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getting back the deposit - rented flat
Hello everyone How is Jordanfishwick letting agents in cheshire area(macclesfield) in terms of getting back the deposit money. Anybody had bad experience with them in getting back the deposit. Thanks.
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RBS mortgage, how long?
Last Monday we provided RBS with payslips etc via our financial advisor, and so far we've heard nothing back. Our IFA doesn't feel good about it as he thought the survey would have been booked by now. Just wondering if anyone else has used RBS and how long things took? Is this wait normal?
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Rent Arrears
Got a letter yesterday morning informing me that I have rent arrears and I should address this issue within 7 days. Got to the bottom of the letter to discover that I owe them a whopping £2.88. Where this amount of money came from I have no idea as I pay by weekly direct debit and receive no benefits whatsoever :confused:…
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new poll
Wanted to get an idea - this one keeps coming up and is being causing controversy. The specific circumstance would be where you had no other option other than repossession.
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Management fee for Flats
I have started a related thread in the Banking Forum regarding Standing Orders. this one is regarding the management fees. this is the first time I'm dealing with the Management Company for the Flats 1. the management fees - around 900 pa, they want us to pay in 6 instalments from Jan- June. My understanding was that it 's…
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Polution
We had the HPC thread. Then we had the HPC board. Now we've got the HPC, economy whatever board. But it's hard to talk about anything to do with houses, anywhere on MSE, without the tread getting swamped by a small clique of fanatics using multiple user IDs, pushing an uber-bear agenda. I've recently wasted several…
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whats seen as a reasonable offer for a new house
I have found a new development in Billinge, Lancashire. The asking price for a 3 bed semi is £149995. The builders aren't building unless they get a deposit down on a plot and are currently offering only 5% deposit with carpets or a helping hand scheme of 85% pay up front and the other 15% within 10 years. They talk as if…
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Anyone with knowledge of rental property and housing benefit..
Basically i live in rented accomodation which is 520 quid a month.. its so not worth it, and im dying to move.. because i and my partner lost our jobs, we are claiming housing benefit, which only amounts to 360 pounds a month, so w have to magically find it from somewhere.. Im nearly 5 months pregnant, and all i want to do…
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Time to buy?
Hi im currently looking at buying a flat at the moment, what is the general consensus with regards to the current market? Do people think now is a good time to buy, has the market started to bottom out, or do you think that prices will continue to come down in the next 6 months or so? :confused:
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offer just been rejected, what next?
Hi, just made an offer of £120K on a bungalow few doors from where I live, which is advertised for offers around £150K, only recently gone on the market. I am in the fortunate position to have a good deposit, not selling a property, have seen 2 mortgage advisors who confirm there will be no problem remortgaging my property…
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Rent arrears eviction notice????
I've been living in a housing association property for 20 years,.I am a secure tennent and have been recieving housing benefit recently. I was unaware of rent arrers of about £1000 due to housing benefit not being received, the council have stated that they sent a letter about this (which i never received) to me and now…
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The real cost of it all
Hi all, My partner and I are looking to buy our first place this year. Not a great time I know but its been on the cards for a while. We will be buying a place for aroud £120K. My question is what is the real cost of moving? I know I have the 10% deposit (probably be 15% later on!) etc bu what do the other things cost? I…
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Advice wanted/needed! FTb new build
Me and my girlfriend agreed to buy a new build house last oct (2008), we paid £99 which reserved our right to buy an agreed plot to be completed april 2009. We were offered a 5% deposit, and various other incentives which were subject to using the builders financial advisor (said to be independant) when the FA came to see…
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Building A House In Gorran Haven Cornwall
We have recently accepted an offer on our house for £165,000 having dropped it from £180,000 to a developer who wants to build a large secure unit on its plot....Both myself and partner want to build our own house to cater for our family needs (severely disabled teenager and two boys children). A building plot has come on…
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Mould in a rented house...
We rent our flat privately and we have a fairly bad mould problem in the master bedroom. Green mould all over 3 of the walls. OH has tackled it with bleachy water but the landlord came out today and said it is due to condensation and we should keep the heating on all the time:eek:, keep the windows open all the time:eek:…
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place.....
I bought my house a year ago and have (along with the rest of the country) lost 20% of its value. It was a 97% mortgage LTV and so am in considerable negative equity now. I have to relocate due to work and so thought the process of renting would be relatively straight forward.....wrong! I had looked into a local agent and…
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True story (except for the bits I made up)
I went to the motor show a few years ago. Looked at some fancy cars. That'd be nice, I thought, so I bought one then and there at asking price. Didn't bother haggling, after all it wasn't an investment, I was going to drive in it. Next I went to the shops. Bought myself a fancy suit, some shirts and ties. Didn't bother…
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should i put in a third offer?
im a first time buyer found a lovely property 3 bed detached house with the asking price of 199.500 been on the market since december the average price for that property in the same road is 175.000 looking at the property it needs modernisation throughout, all carpets have been ripped up, the house will need re-wiring new…
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Ransom Strip
Hi all, Sorry if this is wrong area. Wondered if anyone could shed any light for me on this or been in similar position. I own a piece of land seperate to the land where the house sits whch acts as our drive way and and has garage at the end of it. its quite long could fit about 3 cars on it. It land locks a piece of land…
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Remortgaging and letting a house that you currently live in?
What if you have been living in the house for 5 years... if we can't sell (looking that way) am considering renting it out instead. I would also look at remortgaging through another lender... We currently have 75% (or more) equity. Might look to draw down on that - either at the time of remortgage or later. Better (or even…
