House buying, renting & selling

Discussion List

• When should I start looking for end of Aug move...?

  Hi All Im looking to move into a rental apartment in Edinburgh at end of august. When should I be looking to view the apartments and get the contract sorted? I've only been used to renting student houses in manchester, which we all sort out around february for a july move, but im guessing its not like that for…

• Electrical testing

  Hi not sure if posting in right place! We had periodic electrical test done on house we've just exchanged on . The electrics failed because of work needing on earthing and bonding. Got a quote for the following... Main earth connection (suppler to repair EDF) Gas and Water equipotential bonding Bathroom supplementary…

• Survey

  Sorry to ask stupid questions all the time, but I'm new to buying. I want to get a Survey done on the house I'm about to buy. Where to I arrange a survey? With the mortgage lender (halifax)? Or with someone else?? Cheapest is best I guess. The house is approx 20 years old, so what level do I need? I was told basic by the…

• Need some advice- updated!

  Hi everyone, I am in the process of selling my flat- due to exchange next week :beer: My boyfriend and I are currently living in his small one bed flat (and have been for some months). The original plan was to live here for a year, scrape together as much money as possible and then hopefully buy somewhere with little or no…

• need advice

  hi, we want to buy a house .our budget is 300k.we r looking for 3 bed.we have a one year old child.My partner 'sjob starts 6am.we r looking for place which is commutable to mainly central london and canary wharf.can anybody suggest good places?thanks in advance.

• Is the Spanish property market about to crash?

  According to the Times, the Spanish property market is about to burst. This leaves many sellers, buyers and property owners in an insecure position. What is going on? Is the real-estate market in Spain really about crash?The Telegraph believes that there is no reason for any panic. In Spain the prices of the houses have…

• Back on as a Secure tenant

  I am an unsecure tenant in my council home (temporary trespassers as it is called), the Council says that you have to be in two years of credit before they can reinstate your tenancy fully. Does anybody know if going back to court and doing things myself with a cleared rent account will be more favourable?

• How to Avoid Capital Gain Tax on 2nd Property sale

  Hello. Would like some advice on a second property sale.I purchased a second property just under six months ago and was planning to rent it out but now wish to sell.Based on a valuation and offer made, it is valued about 15k higher with renovation work completed. I am mortgage free on my main residence.Is there any way to…

• Council Housing Issues

  I have lived in my 2 bedroom council flat since 1991, it has now been reclassified as a 1 bedroom as the smallest room is below a certain size. Can you advise if I should go about asking for some money back as I have been paying for a 2 bedroom. Thank You.

• London Purchase?

  Just thinking of completeing on a £300,000 new flat build purchase in Bow, London ....Should I buy now or wait few months. seller was very keen to refund stamp duty etc...

• football grounds

  how does a nearby football ground(ie big clubs) affect property prices? -im a footie nut but living near a football ground was an utter pain - so are majority of residents nearby hardcore footie fans? are enough footie fans willing to pay to live near their teams ground ?-or are they a minority? given all the traffic chaos…

• House Repossesions

  Hi Does anyone know any websites or specialist companies where I can get info on repossessed houses that are for sale? Thanks Jason

• Would I get a tenancy if I have poor credit?

  Hi guys, hope someone can answer this for me. I currently rent a house with my friend from another one of our friends. The trouble is, she doesnt do anything we ask her to do maintainance wise ie we had a crack in a wall, we told her, she bought us some filler and a trowel!! So, we are kind of getting a bit sick of it. She…

• Searching for First Home - groan!!

  After searching for a house for too long (latest disaster is where we have a bad survey back and had to pull out..) but thi is nothing compared to the rubbish houses we have since looked at... cracks in ceilings, mine shafts in gardens and walls damper than a wet bath - I have decided that as of 9.59pm on the 10th July…

• Mortgage Refund Query

  So sold our last home and completed on the new house on 22nd June. Shortly after i received the mortgage statements advising our new mortgage amount and interest etc. Also indicating extra the first month due to interest (no issue there as expected this interest on top for the first month). My old mortgage came out 10th…

• Tenure - n/a ?

  Just done a search on the land registry website on a house i am in the process of buying. Put postcode in and 'tenure - n/a' came up for 4 houses out of the 32 in the street, including the one i am buying. All others were freehold which is what i was told on the property i am buying. Can anybody shed any light on this? I…

• Council tax issue

  I have been living with a "friend" And he has decided to !!!!!! off half way thru the tenancy, leaving me to foot the bills (except his half of the rent, he is claiming benefits for that, and all his stuff is still in his room) He had moved bk in with parents. I havnt paid council tax at all, and I have just had a demand…

• bloody bomb damage...gis mapping...........arghhhhh

  we are in the process of buying a house, our structrual survey is happening next saturday, but a friend of ours has done something with GIS mapping, he has access to it, and it has shown up that the particular road i am buying from had bomb damage during the war, now the houses on the printout he has given us has different…

• No More Gazumping !!!

  Hello, My name is Jerome LOUIS. I created a petition online. It is about reducing GAZUMPING in the property market. I believe the estate agents always want to push the property price up by bullying the vendor. Estate agents should pay for the expenses supported by the gazumped buyer. If you think it is great idea why not…

• What to do? Need advice please?

  After three months on the market with little interest we had two viewers at the weekend Ms Enthusiastic who loved it and Ms Disinterested who didn't seem bothered. The estate agent phoned yesterday to say that Ms Disinterested had cancelled all her other viewings and wished to see our house again on Wed. She aslo mentioned…