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asking price history?
Hi, Is it possible to get a history of the asking price for a particular house which is on the market? Is it readily available on sites like right move etc.? Thanks in advance
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How long to register title deeds after sale
As a bridge between buying and selling. I may need to complete on a buy2let that i've setup on my current house to fund my purchase. It's on the market and an offer has been made. If I complete on the b2let I persume I can't sell untill the title deeds have been updated. Does anybody know how long this can take ? How much…
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Moving to Edinburgh, daunted by house prices
:rolleyes: I have a really lovely flat on the West coast of Scotland (which I own )and was valued offers over £125,000 and am moving to Edinburgh. A flat like this in Edinburgh in a half decent area would be over £250,000. I am even more confused about what I should do about buying, or letting this and renting in Edinburgh…
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Pre-payment meters...will it affect selling the house?
We've got into a bit of trouble with the gas and electric and it seems the only way out is to have pre-payment meters put in. Will this affect the saleability of the house? We're hoping to put on the market very shortly (next 3 months max) as we really can't afford to live here anymore and selling will clear all the debts…
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Interesting property website
Saw this advertised in the Times yesterday, claiming to show property in great detail: www.globrix.com So far it seems pretty good. Wonder how they get their data.
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Nhbc
Hello We are in the process of buying a new build ex-showhouse property. The original builder has gone out of business and a second builder has taken over. We are buying from the second builder. We made the offer start of October 2007 and had hoped to be completed early December. We still don't know if our revised…
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help :Estate agent hasnt disclosed serious issue with previous tennants
Hi all, i'm back with another problem and for more housing advice dont seem to be having much luck with renting or buying at the moment. On Monday i viewed a property that i liked and decided to rent. I went back to the agent's office, paid my admin fee of £65 and produced my relevant documentation. They asked when i would…
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Defective title
I instructed a solicitor to act for me on the purchase of land and a new build. The registration of my title with land registry was actually carried out by the solicitor acting for the other party ( ie the builder who had bought the land to sell it on) The title has now been found to be defective. My solicitor had…
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Finding A Property to rent
Hello All, I know this may seem like a really obvious question, but i just want to check that im covering all the bases:-) Where do you start when looking for property to rent....Weve been looking in the local advertiser and letting agent websites. Any other ideas?? Thanks, K.
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Giving our notice - how to word letter?
We're now at the end of our 6 month lease on our apartment and are wanting to move, this may sound so stupid and simple but how do I word the letter to the estate agents? Thanks in advance Hayley x
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anyone else watching "Britains biggest house price falls" ?
Amazing viewing :eek:
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Fees associated with buying & selling please
Have started a list of things I can forsee fees for but have no idea if I've covered everything & approx costs involved. The house we are selling we should get £170k for, we owe £70k & buying the new one for £190k or thereabouts. So by my reckoning: 170,000 - 70,000 = 100,000 use all £100,000 equity (MINUS THE FEES- see…
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Advice needed either to Buy or Rent in Northern Ireland? - Jan 2008
Original Quotes October 2007 "My partner and I have been looking at the Northern Ireland house prices and looking at buying our first home (we are both FTB) somewhere in the East Antrin area, since July this year. In the new year we have the dilemma, do we buy or just rent for 6months as we both want to live together now?…
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Advice needed either to Buy or Rent in Northern Ireland? - Jan 2008
Original Quotes October 2007 "My partner and I have been looking at the Northern Ireland house prices and looking at buying our first home (we are both FTB) somewhere in the East Antrin area, since July this year. In the new year we have the dilemma, do we buy or just rent for 6months as we both want to live together now?…
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landlords - do they legally have to provide smoke alarms?
i've just moved into a self-contained flat in a big period house, i'd say there were at least 6 flats here...not sure as not explored yet. just sorting my house insurance out and noticed there's no smoke alarm in the flat, or in the corridor outside? do landlords legally have to install smoke alarms?! there's lovely fire…
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few quick qu's
Is it "5 or more" or "6 or more" rented bedrooms in a shared house that requires minimum of two shower/toilet rooms? When is an HMO cert required in terms of bedrooms is it 5 or more? When are firedoors required? When you buy a house over 125K is the stampduty payable on the full value of the house i.e. 130K or only on the…
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Slum Britain
How many people see their property as their pension? The answer is millions. They continue to buy property despite precipitate falls in yields and near zero opportunities for capital gains. Why is this? I suspect there are three reasons: (1) The trend of rising prices has lasted for so long that people have started to…
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Just want to moan about Estate Agents
O.k. it's hardly a new topic, but the complete un-professionalism of most agents in this country is driving me nuts. We are, reluctantly in my case, going to spend a couple of days looking at houses Friday/Saturday. We have 8 houses to view, but trying to plan viewings so that we don't spend all day driving about is almost…
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Are Ridiculous Tenancy Application Fees Legal?
Hey there, me and my girlfriend are thinking of moving to a better place but it really makes me angry that they will charge us about £150 in "tenancy application fees". Our last agent charged us £160 for 2 applications and they used a company that I checked out and they charge under £15 for a credit and references check!…
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Selling a house I rent out
I ahve a 4 bedroomed cottage that I rent out and have done for 3 years. The present occupier has been there for 18 months, nearly, on a revolving 6 month contract. Having spent a considerable amount on it in the last 2 years, I have decided its time to sell on, not a good time I know, but as the tenants are a decent if not…
