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Tree Trouble
I have just found documents relating to a tree outside my house. Basically the tree is about 25' high and about 15' away from my house. the tree is council owned. Anyway it goes that the house was underpined in 1989 because of the root damage from this tree. The recomendations are for the council to remove it. That is the…
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Previous tennants/owners debt
Hi, I'm not sure if this should go here or in the debt forum as it is not me that has the debt. Let me explain... Last year I bought my second home. I am only the second person to own it but the first owner let it out so there have been several people living there before me. Since moving in I have been bombarded with…
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Are we close to exchange....help?
Hi all, We accepted an offer on our flat back in mid november after a previous buyer pulled out. When we accepted an offer from the original buyer we had an offer accepted ourselves on a house shortly after. We are now at the stage where I think all paperwork is done (we hope!) we have signed contracts for the sale and…
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Mortgage V Rent
At the moment we own our house, our finances are quite stretched so we cannot repair a lot of things that need doing, also just found out the house was underpinned in 1989, anyway, I was thinking of selling up and putting a lump sum in the bank, this will then give us enough interest yearly to pay a lot of the bills i.e.…
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Can you help me sell my house - again!?
Hello all, Posted here a couple of times about my house selling and always got some good advice - so here I go again. Long(ish) story is that our house went on the market last May and sold but it fell through and we've been back on the market since November - a few viewings but no offers. So, its time for a pep up in time…
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advice on rent increase wanted
hi all wanted to pick brains. myself,dh,dd have been in current property which is a tiny 2 bed cottage since may 07 paying £550pcm. since having to give up my job due to child care arrangemnts etc we applied for housing benifit to see if we were able to get SOME help towards the rent not to cover all. sent a landlord…
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HIP's - Again, sorry!
Hi, we have the estate agents coming round to value our house tomorrow and want to get it on the market asap because we need to sell quick, its a 3 bed detached so we will def need one. From what i have read we need to get a HIP done before we can put the house on the market, is this correct? If we get our EA to do the…
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Renters - are family or friends pressuring you to buy?
The in laws wont shut up about us buying somewhere - and they seem to think we're renting just to spite them or something. First the wife gets nagged at at length about how its no harder for us to get on the ladder than it was for them in the 70's, and now theyre on about us buying a house outside London because they seem…
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Access to front path
Not sure this is the right forum so please feel free to move as necessary. We have moved to a new house with a front path that leads directly onto the road as there is no public footpath along our road. We have had a couple of instances of people parking their cars outside our house such that we can't get on to or off of…
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Purchasing from Relative
I'm looking to see if I can afford to purchase my sisters house as she is looking to move on. My question is where and how we can save money? She has postponed marketing through the estate agent saving a fair bit of money. Obviously surveys, legal fees etc will still need to be done but surely there must be some corners we…
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Consequences of failed completion !!!
Hi just curious, What happens if the solicitors fails to complete on completion day ? due to money not arriving on time. i.e. Remaining funds for purchase via Mortgage or buyers account(s).arrive late. Assumption: Exchange has taken place and completion day set. you are at the bottom of the chain. However you still intend…
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House Moving Costs
Hi, Can anyone give me a cost extimate so i can budget for our house move, i need an estimate for house removal costs. we have a 4 bedroom house and will be moving 200 miles up north. Thanks
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That time of the month - Interest Rates! [Jan 08]
So, what will the MPC decide? Save homeowners or reign in inflation?
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No Inventory Been In Since 14/12
Just sold one of our properties:j and moved into rented on December 14th Property is rented via an estate agent and they manage the property A couple of issues I need your expertise on please! When we collected the keys from the agent on the 14th they said gas cert and inventory were in the post to us, we must check and…
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Moving out of home .... Houseshares
hi, I am desperate to move out of my parents home ... I am looking at moving to Preston in a houseshare as I have lived there while at uni. I have found loads of properties I like the look of but I am hesitate as I don't have a clue what sort of things I should look for. I am worried about being lied too about things as…
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Unbearable noise please help
Sorry if this is not the correct board. My apartment building has become really noisy lately. It seems that the cafe below has been hiring its premises to private parties. These parties start at 1am and frequently go on until 4.30am. This during the weekday as well. They have loud music (base) and it sometimes spills out…
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Buying property in France
We (or should I say I as I haven't quite got OH totally on board with the idea yet) have been thinking of buying a property in France, it is very early stages so I don't really want to get in touch with any agents just yet(you just know they will phone up constantly if I do), just want to scout about and see what is out…
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Carpets for BTL
Hi All, anyone know where to get cheap carpets for a buy-to-let? I'm looking for simple ones to match the magnolia colour in the rooms. Many thanks, Lsjhoa.
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Thoughts on buying a house with a large tree nearby?
Am after peoples opinions and experiences of owning a house with a large tree nearby. We have seen a house that we like, ticks most of the boxes but the down side is there is a large oak tree directly behind it. It is not in the garden of the property but just behind the fence in the neighbours garden. I would guess that…
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Our mortgage offer sent to vendor in error!
Hi The bank have sent our mortgage offer for the house we are buying to the vendor in error, in the post. The vendor contacted us to tell us, and is sending it to us. I am FTB. What's in a mortgage offer? How much financial and other information would he have received? Does it include our financial information, such as…
