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Accomodation WANTED to let : Manchester
Hi its my first time renting so not sure where to look on the internet. I need a one bedroom flat in manchester city centre (postcodes M1 / M3 / M15) before 1st August for less than £500 per month. If anybody here is a LL with a flat to rent, or knows anybody who does, or knows a good internet site to use, very interested…
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Renting and been bankrupt
I have been with renting through the same estate agents for two and half years, i have found another property that i would like to rent. Problem is i went bankrupt in april this year and the estate agents are on about i have to pay for a credit check doing. I said to them that they did one when i first rented from them and…
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Don't need the Car Parking Space, we'll take £10,000 off!
Hi Guys, Just had an interesting call from a Development. Now some of you know I'm planning to move to Chelmsford and they just rang to say about did I receive the brochures etc and one of the 2 bed, 2 bathrooms has gone down from £250K to £235. I mentioned that I didn't need the allocated parking space and she said in…
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London - advice needed
I'm looking to move to London at some point (not for a while - waiting for prices to go down), but I don't know an awful lot about what different areas of it are like. Ideally I'd like to live within 1/2 an hour or so of Camden/Islington and King's Cross by public transport, including night-buses, not just the underground,…
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Home emergency cover
Hai.. I am looking for a home emergency cover for the property I rent out. Home call Plus cost £316 per year and british gas around £312 per year but have to pay £74 extra for the certificates. Are these the only ones providing landlords home emergency cover? What are the certificates that I should have. last year had the…
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First time renter advice needed
Hi Everyone I am going to view two properties tomorrow which I love already from looking at the pictures. In case the reality lives up to my expectations, I wonder if we should go for it there and then or leave it a while. There seems to be a lot of interest for these propert (and i am aware that this might just be the EA…
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5% Deposit
We put an offer in on a place at the beginning of May and it was accepted and we have had the survey and searches done. Well we told our solictor from that start that we had a 95% mortgage and would only be able to put down a 5% deposit. Now they are saying that we might have to pay 10% but we dont have it, what can we do?…
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Found a flat I want to rent, what now?
Trying to get in touch with the agent to confirm I want it. :j But what happens then? When do I pay the deposit, sign contracts etc? Won't be moving in until August. Anything I need to ask/know? :think: Thanks. :)
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Solicitors - Cunningtons
Hi, Have just purchased a house using Cunningtons solicitors and have had a rather unpleasant experience, was just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same or if anybody could give me advice on what to do. I feel I have been completely and utterly conned by this company. I rang for a quotation asking for a…
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CGT query
Hello all, I own a share of a rental property (with my sister). We are now looking to sell (we have a buyer). Before selling, is it right that if I transfer my share to my wife and she becomes the seller, no CGT would be payable? MAny thanks for any advice! Frank
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Landlord witholding bond
My sister has moved out of the house where she was renting. It was a very old house with stone walls and badly insulated. During the winter some of the interior walls started to go mouldy and the windows (which were very old, wooden, single glazed) were covered every day in condensation and started to flake paint off. My…
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Spot the difference
Let's play spot the difference. House number 1: on the market for a couple of months, I think. Quite a good location. Badly photographed, terrible furniture. No photo of the garden. I didn't book a viewing because I thought it was probably too expensive. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-16686823.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy…
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Estate agent question
We currently have our house on the market, it's been on for a couple of months now and I'm not impressed with our agent (it's sole agency agreement). We've been told that we have to give three weeks as a notice period to get out of the contract, which is fine. However, what happens if they find us a potential buyer towards…
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Order for sale, now threat of repossession
Hello, I hardly know where to start but am so worried. My husband's ex got a CCJ against my husband resulting in a charging order and now order for sale on our property. The property is jointly owned between us and the charging order is on his share of the property. Due to property prices falling we have been unable to…
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Exchange and complete on the same day...what are the implications?
Hi As the title suggests, it has been put to us by our solicitor that we exchange and complete simultaneously, due to fluctuating mortgage and second charge rates. Can anyone advise me whether there are any drawbacks to this. Is it unusual to be doing this? I need to reply to his letter. Thanks
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Taxation on Renting property after emigrating
We are struggling to sell our house and are emigration to New Zealand. Have been advised at emigration shows not to rent as pay tax in UK and in New Zealand. My son is 18 if we signed the property over to him, it's mortgage free, he will be a student in NZ with no income so could we avoid tax. Are looking for a recommended…
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Underpinning, Survey and Insurance
Sorry if this has been asked before, This is the first property I have bought and am obviously a little nervous I have put in an offer for a house (Semi) for 168k, which was accepted, 10k below asking price as we really like the property so did not want to hang around. The vendor and estate agent mentioned nothing of…
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Advice asked for re selling/renting
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. So HELLO all. Just would like some advice here. To cut a long story short....... Have just exchanged on a house in Bristol, moving from Plymouth (yes I know, not quite the right time re credit crunch, but 8 1/2 months pregnant (first child) and Husband already in bristol with…
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What to Barter for when part ex for a new house
Hey Just wondering what sort of things you can barter with when doing a part exchange on a new house? Cheers Craig
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Boundary tree problems.
Good evening, Probable the wrong forum but I dont know where to put my query. Our friends over the road recently got new neighbours and on saturday the neighbours asked them to cut their tree back so it did not overhang their garden. our friend got his ladders and cut as much as possible and went as high as he could with…
