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Persimmon stopped building our house - what can I do?
Hi, Firstly, apologies I think this is going to be a long one! We exchanged contracts back in Feb on a Charles Church (Persimmon) property at the time we were given a verbal "estimated" completion date of June/July. Each month they have added another month onto the completion date. Just before Easter they stopped building…
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Flying Freehold question
Hi, I hope someone can give me some advice. I've had an offer accepted on a terraced house. Every 3 or so houses there is an alley like in many terraces. Our third bedroom is above the alley way, which is on the neighbours side of the drive. We've looked at the other houses without an alley and it looks like we actually…
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Capital Gains query - selling house
Hi all Just a quick query about Capital Gains to make sure I'm on the right track.... It is calculated on the price shown on the deed when the house was bought and the amount calculated on 18% of the difference between that and the selling price. I believe costs can be deducted, like solicitor fees etc I bought a house for…
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Landlord Holding Post back
Morning i live behind and above a Bakery of whom my Landlord owns, I have been saving up to move out, and as such have not paid any rent for 4 weeks, although the initial agreement was monthly anyway, for some reason he wanted it weekly, anyway we had not received some post, and it wasnt until one of the employees to me…
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What do mortgage providers look for...
..when it comes to offering a deal to a first time buyer? I aim to save up over the next year while property prices fall. I should be able to squirrel away £10,000, maybe more if I really scrimp (worth it though). I have had a mixe bag with credit lately; accepted for mobile broadband with a company who wanted a deposit if…
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Council tax question
I hope this is in the right place; if not, apologies. I understand students don't have to pay CT. I am about to become a full-time student and have evidence of this, but I am not at uni. I am 23 and I will be studying A Levels/NVQs. I live 300 miles from my old home and am not in contact with my family. Am I going to still…
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Non-responsive/difficult freeholder - what are my rights?
Hi there I bought a flat just over a year ago. The basics: 1) 83 years left on lease 2) Upper floor purpose-built maisonette (c. 1900) 3) Only two maisonettes in building. 4) Ground floor owned by freeholder - lease expired 5) Ground floor unoccupied ever since I moved in When I bought the place, the downstairs maisonette…
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Renting: Application Fee
I am in the process of renting for the first time and after speaking to letting agents theyve told me I need to pay an application fee. I find it a bit odd that they ask for all that money and theres a chance that the application might not be accepted. Surely its open to abuse, I could apply for 10 places one after the…
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Cost of lease extension doubles in 3 years!
In May 2006 we bought a flat in Eastbourne with 54 years remaining on the lease. The owner showed us a letter from the freeholder dated April 2005 stating that £15,000 was the price to extend the lease. We put aside £17,000 for this purpose and planned to extend once the statutory 2 year period was up. This year we have…
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Renting house and emigrating to Oz ??
Hi, Our house is currently on the market, however we have decided we would rather rent it out and release some equity to help us get started up in Australia. Our mortgage is for £45k and the house is on the market for offers over £110K. I spoke to a letting agent who said they would ask for £550 pm for the house. Firstly…
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Nigel Poole & Mcginn?
I heard today that Nigel Poole and Mcginn have gone bust -they are/were(?) the biggest estate agent in Redditch and surrounding area. Does anyone know what happened or if this is even true? And what happens to the houses on there books? (I am interested in one of them!) Thanks
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Average time between offer and survey?
Can anybody please tell me what the average time is between the offer being accepted, and the survey taking place? We are getting worries that our buyer may be getting cold feet? He has already instructed his solicitor though. How do we know progress? Please help:eek:
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help!!! unreasonable management company???
I need some urgent help regarding my management company. I have moved into my new flat (bought not rented) and have now come across a potential issue regarding the management company. I came back this evening with OH and noticed a "gentle reminder" from the management company posted on the communal noticeboard stating…
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House valuation!!
Hya all More advice please.... We have seen a house that we want to buy, It is an ex Showhome and has been on the market since April. The person who owns the house is an invester who bought the house off plan, rented it to Barrett for 3 years (to use as a showhome)and has never even seen it in the flesh. Anyway the house…
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council tax question for student/non-student houseshare
how does this work? in a house of 5 people, if 4 are students and one is not, does the non-student become liable for the others' council tax payments? ie a student pays £58 p/w rent, how much extra would a non-student pay? muchos gracias in advance
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Company letting
Hi all, Can I get your understanding of a company let? as it would seem my landlord has misinformed the estate agents how let the flat on his behalf and now I am stuck in a non professional renting situation with very disruptive tenants in the flat below. When I informed the lady from the estate agents regarding the…
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House Sale/Council Tax quandry
My home has a small 2 bedroom cottage attached to it. I have privately been renting out this cottage for the last 10 years. I have only been paying council tax on the main residence and have never paid council tax on the cottage. I now want to sell up both house and adjoining cottage. Will I get found out ? What should I…
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Neighbour has part of my garden
Not sure if the right forum but.... I purchased my council house 2 years ago and My neighbour has part of my front garden. The fronts are open plan so no fences in the way unless one has been put up by the owner. It is obvious what the natural boundary is as is the plan that comes from the registry. I put a line across the…
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Lose house deposit over BANK CHARGES??
Need you help guys and gals, I have recently moved out from a studio flat which I was renting for 9 weeks. At the start before I moved in I gave him a £540 deposit and got a receipt. I have a difficult time the last couple of weeks and been made redundant. So I have had to move out to live with my parents as I will have no…
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Deposit refund advice?
Hi, I hope this is the right place and someone can offer me some advice. One month ago I decide to rent out our spare room as my hubby is away and I was going away for 2 weeks and it made sense to have someone feed the cat and look after the house. I found a really lovely French girl and only charged her £50 per week for a…