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About to let my house
I have agreed to let my house to a friend but am unsure of how to proceed in terms on a tennancy agreement deposit etc. Do I pay tax on the rental even if it does not cover he mortgage (short by £450 p/m) This is all new to me so would apprecaite any guidance
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COUNCIL TAX QUESTION - unoccupied house of my passed-away in-laws
Hi there My mother in-law passed away last March and my father in-law in December. My sister in law has been living in the property until now and has been paying single occupancy council tax. She is moving back to Australia now both parents have passed away and the house is on the market to be sold. However, in the current…
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Student living, get a mortgage, or just rent?
Hello, this is my first post on this forum, hopefully that wont affect the response. I am moving city in September from Leicester to Birmingham for university. I currently live at my parents house, I'm 19. I've been talking to a friend of mine who is considering the move too, and we have been considering buying a property…
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Is it legal for landlords to charge tenants for putting deposit in protection scheme?
Hi, Wonder if anyone can give me some advice. Me and my partner are looking to rent. We have found a flat that we are interested in. The property is advertised with a letting agents but is managed by the landlord. The letting agent is asking for £145 admin fees, which seems fair but the landlord is also asking for £30 to…
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Giving house as a gift?
Hello I have trawled the internet but am yet to find a definitive answer to this question. Is it possible for someone to give a property they own to a their child? My parents own a flat as a second home which they currently rent out and are thinking of selling. Would it be possible for them to give it to me so that I could…
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myhouse sale diary
Thought this might be of interest to some of you and will try and keep it updated!!! 19 November 2007 Put house on market for £99950 19mar 2007 dropped price to 89950 19apr Asked EA to look at renting house out if couldnt sell 19may acceptd offer of 88000 18th june STILL waiting on survey to be done!! have posted…
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Problem Tanets, please help!
Hi, I helped my landload to let out our spare rooms to two student during the summer. They just moved in at the bigining of the month, they share a room. Now, one of them said will move out immediately for his own problems, and another said will stay until the end of next month. The problem is, my house is near the…
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Is completion date definate?
Hi everyone, We have now exchanged contracts (yay!) but don't complete for 2 weeks (as one part of the chain is going on holiday - great timing!). We have our completion date but can that change now? I need to book for us to hire a small van, etc and don't want to do it yet if that date is subject to change. Also OH has…
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Looking for a less fussy lenders after valuation survey
I am looking at buying a house that was underpinned 20 years ago and have hit a stumbling block My question is .... Can anyone recommend a lender who is likely to be less fussy about the lack of documentation for the work that was done??? I have no concerns about the soundness of the foundations from various structural…
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What % commission y asking?
We had an agreement for commission of 1.25% with Haart. Haart have now told us, unless we agree to 1.6%, they will terminate the agreement. They said Head Office is not allowing anything less than 1.6%. Anybody else know whether this really is company policy?
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should i sell
Hi need some advice my house is up for sale for 99,950.00 and a homebuying company has offered me 80,000.00. I have already bought my new house should i take the offer. thanks.
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selling property to rent it back
hi there, can anyone give me advice please? At the moment i am a single parent on income support as i split with my husband earlier this year. i have 3 children and a mortgage and everything else that goes with it and i honestly cant afford it. i dont qualify for help with my mortgage interest for another 31 weeks and i…
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Neighbour Problems
Apologies if this in in the wrong place, do move it if need be. I know that noisy neighbours have probable been done to death, but we really need some help on behalf of my nan. She lives in a basement flat which is part of a big edwardian building. She has rented this particular flat from the same landlord for almost 20…
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buying a place with an 'unofficial' loft conversion
Im looking at a couple of maisonettes in my area (both 2 bed, 2 level with loft) and one has had the loft converted to a room but without planning permission. Its been boarded out, carpetted, plastered, decorated has electric and lighting up there and a space saver staircase it looks great but was done a few years ago by…
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Landlord - end of 6 month contract - do we have to continuw with Agent?
Some advice please, We have been renting out our house and are very happy with our tennants. We've had the letter from Your Move asking us either to continue with another 6 month contract with them or evict our tennants. Our tennants wish for us to go direct to each other and do away with the Property Agent. Am I right in…
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when to move?
so my wife and i are thinking of moving for various reasons (things like noise, parking etc) but aren't sure if now is the right time or not due to the usual falling house prices, rising interest rates etc. we're in portsmouth, well southsea to be accurate, at the moment in a 1 bed flat which we think could fetch 90K. the…
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HIPs
I am considering selling my property, but do not agree wth the theft of my money by HIPs. Can I advertise that I am considering selling, and, subject to the degree of interest, I will then decide what course I will then take. In the current climate, I do not feel confident in instructing an agent and incurring expenditure…
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HELP! demolition/building work and criminal developer
Can anyone help? Two weeks ago seven builders arrived and started to demolish a structure below, behind and attached to my flat with no warning. The original planning permission for 4 flats on the site lapsed in 2006 and the council agree and have written to the developer. Health & Safety Executive have got involved as the…
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finding somewhere to live in Guernsey
Hi folks, Looking at a job role in Guernsey at the moment, but hope some of you out there may either live there, work there or have done so. Any tips on living/working there but more importantly regarding finding somewhere to live, so far can't find more than 1 or 2 places to rent on the entire island!! and those are silly…
