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Dagenham?
What's Dagenham like? OH works in London and we are looking at moving closer (at present live near Chelmsford). We are renting and do not want to pay more than £850 a month. Any other areas anyone can recommend? We have to have a house as we have a large dog and 2 cats.
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Buy to let?
I am hoping to buy house just to let..i am only 23! i will be putting in £60k as downpayment adn looking to buy around £230k house...i know its big difference will be hard but i will try my luck here... I was wondering some estate agents say we will pay you wether your house is vacant or in use. How truth is that? is their…
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Capital Gains Tax
Are you subject to pay Capital Gains tax if you move out of a house you own to live in rented accomodation while the house sells? (if you have also registered with a new council saying you live else where. The rent accomodation is a hundred or so miles away from the property, therefore needed to notify the council of the…
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Lease on a maisonette
Hi I'm seriously looking at buying a maisonette. I've been told to check the length of the lease. According to the vendor its 60 years. How do I find out how much it will cost to extend it? Some messages on the forum quote around £5000 (property I'm looking at is in Leicester not London), the vendor reckons one of his…
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What happens next?
Hi All, Just a quick one... I am in the process of buying a flat. The survey was carried out by Alliance & Leicester on Thursday just gone. What is the normal thing to happen next? I am not sure who to expect to hear from. Cheers, David.
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South Milford, Yorkshire. Anyone live here?
I am going to look at a new development in South Milford at the weekend. I just wondered if anyone new much about this village. We are looking to relocate nearer to my husbands work, I live 160 miles away so any info would be helpful. I noticed from some photo's on the village website that it had some of the flooding, but…
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fixed rate deals and penalty clauses
hi there i'm after a bit of advice for a family member. they and their partner have gone their separate ways. they have carried on living in the propeerty paying all the bills and loans etc, but it has become too much and there is no other option but to sell now. the question is, they would not have gone into a five year…
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Borrowing money against equity held in my mum's house - is this possible?
Hi folks - I'm new to the forum but have been reading Martin's site for a long time. Here's my dilemma: I have a very talented boyfriend who studied Interior Design for 4 years at Art School but who is currently working as a baker as he had enough of design and the stress/pressure involved. HOWEVER, being a (trainee) baker…
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Fixtures & Fittings - Sellers Trying it On
The people we're buying from are taking the you-know-what over the fixtures & fittings. They have now decided they want £x for the fitted wardrobes in master b/room, £y for the bathroom cabinet on the wall !!, and £z for all the blinds (inc conservatory ones)....oh, and now the shed as well !!! all after I went round there…
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I've been thrown out of the house
I had been living with my parents in a London council flat, but now have been thrown out of the house because I had a row. I'm currently living on job seekers allowance and now living at my friends only for a couple of days. After that I dont have a clue what to do or where to go. I can't rent out a flat because I'm only…
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Why should there be more homes built in your borough?
A what's happening in your area type thing....who lives in the worst place for getting a house? here's hammersmith and Fulham. I'm sure people will have much worse stats. *** the house prices: Average house price 2006 £405,000 House price inflation 2006: highest in England 15.1% 55% of properties are rented *** the…
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Estate Agent bought my flat ..........
My flat was up for sale and estate agent came along and valued it at £240000.had a buyer almost instantly Now I find out that it was the estae agent himself who bought the property ,and I paid 2% comm thats nearly £5000 off he had from the sale is he allowed to do that ? shouldnt I have beeen told he was the buyer ?Its now…
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Renting private vs estate agents?
Hi there Sorry if its been asked before - but i HAVE searched!! anyway I found some nice flats to rent that were advertised on Gumtree and was wondering what the implications were for renting privately? Ive only rented through Estate agents as a student myself but am stepping up a little bit to a big world of full time…
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What percentage do you need to fall under for part exhange?
Just a quick question. I am going to look at some David Wilson houses that are being built. They say part exchange offered. My question is, what percentage does my house have to fall below. The houses for sale are around £650k so whats the most mine can be for their part exchange scheme? I had it valued a couple of months…
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Is there a "cooling off" period on EA contracts ?
I know there are certain contracts where you can cancel within 7 days if you chang your mind without being subject to penalties - is this the case with an EA contract ? Thanks
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Offer to pay vendors EA fees?
Hi, In order to get the house we want when there is another interested party could we offer to pay the vendors EA fees? any problems re:stamp duty? (We are already over asking price). And would the EA tell us what the rate of commission is before we make such an offer? I don't see why not as the other offer is with another…
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Idea to balance up mortgage relief
Currently I could BTL a 4 bed, rent out 2 other rooms and reclaim my half interest and use rent a room relief - seems a bit stacked in favour of BTL (ignoring price rises/falls and stabilising). Or I could be a 2 bed flat, live in it and not reclaim interest and be much worse off I suggest that the interest relief on…
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Research into land for sale
I've found a small patch of land for sale and need to do more research into it to see if I should think about buying it. Are there any websites which are good for land research? In particular I'd like to know; - the selling price of other land in the area - the possibilty of obtaining planning permission - information on…
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Results of Survey
Not sure whether I should be worried or not. I am due to exchange soon but have just received the results of the survey. Mention is made of ground floor structural timbers as the fresh-air provisions are compromised and there is a possibility that rot may have occurred. The ends to the side elevation gable end are notably…
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Does anyone here have lodgers?
and if so, how many of you set ground rules....pondering getting a lodger but have had a tiresome experiance and slightly put off! I've made a list of "house rules" I would ask someone to stick by but don't want to come accross as anal 1) Friends over for a weekend is fine but more than 2 nights must ask 2) no hoovering or…
