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Evicting non paying guests.
Hello all, I’m looking for some sound advice, about a year and a half ago I (along with my partner) purchased a beautiful cottage set in an idyllic location with the intention of spending the next few years doing the place up. However we got a wonderful surprise, just after the purchase she became pregnant, so we changed…
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First Time buyer initiave/equity loans?
Hello there Has anyone got one of the keyworker schemes. I am looking into this first time buyer initiative or my choice home buy scheme. What difficultites have people had? What do you think? Do i start making repayments after 3 years on both? How does it all work? !! Im confused with all the literature! I want to buy a…
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Unmarried couples must share house proceeds
Oh dear, this doesn't sound good. Daily Express 24th April 2008
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Have you ever bought a house you didnt like?
We recently moved into a pretty countryside cottage in Derbyshire having moved from a town house. The wife became pregnant a month before we moved but I dont know whether this is hormones but she doesnt like the house we have moved too as it is a bit quiet and dark. Obviously it is a bit of a revelation and quite a…
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Buying property abroad
I have a fantastic opportunity to buy property abroad (Greece). This is a fire-sale. A relative has managed to find himself in trouble due to debt and divorce, everything has gone belly up for them:confused: . Now he prefers to sell his property to me below cost instead to let it to be repossessed by the bank. He has only…
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completing????
Ok - I spoke to my solicitor today and I am emptying my house this weekend and completing on Tuesday. Bit of a blond question but what exactly does completing entail.:confused: I am presuming all it means is i will have emptied the house, cleaned it, read all the meters and then gone and left all the keys at the estate…
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Renting - advise please
Hi, I am in a 6 months AST. Which ends in June. The landlord 'had' sold the house and asked me if I would move early so he didn't lose his sale. I have found a new place and am moving next week. The landlord's sale has now fallen through and he's said I can stay. After a lot of thought I've decided to still move because…
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Sellers Estate Agent Concerns! Help Please!
Hi, We have made an offer of £206,000 on a house advertised at £209,950 and this was accepted yesterday. I contacted the seller's estate agent today to ask when the internet adverts will be changed to read 'under offer' and have just been told that they won't do that until my house has sold? The woman on the phone from the…
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new build part exchange deals
yello! need some advice..... we have had our house on the market for 6 months with only 2 viewings so we are discussing the pros and cons of buying new build and either doing part ex or the deal where they sell your house for you. can anyone advise on these? what kind of deal do you get? im guessing they dont offer the…
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Help! Landlord witholding part of deposit...
Hi all, Hope you can help and sorry if this is a long one, I'll try to keep it brief. Essentially, I have just moved out of a property. Before I (and my other flatmate moved in) the two tenants (out of 3) we replaced trashed the hall carpets - few oil stains/cigarette burns etc. Naively, when I signed the tenancy…
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Reminder - Property Ladder 8pm!
I do enjoy our little chats! :)
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Homebuyers Survey - Can You Shop Around?
I am buying a house and my IFA has said a homebuyers survey will be £660. Is this a fixed price or can I shop around?
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survey found asbestos: cost to remove?
Our survey said the ceiling boards in the integral garage may be asbestos insulation board. We may one day want to convert the garage, including knocking a door through to the house and I'm worried that if we have to remove them it will be too expensive. Does anyone have any idea what this removal might cost?
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HIP not done yet...
I signed up with an EA about 6 weeks ago, they do the HIP for you (you pay after 8 months) they said they are required by law to have the HIP back in 14 days. No one has been round yet so I assume that it hasn't been done, if I got an offer this would holdthe sale up wouldn't it? you own the HIP and can take it with you,…
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Selling house extension imdemnity insurance and planning permission
OK Need your guys help please. We were just ready to exhange on our house when the buyers solicitors came to us about our extension - it was built pre 1973 so no planning permission or building regs was needed at that time. When we bought the house 3 years ago our sellers at the time but imdemnity insurnace for this and…
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Building regulations and non-compliance
We've had a loft extension and everything was fine until the building control comes around and says that for a protected fire exit, we now have to put in a wall downstairs to separate the entrance hall and stairs from our beautiful big living room, taking a lot of space away. Ouch. The builder has suggested we could simply…
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Finding out a homeowners full name?
I need to send an official letter to one of my neighbours regarding a recent planning application I got approved. I know I could go around and ask but it'll be a 2 hour conversation knowing her (bless her haha). I really have to crack on with work at the moment. I know their house address but there a site that will list…
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Do quality applicances help sell a kictchen?
We're doing up our kitchen and while our house is our home we hope to sell on in a couple of year's time and so every decision we're making is with a view to selling (in a possibly flat market). Would cheaper appliances (ie ikea, hotpoint etc) put you off making an offer or attract you to a property, or maybe result in…
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selling house - a little rant!
isn't it a bummer when someone gives feedback to the EA after a viewing that is ridiculous, they were looking for a house so why look at my flat, and she told te EA there are flats for 40k less, there really aren't i aint being funny but the ones that are 40 less are out of the city centre and are rough. so please what do…
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House selling quandary
We have a small 2 bed house which we bought a couple of years ago, on which the fixed rate is about to expire and which we have put on the market. Since buying it we have had a baby (unplanned but not unwanted!) and my partner has stayed home to care for him. So we've lost his annual earnings of around £15k. I currently…
