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2 questions from confused newbie!
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need re-assurance/advice please
I have found a flat to rent which is everything I want and need - the rent is a fab price, its in a great location etc etc so I paid my holding deposit. Anyway, I have just received the tenancy agreement and there is a page in it that is making me feel sick :( it’s the section on credit :( a while ago I got into some…
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People Cannot Become Rich by Selling Ever More Expensive Houses to One Another (FT)
Flicking through the FT this morning over my usual fresh croissants partaken on the patio at home (no, found it online really)... I thought this article was worthy of a mention: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68636996-0cad-11dd-86df-0000779fd2ac.html Which is the crux of the perception problem about wealth that people think…
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estate agent court
Hi All, Decision time, i put this problem up some mths ago. I sold my home through an estate agent that i had as multi agency, sale went through ok and i paid the agent there fee. Then i had a bill from one of the other agents claiming there fee too, the reason for claim is that some months before they had introduced the…
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Dishwasher Hell
Hi All, Not sure if this is the the correct place to post this but thought I would anyway. We have been moved into our new Rented Accomadation for coming up to 2 months now and ever since day one, the Dishwasher has not worked. Now we were given the Manufacturers Number who said they would pass details on and sort it,…
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what is all this about 'markets worse than it's been for 30 years'?
:confused: We brought our first house 30 years ago almost to the day. Prices were rising and not much was coming to the market. Gazumping was a feature (thank you to the people who gazumped us by £200 on the first house we were buying as we paid a bit more for another house which was much better!). So what is all this…
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daughters rights-abusive neighbour
hello friends!!!need some help...I live in the a second floor flat..year ago i had a falling out with neighbour below me, she had a go at my daughter for feedin ducks. She. is a gossip and acts the victim to get people on her side( not that i feel there is any to be). The flat had never been designed to be an old folks…
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Mice!!! Ending tenancy early
Hello, My flat mate and I are students and are currently renting a flat. We moved in, in November and the lease takes us up until the end of July. When we moved in the flat was a disgrace. The landlord admitted that the previous tenants had been a nightmare - punching holes in walls and leaving a mess everywhere, however…
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Tenants staying on in property after 1st 6 months - Is another Tenancy agreement req?
We rent our property in scotland. We recently changed our letting agents (coming up for 6 months now) and our current tenants' want to stay in the property. Great. We have received from our letting agents a new short assured tenancy agreement to be signed by us and then by the tenants. I have compared this agreement with…
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Advice On Rent Increase Needed!!!
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What now, after the survey...?
We've recently had an offer accepted on a house, for £157,500 (to include fridge/freezer, washing machine, cooker, dish washer). The original asking price was £165,000. The survey has been completed, which recommends we check the electrics, and recommends some other less urgent repairs such as guttering, re-pointing,…
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Renting in Canterbury
Hi. I would like to ask a massive favour. I know it is early but my boyfriend and I are moving to Canterbury soon and we are heading down there in the last week of May. We were wondering if there was a possibility that someone could send us a few papers with renting classifieds in so we can arrange some viewings. The…
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Can I transfer mortgage from 1 house to another?
Hi All This sounds like a simple question, but I am not too sure. Basically I own a property which is valued around 125k and has a mortgage for 90k. The mortgage was a 5 year fix and now has 4 years left. I also have a property worth around 105k which is mortgage free. I want to transfer the mortgage from 1 house to the…
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Letting
Hey Guys, I've been having a bit of a mooch through various threads in this section and i've seen people suggest letting out a mortgaged home in order for the owner to move. My question is exactly what does this entail? Is it as simple as getting a tenant in making enough rent to cover the mortgage? If so, what's the…
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Problem with neighbour - legal advice needed
I defrosted my fridge/freezer last night and left towels to soak the water up. This morning my neighbour informed me that she had a leak in her front room. I checked it out and it was a small leak which had not left any permanant damage or affected her furnishings etc. I offered her the opportunity to come upstairs and…
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Renting and Lettings Agent charges
I have just been told by a letting agent that I have to pay them £470 in admin fees to become a tenant. The Landlord is being charged over £1000 for many of the same things I am being asked to pay for. I found this link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2004/may/15/renting.jobsandmoney that gave me some help. I challenged…
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Selling then renting back house
Hi, anyone had any experience of selling their home to help with debt problems and then renting it back? Any advice, problems encountered, alternatives most gratefully appreciated. :confused:
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Beresford Adams - Vendors may pay 5% desposit for 1st time buyers
My friend at Beresford Adams (friend is a loose term, though I feel I know him well as he rings me at least twice a week, a VERY tenacious estate agents beware they just love to ring you!) rang me today (as per) and said all the Beresford Adams are trying to get vendors to pay a 5% of what their house is worth IF a FTB…
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buying land for house build.best funding?
thanks for any help in advance. i have made an offer of 150k for a plot of land,will need 160k to build house on it to completion.just wondering best way to fund it as i will be building it myself so will have no income.i have an openplan mortgage with woolwich owing 100k on 21 years.my house is worth in region of…
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What do we have to declare about neighbours?!!!
Hi there everyone My parents want to sell their house but with neighbours from hell next door. Two years ago they put in about 5 noise complaints with the council. Do they have to declare this or do the complaints 'expire' at all? Also the police have been called about three times do to fighting amongst themselves and also…
