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hi a little help on empty property
hi sorry if this is in the wrong place, please feel free to move to appropriate section. anyway, there is an empty property in our town, i tried to search land registry, but needed a postcode for it the number of the property is 33 but when i went to royal mails website it said it couldnt find that address but gave a list…
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Splitting repair costs
Hello, This is my first post. I was hoping for some advice. We own a leasehold flat in a converted house (of three). In our dealings with the management company, we are responsible for 25% for all the expenses of the building, as we own the smallest flat. This includes management fees, general maintenance, service charge…
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Negotiating Price
Hey people, had our survey back today and the following has been noted as needing further investigation. The Electrical installations appear to be the original wiring etc and there is inadequate number of powerpoints for modern day living - it also seems likely that the circuitary earthing (don't really know what i'm…
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renting problems
Where do I start? I rent out a property and I am having problems, the tenant has emailed my letting agent and highlighted a number of problems with the house, some I agree with and some I don't, I am in the process of getting the repairs done and I getting estimates for some of the work, but the tenant has said that he is…
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Indemnity Insurance – Is it just cynical me?
With apologies to all hard-working, thorough and conscientious professionals BUT - Is it just me or does anyone else suspect that indemnity insurance in the house buying-selling process is just a similar version of maintenance / product replacement policies? (i.e. over-priced / uneconomical, will never really be needed or…
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Re-wiring Q + Extension Q
Hi - we have been to see a house today that has not been re-wired for a long long time -still has old switches. How much roughly would a re-wire on a 3 bed semi cost and would it affect the mortgage ? It also needs a new bathroom / kitchen - how much do you knock off the asking price for these ? It is seriously overpriced…
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Looking for help with renting
Hey - Yesterday i recived a letter from our esate agent tellings us we had two months to leave bascially, even though they havnt stated why i'm pretty sure its due to late payment on rent 4 months in a row. which as we all no is not good on our behalf. but me and my flat mate have joint account and my money has been on on…
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Sureveyor needed in chatteris
I am looking for a surveyor who would be recommended for a property in chatteris. Can anyone recommend a good local one? We are going to do an independent survey as it should work out better value than through the mortgage lender.
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House prices starting to fall....
http://www.fool.co.uk/news/property-home/2007/08/09/house-prices-start-to-fall-in-london.aspx?source=ioowftxt0010011 The above article discusses how house prices are slowing decreasing..... bear market for housing I tell you. With the next interest rate rise set to come in any day now be careful.
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smoking in rented accomadation?
My daughter recently moved into a shared rented house. There are 6 housemates and apart from my daughter they all smoke. This has excluded her from most of the common areas. She has asked them not to smoke around her but they continue doing so. Should she contact the landlord about this? She has only been there a month on…
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Chancel Repair Search
Hi All My solicitors have written to me and informed me that the flat i am buying is witih a historical boundary of a parish wihch continues to hae potential chancel repair liability. My solicitor has asked hte vendors to pay the premium for an insurnace policy in connection with this. Does anyone know what htis manes as i…
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Buying a pub to live in.
I have seen a pub that is for sale and very cheap, my question is would i have to run the place or could i just shut it down and turn it into a house. it also has a two bed flat above it. if i could live in it it would be a big place for little money.
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To Sell Or Not To Sell?
me and my oh are considering selling up and renting to save on our outgoings and we would also be able to pay off most of our debts with the equity released from our property. were considering private renting and council renting. has anyone here done a similar thing and can give me some advice??? :confused: noggin :o
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Can a boiler scupper my sale?
My buyer's solicitor says I need to provide a CORGI compliance cert for my 1-yr old Vaillant condensing boiler. I've given them the benchmarking documentation, the 2-yr guarantee and the name of my CORGI-registered installer. Their surveyor just noted 'new, good boiler'. I know I should have got the cert from CORGI - tbh,…
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Parking space woes
I'm not sure this is the right forum to post this in but in the past I've seen people with similar legal problems post here, so here goes... I've recently bought a house which comes with it`s own parking space opposite in a off road parking bay. I've checked on the land registry document which we got when we bought the…
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Renting for the first time - any tips?
Hi everyone, We will be renting for the first time and because we are not british, how the rental market is still not very clear to us... We have so far been living in a student hall. Can you please share any advice on renting, so that we can at least avoid newbie mistakes? For instance, one lettings agency charges £300 as…
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A Darn Disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On tv this evening there was a sad tale about a family of 4 being evicted from there 2 bed room flat as the landlord needed it for his own family.This is in Newquay,Cornwall.They cannot afford the high rents in the area so they are forced into a one room accomodation at a b and b.I live in the area and it annoys me so much…
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Simultaneous exchange and completion
Hi, Im buying a house which for practical reasons I need to get into ASAP (the roof is leaking....) We do not have a chain on either side and all my paperwork is complete and in place already. What problems are associated with exchanging an completing on the same day ?? Also, we have just received the draft contract and…
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Due to complete Fri - WORRIED!
Hi all, Having started the home buying process 4 months ago, myself and my partner are due to move into our first house together a week today. On Monday we sent our cheque off to the solicitors which covered our deposit and fees etc. I telephoned the solicitors today to ensure that they had banked the cheque etc and that…
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i need advice
Hi All, This is my first post so i hope i am doing it all in the right place and stuff. I put my house up for sale in mid june and luckilly for me sold it just over a week later. What i want to know is if i can complain about my estate agents and the surveyor from the purchasers bank. I had a phone call yesterday morning…
