House buying, renting & selling

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• query on renting from my mum

  hi all,this is my first post so apologoies if im in the wrong bit.my mum has lived in her bungalow mortgage free since my dad died,she now has a new man and is moving in with him :O( and wants to rent her place to me,id love to live there and am seriously considering it but would like it all to be done above board,mum is…

• What recourse do I have against bad landlords

  Hi I want to know what I can do about a bad landlord. The landlord has come into my house without my permission and without giving me notice. This is clearly a breach of my contract with him - as well as the law. I have informed him of this and he shrugged, and clearly does not care. What can I do about this? It seems if I…

• Structural survey - wet rot

  Hi there, I've been reading some of the threads about rot and surveys etc - everyone's so helpful I was hoping you may be able to offer me some advice. My husband and I are moving to the Isle of Wight and have had an offer accepted on a place in Ryde. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-17313820.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy It's…

• Lettings Amusement

  Friend of mine is going to be moving to Cornwall soon and is sounding out the lettings market. Can anyone tell me the point of letting a home targeting 'professional families' and - er - then stipulating 'no children'. On a 3 bed family house opposite a family playpark, as they so helpfully point out! Good luck letting…

• Getting a rent agreement from my LL

  hi, I moved into a shared house in April and received a rent agreement. I took this to the Student Union who helped me complete a form for HB pointed out that there seems to be some gaps in it - no mention of who was responsible for paying bills (advertised as all in), no breakdown of what I am paying for, the wrong…

• Mystery shopper

  I had my sister and my girlfriends dad mystery shop on the Estate Agent who's trying to sell my 2 bedroom flat in Manchester this morning. They've had it on their books for 11 days. When my sister enquired regarding 2 bedroom flats in Manchester for between 100,000 - 150,000 (mine is 130,000) they said they'll email…

• The State of the Economy - Where are we headed?

  Hi, I hope this is an OK forum to post this... If not then I hope some clever mod will move it. I guess my primarily reason for choosing this forum is because I own a flat here and I'm worried about it's value going down. I was just wondering what opinions were about the state of the economy here in the UK at the moment.…

• Survey by Dogs Trust for those who rent and have pets

  http://www.smart-survey.co.uk/v.asp?i=5551sofmk&m=&tiag=1&x= Looks like Dogs Trust are looking into issues when it comes to renting and animals. I think they have finally realised there is a large influx of abandoned/handed over animals due to landlords refusing to allow pets.

• Rip off National Grid charges

  :mad:Hi, I've applied to have a gas meter moved in a house I'm renovating and have been told by National Grid their minimum charge is £867 which doesn't include re-connecting the meter - they will need to cut pipework and cap it off - probably 1 hours work maximum. Because they own the pipe they tell me I can't use anyone…

• Questions that all FTB's should ask when viewing a property

  Hello all you lovely lovely people, Now I've buttered you up with the above opening line I just wanted to ask you all one question which I think will help FTB's (like myself) when we plunge into the housing market (and no, this isn't a question about falling house prices...!) There are many questions that FTB's should ask…

• buying off-plan abroad - cancel contract

  I have got myself into a terrible situation and I need to know if there is anything I can do to get out of it without loosing around £80,000. In September 2005, my partner and i decided to invest in off-plan apartments in Tenerife. The estate agents are english, have been in the business for 20 years, hold awards for…

• EA Intro Time frame???

  Hi Was introduced to a property last year (Nov time) which we fell in love with by Palmer Snell. We had no luck selling at the time and the property has since been taken off the market. Our property is now back on the market and we popped round to the property even though its not on the market to see if the "sellers" are…

• Barclays consent to lease

  We recently remortgaged our home with Barclays which we thought we'd be selling shortly afterwards. Unfortunately the sale fell through and we need to rent it out as we have another property to move into. I've had a search and whilst tghere are some useful threads on consent to lease I can't find any specific experiences…

• offer accepted on house then another offer accepted without me knowing.is this legal

  I had an offer accepted on a house at beginning of May for 5 grand less than the asking price, immedialtely put mine on the market. I was waiting to do surveys etc until I had an offer on my own, on the understanding the estate agent I was buying from would keep me informed of any developments on the property. I had an…

• waiting game

  I saw a flat that I liked around 6 weeks ago and offered 12% below asking. It was rejected. I upped the offer to just over 10% asking and again it was rejected. The agent then came back to us the day before yesterday obviously keen to make a deal and sounding confidently optimistic that we could get this property at the…

• Pets FAO LL's and Tennants

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• FTB - putting an offer in on a house - some advice please

  Hi All, Ok, well basically myself and my partner have found a house that is absolutely perfect for us! Massive garden, drive, quiet street, near to a lot of his family. However it does need a LOT of work as it was rented out for a while and the work that was carried out was done quite shoddily and half the house was left…

• Land ... better than bricks?

  Hello, Does anyone have any opinion on whether it is currently a good time to speculate by buying land? Clearly house prices are falling or stagnating at the moment. I believe housebuilders are struggling to sell properties, since no one wants to take the risk of buying a house/flat that may very soon afterwards drop in…

• Outrageous Solicitors fees

  Hi All. I'm joint owner on a property along with my ex-wife, who is still living in it. It was ordered by the divorce courts to be sold in April last year. She instructed estate agents and got her own solicitors to handle the sale. I didn't have any say in it, and indeed didn't even find out who was dealing with it until…

• FTB confused ...... continue to rent? or to buy?

  We have savings of GBP150k and currently renting a 4-bed bungalow @ GBP695 per month. Our rental is due for renewal in September. We have no kid and no debts. We are looking at houses in a very desirable area and the asking price of a typical 3-bed is above GBP250k which we find it ridiculously high. These houses need some…