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Relocating in UK, rent/job advice please
Hello, My partner and I are moving 200 miles up the UK, from the South coast, to Wales. The reason is I am taking a teaching course at a uni in Wales, and my partner is going to get a job hopefully. At the moment we pay £600 a month on our rental property, and we plan to rent in Wales, it's about 100-125 quid cheaper there…
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The Lengths Developers Are Now Going To To Sell Their Properties
Last night I went to meet an old university friend for a girlie drink. While we were in the pub a lady started going around the tables, handing out booklets. She came to our table and handed me a leaflet and I had a chat with her. The booklet was from Barratt Homes, and it details the 5 developments currently ongoing in…
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Sq ft query
I'm looking at a potential house purchase that the EA claims is 1118 sq ft as a unique selling point but this confused me a little as it sets some expectation of "large". Can anyone confirm that housing sq ft is for heated living space (i.e. finished) only and doesn't include garage space, unheated conservatory, etc or…
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Estate Agent Problem
Hiya! I have a problem; basically a week or two ago I put a reserve down on a flat and asked if it’d be ok if I only moved in the very end of June as I still have time left at the tenancy I’m and it’d be a waste of money if I moved in before then. The estate agent let us believe that would be ok and it’d just be a matter…
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House buying offering!
Hi all. What a great forum and bunch of people you are. I am looking at a house in North Tyneside. It is up for offers around £189950. It is a 4 bed detatched and is around 9 years old-really nice. I am ready to make an offer (never done this before as our first and current house is RTB) and wondering what to offer. The…
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Back on the market
A friend had arranged to view a property near where I live - when going past we'd noticed that there was a SOLD sign stuck to the board. so he rang the agent up and found out that it'd had an offer accepted on it whilst we were waiting to view. Just doing my daily property bee and noticed it's back on the market again. I'm…
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Buyer messing around updated 7/6/08 ....whoooo!!!
Hi all 2 weeks ago my Dad sold his bungalow to a couple who are a lot further on in their sale (being pushed to move out July!). Anyway as they offered really low Dad had to find a place that would do the same and after a frantic weekend found a place with no chain and had his offer accepted. Now Dad is waiting for survey…
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Work needs doing to a house I am looking at?
Hi, I am a first time buyer. I have a house in mind and have agreed a price with the vendor. However, I had a buyer home report conducted on the house. Which came up with some problems not major ones but problems that could come up when I come to sell the house. The current situation of the house that it needs work doing…
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Gazunder or not?
I am about to exchange next week on a 3 bed property in london. However back in Feb we agreed a price of £497k, since then the price had fallen by 5k which we negotiated in april. Now I think the price has fallen again and therefore I want to negotiate again.It was with great difficulty we got 5k off. But I am seeing…
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What should I be looking for in a rented property?
Right, background first - OH and I have split up, I'm moving out and he's going to move back into the house whilst it's in the market. I'm going to see a property tomorrow in this village that I really really want. I can afford it, with a few economies, I have a rented property already that I've been offered, but it's…
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price diff between 2 and 3 bedroom semi-D house???
hi folks, My offer (238k) was accepted for a house of asking price 245k. It is a 2 bedroom semi-Detached house (internal area 74sq m). the house also requires a fair bit of work. Last week, I looked at the mousepricedotnet website, where I saw the other houses ,which were 3 bedroom semi-detached with an internal area of…
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explaination of bad credit for prospective LL
I'll try and be brief, Have sold my property to pay off debts, due to complete imminently. Am planning to go into rented but understand credit checks could put off any prospective LL. I have heard that it's a good idea to provide a letter of explaination of my bad credit and steps I have taken to put things right. does…
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Anyone dealt with these before?
Hi i'm currently in the process of buying a new build and the developer is local to the North East, they called Derestreet Homes, has anyone had any dealings with these before. Thanks
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Help! Movement!
I'm trying to buy my first house - this is the second house that I have put an offer in for (the first house turned out to be very damp). The survey has revealed that there has been recent movement likely to be caused by a leaking drain. The vendor is a builder and has offered to mend the drain - done by a friend of his -…
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Landlord with tenants in arrears
Hi I am a landlord and have tenants in arrears who don't respond to the usual requests to pay. Does anyone know of a site where I can download official letters that might have more impact, without me having to go to lawyer and get one drafted for an extortionate fee? Many thanks
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Overage
Primelocation sent me way more than average number of things to look at today. Most of them with overage. Overage seems so wretchedly unfair to me. I would sort o understand if selling to develepers to put on a huge plot, but for one residential dwelling on a property to remain a rural enterprise....no wonder people are…
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Half a house is hardly worth having
The Spectator - Half a house is hardly worth having Surprised this hasn't been posted.
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"We Buy Your House" - dodgy or not?! Help please..
Hi, We're trying to sell our flat in the Lake District, been on the market since Jan and already dropped the price by £10k - but still no joy. It's in really good condition with no problems but the market up there is just flat. We've been looking at these companies that "guarentee to buy your home". I know we'd probably…
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Cost of installing damp proof course in property we are converting
Hi, We are in the process of trying to buy an old coach house that has been used for storage/garage etc for many many years, to convert into 1 bed house. Its a complete conversion (so empty shell at the mo) and will need damp proof course installing as well as power, gas, water etc. There are flagstones on the floor which…
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Freeholder responsibility question (cross posted to DIY as well)
Hi, Not really a House buying query as we already have bought the flat but I'm not sure where to put this (have cross posted to DIY) We've already written to the freeholder to ask him these questions but haven't yet had a response (he was on holiday for 2 weeks but has been back for over a week now). My other half is…
