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Pls Help We Really Want To Move!
getting really hacked off with the housing market. We have just dropped the asking price of our house to 15 grand LESS than it was on for a year and a haf ago in order to generate some interest. no calls for viewings a week later. surely SOMEONE must want a bargain!! isnt there somehwere where vultures go to pick up cheap…
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Should i take up this offer??
Me and my OH are looking to move into rented accomodation together very soon. We are in the progress of saving for a deposit and starting to look around. A friend of the family has offered us a place a bit out of town but a very good size, it also has a huge garden. The catch is, it is in desparate need of doing up and we…
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New House Price Drops
I've been looking into buying a new build house just recently at a Stamford Homes development near Peterborough .About a month ago I was told that I was fortunate that the type of house I wanted was available as someone who had reserved a house had pulled out and so there was one available, as it stands today there are…
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Which Estate Egent do i choose??
Number 1 - came in his 5 series beeemmmeerr had a quick whizz round and suggested £185,000 - £190,000 he said you could go for £195,000 but it would be slow, fees are 1.1% (there listings on rightmove dont link to the full brochure, neither can you see the full detials on righmove) They are located on the main highstreet…
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Downvalued Flat
Hi, Please help me! I reserved a new build flat last year (before the market started to deteriorate) and it has just been downvalued by £22,000. I'm waiting on the builders to come back with their response however, in the meantime, wondered if anyone new the legalities surrounding such issues. The problem is that i've…
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How difficult can they make renting a flat!?
I’m trying to rent out an apartment as I’ve just gotten a new job and am moving cities. Because I’m starting a new job the letting agent has said I will need to provide a UK guarantor who owns their own property. This is difficult for me as my friends in the UK mostly rent, and my family are all in Ireland and they can’t…
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Is This A Record !
Estate agents phoned 10 mins ago .....buyer has just pulled out - havnt told OH yet , shes at work at the moment ,not sure if I should wait till she gets home or email her at work with the bad news.... This is the 5th TIME THE BUYER has dropped out - still in a bit of shock myself actually his reason ? - because there are…
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Selling a Spanish property, advice on private sale websites
I've got a spanish house which I intend to put on the market and like the UK, the Spanish market is slow. I'd like to advertise on the internet, happy to pay but wondered if anyone had any advice on good websites. Thanks.
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Would you say 15% under asking price is fair to offer...?
I'm looking to buy a bungalow and in the area I'm looking in there are quite a few on the market in a similar price range (£180,000 - £190,000). All require modernising i.e. new kitchen, bathroom and decor throughout. Some require central heating. From what I can gather most have been on for at least 4/5 months. Would 15%…
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Tennancy Agreement for Nephew?
Please can anyone help, is there anywhere I can download a basic tennancy agreement for free? I live in Scotland and I think the law is different up here. My DH's nephew has come to live with us, he's 19 and feels very strongly that his life was going nowhere. He's been pushed backwards and forwards between his parents…
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help please regarding besit and housing benifit
Hi Daughters boyfriend got a bedsit about 6 weeks ago and put a claim into council for housing benifet. The landlord knew at the time of giving him the bedsit that he was on the dole and it wasnt a problem. He got the tenancy agreement last tuesday. He got a phonecall this morning saying that if he doesnt pay the rent…
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FTB Advice Please!
Im a FTB and have been looking for a while.anyways viewed a house on saturday.very nice, everything we are looking for, so going to go and try get a mortgage in principle, have an appointment at 5pm. what i need to know is, what information will they need? any help much appreciated as i know nothing lol!!bf does but im…
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Haggling with Barratt help!
My DH and have been looking at a Barratt development that we like and are going to view the show home soon. We'd like to get the best deal possible, has anyone got any tips? What should we actually say to start haggling? How much below asking should we start? What extras have others had thrown in? The development is in…
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Complicated situation advice needed
My boyfriend has a mortgage with his best friend. The best friend has hit some financial problems and they have decided to sell the house. As my boyfriend doesn't really want to move and we are actually wanting to move in together would it be possible for me to buy his friend out? Where would I find information on that and…
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complications: type of tenancy
Hi, I own my place and live in it very occationally, I asked my dad to let out some of the rooms so i could recieve some sort of additional income on the side. i didnt have time to actually do this my self as i was very busy running my business. Now i am not sure what my dad agreed with some these tenants as it was orally…
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Having A House Built
I posted a reply on selling and renting until you find a house that you like. I thought I'd post a 2nd query on selling and renting while having a house built. I have absolutely no idea about what it costs to have an architect draw up plans / builder build a house from scratch. I remember 5 or so years ago I knew a number…
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Should I buy, or stay renting?
I have been renting for 10 long years due to various reasons including previous debts, loosing my job, starting a business. I now have a sucessful business with a good income, I can get a mortgage for around 170k and have been offered an equity loan under the Government's Home Buy scheme. I'm married with 3 kids, our…
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renting with poor credit
hi, i`m new to the forum today and am hoping someone can put me in the right direction. my new partner and i are looking at renting a place, we are both at the moment living back at home with our parents and are saving 600 a month a each to move out at the end of august (we want 5 grande behind when we move to help with…
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Housing market blues
Basically p....d off with the market at the moment been trying to sell since end of November reduced by £45,000 still not selling everyone says its a good size house but because its just above the stamp duty they dont want to pay:mad: now reduced to £250,000 now no one is looking :mad: Wish i never bought a house sometimes…
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calling all landlords - how r u finding the rental market
Hi I am a landord or should I say landlady :cool: and I also manage properties I have sourced and renovated for clients. I have 3 properties about to go up for let, all for clients - a young couple buying, a mum who has split up with her partner so needs to downsize and a client who was going to sell but the bottom dropped…
