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new build reduction
What kind of percentage reduction could one look for in a new build apartment in London?
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Selling House? Good time?
Hi I have £64000 left to pay on my house, 2 estate agents reckon it's worth £210000 so I am thinking of selling it before prices go down the pooper and then rent for a while. Has anyone else done this recently? Would a target of £200000 be possible given the current climate? Thanks Mike.
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Selling my House Privately
I want to sell my house privately to save paying estate agent fees and would like some advice on what website to use. I done a quick search and came accross;- www.houseladder.co.uk www.3up2down.co.uk www.housewebb.com Also I am a little confused about HIPs, when can I start to market my property and how long does a HIP…
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Noise problem with neighbours
Hi, I'm after some advice please. I live in a rented semi-detached house with 4 other students and we have had trouble with noise complaints from our neighbours. The problem is that the party wall seems to be paper thin. We stay up late chatting but the neighbours complain about us shouting, which we do not do. The TV…
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Planning permission on new house
Hi, We are currently in the process of buying a house and there are a couple of concerns that have come up. The house is a 3 bed detached, built in 1988. The house has had new upvc windows and doors, probably fitted in the mid 90's, a new upvc porch fitted to the front, fitted in the last 5 years, a blocked paved driveway,…
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land registry/property deeds
Hi there last year i moved into a property that has 3 very old outer coal sheds that measure around 6x6 each in the back yard, 1 of these belong to the adjoining property. The plan has always been to knock these down, i also spoke to my neighbours who had no objection to this as they do not use theirs and they are also…
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Major problems with LL
Hi, From the word go, pretty much after signing the contract with our landlord nearly a year ago me have been having prolems, any help here will be greatly apreciated... Ok, so myself and 4 friends live in a student house. We found the house last feb/ march and gave our deposits and signed the contract just before the…
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Neighbour having problem with leaving pushchair in communal hallway
Just looking for some advice please. My neighbour has just come knocking on my door asking what she should do. We live in a block of flats. We are both on the top floor (2nd). She has 3 kids, one is just a baby of 2 months. Her landlord has contacted her to tell her she can no longer keep her pushchair locked up in the…
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Help please...buyer pulled out week b4 completion after 13 weeks wait...
Lost purchaser after waiting 13 weeks...help! We accepted an offer 13 weeks ago on a house we have developed and as it was privately very naively stopped 'marketing' it. a week from completion, the buyers have pulled out. stating in the future needs a lot of money spending on it which was in the survey. I desparately need…
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Any developers/rennovaters/investors here?
Are there any threads or areas of this forum that discuss matters related to property development, investment, or rennovating?
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overpay on MTG OR save for deposit??
Hi to all. I know that there is a lot of info on here about whether it's better to save or overpay on a mortgage..... however, what are people's views on saving for a deposit?? I need to save around £60,000 over the next 5 years to be able to move to my ideal home, is there any advantage to save this in say max'ing out my…
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Renting credit checks
Hi there Im new here and am seeking some advice. My partner and I are looking for a property to rent, we are both in full time employment. We know that there will be credit checks, my partners credit history is good, mine is not so good. I have one ccj which I am paying off monthly (wont be finished until 2010) and three…
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Help please, I think I am going to explode....
Good afternoon all , I cannot believe I am having to deal with this after a nightshift and just two hours sleep :mad: here goes... In aug 2005 my husband and I bought a building plot, the plot consisted of two halves registered seperatly, along side the plot runs a farm track about 100m or so,this gives us our access to…
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Stamp Duty
Hi Everyone, I could do with a little advice on this - Basically, I have just found the house of my dreams. It's on the market for 130,000. I went to see it for the second time yesterday, and when I enquired if there had been any offers on it, the agent said that the vendor had turned down an offer of 125,000 last week, as…
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Location Location Location
Not sure what to do. We sold our house 2 weeks ago after only 2 viewings (it was priced realistically) and of course it is lovely (bias!). We have been looking every spare moment we have and leaving our children with grandparents whilst doing so. We are in a bit of a quandry because we have seen a house which fits…
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Selling & Building Insurance
I have just reaslised my buildings insurance is up for renewal in a few weeks but have a sale going through on the property and don't want to tie myself in to a year of repayments. Are there any other options? Also is it a problem renewing or obtaining new insurance when selling? If so why? Please help:rolleyes:
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Landlord witholding deposit
I have recently moved out of the property I lived at for 2 years. On the last day, we handed over the keys, checked the inventory with landlord at the end of which, he stated that he is happy with how we left the place and will send us the deposit back. Since then, we received a deposit cheque in the post from which the…
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Can the other owner rent out our house without my permission?
I am the joint owner (tenants in common) of a house with my brother. It is currently empty. I want to keep it that way until it is finally sold. However, my brother wants to rent it out now. Can he do this without asking my permission? Any advice welcome
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Advice sought for soon to be landlord
Hi I have been dipping in and out of this thread to try and learn what is good advice for a new landlord. To set the scene, I am soon to marry and fiance has a house with small mortgage. He is currently on a fixed rate mortgage for 2 years, which runs out a month afterwe plan to start the let. His house is in bad state of…
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Renting & access - have estate agents acted illegally?
I failed to notice that when we renewed our tenancy, the estate agents had removed their obligation to arrange an appointment with us to come on the property to show people round. Our flat is back on the market, I guess as we entered the last three months of our lease at the beginning of this month... We went away…
