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How fast can conveyancing be?
I assume a house which has been on market a long time will have a HIP and within that HIP will be the relevant searches already done. If I am a cash buyer and I am happy to accept the searches as is. How fast could I expect a conveyancer or solicitor to get to a completion date - assumming the seller is as fast as possible…
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Property prices on the rise!
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-22549700.rsp?pa_n=4&tr_t=buy&mam_disp=true Is this the only newbuild apartment to go up in price?:confused: dateevent24 October 2008* Brief Description changed: 2 bedroom Apartment from £129,995 £137,995 * Price changed: from 'From £129,995' to 'From £137,995' 17 October 2008* Brief…
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Renting. Went to see 2 houses today. Both disgustingly filthy. Are they all?
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Survey report delivered and there's a couple of issues.
Edit: I know i cocked the thread title up. ;) Evening everyone. I'm a FTB, I've agreed a price on a flat. A little more than i wanted but it's worth it as it's great, totally done out and nothing that needs done to it. Or so i thought. Basically i don't know how serious these things are. Getting someone to have a look will…
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Charges for Repair Works on Council Flat
Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me out here please. My girlfriend moved out of her council flat around 6 months ago. Last week she received a letter saying she owed them £241 for 'Charges For Repair Works'. When questioned what this meant they sent another letter stating: 'Details Of Repair: Clear Vacated Property'.…
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www.jointequity.com..another timebomb?
I notice via rightmove that some EAs are signed up to this jointequity.com website. Ive had a read of it and TBH,my first impression is that they are trying to blind people and deliberately making things less than clear. This can only mean one thing. It is just a new vehicle to get people into big debt by giving them the…
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12 Month contract with 6 Month break clause
Hey All, Stuck at the moment with my TA, I am currently in a 12 month contract with 6 month get out clause. I have been there 2 full months and wont out come the 6th month, it states i must give at least 2 months notice but not sure what actually needs to go in my notice. Do I need to put my reasons or anything like that?…
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VAT new build, builder witholds receipts - what to do??
Hello, I've recently finished building my house and have used a builder who charged for some additional works. These works were unavoidable and agreed and I paid promptly for his services. I am now submitting the VAT form to claim back VAT and he's denying me copies of the receipts for these excess works which means I…
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Anyone ever used quick house sales people like "www.a-quick-sale.co.uk"
Any comments much appreciated please, could do with all the advise I could get. Thanks.
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Deposit Not Back - Moved Out of Flat in August
Hello, I moved out of my rented flat at the end of August this year. I paid my deposit immediately upon moving in, and it was secured by the letting agent in the Deposit Protection Service. I have all the necessary ID's, and have been online (www.depositprotection.com) to request the deposit back. I have also rang and…
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Electrocuted, by landlords washing machine
Dear All, I wonder if you can help. I privately rent through an agent named IMS lettings. I moved into a 3 bed property on 27/08/2008 on the 29th put some washing in the intergrated washing machine and recieved 240volts into my body. The agent sent a washing machine man out who tested the appliance and said that the…
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Letting Agent adding a new charge
Hi all, Looking for advice with the following problem. We found a flat we liked and duly made an offer. For this we were faxed a Tenancy application, this stated: - To make an offer they would charge one weeks rent and an admin charge - Once the offer was accepted another week's rent would be debited as a deposit - On one…
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100% Mortages
Will 100% mortages come back? Husband and I are fed up of throwing money away in a rented house (with a c***p landlord!) but just do not have a deposit....well, not enough anyhow. Not nearly enough. What do people think?
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am i obliged to sell?
I was thinking of lowering my house another 20,000 pound and asking for offers in the region of. Now if someone comes in with a offer, am i obliged to take this offer? or can i just refuse, if i cant find another house to buy has other people havent dropped their prices for me to move up the ladder. im thinking of lowering…
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selling and buying advice
hi, i bought a flat in brentwood essex a year ago for 242000 pounds. in august, due to work committements, i had to relocate to london where i am renting at the moment. so i rented the flat and i am getting 350 pounds on top of the expenses (mortgage+service charge). the mortgage on the flat is for 75000 pounds for 14…
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new build - avoiding problems
I know everyone says avoid like the plague. But I have seen one in the area I want and it seems realistically priced even BEFORE negotiating a deal - ie less than is being asked for second hand properties of similar floor area in the area. My reservation is - when I say "seen", they aren't built yet. (Started, completion…
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retirement flats
Why are they relatively less expensive? Is there just an oversupply in my area? Am looking for a property and the ones which look more affordable are often retirement flats - "over-55s only" I wouldn't be thinking of buying one for any reason other than price, but I am approaching that age so I start to wonder.... Would it…
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tips on how to make an offer
Hi, what the best way of making an offer on a property? Im a FTB and just about to make an offer on a one bed property in palmers green north london. The property is up at £199,000 and I have been told that it was valued at £250,000 last year. (im saying this as i belive that the estate agent and vendor are still in…
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Top five things that stop you renting a place...
I am interested in what puts everyone else off renting a place, for me its... 1. Carpet in the bathroom - as Colin and Justin on "How Not To Decorate" said, a bathroom carpet is full of "human debris". :rotfl: 2. After renting a flat on the 2nd floor for 3 years (with no lift), never again! I may be lazy but I can do…
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The most hideous bathroom suite I have ever seen...
Can anyone beat this as the most hideous looking bathroom suite? :rotfl: See picture 6 here Rallya
