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Sell your house quick schems
My parents are deperate to sell their house and are looking at using one of these schems. They have made an offer although alot lower than what its on the market for. They accept why this is lower and willing to take the offer in order to get rid of the house. Does anyone have any experience with these kind of companies.…
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New House - Advice Needed.
Can someone help. Ive seen a home that i want to buy. Its 199,950 and is offered by bryant homes. I spoke to the sales rep yesterday and i was asking about carpets for the property and what extras i would need to buy before i move in. I also said 'whats a realistic price for this property'. She said the asking price, but…
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Buying a share of freehold/extending lease
I recently (2 months) bought a flat, the upstairs one of 2. The freeholder is also the owner of downstairs and rents it out. I need to get a lease extension as it only has about 65 years remaining and I am also hoping to get permission to change the flat from a 1 bed into a 2 bed. I have asked the freeholder if she would…
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Cash Shortfall
We are in a position where we have seen a house that we want to buy and we are approx £50,000 short in being able to buy it outright. The sellers estate agent is asking for evidence of ability to purchase. We have our house on the market and if we sell that there will not be a problembut who knows how long this will take.…
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Selling house - market slower?
We put our house on at the end of July and after quite a few viewings a sale was agreed at the end of August. Unfortunately our buyer lost their buyer (start of the chain) at the end of September so we were back to square one. We put our house back on the market at the end of September and have had much fewer viewings than…
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Gas & Electric: Moving home this Friday...
I will be moving home this Friday and i am trying to sign up with British Gas for both via quidco to get the £60 cashback. However it doesnt give me an option of selecting a start date, am i right in thinking that the electricity and gas will be running when i move in and regardless of who i choose as provider i will still…
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Private renting - agency fees, how much?
I am thinking about moving and elsewhere in London. I rent from a private landlord now and we have a good relationship, there were no admin fees agency fees etc just rent and deposit. The last time I was a student, a good 8 years ago! I remember paying £60 each (7 of us) to rent a 7 bed house. My friend recently had to pay…
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Is this a good offer...advice needed?
I had a post on here a while ago as we were having problems selling an investment property which we purchased a few years ago. Its unusual in that its a 3 bedroom house and has a seperate self-contained 1 bedroom detached cottage in the grounds. Obv this only appeals to a small percentage of the market and we were getting…
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Urgent Advice RE:Tenancy/Notice To Quit/Deposit
Hi, Please help if you can. I have rented a property with my husband for over 3 years on a yearly contract. It was Due for renewal at the end (26th) May. I rent through an agency. My landlady passed away at the beginning of May and the agency contacted me to say the contract wouldnt be renewed I would go onto a periodical…
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Rightmove +2.7% in Sept
Thought I might as well point it out given the crowing in certain quarters with the previous months drop. Seems like the drop could have been a HIPS related effect as proposed by some but widely derided by others. Long term I think there's a long way to go before we can see whether it is price drops or just slowdown ahead.
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to include bills or not?
i am in the middle of purchasing a house in which i will rent to students (after i refurb it) i just wan to know shall i include bills in the rent for approx £6-£8 or leave it out completely, i always wonder what if the tenants have some type of disagreement when the bills arrive? and refuse to pay etc.
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Learn like having your own domain and earn money with the
Should you think that you can not do and do not want to even try it, not because they read this will be wasting time. But before you leave I want you to know that if you do too many can do it. In this article I want to explain step by step how to get a domain, create a web page (WebSite) without knowing anything about web…
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Buy or Rent?
My wife and I are re-locating to the UK after living abroad, where we rented our house. We earn around £60,000 gross a year, but are no longer young enough to wish to take out a 25-year-mortgage. We have about £30,000 in savings and no debts. We work from home and need a decent sized, 3 bed home. Checking out Rightmove…
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How do I find out what's sold recently?
H all, I am seriously considering selling my flat and wondered if anyone has a link to a site where I can see what has sold recently in my area plus somewhere where I can ascertain whether prices are falling in my area? I'm wary of estate agents and dont want to be bamboozled when they come later in the week!!
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european housing markets
Does anyone know how the euro house price markets are performing? particularly France and Spain. Are they expecting a crash? Is now the time to invest?
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we need to sell... what would you do?
Okay here is our situation. We have some money in the bank from the sell of a BTL property. I have a 6 month old baby an am due to have our second child in May 08. We need more room!! I currently work 2 days a week and will be returning full time in March... (work are not going to be happy i am going to be on Mat leave…
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Buying Together - My 1st time - Her Not !
Hi, I currently live with my partner in her house and we have now decided to buy a place together. I've never owned a property but she owns hers and should come out with equity of approx £80K. She wants to put the £80k into the house, but also wants to protect it for the future which is fair enough and I'm sure a solicitor…
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Moving in before they've moved out AFTER exchange
OK, weird situation. Our sellers are fantastic people and as I am due to give birth very soon they are doing their best to help. The property has a granny annexe at the bottom of the garden. They've asked if they can stay one night in there after we have exchanged. We're happy with that. We're going to need accommodation…
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Money left over from House sale. Is it safe?
Hi, We have sold our home, and cannot find another we like due to lack of houses in our area. We are filling in the forms to start the sale of ours, with the view of renting. The Solicitor we were recommended, so far seems very good and professional, but I dont know a lot about them. We will be due over a £100k back and…
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property in an auction
I have seen a property in an auction, but at the same time I am booked to view the property this week with a normal high street EA. I was wondering what is the usual for properties to exceed their guide price? Is it worth offering prior to auction or just wait?
