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Part exchanging your house for a new build
Hey, I'm just after some advice, What are these part exchange offers on new builds like? They say they will sell your house and you move into the new house but are there any catches and what are they? What if they cant sell your house? Cheers Craig
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Getting our deposit back...
There's a very long story behind this, so I shall try to avoid most of it! Basically, my boyfriend and I are moving out of a house we share with three other people, and they're staying on for another year. We signed up for a 12 month tenancy agreement, and we've got another month left to pay for (£200), however we'll have…
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My brother won't go to probate
My brother is executor of our father's estate. In my father's will he left his share of the house to my brother (which is half the property). I own the other half which my mother left me some years back. Neither of us live there. Sounds strange I know. The problem that I have is that my brother does not want to take the…
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Enough About Persimmon!!
After reading all these stories about the big bad house builders,let me try to let you know my experiances. I'm 36 years of age and am living in my third Persimmon home. Yes there have been one or two issues, but surely a house builder building 17000 houses a year with a multinational workforce can make a mistake, however…
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Property Ladder. 9pm. More4. Now. Repeat from Wed (lame show though)
Also, don't forget the first 45 minutes are most likely to be a repeat from when they first met the developer ... and only the last 15 minutes is "so what's he doing now?" Repeated Thu on More4
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Buying a council flat ?!
Today we are 2 months in baying the flat and received the last document before signing the contract next week. The problem is that the council going to make a few renovating works to the building for the next 5 years. The cost of that works is around 10% from the cost of the flat, renovating the roof and etc.) My question…
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Can't seem to balance the cost of renting on 22k
Hey all! This is my first post and from the title yes its a silly one. I've currently been given a pay increase to 22k and have found a nice one bed to rent for £600 but when I do my costing I am left with very little. Here is how I have tried to work out what my costs will be based on a monthly income of £1353 after tax.…
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help with council property please!
ok, what i've tried posting this in the homebuy thread but no reply! Any advice would be greatly appreciated! My situation is me and my partner is currently living in a one bed flat with our 3 year old daughter and new baby on the way in 2 months! the flat is council and under my mums name and me and my daughter is…
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Weekday MoneySaving at Fivenights.com
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Post survey questions on a first time buy - thanks!
Editing post as I have a new question. The estimate of the repairs from the survey is £2000 - we were not expecting any problems beyond the repairs to the flat roof (discussed below), but there is signficant wood rot in the main roof and torn underfelting. They also recommend getting an electrician in to look at the…
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SELL and RENT BACK??
Hi All, I'm a first time poster and wanted to get anyones view on the whole sell your house and rent back scenario.. I know there are a lot of dodgy companies out there ready to rip you off but there must be some genuine ones as well:confused: We're currently coming to the end of a good fixed rate in December and I've got…
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Can I sell shares in my house?
Been trying to sell my house for a while now. Obviously my timing isn't great but needs must. After a meeting with my estate agent she informed me that they currently had noone on their books looking to buy in our price range. In a nutshell we have been in the same house for 10 years and want to move to a lower priced…
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Should I let skint new boyfriend move in for free?
I’ve been seeing my new boyfriend for about six months. We’re great together, he all but lives in my house now, and has recently been granted his own set of keys. He’s there 6 out of 7 nights a week, but I am loathe to let him ‘move in properly’. Partly cos it’s still a bit too soon for such a big and permanent-seeming…
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Problems with lettings agents, advice needed please.
Hi, First of all apologies if this is in the wrong place! My niece left a rented property in February of this year and has had lots of problems getting back her deposit from the lettings agent. Firstly, she was accused of stealing a picture, allegedly worth £200:eek: , thankfully, the new tenants wer very helpful and…
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A little bit greedy
You probably don't remember this but about 7-8 months ago I came on these boards for advise, we had the opportunity to purchase a property in need of renovation from a family friends estate as they had passed on. The property was offered to us at a very reasonable £85k, by the time the sols pulled their fingers out the…
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End of tenancy cleaning
Hi, At the end of June we will be moving out of our 5 bed student house. We're intending to clean the house ourselves, which is fine with the letting agency. Do you have any advice on anything which tends to be overlooked or that the people doing the check will be particular about? I'm also wondering if marks on the carpet…
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How long should searches take?
Our solicitor requested searches on 11th April and so far not heard anything back (according to their online tracker). How long on average do searches take?
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The future of property investments
Hi, I'm keen to get people's opinions on the future of property investments. I know for the short term, things don't look good but in the long term, I am seeking to invest in property to maximise returns. The old money making fad over the last few years was buy to let. This is going out of fashion now, whats next? Sealy
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Paying stamp duty solicitors etc
Hi Wonder if someone can help. I am set to exchange contracts on a house next week - this is probably really obvious but....................... * I have to send my solictor a cheque for the deposit - does the cheque have to have cleared before we exchange? * When do we pay the stamp duty? * When do we pay the solicitors? *…
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Can we tell them to stick it?!?
First up - sorry for the spiel! We moved house in May 2005 and at the time were asked by the buyers to provide a Building Regulations Indemnity Policy in relation to a kitchen extension built in 1998 (we had replaced an existing structure and didn't think it needed regs). Our solicitor told us they needed this for…
