anyone have any recommendations - other online quoting ones aba, act, sherwood seem more in 550…
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moving house: cheap self storage
if you're from around Kent/Sussex, Easistore have 25% off 4 weeks of storage. there is info on https://www.easistore.co.uk looks like you can get free van hire too
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Exchange of contracts question
Sorry for asking a dumb question but once contracts have been exchanged am I right in thinking that neither side can drop out of the sale after this point ? Choc x
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INSTANT ACCESS PROPERTIES anyone had any bad experiences with them.
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HELP! - Anyway I can pull out?
I'll try and cut a long story short...!! Agreed to buy a new build flat. Paid £1000 deposit and have been waiting for it to be finished. Once it's finished and approved by the mortgage company, they will release the funds. A while back I had some issues, I was originally told it would be ready April but it kept getting…
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Any articles or guides on finding properties to rent?
I'm looking to rent a house in london for me and 3 to 4 friends. I know of sites like gumtree and loot however was wondering if MSE has any articles or guides on where to look for properties to rent? (I tried searching but couldn't find anything), Thanks
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non-tradional / non-standard construction
Well! Our quest to buy a home got a bit bumpy last week, but I think it will all be OK. We found a house for £62,000. Turned out I knew the sellers (I clean their second home up here in Argyll) and they're a lovely couple who are thrilled that their house will go to a nice family like ours. Obviously, there had to be a…
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Valuation of new house, opposite of other question..
We are also buying a new build through shared ownership, when we agreed to buy it and got the mortgage papers it was £153k, we got the valuation through on friday and it has gone up to £155k..what does this mean for us..thanks.
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timeline - much to do after contract exchange?
just wondering - we've agreed to sell to a cash for property company, and have also put an offer in on a place for sale via an estate agents. our offer on the place we want to buy has been accepted, and we've exchanged contracts with the for-cash company we want to sell to with a 20 quid deposit. now heres where things get…
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Flood damage to rented property - tenants' rights?
We rent a flat to a young girl in Teddington. Yesterday it was flooded, with water getting in every room. The flat is in a block, on the ground floor. We obviously want to help out our tenant, but wanted to know where our legal/insurance liabilities start. Initially I'm thinking of offering a concession in her rent, but…
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Indemnity insurance in case my parish church gets short of funds !!
Selling house and the other sides solicitors are asking me to pay for an insurance indemnity to safeguard my purchaser in case my local church should get short of funds and ask all householders in the parish to cough up for some dosh - I DON'T THINK SO !! - Amen.
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Should I buy??
I would be interested in peoples thoughts on the current housing situation.. My wife and I have accommodation provided with our jobs, however we have stayed on the housing ladder by buying a house and then renting it out. We have now sold this house. My dilema is whether to buy another house in this current climate.…
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How much to offer?
We found a wonderful house that we'd like to offer on. It is between this house and one other that we like. It is on the market for £325k and has been on for several months. It was bought 2 years ago for £289k and Peterborough doesn't have a huge increase in house prices year after year. In fact, there are three other 5…
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How much to offer
I am a first time CASH buyer. I have seen the property that i want but i don't know whats an aceptable amount to offer? The property has been on the market for 12weeks and has just been reduced from 245k to 238k do you think going in at 234 would be to low considering they have already droped the price? Any advise would be…
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Share of Freehold...
Hello My partner and I are moving from London and buying a flat in Bristol, which has a share in the freehold. We have our mortgage offer, have supplied all information required of us to our solicitors, and have explicitly stated many times that we need to complete by the end of next week (my partner starts her new job…
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Landlord Issues
Hi all Posting this on behalf of my cousin. She's currently renting a house with some friends. The master bedroom has been leaking since Sept 2006. They contacted the agents but the leak remains despite lots of chasing etc. As a result, they've had to turn the lounge into a bedroom and sleep on the floor next to the open…
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Window problem
My house is up for sale and has been agreed to be purchased by a company that pays cash for the house. well just got the solicitors letters through and when signing the paperwork we came to the section on windows. when we first moved in, the house was a shambles and we got windows installed by reputable builders as a…
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Using two solicitors for sale and purchase
Having never sold and purchased at the same time before - can anyone advise whether using a different solicitor for sale and purchase (in order to save money in our case) is worthwhile or will we regret it?
