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Insurance on empty houses
My late mothers house is up for sale. It has been empty now since August. Does anyone know of a firm that will insure the property as most don't seem interested if it is empty. The heating is on low everyday for a couple of hours and I check the property regularly, also near neighbours are keeping an eye on it, but I would…
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Credit check help-urgent please!
Hi everyone! right, me and my boyfriend rent our flat at the moment, we are thinking about looking into buying a property towards the end of the year.. the problem is is that we are going to get credit checks to see our score now and if there is anything we need to flag up and sort out. my other half has his no problem and…
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who makes the decision?
applied for a rental through homelet, they have contacted my employer today, and said they will have the info with the agent by 9am tomorrow. who then decides if we get tenancy or not? my rating is poor, with a few late payment issues/defaults etc, which i have been honest with agent about. who decides whether we get…
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solicitors fees £1428.23!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is the total cost my solicitors are charging me £1428.23 for a purchase only. this seems a rip off to me, or is it normal?
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Taking LL to court, NOT UK
Before anyone yells about this being O/T as not UK, having mntioned this in another thread sometime ago I was asked by a couple of people to keep them abreast of how my case in Italy case goes. The case, and inded the apartment, is in Milan, and the reason I'm posting now is bcause this week is the deadline for the LL to…
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tennant responsibilities
We lost all our electrical power apart from lights last night and so this morning our agency sent out an electrician. He reset the trip switch after switching off all appliances. This did the trick. Our agency now tells us that we will be charged for call out next time as this was a simple thing to fix. I'm keen to know if…
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first time buyer - list of expenses to account for?
Hi, We are in the process of putting together a budget for buying a house (first time buyers). We have seen a house we like and have put in an offer so now I am getting together a list of quotes for the various and miscellaneous charges/costs. The house is freehold and only one seller. The house is £138k. We have a 10%…
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Building Insurance - tax scam?
My incredibly dodgy freeholder has insured our property (I am the sole leaseholder) for buildings insurance with a rebuild value of over £1,000,000. Yes £1 million to rebuild a 3 story Victorian house in north London. The terms of my lease dictate that he organises the insurance, at his discretion, and I have to pay 50%.…
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Landlord hasn't taken my money!
I have been in a rented house (very happily) for the past year and in Dec. the contract was up for renewal - the letting company wrote to say that they would do me a new contract for 6 months so I wrote back and said that I wanted it for 12 months could they please send me the contract post haste. I have yet to receive the…
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Haggle on a New Build?
Me and OH have been saving for a few years and with the market moving in the direction we want it to we're looking to take the plunge in the coming year. Looking for 4 bed detached. We've been looking at New Builds and old properties. OH likes the idea of New Build. Having looked at the market we have a few developments…
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tenant wants to leave before AST end
Hello, I have a tenant that signed an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement on the 26 September 2008. It is for a fixed term of 6-months. Today, the tenant has given notice that he wishes to leave at the end of January. Where do I stand? Am I legally correct that the tenant is responsible for the rent for the whole 6-month…
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my full management estate agent do not pay my rent
please help , i am the landlord and anegt recieve the money from tenant but don't pay it to me. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: i keep calling them but they either do not anser the phone and mobile or telling me that they pay the rent but they don't ( just pack of lies) it is 3 months that they dont pay my money and i keep ring…
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advice please? rent out house or room?
hi there, can anyone please help me, in march im moving to the other end of the country to be with my partner, i have secured a job and just waiting for a start date, i have a three bed house in the north east and cannot decide what the best direction is to take regarding this, due to the market it is not a option to sell,…
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RE: Residential mortgage with tenants
Apologies, I imagine this sort of subject crops up far too often. In a nutshell: I bought off-plan and completed last summer (08) with the intention of renting for the first year. The by-to-let deal I had agreed fell through as interest rates grew and so I was forced to accept a residential mortgage. I am now in the…
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My nightmare almost flat purchase
Warning: this is going to be a rant. Back in November, I viewed a nice and decently priced 2-bed flat. It is the first floor of a converted two story Victorian terraced. There was a little snag: although the two flats are separate for council tax and utility purposes, they are owned by the same person. This means that…
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Cape Verde Vila Verde - late delivery
I have a property nearing completion in Cape Verde, and the contract says that the constructor should have delivered 31-12-08. As he sent me a letter saying he would deliver 24-1-09, does this constitute a Breach of Contract? Has anyone else had this problem? Please add your comments.
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off plan property
Can someone please help. We have bought off plan in Bulgaria but developer and UK based agent are supposedly at loggerheads. We just happen to be in the middle and can't seem to get any satisfaction from anyone. UK based agent Ambasun just seem to bury heads in sand while Bulgarian Developer say they are not sure if we…
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Me again with another problem!
Okay some people might recognise me around these boards because I have had problems with my Letting Agents from the start. I am moving out on 15th February, gave them 2 months notice and at the end of this month I will be paying my last month rent and that is fine. But today I got an email from the LA saying: 'We have a…
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Part deposit to be gifted from parents but what about paying back?
Hi, My Dad is going to gift we £7.5k to go towards a deposit for a house I am buying with my girlfriend. I understand that he can do this and neither of us have any tax issues with it, is that right? Not even if we make a profit and therefore made a profit on his money? What about paying it back to him? We are planning on…
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Please help - LL not paying utilities bills - is it a breach of contract?
I'm looking for some guidance. I am in an AST for a property (in England). I have left the property, as my partner and I broke up, but I am still on the contract. We have (authorised) sub-tenants in two of the rooms. Our contract with the LL states that she will pay the bills. (We make a fixed payment for utilities as well…
