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Part Ex with Barratt
Has anyone recently done it? We did it 15 years ago and got a fair deal. We are planning to do it again and having a valuation this week, but have a feeling they will offer us lower than we want. Just wanted to know if anyone has done and been offered other incentives from them. Ideally I would love for them to pay my 5%…
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Assured shorthold tenancy agreement
Does anybody know where i can download free copys of assured shorthold tenacny agreements thanks
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Survey
Trying to remortgage to clear some debts and am getting a survey done tomorrow. Am a bit worried that we wont get the valuation we need in order to get the finance we want. The flat really needs some renovation but we have a new bathroom on order (with help from family) and we'll be moving on to do the kitchen once thats…
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Income Multiplier Question
Hi there, what banks/mortgage companies, offer the highest income multipliers, i.e. some companies can offer 5 x salary for a single application or 4 x joint salary for a joint application, can anyone beat this? also what deposit is required, thanks
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POLL: Real Inflation figures
Somehow, I think the CPI and RPI figures are being fudged. I know it sounds paranoid, but how is it possible that we're only paying 2.1% - 4.3% more? My personal inflation feels MUCH higher! I'd like to know what everyone else thinks. Please ESTIMATE what YOUR INFLATION is running at here. I'll start: 6% at least due to…
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A new tool for monitoring house price falls
Turn rightmove into proprtysnake :D Courtesy of beerhunter at GHPC. Haven't used this myself yet, but apparently it's very good. Have a look HERE
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House Aborad - Tax implications?
Does any one know if you have to declare having a home abraod to the tax man if you intend to rent it out as a holiday home?
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Rental agent wants to change my energy supplier
I have had a follow up letter regarding one that I ignored. The agent I am renting off wants to change all it's properties to Southern Electric and gas. They say it makes it easier when new tenants get the house. I do not want to change and if I did I would sort it out myself (using Quidco of course). I assume I can tell…
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getting onto the property ladder
hello , im hoping to get a bit of advice if poss !! Im sorry if this subjects been covered already , ive not seen it :confused: ... Me and my fiance are currently living in a housing !!! property , my fiance works in heathrow and we currently live in new addington so it is too FAR to travel really .. we was hoping to move…
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Rent a house to buy a house?
Wondering if this is possible to do We currently live in a property that has a mortgage on it We would like to move to another area but the properties are a tad more expensive in the new area Is it possible to rent our property out and then to rent a new property in the new area? I realise that it is still going to cost us…
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Paying dad rent...what are the implications?
I am moving back home as I am starting a new job in my hometown. I will be paying my father rent for the 12 months the job contract lasts and will have to pass these details onto my company in order to claim for my relocation allowance. What dad is concerned about is the tax implications - will there be any, will the…
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i just watched grand designs and now want too kill somone.
I just flicked over to the end of more4's grand designs abroad to see a spanish villa comming to completion, well to call it a villa is a BIG understatement, the place was on 3 levels, massive even my my grand scale and had 3 swiming pools !!!!!!. total build cost 130,000euro, thats about £97k our money, and that was with…
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Moving out at 16
I want to move out when I am 16 in September, don't try and persuade me to stay you don't know whatI put up with at home. The trouble is I don't know where I can live and money could be a problem. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Services provided by Letting Agent?
Hello all , please can I pick your brains? Oh, and apologies as well as I'm about to tell a long tale..... I'm currently renting a house fully managed by a letting agent - the owner is abroad and rarely contactable. I recently had a problem with the plumbing on the Sunday just before the christmas break and the only toilet…
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Probate Hic-cups!advice Sought.
Could anyone please help some friends of ours who find themselves in a most unfortunate situation? Essentially, they paid a deposit on a house, the contracts were signed and exchanged, and they had to move out of their previous property. Unfortunately, however, they have not been able to move into their new bungalow…
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Moving House - Advise Please
Hi Everyone My partner and I currently own our own home in warwickshire. We both start a new job at the end of May in Dorset, so will have to move The house prices in Dorset are very high to say the least! We have the option to live in rented accomodation provided by our employer but it is very poor accomodation in not…
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HELPED I've been duped (planning permission)
Hello, In 2005 I bought a new build propery (a flat in a block of 12) and have since learned that it does not comply with planning permission and as such cannot be sold. I reported my solicitor to the law society who listed the complaint in the "most serious" catagory and ordered that they repay 50% of our conveyancing fee…
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Manchester City Council Vs. Southway Housing Trust
Delete thread please.
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Can students buy houses?
Can students buy houses? I am 23 and considering going back into full time education in September so would only be working part time. My OH works full time so we would have 1 full salary coming in plus my part time salary but i don't want to keep renting for the next 5 years if we can avoid it. It wouldn't be straight away…
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Negotiating rent
I'm sharing at the moment, as I'm saving to buy a place, hopefully within a year or two. However, I'd like to get a place of my own for a while. I did the sums and, with council tax, gas/electric, savings etc, the most I can manage is around £400pcm for rent. There are a few things at that price around here, but not much.…
