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online ordance survey maps
further to my post about boundaries, does any one know if there is a site where i can zoom in so houses..... ordanance survey shows little zoom detial
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House Deeds - Boundry information (Help)
Hello, Hopefully someone can me, I was looking at my Dad's house deeds last night........his house boundaries are clearly marked in red so there is no issue there. Then there used to be a factory behind his house, his deeds show a footpath at the bottom of his house then a dotted line before the factory. Does any one know…
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The Truth About Property - BBC2 Monday night 8pm
Hi the most balanced property show on TV is back, should be a good watch. The Truth About Property Mon 12 May, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 60mins Are You Crashproof? How does the turmoil in the housing market affect you? Are you able to weather the mortgage storm? The Truth About Property returns for a new series as house prices…
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Help - Hips Not Required
http://www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk/consumer/14_Compulsory_items.html "However, up until 1 January 2009 it is possible to market a property without all of the compulsory documents." Can anyone explain why my estate agent says need HIPs yet the government website the link above says not. I am selling my 3 bed house Help…
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Starting offer on house on for £595k?
It's not often I post on here - please forgive me!:o We're just about to make an offer (tomorrow morning) on a house we viewed last week. It's on for £595k, but has been reduced from £650k. It has had a lot of interest, and we thought we weren't going to be able to view it as it went under offer, but fell through at the…
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Let and Let
We are looking to move to a different area not a million miles away from where we currently are We are 2years into a 10 yr fixed........IF we decided to sell and downsize do we need to pay of the mortgage first or can we keep the equity to expand a business Is it feasible to RENT out our property and RENT in the new…
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mould in my rented flat
We rent our flat and have a bit of a prob, its a lovely looking place but erm...well wanted to use drawers in my bed but the bed (well the whole room) has always smelled a bit foisty, we just thought it'd been not used in a while, so used bicarb of soda to clean but made no difference. Brought drawers out to clean properly…
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Estate Agents Letting/Rental Admin Fees!!
Hi Just wanted to check if there was anything I could do about my esate agent given me a £40 bill every six months for them to resend my Rental agreement. I have been renting my property for nearly a year (July) and just before Christmas I was sent a bill for £38 for them to send me out a new contract for the next six…
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Big Mistake!
My husband and I made the biggest mistakes of our lives by buying 2 BTL flats 'off plan'. Obviously they are now both i negative equity. Rent pays mortgage but not service charges etc. so are losing money at a great rate. Both are up for sale or rent but do not look at all attractive as we cannot afford to furnish them.…
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Making an Offer
Hello everybody I'm a first time buyer and found an execellent apartment that I would like to buy. Trouble is my price range is about £80,000 ish (that would be comfortable) but the place i've found is asking £89,999. I don't have to move to the area for another 2 months, but wondering; (a) should i wait and see if another…
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Moving to America
I wonder if anyone here can gie me some advice on moving to the states with my family. I wont have t worry about a work permit as i work offshore and i want to buy a place on the East Coast. Can anyone tell me how and where to start and the time scale involved?
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A couple first time buyer questions
Hiya, My partner and I are expecting our first baby at the end of October - five and a half months away, by which time we want to have bought and moved into a house. We're currently living rent-free so our deposit is building up and as prices are still slipping, it makes sense to wait as long as possible, however we need…
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Credit card charges by busines's
I have recently had the final invoice for my annual holiday. The holiday company have stated that if I wish to pay by credit card then an extra 2.5% will be added to the bill !This means an extra £65 I have also had the invoice from my golf club and they charge an extra 2% if I renew with my credit card. Can somebody tell…
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key worker schemes - 50% share of property
Hi guys. I couldn't see a thread on this subject so thought I would start one. There are any housing schemes for key workers and professionals where you only buy 50% of your property then pay rent on the remaining 50%. I don't know anyone who has bought a property in this way so wanted to know if anyone on here has done…
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Muslim Mortgages?
Hi, a friend of mine told me that for religous muslims they can actually get a 0% interest free mortgage? Is this true, im sure he said that HSBC are doing these mortgages because the Muslim religion states that if you borrow money you can only repay the amount you borrowed? Never heard anything like this before. Im sure…
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Question about buying & letting (but not buy to let!)
Hi everyone, I've learned an AWFUL lot from 'lurking' on these boards so a big general thank you. However, I do still have a question about mortgages. We are about to take out our first mortgage, just outside London, of around £170k (with 15% deposit), which will be a shade under £1,100 per month (on a 25 year repayment).…
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Any Help?
I had a posession order on my house this time last year,that was suspended,I hve since fallen behind with my payments,nd my lender is going to court for an eviction date. I will be able to clear my arrears in the next few weeks(I am awaiting pyment for a decent sized job I did)is it likely It will be in time to clear the…
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Shared ownership (good or bad)
Just wondering what your opinion is on the shared ownership schemes? Are they good or bad? I've heard someone say that it's probably better to wait 5 years and buy it all yourself, rather than buy through shared ownership? The opportunity is there for me to get a 50% equity loan (I think that's the right term), to put…
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Downright rude correspondance from letting agent
Well this is a bit of a strange situation. We have been letting a particular flat for around 10 months from a letting agent, have paid our rent on time, and other than a few niggles with regards a light fitting not working and the toilet stopping working, we've had little trouble with them. We received a letter from them…
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tenant fallen behind on mortgage payment
hi can anybody help me please ? anybody ? My tenant has lived in my house for 2yrs 2months and has been really good, however since she came off housing benefits seven months ago rent has been late four times anything between 2 days and 2 weeks (I pay her mortgage by cheque to the mortgage company every month) the payment…
