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House buying, renting & selling

Archives for December 2007

what to do......
remortage and carry on doing house up or sale?? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-18122240.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy its been on market for while so i dunno what to do
Happy New Year
Just thought I'd wish everyone that posts on here (that hasn't gone off to the pub yet) a happy new year. May it bring house price falls to bears, rises to bulls and lots of lovely things to those that don't care either way!
Buy a house with brother? (Not live there).
Hi, My brother (age 30) who has rented a place for many years is looking a house of his own. He's in an 'OK'? position with a decent deposit (10k) and earning 25k a year. House prices around here are about £100k for what he is looking at. I'm 23, got about the same deposit and earn a bit less. I don't plan on wanting a…
First time buyers - opinions needed
My husband and I would like to be first time buyers early in 2008. We have saved a deposit of £12500 and have another £5000 put aside for stamp duty/ legal fees/surveys and whatever else will be needed apart from the mortgage. Apart from this we have no savings though my parents might be able to lend us a bit in an…
Information Required on 'House Swap'
Hi, I am trying to find information regarding the 'things to consider' when doing a house swap (permanant). Assumption: the two houses in question are the same price. Can anyone offer any advice/information regarding this....particularly the legal aspects? Thanks in advance, Nick.
would 2.3k service charge put you off?
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Nat/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg[/IMG]http://www.foxtons.co.uk/property-for-sale-in-shepherds-bush/chpk0310873 would the above put a buyer off? investigation reveals that it doesn't include any major works etc, its just the running costs, they have asked an extra £1k for the LAST 2 YEARS…
Household items needed when renting furnished accomadation
Furnished maisonettes. My family are lloking to rent out 2 x furnished maisonettes. Is there a list of items that the land lord is required to provide or a list that can help me get the items together as at the moment I am confused about what I need to provide and what not! Thanks
Finding my daughter a good consultant
I really need to find my way around the NHS and how it works. My daughter now aged 35 had a dvt (deep vein thrombosis) in July 2006, her GP spotted it and sent her straight to A&E and they did a good job as an emergency. After that it has been not been good at all, very little information, no one seems to know what they…
Buying a HMO in Kensington
hi there, we are thinking of putting in an offer on a house that at the moment has HMO status. We are told by the estate agent that it would be difficult to get the status changed back to a "normal" house. We plan to move into it ourselves ( single family ) and convert it back to a house. I don't have any more facts at the…
ground rent question
hi i completed the buying of a property on the 31/08/07 and at the time i had to pay a years ground rent. On Firday i received a reminder that i had to pay a years ground rent as of 1st Jan what can i do? Somebody has told me that my solicitor should have only paid a proportion of the years ground rent on completetion and…
Help Mother in Care Home
Could anyone advise me on following. My mother has Dementia and has been taken into a care home. My Mother and myself have a joint morgage on the home we lived at. There is still 10 years payments due. Whilst the local authority have confirmed that whislt I still live at the property they cannot sell the property I would…
French House Burden
Hello all. Im a newb on here so go easy on me if this aint the right place for this post! My problem is I watched too many Place in The Sun TV shows and decided to buy a 'do-up' property in France just over 3 years ago. I paid around 40k (Pounds) which at the time was around 60k in Euros. The mortgage at the time worked…
2 offers - which is best??
OK I am a bit of a dilemma here my estate agent is on holiday between christmas the new year but they did ask if i could do a couple of viewings which of course i said yes to. the first family were very nice and made and offer on the spot which i said would be acceptable but they need to go through the estate agent on…
Capital Gains Tax
Can anyone advise me please. I am selling some investment property but wissh to wait until after April 6th 2008 to benefit from the reduced rate of CGT. Does anyone know if CGT is applied on exchange of contracts or completion. If it is on the latter, I can exchange contracts pre- April 6th. Obviously dont want to do this…
aerial photo of house?
please move if in wrong place, couldnt think were it would be best to post this: which website would people recommend for close up aerial photos of houses and gardens? i have had a look on a couple sites but they are not brilliant. there are some sites which you have to pay to use, so staying away from them! I want to show…
Help with Land registry please?
Selling mums house as Power of Attorney. Dad died 6 yrs ago. Mum never had the names altered on the Land Registry, the house is still in joint names of her and dad. One solicitor has told me I need "retrospective probate" which may take quite a while. Another has told me all I have to do is send dads death certificate to…
House survey/Valuation Question
Hi All I am wanting to put an offer in for a house I've been viewing - and I am trying to think back 12 years when I last did this! I have a nagging feeling that I've read that I should be getting an independent survey done (as well as the survey options that have been put forward to me by my mortgage lender (ranging from…
Whats Millbrook, Southampton like?
Hi I am thinking of moving to/buying a flat in W. Southampton (Millbrook area because its so easy for access to the motorway) but was wondering what its like.... any help, I'd appreciate greatly. Happy New Year! Grownupgirly.
Tenant Rights
My son and partner are renting a bungalow which is in a rather poor condition. When they viewed the property they were advised that it would be cleaned, the sockets repaired, the rubbish removed, the kitchen cupboards repaired and other bits and bobs. My son's partner actually cleaned the property herself and they were…
We're thinking of buying next door and knocking through..
does anyone know of the legal implications of doing so? Presumably we will only have one door number then, but which one and what about sorting utilities if there are obviously 2 meters etc, water rates and council tax. Has anyone done this before? What do we need to consider?

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