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Help!!! Daughter wants help buying first house
I am sure everyone knows this scenario. We love our daughter to bits and she is extremely hard working etc. etc. We are about to retire and she has been in a relationship with a self employed carpenter who works extremely hard for about a year. We like this bloke , he seems extremely hard working and wants to make good BUT…
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Who owns it?
I have seen a building that I would love to buy and do up. It's an old bingo hall/picture house. Now I have looked all over the net to try to find the owner. But as I don't know the address the Land Registry can't help me. I know what street it's on, but can't get a postcode for it on royal mail. I've tried just searching…
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what is the law on notice to quit ?
Hi What is the law if you cannot afford to continue paying for private accommadation? Does the landlord need to give a certain period before you are asked to vacate? Thanks in advance MM
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how to prevent squatters
It's a long story but I'll try and keep it brief. Basically I am going to be legally in charge of a property and at the moment that property is standing empty. The house is run down and needs extensive refurbishment plus the lean to extension needs to be knocked down and a new kitchen extension built. All this is to do the…
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Is it dumb to go ahead without seeing inside the property?
Hi Looking for somewhere local to rent, however the best places are getting snapped up within 24 hours. I've basically got to be out of my current place in 3 weeks and have spotted a place exactly where i want to live, the accomodation is massive and rent within my budget. I've seen the photo's of the inside of the…
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Is this a record
Flat on my road. Not wildly priced by london standards. Quite nice really. Areas good for london standards, garden. Has been on the market since End March/beg April. There have been 6 EA boards outside- seem to go dual agent for a bit, then can them , then DA again, new boards up this week. One price drop by 10k. Still,…
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Has my solicitor screwed up?
Ok bit of a long story but here goes... In 2002, I bought a brand new house, did everything properly, had the searches etc. All was good. Out of the blue in December 2006, I received a letter from the water board saying that my house (and 5 of my neighbours) houses had been built over a public sewer without their approval…
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how much to buy and sell
I have a house that is worth about 160k (85k morgage) and i am looking at buying a house for 150k. Approx how much would it cost in fees to sell mine and buy the other one. i understand you cannot get a exact figure but i was looking at a ballpark figure. cheers:j
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are HIPS coming in on August 1st?
Does anyone have any up to date info on HIPS? are they coming in for 4 bed or more from August 1st? Im hoping that they do so that the huge amount of property on the market placed to beat HIPS might dwindle and therefore give me a better chance of selling quickly If it is put back again I fear there will be an even bigger…
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Estate agent & Dutch Auction - have you been in this situation ?h
My friend who is returning from N.Z. thought she'd found the perfect home to buy here in the UK. It was being sold at auction ( elderly owner - needed work ). I was going to bid on her behalf and I was quite excited :eek: Anyway, it never went to auction because the owner's family/solicitors didn't get all the legals done…
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Decorating rental properties - who does it?
Prompted by posts on another thread I thought I'd seek opinion on who should decorate during the tenancy period. I am assuming that the property was in good condition at the start of the tenancy. So, who is responsible for decor? If it's the landlord, how often? :) GG
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Lost deeds etc.
Hi all, I am buying a 1930's house and conveyancer say's that not only are the original Deeds lost, but the house has never been registered with the Land Registry! The owner is deceased and the property has pased to her family. Does anyone know what happens in this case? Is it worth proceeding or will it be more trouble…
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Are we about to make a huge mistake? (FTB)
Well... we're about to buy a house. It's a 2bd terrace, and we're paying £62,000. We'll put 10% down and then get a mortgage, but I'm not exactly sure what sort of terms those will be, yet. Due to my husband's adverse credit (bankruptcy from a business failure), I believe we're looking at 7.5% fixed for a couple of years.…
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Charges Against Property
i am sekking my house but i have 2 loans that have put charges against my house.. one of the companies has agreed to release their charge and told me that they and the other loan company cannot legally stop me selling the house and that the charge will not remain on the property once sold as it is with me and not the new…
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FTB - What To Do!?
Hi guys! Been reading all the stuff on here and it's been very helpful! Here's the situation: Seen a house we love on the market for £129,950 (for 4 weeks) It's was a new build and the vendors purchased it in June last year for 115k. They have since spit up so need to sell and have 'invited offers for a quick sale'. We…
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Solicitor holding up everyone!!
Has anyone else experienced problems where they have a really unco-operative solictor who when questioned about what is outstanding on the conveyencing will not tell either the estate agents or my solictor the whole story!! Its the solicitor of the people im buying from and there at a loss as to why he is being so…
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Extending shared freehold lease
I own a maisonette which has 55 years left on the lease. As we want to sell the property we realised that we had to increase the length of the lease. There are 4 properties in the shared freehold and our solicitor has drawn up a variation to the leases of all 4 properties from 99 years to 999 years. We have said that we…
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Advice Needed Urgently - swapping a fixed mortgage
I aploogize now for the lengthy mail! My partner and I are buying a house, we had our offer excepted on the basis that the bank had given us a mortgage in principal. We curently have a five year fixed deal on the flat we live in along with two other properties which we rent out. All properties are on a fixed 5.17 rate. We…
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Renting a room in our house out for the first time
I just wondered if anyone could give me some advice please.... My husband and I are going to rent out one of our bedrooms to help to pay the mortgage. I have arranged for someone to come and view it on Monday - we had a brief phone call as I was on my way out to work so all I learned about her is her name and that she…
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District Valuer, Inheritance Tax -what to expect ?
The District Valuer wants to see our property to give an "opinion on value" for Inheritance Tax. Does anyone know what they do & what to expect ? Is it a quick look round visit, taking basic details ? Do they take measurements/photographs ? Do we point out anything we think he should see, if it might affect valuation ?…
