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www.zoopla.co.uk
Hello ive recently come across this website and wondered if any one had any info on it, like feedback and accuracy. thanks
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do i accept offer already
Instructed an estate agent this week to put our 3 be semi on market, they came t take photo's etc Thursday and we are waiting for draft particulars before they can market property. Had a call Yesterday to say they had 3 people they had mentioned property to and they were all keen to view, one today one monday and one…
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Should he sell Mum's cottage?
A friend of mine (no internet so I'm posting this for him) and his two brothers (all in their 60's) inherited, from their parents, a lovely traditional farmhouse in a beautiful location in Wales a few years ago (no mortgage). The house has been a holiday let for some years and they're wondering whether to sell or not.…
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Seperate council tax band for annex?
Hope this is ok in the property board. We're looking to rent a house and have found an amazing 3 bed detached for not too much more than we're paying for a city centre flat. Problem is the description states it has an annex with a bathroom, and from checking the council tax band it seems the annex has it's own band. Does…
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how much to offer for furniture
hi again i have just returned from another look at beckett mansions and would like to offer the vendors (who are divorcing and selling the furniture) a price for the following large rug living room coffee table (glass and wood) good quality tv cabinet matching shelves wardrobe (white ikea) matching chest o drawers curtains…
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Planning Permission -splitting into 2 flats, when should they apply
Building work has started at the back of my neighbour's house. At first, they replaced the glass roof on their conservatory with a tiled roof. Few weeks later, the large kitchen had been gutted, the main window made smaller, small window added further down, another small window bricked up. Can see a partition possibly to…
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FTB Putting offers in on a house
Hi Help needed!! We are looking to purchase a property worth £139,950 we are hoping to obviously get the asking price down, but by how much percent lower should you offer? Also a House a few doors down on the same road went for 126,000 mid December 2007 they are both 3 bed semi-detached houses surely house prices couldn't…
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Even dolls' houses are now going down in price
Made me smile. Looks like market is uncertain even in Toyland these days. (BTW listing is nothing to do with me, I'm trying to find a present for my god-daughter) But considering how tiny it is, HOW EXPENSIVE?!!? There are houses going for a thousand quid. For a doll?…
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Rent Problems
Hi there, This is my first post, although I've been lurking for quite a while. I have a couple of questions and I've done loads of searches. I just can't find the answers though. If any one can help me I would be really grateful. My landlords are disputing some rent payments, the first payment they are disputing goes back…
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Never mind the house prices, I'm saving a deposit.
We can all boggle at the house prices of today. How do you buy your own, albeit modest first place as a young, single person earning less than 20k? Or as a couple earning £30-£40k between you? "Priced out" first time buyers young and old, what are we to do? Save, save, save. It's the only thing that makes sense to me right…
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What makes a good estate agent?
Hi All I am interested in getting your opinions on what makes a good estate agent. I mystery shopped a couple of them this morning to compare them to the estate agent I am involved with, and I was suprised at how different they all were. I'm interested to know your experiences but positive and negative - do you buy their…
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Grounds for ending an AST early?
You might have read my previous posts about my leaking roof and the fact that the Landlord has now put the house on the market. Just a recap: they have sent a roofer numerous times who has been unable to solve the problem. It's leaking again today. When the roof does leak my daughter has to sleep in my room and I need to…
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council house tenancy transfer
One of my neighbours is moving to spain to live and her daughter is moving in. Now her daughter moved out a few years ago because she was a nightmare, not sure if shes changed over the last few years, but she does have a 9 month old daughter so im hoping that shes calmed down. But what i wanted to know is if the mum will…
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Inside track - Going under
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/mar/08/property.moneyinvestments The dream has turned into a nightmare.
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Rented accomodation Fridge/Freezer Problems
Hi all, My fiancee and I are currently renting Accomodation through an EA. We've been living here for 2 months and have had problems with our fridge/freezer (s) every since. For the first 2 months we had a fridge/freezer that would at random freeze parts of the fridge section (Frozen eggs anyone?) and if we turned the dial…
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Borrowing your deposit: a good idea?
Now that hundred per cent mortgages have disappeared, many first-time buyers may consider taking out a substantial personal loan to give them the deposit that they need. Someone has asked me whether this is a good idea, and is considering borrowing 18,000 at 7.1 per cent. Apart from the obvious questions (what would the…
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Is signing the "draft contract" the same as exchanging?
So we've just received the draft contract. Is this the same as exchanging? I would presume no. What's next? Thanks.
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Solicitor made mistake with stamp duty
I moved in to my new home at the end of October 2007. I paid £230k for it. Shortly after moving in, the solicitor that had acted for me on the purchase of the property sent me a cheque for the stamp duty (that I had previously paid to him along with his fees). With the cheque was a letter explaining that upon submitting…
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how many miles do you drive to work
buying a house 52 miles from work, currently i am 30 miles. people think i am mad but i have a well paid job and the house i want is 52 miles away (i am very picky on neighbourhoods and kids in the area.
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How can people be so greedy?
Im sorry if this sounds a little bitter but... (Newbie to this site) Im 24, a recent graduate I have student loans of 10k, a 22k graduate salary and my fiancee earns 15k a year... these are all gross. I've been renting since i got my job and saving like mad for a deposit... but it amazes how greedy people can be when it…
