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House Buying Vendor Problems
Hi, first time buyers here,(no chain for us) found a house, put in a bid, has been accepted, in the middle of instructing the conveyers, got a mortgage etc but now the vendor has rang and said the house she set her heart on fell through so they are back to looking and will let us know. We are in rented, it is all well and…
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place to live
I had earlier out this in the travel section, maybe it belongs here; To find out where to move to, I was wondering, what areas are best to commute from, to get to Guildford at one end and high Wycombe on the other. We are looking for places in between, as one party works in Guildford and the other in High Wycombe Thanks
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Summons for non payment of council tax
Hi First of all sorry if this is in the wrong place. Last month I forgot to pay my council tax, I know I was stupid to forget but I cant change the past can I, the reason I forgot is because my husband went back to work last month and we had to wait 3 weeks for his first wage, which left us living on £85 for 3 weeks, I…
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House selling price pre 2000
Hi, How do I find out what price a house sold for pre 2000? I have tried several free internet services but they only go back to 2000.
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letter from Marston bailiffs, Waltham Cross
got a letter today, threatening 'imminent vist' to remove goods, regarding unpaid council tax?? no amount / pay by date given, or even any dates, though mention (imply) they have a liability order from magistrates court, but i have never had a summons / judgement.. s this right / legal / worth worrying about? I do have…
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FTB, help advice
Hi, I am a first time buyer and have secured a house n mortgage and am completing on 1st May. Should I be looking to change the locks once i get the keys? I am not sure if thats the done thing or how much it will cost me to get done. Also , on a related matter, I need to arrange buildings insurance before completion as its…
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Expensive = Good?
Don't be daft! Independent - Our distorted priortities are ruining the economy
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reasonable offer???
Whats a reasonable offer in todays market? I know that sounds like an open question but I'm talking percentages not actual figures and the following factors: House has been reasonably priced to reflect relative size/condition etc in relation to other houses with same number of bedrooms in area and has been valued at X by 4…
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Freehold Maisonette to buy or not to buy?
I have put in an offer on a one bedroom ground floor maisonette with own garden with own freehold. It says in the sales description: 'that the owner of this property owns the freehold for the ground floor and first floor flats'. These are purpose built maisonettes with their own front doors, one leading to the ground floor…
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Building Regulations - No Completion Certificate
We purchased a brand new build in 2002, which was built by a local building company and one of 10 houses. We recently put it up for sale, on the day we were due to exchange (we were going to complete two days later, so all packed and ready to go) our buyers solicitors requested a copy of our building regulations…
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Repossession order - Help!
No, I'm not being repossessed, sorry to disappoint :D However, a friend of mine currently rents a house & she came home yesterday to find a letter addressed to "the occupier" & it was indeed a repossession order. She spoke to her landlord who gave her some guff about the bank messing up his payments that month etc, etc &…
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New Homes From Hell 2008
Started last night, one was new build by CHARLES CHURCH, part of PERSIMMON...another in Leeds, did not recognise name. How can they get away with this????
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To Buy with 72 years leasehold left... is it bad or not?
Hi, I hope you can clarify this for me ... I am interested in buying a flat, but it has 72 years leasehold left. I heard somehwere properities under 99 years leasehold are difficult to sell... Can anyone confirm whether this would be a bad buying or not ?? Thanks
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Renting from the National Trust
Hello Everyone! Can anyone help please? Does anyone have any insider knowlege of renting from the National Trust? Anything I should know? What kind of credit check do they do? The lady said they do a credit search, won't that just be another unwanted search on my credit file if I don't get it? Any information would be very…
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Moan about Letting Agent
I'm a landlord, and several weeks ago I got a call from my letting agent telling me the washing machine had broken down, and was it ok to send out a repair man? Of course this was fine, and I expected to hear some news after the repair. On calling the agent a week later, they said they didn't have the bill yet, and didn't…
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dodgy agent in finchley central
hi guys i am having difficulty with an agent in N3. They haven't returned my deposit after almost a month, with dodgy fees and trying to charge me (eg. for leaving some bags there despite me talking to the agent as the bin outside was full and being told that would be fine) how does one manage such unscrupulous operators?…
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housing problems please help
hi there. im a single mother on benifits (at the moment,) my son is 9months old. im in a basement flat at the moment with my dog. and its 1bed. i need a 2bed place so my son can have his own bedroom. the housing benifit has a new system, and they say that they only pay for a 2bed place for me, which would be fine, but i…
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I'm trying to find a lost garage
I have this strange belief that somewhere along the line, prior to moving into my house, it had a garage in a separate block, with it. Everyone else nearby seems to have a garage in this block bar us. Stranger still, the next door neighbour has a couple of garages. I wonder if the previous owner has had some deal...…
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5% Deposit Paid
We bought our house in 2005 and paid 67k and it is now worth 95k. We are putting it on the market soon and have seen a few estate agents. One of them mentioned as a selling incentive for buyers we should say "5% Deposit Paid" I was just wondering how it works. I understand that no real money gets moved around. Can someone…
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I hate my buyers
:mad: They are obnoxious grrrrrr Rant over [FONT="][/FONT]
