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Giving notice to leave property - do dates matter?
My brother usually pays his rent on the first of the month. He now wishes to leave his property, and therefore gave his landlord one months notice on 16th of this month, to leave on 16th Feb. Landlords agents are saying that his notice must be given on the day his rent is due, therefore he cannot leave until 1st March. Is…
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House purchase cheap.
Me and my wife have viewed a property and they seem very desparate to sell they told us they have another home with a mortgage and a bridging loan on the one we viewed, they have just reduced from £155000 to £140000 and in view of their desparation and some work that needs doing what shall we offer in todays market, we…
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Should we transfer the title before renting out our home???
Dear fellow Moneysavers, My husband and I are planning to rent out our home and rent somewhere else. We will wait until we see something we like and will buy another place. Meanwhile, we need advice on property tax planning before we rent out our home. Our home is under my husband's name (he is high tax payer and I am not…
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New builds & Q about buying....
I'm not buying yet as we want to clear debt and save a decent deposit first, but for future reference I'd like a bit of advice! My hubby and I have always liked the idea of buying a new build straight from the developer, but a few people have advised us against this (dont know why though!) Is this a bad idea? Do developers…
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Renting out our home (buy2let) - Need tax advice!!!
Dear fellow Moneysavers, My husband and I are planning to rent out our home and rent somewhere else. We will wait until we see something we like and will buy another place. Meanwhile, we need advice on property tax planning before we rent out our home. Our home is under my husband's name (he is high tax payer and I am not…
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House next door is Housing Association/Social Housing. Would you still buy it?
Hello, I was just wondering on what other people think really. If you found a house that seemed perfect in every way for you and then found out that the house next door was housing association/social housing (apologies but I don't know what the difference is) would you still buy the house? Apparently the lady there is…
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Tenants - how many times have you moved house?
On another thread I posted that I have been served notice 3 times in the last 4 years and another poster commented that I had been unlucky... just got me thinking about whether this was usual or not? Can others who rent post about their experiences to compare?? I'l share mine.... Since I moved down to the Midlands I have…
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Please help, non paying tennant.
Hi, any advice appreciated. The situation is I have a house that I rent out through an agent on a fully managed service, the house has been rented since 08/12/2007 on an AST for 6 months. The letting agents rang me today to tell me that the tennants were £380 in arrears (the rent is £495 per month). Apparently the tennants…
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How can i found out a land lord?
Hello We are having some problems with our neighbours.. Environmental health have been notified... How can i find out the land lords details to contact him direct? the housing association we thought they lived under handed it back to the land lord in May 07... they dont have his details.. Called the council and they still…
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Buy to Let Tax/What costs can be offset against tax
Hi, I'm new to the site, so please be gentle. I am in the process of filling in my self assessment tax return for 06-07. I want to double check I am claiming for all the tax relief I am entitled to and more importantly not claiming for anything that is not allowable. I would be grateful if anyone can suggest any websites…
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Increase offer? Grateful for advice
I have made a second offer on a house and it was £7,500 below the asking price which I did not think was bad in todays climate and considering the vendor has a house they want to move to asap. The estate agent told me that the vendor would accept £2,450 less becasue that is the minimum she needs. I love the house but I am…
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recommend a conveyencer in northampton?
Hi, I wondered if anyone could reccomend a good reliable (good value) conveyencer in the northamptonshire area? We have had a nightmare with firms before! Thanks!
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Nan paid 1/2 for mums house, no name on deeds where does she stand when they sell?
I don't know if this is the right thread, please put me in thr right direction if not. I'm in desperate need for advice for my nan. In 1996 we moved 50miles away from where we had always lived, my mum & dad sold their house and my nan sold hers to buy a big house for us all to live in. The house they have was £90,000 and…
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Advice on house purchase final price negotiations
We have just finished negotiating with vendor on final price of house based on the survey and quotes for work we obtained. We have agreed a £4,000 reduction. We thought that this was in the final price of the house, but the EA and our solicitor are talking about it in terms of leaving the purchase price the same with the…
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Selling property before tenants have moved out
Hi, Im new to all this so please bear with me, We have been renting our property out in Scotland for nearly 2 years but my husbands job in the Forces means that we may soon be moving and will no longer be entitled to live in Married quarters, we will have to sell our house in Scotland in order to buy one for us to live in.…
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How to pay deposit?
How do I pay the deposit the my solicitor? They say they can take either bank draft or telegraphic transfer. I think drafts costs less. What is the best transfer option?? :confused:
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Advice to sell my house (I have cats!)
Hi, Im having my house valued on Friday and I was hoping for a little advice. We have two kittens who are still living in the house as they are not allowed to go outside just yet. What is the best thing to do with them when people are viewing the house? Is it best to remove their litter tray (which is all enclosed) and…
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Advice on Renting
Hi, we have just put our house on the market because we can no longer afford the payments on it, currently £1025 month interest only and the £150mth for a secured loan. There is only about 5k equity in it but this is better than nothing. We can rent the same style house in the same area for only £650 month so this will…
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Help... ! Query on legal terms in rental renewal
Dears MSE's Im just coming to the end of a years rental on the flat Im renting. I have agreed with the landlady (who has been a very difficult to deal with over the tenancy) that I will continue renting - but with 2 mths notice from her and 1 mths notice from me. (its was 2 & 2 on the first years rental) I have just…
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Pick legally wired brains please?
We are intending to sell up and move this summer. We are downsizing to get rid of our mortgage by moving out of London. I don't have a lot of ££ floating about so want to make sure I get hold of the 'right' specialist advice. If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be grateful. My Property is the lower two floors…
