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complaining about a hopeless solicitor ?
My solicitor was off sick & was replaced by another one. He was a total plank. Basically, he told us that everything was done regarding a house buy & we'd be 99.99% ok to give our notice on our rental place. Day after we'd done this he started sticking his heels in over some apparently minor issue that the seller's…
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Habitvs - Solicitors
Has anyone used Habitvs as their solicitors when buying a property any recommendations please ???
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Complete Solicitors ??
Has anyone used complete solicitors (recommended by L & C) are they fast and efficient
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Renting - Renewal Charges
Can anyone explain how letting agents can justify renewal charges of £50 - £100 for printing a new contract and putting it in the post. I would of thought the costs would be £10 - £20 max. Any thoughts or comments
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Help Dry Rot and rotten insurance
:mad: We bought our house(Scotland) in Feb 06 and before purchase we got a full structural survey carried out by D.M.Hall, within the survey there was an Insurance called "Hidden Defect Indemity" which was insured by a company called Secure Move. The survey came back as we expected an old house needing re-wired, re-plumed,…
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London - Cost Of Living
Hi,I'm trying to build up a general idea of what it would cost me to move to London in the near future.I am looking to rent a flat, one bedroom is fine but I am on a budget so I'm looking for the cheaper end of the market. I also would like to know an estimate for what electricity, gas, water, council tax etc would cost…
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Could completion still happen next week?
We are in the middle of a chain of five and it has been twelve weeks since we instructed solicitors. (Ahem, think I might be answering my own question already!) Our earliest target date for completion was going to be 6th August (would always have been optimistic) we and all below us in the chain were prepared for that;…
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Does any one takes tracker or SVR?
I am just wondering how fixed rate is better over tracker or SVR? Most people take fixed rate for 2-3 years. During this time, rate will be slight over base rate anyway. But if base rates goes down, then you're at loss. So, it only protects from base rate rising during deal period. But once it ends, then again you have to…
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Managment Comapanies aghhhhhhhh
Hi, Does anyone have a lease hold flat with a rubbish management company looking after the freehold???? My company has put there yearly rate up by £200 this year but I really making the overall management fee £868 per year, however I feel the are getting money for old rope. They are meant to do weekly checks of the block…
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Right time of year?
This is a separate thread to my previous question because I would appreciate separate answers (I am trying to be organised today!). I am thinking of selling privately which would involve expenditure on several popular house websites. I am with an estate agent at this time. What is everyones' opinion of doing this…
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Selling house via website(s)
Hello, I am at my wits end with the choice of estate agents in this area so I am thinking of selling privately via websites. I would be grateful if people could post up websites they know of. I have done a Google search myself but I want to make sure I cover all the best ones! Thanks for any suggestions.
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Paying for damage to rented house- legal help please!!
I have just moved out of my rented house and we've just recieved a rather hefty bill for damages. Some of these are fair, a few are ridiculous. One of our armchair legs made a rent in the living room carpet, we are being charged for it's replacement and the cost of disposal. It was a very old, tatty carpet and coudln't…
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A little moan!
Is August a quiet month because of the summer holidays? OR is it my house that is just not selling? We have been on the market 5 weeks now with only 4 viewings :rolleyes: still - it is giving me the chance to declutter. Box up or throw out! Best wishes all
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Capital Gains Tax- confused!
Can anyone help clarify this issue or point me in the right direction of where to get advice? In October 2005 I bought a house with my partner and rented out my home that I'd been living in for 5 years. During the 5 years I'd lived there, it had doubled in value and now I'm worried that unless I sell it next year…
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Buy to let
We are immigrating or rather moving back to the country we're originally from. If we remortgage our house and rent it out,what are the pros and cons of a buy to let mortgage etc? Any advice from anyone who has experience of this will be appreciated.
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Capital Gains Tax personal allowance?
Can anyone quote me what the current annual personal tax allowance is for capital gains? Have also posted this in the tax forum.
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Please help
I know its probably been asked before, but just wondering if you could help me with it! I'm gonna be moving out of home soon and part of the agreement with my new flatmate is that I undergo a credit check. I'm really worried about it, as I have a pay monthly phone and they took money out of my account and there wasn't any…
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Non-refundable deposit before contract
We are attempting to purchase a house but the owner, who is leaving the country, is demanding a £5,000 non-refundable deposit before his solicitors will release the contract. It makes me suspicious, why would he not want our solicitors to view the contract first? Does anyone have a view on this or a similar experience?
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Repossession
My BF and I are hoping to buy a house which has been repossessed. It has been up for sale for about 4 months for £175000. It needs at least £20000 of work doing to it. The price has been reduced to £169950. We put in an offer of £152000 as the last house which is near it -more or less the same but with new kitchen,…
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Hype over HIPs
Hype over HIPs I think there is too much hype over the introduction of the HIPs (home information packs), and because people haven’t been properly informed, there is a good chance people will get over charged or pay for duplication of information. The first point of call with most potential vendors will be the estate…
