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Information on how to go about renting my property needed please!!!!
Im new to this and trie to see if this has been discusse before but could not find anything! I am currently selling my house, but it is on the market fixed price with no interest. So im cosidering letting out my property instead. I have looked at local property management companies but you know what like they tell you…
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Abandoned!
Abandoned! Are Britain's pets the latest victims of the credit crunch? " Britain's economic woes are forcing people to abandon animals in unprecedented numbers as desperate families struggle to cut costs by dumping their pets.Animal sanctuaries say they have been overwhelmed by the number of animals delivered to them in…
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Just proves nobody can predict the future
We did a part-ex with Bellway. The house they bought off us sold after being on the market for ONE WEEK. It was listed on rightmove for £112,500 which is about right for other ones which have sold. Now I have no idea what the buyer actually paid for it. Can I find out? The estate agents selling told us it was purchased by…
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Where to buy a cheap HIP?
Hi, Planning to put my house on the market soon, and the agent we are planning to use requires us to buy our own Home Information Pack. This is then refunded on completion (minused from the 1.25%+vat charge). They will do it for us, but it costs £350, which is a bit excessive. So I'm looking for a cost-effective HIP…
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Broadband
We move house in 2 weeks. Just wondering how people who have moved have coped with transferring their broadband. Option 1 Simultaneous provide with current provider so should transfer the same time as the phone on the day we move. However there are no gurantees with this. Option 2 Cancel current provider as I am out of…
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Rents rise as house prices fall?
Interesting article from the BBC News web site about rents rising as house prices fall, supposedly because of a lack of BTLers and more demand for rental properties: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7404947.stm Will this become a trend as more people save up for deposits, and BTL'ers become fewer in number?
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Taylor Wimpey to close 13 offices
BBC News article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7410631.stm
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First Knockback!!
Well im a FTB and ive had my 1st knockback....didnt think they would say yes but one can try. We like a house that is £115,000 and we have a 5% deposit..but that means paying £700 a month mortgage so 10% deposit will be the better option. However the estate agents we are going through do a scheme where sellers can join and…
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Ground Rent Company – Are they taking the mick?
I have checked with my Management Company about renting out my flat and they have said that their insurance policy does not need to be amended if I rent out my flat but I should tell the Ground Rent people as they may need me to get consent from them to rent it out. So I rang the Ground Rent Company and they have said yes…
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why do sellers not show bedrooms apart from the one big one.is it because the size of
why do sellers not show bedrooms apart from the one big one.is it because the size of the others are embarrassing.? Is this the case because the four bedroom houses on these new estates the bedrooms are embarrassing.It would be illigal for a farmer to keep his pigs in places this size and yet we are happy to keep our kids…
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Marriage breakdown-what to do with jointly owned house?!
Hi I'm in a tricky situation and wanted some advice. Me and my husband bought our 3 bed house in January 2006. It cost £182,500 and his family member put down a large deposit, so we only had to get a mortgage for £105,000 which was over 25 years. However, I signed a legal document stating if the house is to be sold, the…
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Vehicular right of way through garden?
I spotted this today: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/action/publicsite.ShortList?p_id=9139425&sl_type=buy&ep=det&tr_t=buy&eventsubmit_doaddproperty=1&from_showcase=false&pa_n=20 I quite like the house, it's big though it doesn't have a fourth bedroom, and the garden seems really nice. BUT when I looked on the birdseye I…
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Compliant from the neighbour
I am not sure how to handle this hence in need some advice. I am renting my property and the letting agent has approached me to say that a neighbour complaining that our tenants are receiving too many visitors hence causing congestion (visitor cars) around the houses. There concern is that the situation is unsociable and…
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Quote for legal fees sale & purchase - any thoughts?
Hello, Quotation from a solicitor i used on my previous houses, any thoughts? HIP £300 inc vat sale fees £350 + vat Purchase fees £425 + vat Drainage survey £42.77 inc vat Land Charges £10 Land reg fees £220 And of course Mr Brown bunce fund (Stamp Duty) :mad: :mad: :mad:
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Convayancer Problems, what should I do?
Hello, I'm after some advice. The conveyancers who we are using have caused us endless issues. The solicitor who has dealt with us has been unhelpful, hard to get hold of and after constant battles we are finally due to exchange/complete this Friday. She has blamed the buyers solicitor for the delay however I think she is…
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Renting - What is a Deposit Bond Scheme?
I am hoping to move into privately rented accommodation soon but will, unfortunately, have to claim housing benefit temporarily as I am a (recently) single parent and full-time university student. I saw that some landlords will accept DSS or Deposit Bond Schemes but I can't seem to find much information about them. Are…
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is it s stupid move to buy in France?
Can anyone offer some advice? With the £ as it is at the moment, is it a stupid move to buy a holiday home in a ski resort in France?
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Help: Need a house to rent - in a week!!!!
Ok, so we had an offer on our hosue. We accepted, got survey done today. Iam starting a new job in June and we need to move to the nw location (which is 100+ miles away). I have two days off work next week to sort out the moving. But we have no house to move too!!!!! an anyone suggest where to look for private rentals? I…
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S/O house any ideas wether we can have decking..
I know i can just as easily ring them but it's not for the near near future so just thought this may be a quicker option! We are looking at getting decking on the lower part of our garden and wondered if it was something we would have to 'apply for' as such..i know major structural work we do but unsure really wether this…
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Is Property Bee working for you today?
I have just been into RM to look at what is happening today and Property Bee hasn't shown the stats. Looked on the PB forum and there are two other posters saying the same. So, as the title says, is PB working for you this morning? (Need my PB fix so hope this is just temporary :( )
