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New Build Flats - Any good???
Hi All, Some advice needed. Me and my girlfriend are first time buyers and are looking for our first home. At the moment we are quite priced out of all the good areas, however an oppotunity has risen that may assist us on getting on that first rung. We have been on our local councils affordable housing scheme list for a…
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Security/Holding Deposit Question
Hello there, Last week I had found a property to rent, and the landlord was in a rush to have a tenant in place, despite me not being able to take it on for another month In order to secure the place, we agreed a security deposit of £1100 (1 months rent), and that I would pay around half of that to take the property off…
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Estate Agent contract - ran out but still viewing
Hello, just wondering where I stand with my EA. I had a 12 week contract with them which ran out about a month ago, however we have still had viewings every weekend but just haven't go round to signing a new contract with them. I assume that each time someone comes to view this constitutes a verbal contract, is this…
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The Credit crunch
The Credit crunch explained:rotfl: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/money/2008/03/26/bcncrisis126.xml
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Please Help !!!
Hi everyone really need some urgent advice, I have put in an offer for this property: http://www.your-move.co.uk/cgi-bin/test.sh/redirect.htm?action=wbp_email&propnum=527223396 and being a foolish and naive FTB I have agreed to pay the full asking price, now whats really worrying me is that maybe this property isn't worth…
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Express newspaper does it again!
House prices keep on rising!!!! http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/39552 Possibly one of the most ridiculous articles I have ever read!! All you bears have now been put in your place.;)
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how bad can a letting agent get
I also posted this in discussion time ,but I thought it was also worth posting here . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7318220.stm
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MASSIVE problem with our rented apartment, don't know what to do!
My girlfriend and I went looking for a nicer apartment to live in the back end of last year. We looked online, and found a few lovely apartments in the Albion Mill complex at Ancoats, Manchester. We viewed some apartments and loved them, fell in love with one in particular, for £650 a month. We told them we'd love to have…
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Landlord selling up
I am currently renting house. It is a 6 month AST that started on the 7th December. The landlord says they have a buyer for the property so there looking for me to move out. So I have a number of questions: - Can the Landlord sell the property before my 6 months are up? Does the Landlord need to give me my 2 months notice…
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I am giving my ll notice in a couple of weeks he says he keeps my rent book??
I was going to keep it as proof that he doesn't declare the £122 pw he gets from us an lots of other stuff so i need to keep it for proof for the HMRC he says that it is still his property.
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Impulse purchase??
I've just seen a lovely flat, its been cut from £120k to £105k. Im not actively flat-hunting but this is perfect for me, great location and well decorated - ready to move right in. I can just about afford it, BUT, i have no savings or disposable money to speak of. How do-able is it to buy a property on an extreme budget??
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prospective buyers - still no survey
Hi, I've posted before re the sale of my elderly mother's flat. Offer was accepted on 12th March and purchasers want to make a third visit before commissioning a survey. I think that they are messing us about. They have been twice for over an hour since we have accepted their offer, now they want to bring builders, but are…
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Another one - no interest in house
I am sorry if some of you are fed up with the sellers asking advise on what to do. I have received a letter from EA (they haven't even bothered to call and discuss!!!) 'suggesting' to reduce the asking price. The rightmove link is here: Exactly the same house, surrounded by road behind the garden and to the side is at the…
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Private Landlord Registration Query
Since 30 April 2006, all private landlords have been required to register with their local authority. I'm not sure if this is just in Scottish law, but the Scottish register is available online at http://www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk/ so anyone can check and make sure their landlord is registered. What I would…
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BTL Anecdote - prices plumeting
As some of you are aware, I put one of my BTL's up for sale about 6 weeks ago. Last previous sale of an identical property £195,000 31/08/07 I stuck mine up for £184,950 - a few nibbles but no takers. One offer £170,000 rejected, even the EA laughed! Today, EA rang, someone interested but too expensive offered high 160's!…
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Sell up and wait until the strom has blown over?
Hi All We've been in the process of looking to move to a larger property (3 kids in a 3 bedroom is proving a bit of a squeeze). In truth though we'd be stretching ourselves to buy a 4 bed in the area we'd like. I never thought i'd entertain the prospect, but with all the doom and around house prices i'm starting to wonder…
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Council tax banding
Is there a way to check online to see whether a property has had it's council tax banding changed? For example, my friend has just had their 2008/9 Demand notice through showing them as Band E and they cannot remember what they were last year- they didn't keep a copy of last year's notice.
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A New Accidental Landlord?
Hi Guys, I put my 4 bed terrace house on the Market last August (to aviod HIP), reduced the price by £5K in January, and still only had two veiwings. In the meantime, me and OH have been looking for a new house (we each own, but only mine was on the market). The frustration of not being able to sell my house is driving me…
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Still accepting offers?
Right, first off - hello! :wave: I'm currently house-hunting with my partner, we're FTB's and have recently fallen in love with a house. We arranged a second viewing on Tuesday and are off to see it again tommorow (I can't wait!) The only thing is, I looked on Rightmove today and it says Sold STC on the advert, but not on…
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Renting and budgeting help needed
Hi all! I had a good mosey around to see if my question had been answered already but I can't find what I'm looking for hence the new thread. I'm due to move out this year into rented accomodation, a 1 bedroom flat in the Beckenham area of Kent. This will be my first time renting so I need a few tips to help me budget my…
