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Looking for warehouse around London
Can anyone please point me to good website that allows searches for warehouses or big shop in the greater London area, it's for a friend who is looking for a site to do some work. min size 75 sq meters. Thanks a lot
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Help with questions from buyers' solicitors
Hi, I have received some questions from my buyers' solicitors, can anyone help me with what to tell them. 1. Please supply the indemnity policy for the unknown covenants revealed in Entry 1 of the charges register. Should the same not be readily available, then please connfirm that your clients will meet the cost of the…
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Is VAT payable on this house sale?
My friend lives in Australia. He inherited a property, which he has just sold here in the UK. The Estate Agent has charged him VAT on their services. He wanted to know if this is correct as he is not a UK taxpayer.
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They say history repeats itself
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pLjo7-J1qho&mode=related&search= Made me think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Conveyancing for a move in Chatteris
I am about to sell my current house and buy another one in Chatteris Cambs, and was wondering if anyone had any good or bad experiences with conveyancing solicitors to help me decide who to use? I guess It is a choice of internet based (which people have advised me against) or a local firm in Chatteris, Huntingdon,…
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Stamp duty dilemma
We have just put an offer on the house we want which is currently on the market at 259K. The offer we put in was for 250K - The stamp duty limit. This offer has been rejected, but we are still keen to try and get the house, and want to go back with a higher offer, without being hit by stamp duty. One option is to pay a…
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shared ownership not HA??
Anyone have any experience of shared ownership that isnt with a housing association? Just trying to be imaginative as only had one viewer in 8 weeks and that was one with a budget £25000 under asking price:mad: we might well reduce even further ( already gone down £6000) but just wondered if we could perhaps sell 90% and…
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Good places to advertise rental properties/rooms?
Other than local papers and loot that is and online preferably. All I can find is gumtree, all the others are poor want to charge you something silly.
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Stamp Duty Calculation
Hi Sorry if this is a stupid question - How is stamp duty calculated? Ive read on other threads that its on the value of the property, not the amount it is sold for? Is this right? If so, who determines the value? thanks
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We'll never be able to buy a house!
I was playing around with some mortgage calculators (Northern Rock and Halifax) and with the salary we both earn (not even including debts) we would only be able to get £35,000. There are no houses going for that little, let alone in a neighbourhood where I'd feel safe walking down the street. Building loads of houses is…
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How much is council tax...
if you go from a B up to the next bracket? i'm down south and realise this question may be very varied but if someone could give me a rough estimate! We currenly pay £106 per month...thanks.
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Thinking of moving...and renting??
We bought our house back in December 2005 for an excellent 4.240% fixed for 3 years with Alliance and Leicester. Sounds great but we are considering moving abroad (to Dublin) before the fixed rate finishes which not only would mean enduring an early repayment fee (almost £4k) but an admin fee of about £300.00. What we…
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% increase in house prices website?
Hello all, We saw a house yesterday valued at 270K and liked it so as part of my background research I found out it had been bought in March 2006 for 205K which made me quite hopeful as our top budget was £250K and having seen a lot of houses in the area for £250 this one seemed overpriced at £270K. Today as our final…
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Changing housing assoc. can I hold onto my secure tenancy?
Hope there is someone out there that knows more about this than me. I have finally got a transfer from my flat and been offered a house with another housing association. :D I currently have secured tenancy and I am being offered assured tenancy. From the little I know the only difference is that rent increases must be…
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women prefer homeowners not renters.....
.......According to our wesident pwoperty expert: Bruno's new video (warning: contains sexually offensive language)
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www.conveyancinglive.co.uk
www.conveyancinglive.co.uk I am currently buying a propery and I am intending to go through these guys to find a local Solicitor to deal with the conveyancing. They offer 'no move no fee' and a gaurenteed fixed fee and they seem to be quite active and helpful over the phone, any opinions/ past experiences? thanks
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200K to invest so I can offset rental interest on my tax return
Basically I have an offset mortgage 200K which my savings is reaching the same amount as the mortgage. I rent out two properties and need to be able to offset the mortgage interest on my tax return (otherwise I pay tax). Obviously for this to be worthwhile the interest i accrue has to be higher than the mortgage because as…
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Ground Rent & Property debt collection
I am a few months behind on my ground rent due to being involved in an IVA, I got a letter in May saying a owed £100 ground rent as agreed for 1 year. I called them and explained that I was in the process of an IVA and I would forward the money on as soon as possible (at the end of Aug). The company was more than helpfull…
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Returning Tenants Deposits - Payment of Bills
Hello All! I'm after some advice! I have a property that I have let out for the past year. Tenants moved out at start of July and we agreed we'd return the deposit in full provided they send us copies of the final bills (which was stated in the contract we used). After 2 weeks I phoned them as we hadn't received anything…
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Strange things people leave behind.
What is the strangest thing left in a house you have bought? Or the most useless thing you have left behind? Our new house included a stuffed dead bird in a glass case, and a scale model of some kind of army base also in a glass case (hubby was an architect).
