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Private renting- landlord/tennant agreements?
My partner and I are considering renting privately through word of mouth/private ad, ie. not through an agent. I understand this puts us in a less secure position should things go wrong. I seem to remember a long time ago when I rented privately, there was some kind of legal document like a landlord/tennant agreement which…
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FTB - How to move
Hi All, First of all....I'm sorry if this post doesn't belong here but I didn't know where else to post :confused: I'm after a bit of advice on how to proceed in the next 12 months. The short story is: Me and My girlfriend are now in London, both working and hoping to get on a property ladder. The problem, is that we are…
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Obstructive neighbour problem...
I had viewers today, it was their 3rd visit and I thought that this is it the house is sold. I had showed them where to park and not obstruct our neighbours steps and they parked just as I asked. I live in a cul de sac which is a quiet adopted highway. During the viewing our neighbour returned and parked her 4x4 as close…
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changing from interest only to buy-to-let
Hi all, I have done some research on the net and could not really find any help. Myslelf and my girlfriend have a two bed flat which we are trying to sell but due to the current market it's not going that well. We were thinking of renting our place out and moving into a house...we think the rent on our flat would easy…
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What to do
My Mother has had to go in to a care home, my dad died two years ago. My mum owns a modest house worth just over £200,000. My sister and I have to sell her house to pay the care home fees of about £2500 per month. If she had no money or about £16000 the state would pay her fees. Mum and dad bought the house late in life to…
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Should I let my flat or wait to for my flat to sell in this slow market?
Hello, I have just registered and I am keen to get good advice. I put my flat up for sale 3 weeks ago (160K), I know that this is not that long ago but I am eager to sell. I have lowered the price by 9K (now 151K) after doing research. I discussed with my agent that bringing the price down seems to be the way to go due to…
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FTB when to buy?
Hi, Me and my partner are currently saving up for a SO house and estimate to have the deposit £3500 and fees £1500 before Xmas 08. We are living in rented accom at the moment and really want to get on the property ladder asap. If we are lucky enough to find a decent house for our budget just before Xmas do you think house…
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FTB - where to start?
I have previously posted on here regarding our current arrangement of renting a flat. Myself and OH have decided that we want to start the process of looking to get a house together (yes we know about the house price crash etc, we are looking to be very careful about this don't worry!) Basically I have read through the FTB…
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nethouseprices
hi trying to see price of house on this site. I know the house is bought and i think a remortgage taken out recently but it is not showing up on this site , any reasons why thanks
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Got deed to be signed, how long now?
I have received the mortgage deed today, to be signed and witnessed. I was just wondering how long now everyone expects it to be before we can exchange/complete?! I know it is a how long is a piece of string question, but I am getting excited now. The chain has us and 2 others above us. They are apparently proceeding well.…
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The rise of 'professional' tenants
Most times I come to this board, I see tenants being advised on how to spin out the legal eviction process, 'ebelish' their story to the Social Services by claiming single parent status, exploit loopholes in their contracts and generally be obstructive to LL. All very jolly. But what happens with private LL decide that the…
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Landlord ignoring emails
The tenancy agreement lists a telephone numner to call for maintenance issues though it just has an automated message saying to email them. I've sent a couple and it's getting annoying that they dont even ackowledge reading them. I've called their main number and they just say to email them. Is there a set of steps I…
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CGT and home ownership
Hi, One of my brothers, my Mum and I all share ownership of a flat in Edinburgh. The plan is to sell it sometime in the next year and buy a house in London as that would be much more useful (both my brothers live there) and easier to maintain. My brother used to live in it and had it solely in his name, and when he moved…
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House buying costs and stamp duty advice in London
I'm just after a bit of advice about the costs involved in buying a property for the first time. Just to be clear however, I have absolutely NO intention of buying now, I will probably be buying in around 1-2 years as I need to save more money for a deposit. My question is basically, how much cash would I need to buy a…
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Help! Debt & Shared Ownership Mortagage Advice Please.
:eek: Hello, I'm in a pickle regarding my property. I purchased 25% of a shared ownership flat in september 07 and by Sep 08 I would like to buy the remaining 75%. This is possible. (I wish i would've bought the whole 100% now but at the time everyone was advising to do this.-25% for 1 year to ease me in then 75% the…
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Spainish Property advice needed for a Power of Attorney
I have or did have a home in Spain, the short story is got divorced, x got the house, I got the kids, went bankrupt, been discharged, they didnt want the Spainish property so she still has it. Two years on and the x hasn't sorted this into her name, so still in joint names, even though there is a court order handing…
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LA lied to me-I FEEL CONNED
Hello, Further to my recent post, I decided to look into the letting agent a bit more to see if I could complain to a body they said they were registered with-AFTA, now I can find no such body anywhere and I feel conned. I specifically asked the guy if he was registered with ARLA and he said in quote "no we are registered…
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do repairs or just sell up?
hi all, just wanted some advice really. I live with my mum at the moment as the last child after my brother and sister have moved out. We live in a quite big 4 bedroom detatched house. I really want to move out and move on etc, but would feel dreadfull leaving my mum on her own in the house. The house has potential but…
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advantages and disadvantages of grade II listed properties
ive seen a lovely cottage by the sea in kent but its grade II listed. i would be interested in it if it wasnt for this. what does it mean exactly. im worried it means i cant change anything without planning permission and that any changes are going to cost the earth
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Wanting to buy, but not lived in UK long
A neighbour is renting his house but would like to buy one. However, he has been told that because he has only lived in the UK for just under six months, he cannot do so; and that he has to have lived in the UK for two years before he can buy property here. Does anyone know if this is so? Please move this if I have posted…
