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bought a new house, need a new boiler as it has a leak
just got the keys to the house I have bought and the boiler was oldish and I thought I could smell gas so I called British Gas out and the boiler needs work, about £200 worth, which on an old boiler is probably a waste of money and I am going to get a new one my question is do I have any recourse on the sellers? my…
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Tenancy agreement question
Hi Got a quick question about renting. My daughter has been offered the opportunity to rent a room in a house share. Thing is, the landlord has said she has to sign a contract stating that she agrees to live in the room for a minimum of one year. If she moves out, she will still owe the remainder of the years rent. This…
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"Recovery of Possession" Notice
Just received this notice from landlord for me to sign. According to the landlord this is just to assure that I'll move out when asked in the future. However I'm not very sure of it can anyone intepret it? I'm in Scotland btw. Notice Relating To Recovery of Possession of Dwelling Let on Assured Tenancy or Assured Shorthold…
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Right to Manage - Maisonette Style Apartments
Hello, Am going to ring Lease tomorrow, but wondered if anybody could answer my question here ... I live in an apartment, but it is maisonette style, in that it has its own front door and there are no communal areas. Having received my extortionate service charge bill today, I am looking into 'right to manage'. What I…
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Help With Council Tax Problem
Hi My sister was living with her partner and were both on the council tax bill. He left her and owed her £500 of this bill. She paid her half and informed the council that he had left and still owed them his half. Now she is receiving letters only relating to her. He won't pay up and it seems that she is liable for his…
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Buy to let.......or not
Purchased our new house for £242500, mortgage of £180000. Tempted by the idea of renting out our current house on a buy to let mortgage. Had a btl mortgage aip for £136000 (80%). By the time we pay the btl mortgage, letting agents fee and insurances we are going to be approx £250 per month short, not too great a problem…
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Asbestos roof tiles, advice please
We are looking to buy a small cottage in the west country, which was built around 1920. It seems in reasonable order modernised and renovated. The roof is the original one and is made from dark pink tiles which we think are probably some sort of asbestos which was used extensively at the time, these laid out in a diamond…
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deposit heldback - am i entitled to interest?
hi, i moved from my rented property on 28/05/07, and also changed my lettings company. we were on housing benefit and when we handed back they keys and pick up our deposit we were told that we owed them money so we were not getting the deposit back. they told us the council had missed 2 payments, which we disputed since…
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Newish house and surveys
Evening all, we're in the process of buying a newish built house. When we had the offer accepted and set about arranging the mortgage, we asked the EA when the property was built and they said in 2000 and that it still had a new homes guarantee on it. We sought some advice from our broker about the type of survey to get…
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Maintenance issues with LA
Hello Everyone Moved into our first rental property early Feb this year. Early June the manager from the LA came and carried out an inspection. We later received a letter from the company saying that everything was in order and acknowledged the maintenance issues we brought to their attention. At the time the manager…
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Subsidence - Help!
I've started a couple of threads regarding this issue, but only one reply so far, so I'll be brief this time and just ask........... Has anyone bought a house with the knowledge that a subsidence claim has been settled and signed off by the insurance company? Any advice welcome. Thanks!
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What is the max price of house I shoudl look at ?
This might sound strange;) but what is the max asking price of a house I should be looking at ? I am thinking that houses sell for less than the asking price but by how much ? So if I have 180k top budget what price range do i look up to ? Up to now I have been looking at 180K and less but after reading on here about…
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A little rant!
:mad::mad::mad::mad: Went to register with some EAs today and there was nothing on their books. They said that the properties in my price range are being snapped up by buy to let-ers and that some of them don't even come and see the property. They just hear about it, and buy it up! How am I supposed to get on then? Looks…
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EA now sacked - what happens now ?
Further to my various moaning posts about my EA I have now given them written notice of sacking them and have to serve 2 week notice period. My Q is what will they do now ? Will they actively market it during the 2 weeks or just stick it in a drawer ? If someone is interested will they arrange a viewing or fob them off ?…
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royalmail redirect doesn't work
I have a royalmail redirect in place and the really important letters have not been redirected..... sods law :mad: So, don't waste your time and pennies with it. Just put the effort in updating companies/orgs that have your address when you move!! Has anyone used http://www.iammoving.com/ ? Good idea but often you need to…
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How much to offer?!?!?
brief outlay of circumstances...... Finally sold my house in Yorkshire - Staying with parents while i get my new house. Can afford about 275,000 ( In Daventry/ Rugby Area ) - because of the stamp duty thresh hold its an awkward figure. But being a cash buyer , market pretty quiet - what s the odd on getting the 275's…
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House Value lowered due to next door.
Hi all, After a bit of advice here. Thinking of moving and have had my property valued when asked if anything is bringing the price down i was told by most of the EA's that the property next to mine would put most people off and did lower the price. Now I am not stuck up :) I live next to a council house and this is not a…
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New Home Buyers: Claiming tax back for fixtures and fittings?
I have been told that within the first 12 months of owning a new build property you can claim back the tax on all fixtures and fitting purchased. is there any truth in this information, and if so can someone point me in the right direction of where to find out more information please? It would really help us a lot. Many…
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wasp nest
Hi there, with a wasp nest in the walls of the house, who needs to pay to have them removed? landlord or tennant?
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Adding my partner to the deeds - TR1
I want to add my partner's name to the deeds on my house to give her half the house as a tenant in common. For this she is going to pay my £15000 which is half the equity in the house which is worth about £120k. I aren't bothered about adding her name to the mortgage as well as she contributes to the household by buying…
