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Selling - When can we put an offer in?
We have just put out first home on the market. We are a bit reluctant to go and see potential new homes until we have an offer on our old home. Is this the right thing to do or should we be looking at other houses now? Would we be able to put an offer on a house if we found one without having an offer on our house?
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What are the implications of shared ownership
When looking at the housing market there has been several properties which have been advertised as shared ownership with 25%-50% owned by a housing association or the like and has been seen as a way to get people onto the property ladder - but i'm just wondering what are the implications with this method of purchasing?
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can anyone offer some advice on a new build about to complete??
Hi there Our new build flat is about to complete or so the developer says - just before Christmas. The journey has been a long and stressful one since Feb and even more so due to the fact that Christmas is fast approaching. Due to our situation where we are currently living, we are also desperate to move out. We have been…
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HIPS avoidance
I have a 2 bedroom flat on the market for private sale (no agent). It has already had my board up for three weeks. As I understand it, the rules regarding HIPS for this type of property don't come in until the middle of this month. Can I assume that any sale after that date does not require a HIPS package? If so, how do I…
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Estate agents fees for rental property
HI I have just found a property I want to rent unfortunately it is through an estate agent called William H Brown in Leeds. I am very shocked by their fees, they ask for a months rent + deposit + £100 up front which is pretty much expected. Then £45 for each applicant (just me) £85 for the tenancy agreement £ 125 for…
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Missives - The small print
We are in the process of buying a new house in a development of 100 - (Scotland). We received the missives today for signing and noted that an addition to the missives stated that not more than one dog and or cat was permissable. We approached the sales development staff with this and were told that they thought that this…
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forged signature
Hypothetically now.. if when you sign a lease contract, and the person who isn't the LL signs the contract in the LL's name... is it valid?? ie, husband signs the wifes name as the person stated on the contract as the LL is the wife.
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landlord wants to do early inspection
hey my family and myself moved in to a new property about 3 weeks ago, the rent on the old property is paid up until the 9th december. the landlord at the old property wants to do an inspection of the place tonight, which is causing problems. we have moved early to give us a few weeks to move our belongings and to clean…
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solicitors fees and hips (reduction?)
hello don't know if this has been asked before but as the hips now provide us with some things the solicitor would previously do, does this mean solicitors fees are reduced accordingly? (for the buyer) i know these are disbursments but surely the legwork for this was factored in previously, (or should i say time on the…
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Help - buyer wants to stay on after completion??????`
Any advise gratefully received..... We are due to complete on the property we are buying on Friday and we had a call from the estate agent asking if we could call the vendor. We did this (against my better judgement but figured that I didn't have to give him my number even if he was stupid enough to give me his anyway…
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Fee for renewing tenancy?
I have been renting my current house for just under 6 months, at the time we moved in we were told (by the letting agent) that the house was ours for a minimum of 6months and after 3 months they would contact us to see if we wanted to either extend it by another 6months of if we wanted to keep it on a monthly basis after…
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Home Information Pack- HIP's
My 3 bed house has been on the market for a year now, continuously so no HIP required as yet. My estate agent says I will require a HIP after 1 Jan08 anyway....... I think he is confusing it with the rule that all homes marketed as from then need one - anyone know the answer for sure? Thanks. Al.
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Clearing out-buildings - after completion?
I'm due to complete sale on new house next friday (yippee!!) and I'm just wondering who's responsibility is it to clear the shed in the new house? When we went for 2nd viewing I noticed that the two sheds in the garden are jam packed with cr*p. There are a few tools but also tons of "rubbish" (stuff you probably wouldn't…
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Rent on £125k purchase?
What kind of rent would BTL landlords be looking for on this ballpark buying price? I'd be interested to know if there's a 'range of acceptability'.
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solicitors fees!!!
Hey folks, I've been told that my fees for selling a house at £143,500 and buying a house at £216,000 is going to be about £8500. Is this the cost of moving? Can any one shed some light on what the breakdown of this should be? The est agent charges 1% for selling. Any info is much appreciated. E
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Confused .... Please help
Hi All, We recently saw a ground floor flat and are interested in buying it. Checked out the land registry website to find the prices. I see that the current owner purchased the property for £177500 in 2005 and now they are selling for offers over £172000. I understand that the house prices have gone down. But finding it…
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Upfront deposit - the only way to test a buyer's bona fides?
Have sellers on here found that asking for a reasonable-size, upfront, non-returnable deposit has sorted out the genuine buyers from the hedging-their-bets types? I have even heard of one seller who charged a fiver for each viewing and found that this neatly disposed of the 'just nosey' gawkers. Any experience in this area…
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Stamp duty - estate agent fees 'grey area' help,help
hi, i am buying a property for 515k but i have been told by my solicitor that if i pay the guys estate agent fees it basically gets it under the stamp duty threshold and i save 5k. however, this guys solicitors have said that he will be liable and told him not to do it..but my thoughts on this is that if u take off the…
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My Dilemma
We have had our flat on the market now for 2 months and over the past 2 weeks someone got into negotiations over it. we rejected an offer and at the same time we found somewhere we liked. I told the vendor i am buying alone on the basis i dont need to sell and the property is off the market. we thinks it has good…
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before i complete can i put conditions for the seller?
hello all, i am in the process of buying a property offer accepted etc... the survey just comepleted yesterday, and i noticed that the fencing needs to be replaced. i was wondering can i ask the seller to fix all the fences? (its a biggggggggg garden) as its almost falling over and i would think its strictly the house is…
