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FTB - Buy off plan?
Hi guys, I have been reading up on buying off plan and then selling the property once the build is complete. It seems that if you can find the right location then there is a profit to be made from doing this. As always there seems to mixed opinions on this as there are lots of variables to consider. My situation at the…
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'Fractional Ownership' Anyone with experience ?
This is an altenative to a second home, a place to holiday, fully maintained (variable per property), five weeks of the year from £25-25k. Having sold a cottage in Lincs last year and banked the cash, rather than spend all the money on another home (market collapse/interest rates) this seems to be a reasonable alternative.…
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Renting a Room - Gas Safety Certificate?
If you rent out a room in your house (where you are still living), is there a legal requirement to get a gas safety certificate from someone who is CORGI registered as there is if you were renting out the whole of the property and you lived elsewhere?
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Don't FTB, BTL
Rather than buying a house, either now or after the crash, why not get together with some friends and save some money? Take 4 couples. Each buys a house to let out to one of the other 3 couples. Hey presto, tax relief on mortgage interest and other costs. I'm sure the taxman will spoil the party. :) GG
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I'm about to get into a bidding war - advice please!
Hiya, We saw a house we liked yesterday. AP is £272k. We offered 257k - rejected. Then 260k. EA said they have an offer of that amount already in place. Basically telling us that we're in a bidding war, and to come back today when they open (at 1pm) with an improved offer. So, what to do? Blow them out of the water with…
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New build - 10 year guarantee
we are buying a house that is 1 1/2 years old - there are about 30 houses on the development - however only 20 are finished. the rest are just shells (someone is buying them all and finishing them) this is due to the builders going bankrupt. what now happens to the 10 year guarantee on the house we are buying ?
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Discovered water damage after completion - any comebacks?
After the completion of our new (old) house, we found that an area of the bathroom was completely damp and the floorboards has decayed. The damp surveyor said the adjoining room in that area also had high damp readings. As a result,we will need the affected floorboards replaced and walls repaired. No idea if the joists are…
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Our Mortgage Providers Wont Let Us See Survey?!?!?
This seems most irregular to me. We have bought and sold several times and every time we have always had a copy of our survey. Our financial advisor says it is the norm these days that if theres no *major* problems, you wont even get to see the survey. My feeling is that I have paid £315 pounds, so I would like to see what…
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modern or old Houses!!! advice needed.
i have had great info from this site so i am asking for info regards my situation. i and my partner are searching all around for a house to start a family. the problem is my partner prefers modern houses while i prefer the old built houses aithough i am not into features as such. so what i like to know is what are the pros…
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WWYD - offer negotiations
We are currently in rented accom; a large house on a very popular road in a lovely area for very cheap rent (much less than market value) but as it comes with my husband's job we'd like to buy somewhere of our own. We've been looking for a month or so and after having seen several places we've finally seen a possible. The…
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Brand new NOKIA 8800 SIROCCO at cheaper price
(Our company)is very fast and well known in the area of Telecommunication,Electronic & GAMES Products/Services: Electronics Products/mobile phones Main Markets: Worldwide We are one of the leading telecommunication company located in united kingdom,we are known for honesty as our watchword, Our MOQ is 5unit and above. We…
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Electric cooker
If i was to install a new cooker in my kitchen would I need a qualified part p electrician? Many thanks
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Asbestos shed
My mum privately rents her property and has done for the last 50 years. A new landlord bought the property approximately ten years ago. It has an asbestos shed in the garden which my dad put up forty years ago. The landlord knew the shed was in the garden whe he purchased it. My mum is now moving house to more suitable…
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Sitting on hot coals!
:eek: My solicitor is trying very hard to arrange completion next Friday (to avoid me paying another months rent) but the vendors are on holiday until tomorrow, although their solicitor says it may be possible (they are moving into rented accommodation and there is only me buying). I have to wait until Monday morning…
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Change in sentiment
Well it only seems like weeks ago people were crowing on about house price inflation.``Oh we have borrowed against the equity and bought a new car and had a fabulous hoiday and do you know we didn`t spend a thing because the value of the house has shot up again`` Oh dear,change of thinking going around now!Interest rates…
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Sacking EA - How ?
This is probably a record but after only 24 hours on the market I have decided to sack the EA:D Basically they have been annoying me from the moment I agreed to sell the house with them. I gave them the benefit of the doubt on the first couple of niggles but it has got worse and worse and I am now going to sack them !! I…
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home buyers
houses not moving at moment house is on market had buyer but she bailed out since mortgage rise not had any we have had 4 viewing in all what about companies that buy your house so you can get a move sooner rather than later(fed up all ready) :cool:
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Subsidence Claim on House we are Buying
We have just discovered that the house we are buying has had a subsidence claim settled in the past 2 years. The vendor has a Certificate of Structural Adequacy which can be transferred into our names. There has been approximately 7K of work done, no underpinning, mostly crack repairs. Subsidence was due to clay shrinkage…
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advice wanted please! first time buyers/renters
Hello everyone, My boyfriend and I have been working full time for the past year to save up enough money to go back to uni as post grads and move in together. We had planned to rent, but a few people have mentioned the possibility of buying and its got me wondering what would be the best option. I have been reading…
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Is this my Landlord's responsibility?
Hi all, I'd like to know what people think about who is going to be liable for a possible internal water leak that's resulted in a MASSIVE water bill? I have posted on the water board about the suspected leak but am getting very worried about who is liable if the leak is found on the property (technician could not find one…
