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Northern Rock Shareholders Action Group offers to buy the Labour Party
http://bp0.blogger.com/_EQc_hLHXONE/SCgtSn5Ut7I/AAAAAAAABy0/55rc9GW2xpo/s1600-h/labour-bankrupt.jpg :rotfl:
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Had to reduce price to 2003 level!!
Have been trying to sell an appartment for ages now, almost pre credit crunch! Started at a cheeky price, then reduced several more times. It's now reduced to what an identical place sold next door for in 2003! Trying to take advice on here not to chase the market down so taking off a big chunk now. Fingers crossed.. if it…
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Renting
I recently got a new job (woo :beer: ) with a nice pay rise so I can now afford to move out from living with my parents. Of course, on my own I can't buy (and with the current climate who would buy) so I'm looking at renting. Two simple questions really. How long does it normally take to arrange a viewing (so if I see one…
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Stay calm...stay calm.....
Ok. I moved out of a temporary rented flat on 3rd May. I attended the check out and inventory check on Tuesday. Spent an hour going around the two bed flat. The letting agents rang me yesterday to tell me that they had to send in a cleaner to attend to the following. Dust on radiator smears on shower door after cleaning.…
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Advice needed, new build planning issue?
Hi everyone, I've been lurking on these forums for a while now and have utilised the council tax banding appeal :) (just waiting on an answer) Anyway, I've got two problems currently and I would like some expert advice if possible. Quick intro: In November last year I brought a new build house in Leamington Spa, built by…
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Interesting picture to use to sell a house?
Okay, not as good as the grim reaper in the living room that was posted a few months back (if anyone has a screen shot of that, please post it again to cheer me up!). However, quite interesting. Do you think he or she is part of the package? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-17736922.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy
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3 property auctions today - Weds 14 May
As the title. 3 property auctions today: Two here: http://www.eigroup.co.uk/onlineauctions/ The first one has a lot of North London properties, an area that hasn't seen much drop in prices yet. The second is a small Ipswich based auction. Also this auction is in Hertfordshire, though I can't find a live auction link.…
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tenancy deposit - can they withold for professional oven clean?
I moved out of my rented property about 4 weeks ago. The deposit was quite high, 6 weeks rent and I still have not received it. I have been calling several times a week to chase this up. At first I was told "there were no major problems" but I'd have to speak to the guy who did the inspection. I got hold of him today and…
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Advice re solicitors
Hello, I am first time buyer and just my offer has been accepted for £200,000 on a free hold property in Ipswich(suffolk county). I am looking for a reliable and affordable solicitors to deal with my purchase. I have never dealt with soicitors before and it sounds daunting and expensive. Please could any one refer me…
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Couple splitting up - Tenants in Common - advice please!
Hi all, I'm another one of those long time readers - first time posters. The advice I need is for my friend, so I do not have all the exact facts & figures available to hand. The friend in question found out last night that his girlfriend of 5/6 years has recently (apparently it's recent) been seeing another bloke. After a…
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Council tax for new build
Can anyone please advise me on how to go about getting the council to come and band my new build house. Its a bit complicated because I have some land in the country where I built a small bungalow and have recently had some extensions on it. It was always supposed to be just a summer holiday house for us. But now we have…
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Incomplete survey and biased ombudsman decision
Hi all, Last September we have bought a house after having the Woolwich Homefile Level 2 report done (equivalent to RICS HBR). The terms of this report hilighted the problems which it was supposed to tell us, including major repair items, dampness & decay. To our horror few days after we moved in we discovered that the…
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Advice on rented accommodation
Didnt really know where to put this so please feel free to move it to a more suitable board. I was going to put it in the student area but didnt know if it would get the right responses... Basically im staying in rented student accommodation and its the first year that its been open. Im staying in a flat of 5 all sharing a…
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Just dont know what to do, supposed to be moving next Friday
Hi Me and my husband are just so stressed out at the moment wondering what we should do move or not? We went to see the Solicitor yesterday and had our results from the searches, we havent completed yet but we have arranged to move on the 23rd of May if all goes well that is. The searches told us that we where within…
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Couple Splitting Up with Rented Accomodation
My partner and I are splitting up and have been living in rented accommodation for the past 3years. I intend to remain at the property but I do have a couple of concerns until the separation is complete. As the only person still at the property, do I need to provide access until my partners name has been removed from the…
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Tactical House Offer
Hi all, Can anyone advise? This is the situtation. House we'd like to buy is on at 270k having dropped from 290k about 3 weeks ago. We saw it 2 weeks ago and liked it but held back to see what happened. Had a call from the estate agent saying they were certain to get a couple of offers but we still left it. Then I called…
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Renting a holiday property
We have acquired(bequethed in a will) a holiday property recently in Cornwall. We would like to keep it but the council tax and other bills seem very high. We wondered about the possibility of renting it out for a few weeks a year and have heard that there are tax advantages that might help. Does anyone have any advice or…
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Which day of the upcoming Bank Holiday would be best for having an open day?
Hi, We are looking to hold an open day on our propery - well, more of an afternoon really. If we were to do this on the upcoming 3-day Bank Holiday weekend, we were wondering which day people thought may be best to go for - Sat, Sun or Mon? All I could think was if people have gone away all weekend somewhere, then Sunday…
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Housemate refusing to pay rent/bills
My housemate has moved out half way through our contract and is refusing to pay the rent or the bills. I think we signed a joint tenancy agreement so I'm liable for all the rent. Her rent is due now should I pay it? Can I claim it back of her through small claims court?
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Bank Reference - How long?!
Hi guys, On average how long does it take for the banks to give a reference? We need one so we can move into our new place (renting) and we wanna move now! If i ring the bank and nag them, will that work?! Its been over a week already... Any hints, tips, ideas please! Cheers,
