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Lease problems
The company that built my flat inadvertently still own the lease, which I should have, and need in order to complete my sale. The company has only an address and have not responded to any letters. I have documentation that shows that the intention was always for the lease to be transferred to me. Is there any ombudsman or…
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A question for landlords, do you have blanket policies or are you open to discussion
Just wondering about how landlords on here seek tenants, if they have no pet/DSS/children blanket policies for tenants or if they view them all as individual applicants and discuss matters with them? Reasons I ask, I have a person I have been helping currently looking to rent, family of 5 on benefits due to disabilities.…
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How And When To Negotiate A Price Reduction?
Those how are keeping up with my ongoing saga will know that I had an offer accepted on a house almost 6 weeks ago; the house is being sold by a national house builder who took it in part exchange for a new build. Since then three other houses have come up for sale on the same street for up to £10k less and many more in…
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Advice about guarantor.
Hello, I've been searching for information about this but couldn't find an awful lot so I thought this was the best place to ask. Basically I've left university recently and wish to move in with some friends. They've found a house and I thought everything was sorted until the agency called me asking for information about…
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foreign currency account / investment
Hi all, I wonder if you can help. I am looking for saving account / investment in foreign currency (EURO and USD). I've just got some cash on side to invest and I guess that would be good idea. Many thanks for suggestions in advance. Peter
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Landlord responsibility?
if you are renting and the property had electricalappliances in when you moved in who is responsible for maintaining them? the dishwasher where we live leaks and blows the electric the landlord does nt seem interested and when we offered to replace dishwasher they said we have to pay for an integrated one as that is what…
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To rent or to sell?
HI all I have a small dilemma which I need advice on please Last December my mother died and left a 2 bed cottage in Walton on Thames.. I have a sister and a brother and we need to know if we should sell or rent out the property.. The rental price is about £900 - £1000 pcm obviously divisble by 3 after any managment charge…
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Pimp My House, please
I'm a long time user but posting under a different user name. Brief background is ...... split with partner, joint property on the market. Rural village with no comparable properties. Here's a link to ours http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property/21176822 Do the usual please and let us know, as if you were prospective buyers,…
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Property Ladder. Ch4. Now. Nearly Over - Repeat on 4+1 starts at 9pm
Damn ... forgot and missed most of it. Jesus Beenie's about to drop
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Inventory Question
hi we have moved out of our flat and are about to go through the inventory with the landlord. they have never sent us a copy to sign, which was in october of 2006. what rights do we have? thanks in advance
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a 1st time buyers complicated dilemma
OK folks here goes, I've recently taken a new job in the east midlands area which included a relocation package of 4K. This relocation scheme is for going from rented to owned. In order to get any of it i must 'complete' my house purchase within 12 months of starting the new job = March 2009. I have an option to take a…
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moving out charge???!!
Im moving out of my rented property, controlled by an estate agents. However, i got a letter stating that i will be charged £110 just for moving out!! It got nothing to do with anything being damaged as the inspection has not yet been carried out. Its also not for lack of notice as the tennancy is coming to an end of its 6…
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Moving house whilst on benefits!
Can anybody give any me information on how to move whilst on benefits,i have been out of work for a while now,due to a serious spinal problem and it is unlikely that i will be able to go back to work. I have my own(with my wife) morgaged property and looking to move,i am trying to get an appointment with the citezens…
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Negotiating on rent?
We are selling (touch wood exchange is supposed to be on Friday, completion 30 May) and going into rented. It is harder than I thought to get something suitable. There is one house that we like, on at £850 a month and quite spacious. We could just about afford the £850 but it is quite tight. We offered £800 a month if we…
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Working out rent arrears & interest... anyone help?
Hello Desperate cry for help from a non-mathematical/Excel genuis. I need to work out how much interest can be charged on the following arrears amounts - it's to do with a flat rental. Interest can be charged at 4% above BOE base rate from 14 days after the money became due - but can't work out how to get Excel to do…
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Poperty must be owned by same people who borrow money secured by a mortgage on it.
FACT: 99% of mortgage lenders require that the people who borrow money on mortgage from them are the owners of the property on which it is secured. So if A and B own a property then A& B must both be the borrowers. A lot of people don't know this but lenders and mortgage brokers should do! So it annoys me a lot when I am…
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Advice wanted
Hi this is my 1st post, so please be understanding. My partner and I had a look at a leasehold flat that we would like to buy, it has 75 years left on it. Checking other sites, it could cause a problem getting a mortage on it. We were informed by the estate agent that the owner could have bought the freehold, but as they…
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First Time Renter
Hi, I am currently renting a room in a house, but I will now be going full time within the next 8 weeks so I am looking to my rent my own flat. I have found quite a few nice one bedroom modern flats, from £375 - £550 pcm. I am happy to pay upto £600 pcm. However I would prefer to have all bills inc. So here are my ideas,…
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Flat Pack House - From Argos!
I'm suprised that this hasn't already been posted (I've searched...but found nothing). Argos, the High Street Retailler, are offering "Flat Pack Houses" from £11,000. Obviously you'd need land on which to build it, however it's 1/10 of the price of the cheapest, dingiest flat in my area!…
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We gotta get out of this place
Hi I posted some time ago about our situation. We bought a house with a 3% deposit in August last year, so unfortunately at just the wrong time. We think the house may have been overvalued, and as such bought at about 5% below asking price for £96500 During the last 8 months we have been targeted constanatly by gangs of…
