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The rent or buy decision - appraisal
EDIT: I realise now that some the comments this post and my other posts below are incorrect / inaccurate. Please disregard my posts in this thread! [Post removed]
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selling - what to do with cat litter trays during viewings
im putting my flat on the market next week, i HOPE that there will be some viewings in the next couple of weeks once its advertised. however, i am at the top floor with 2 indoor cats who obviously need to,,,,eliminate. Im worried that if i remove the trays, it'll be just my luck for the cats to need to go and do it on the…
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Oieo
does anyone else feel as irritated as me at the increasing trend for Agents to advertise a property at a price and then add "Or In Excess Of". What's the point? PLEASE can someone explain. Frankly it puts me, a potential buyer off, as it would seem that the vendor is not open to reasonable offers and until the contract is…
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Neighbours Fence .....
Not really sure if this is the right board but someone may be able to help ..... I own my own house, but my previous neighbours were renting from an agency, now they smashed up the house and their rear left garden fence (which was that houses responsibility) now the house is empty with metal window guards etc and the fence…
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Offer - what would you do?
Hi, We have been searching for a house for ages and are lucky our buyer is fairly patient albeit not for much longer! We have seen a lovely place but not to everyones taste but we can see the potential. The thing is we made a mistake of looking at it even though it is over our budget. It has had two price drops quite…
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council have taken my property tax but say i have no planning? Help needed
I need some help here please.. Five years ago i bought a building in a sealed bids type auction. On the agents details it was listed as a multi let house and needed much work to get it into shape, it had 2 kitchens and two bathrooms and was separated in to 2 flats. After i bought it i realised it had two house numbers (1 &…
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Completion Date
Our purchasers are exchanging on Tuesday and there wanting to complete on Friday, which we ''will'' do, but we can't get in to our renting property untill 6th June so have asked if they will complete on 6th instead (means only having to rent the van once, move the awkward sofas and bed and cot once etc) but they said they…
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Avoiding Letting Agents
Hi, We have recently sold our 2 bed and are now looking for somewhere to rent. I've not tried to rent a place for a while, so I've forgotten the ropes. What I do remember is letting agents ripping me off at every turn so that they can fuel their Range Rovers (and minis for their minions.) Well, fuel prices have shot up and…
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Central London anyone having a hard time selling?
Have been trying to sell my property for nearly a year now,every offer has fallen through,and the last 2 because of the problems with mortgage /bank rates Is there anyone else in the same boat ? My property was originally valued at £675000 ,an offer came in yesterday for £495000, think I will accept as I cant afford the…
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FTB - How to 'allocate' savings
The OH and i are 1st time buyers with no debt and ~50k saved. We're buying a 4b detached at 225k that has very large gardens and room for an extension, which we'd like to build (i've already 'desiged' it on google sketch, lol :beer: ). We'll need to spend - 26k = 10% deposit +conveyancing +fees etc 8.5k = furnising + doing…
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House sold but want to pull out- fees?
Our house sold stc shortly before EA contact expired. The owner of the house we were due to move to decided to pull out of the agreement (private sale/purchase), and we have sold our house with no onward chain with a view to renting for a while before buying again. We are now considering pulling out of our sale, (yes I…
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Changing names on registry.
Hi. My mum died 3 weeks ago and she had a joint will with my dad.All her assets which was only about £4000 goes to my dad.I assume that the house is then all his(they paid off the loan). We were talking to somebody and they said asked if we have changed the names on the Land Registry over to my dad as it is was in joint…
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Free Moving Home Pack of Essentials
What's it about? If you're about to move house or know the date you'll be moving in on then visit home moving help website moveme.com and you'll get a free box containing some of the essentials you might be desperate for once you've arrived in your new home. The pack currently includes samples of tea or coffee, milk,…
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Is Lincoln a nice place to live?
HI, I am thinking of moving north from the south east. Due to silly house prices in the south east. I work from home so work is not an issue (as long as there is internet access). One of the places I have been looking at is Lincoln. It seems nice, property appears to be not to expensive and it has a good range of…
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Anyone used Passion Moves in London?
Has anyone used these guys? We're relocating and have a choice of removers through OH's work (though we have to pay part of the cost as it was our choice to move...). They're the only ones I haven't heard of. Anyone have any experience? Thanks
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Advice Needed RE: Offer
Hi there all, Me and the OH are FTBs and have put in an offer on a lovely apartment on Monday of this week. The apartment had been reposessed and is now owned by a management company. We were told that it should take 24 hours to get a response, but its now Friday and we're still waiting. Looking for ideas of what to do…
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Persimmon Part Exchange T&Cs
I contacted a Persimmon office today enquiring about a property currently advertised with a Part-ex deal. The value of the property we are interested in is £375K. When I told them my property had been recently valued at £250K and is victorian they stated that they wouldn't be interested in Part-ex as they only consider…
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Buying a house without an Agent
I've found a property that I would like to purchase, but I know the current owners. If we don't use an agent is there anything that we would need to be aware of? Also can we both use the same solicitor? Them to sell and me to buy to speed up the process? thanks
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Is it just me, or is this a weird layout?
I was looking at this house: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-21431015.rsp?pa_n=4&tr_t=buy And on the 2nd floor, the layout is such that you have to go through a bathroom to get to a bedroom (on the floorplan). That strikes me as very odd - having to go through the bathroom! Rather goes against the description of the…
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£100 fee to register with landlord agency?
Hope you guys can give me some advice on this one... I've just recently moved into a flatshare, where I am effectively subletting from the main tenant. He, and I, want me to be put on the tenancy agreement which I'm sure would give us both more protection. However, the landlord agency require £100 plus VAT to register me,…
