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Questionably Bad Advice Given on here!!!!!! FTB Look HERE!
For the past months i have been studying a lot of forums and advice from many an expert of the property market from various sources such as Thisismoney.co.uk, my own personal IFA and my friends at HSBC. i have noticed that on these forums there is a total lack of people who actually understand what’s currently going on.…
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FTB - Any advice appreciated
Good morning....Having spent the last 3 hours reading through various threads on here, I've decided to register & post one of my own. I'm hoping people are able to offer some of the excellent advice I'd seen on other posts. A brief intro...I'm 27 years old and on a salary of just short of £27k, and being in the same job…
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Land Registry - Boundary question....
Hi, we have just received the Land Registry info for the house I am trying to buy, and on the map showing the red boundary line, it appears the boundary line surrounds the house and gardens, but also the pavement outside the front as well as the road infront of the property. The boundary finishes half way in the road, and…
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Buy or Rent?
Hello all ... newbie poster here, having lurked for ages. I would really appreciate your views on a dilemma we seem to be in. We managed to sell our house privately out of the blue and we complete on the 29th of this month. We are going into rented accommodation, picking up the keys on Saturday - the lease is the standard…
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Advice on renting property out
Hi I am thinking abour renting my 2 bedroom terraced house in Huddersfield. I have spent something like £3000 doing it all up to ensure that my tennants get their moneys worth. What I want to know is: 1.Is it better to let an estate agents look after it, get the tennants, collect the rent etc, or is better that I do…
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Deed of trust - do I need a solicitor?
Hi, My partner & I are in the process of buying our first property. We'd like a Deed of Trust drawn up and have been quoted £275+ VAT by a solicitor. I've seen downloadable Deeds of Trust on the web in the region of £25 & was wondering if anyone knows whether you need to have a solicitor to draw one up? Are the…
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Is he paying ??
Hi I` m not sure if my LL paying tax from rent that i pay him. I moved in to my LL house year ago. I known him erlier because he was LL in house that i rented erlier. I had to moved out from that place until contract finish and he said that I can moved out erlier but to one from his other houses. He showed me couple of his…
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large deposit not enough income
i want to put down 50% deposit and borrow $125k but i only earn £24k so banks will only offer me a £96k morgage is there any way do borrow the full amount? the payment will only rise by £160 per month so we can easily afford it.Any help much appreciated
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Advice about other peoples possesions?
Hiya al I'm not sure if you can help but thought it may be worth a shot asking anyway.. My sis (shes 42)had her boyfriend(hes 34) of 1 month move in with her,after 1 month they just couldnt get on as he is very controlling so he eventually moved into his own place,left all his stuff with her and they split up,this was…
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Reasonable negotiation on a part ex, your thoughts welcomed
** sorry for cocking up the title, typing on a laptop isnt my best skill ** Hi, I have this week begun the process of home part exchange on a new build with bovis. To cut a long story short I own a house in the north east but now live in herts due to work and relationship ending, currently lodging with someone down south…
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Fair rent / market rates
I'm trying to find some indicators for rent levels (in London) to understand where they are, and which way they are moving. Can anyone give me some pointers? Or tell me basically if rents are going up or down...? Thanks
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House is FREEZING. Does the LL have any obligations?
I'm writing on behalf of my best friend. Her house is constantly cold. It does not have gas central heating, but there are storage heaters in every room. Currently the warmest room in the house is the lounge, and the temperature averages about 13-14 degrees. The main bedroom is the second warmest room, with the temperature…
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First time buyer - unreasonable request from developer?
I just popped down my deposit to secure a new build apartment and was told that they will require the full deposit within 28 days - in my case this will be 75% of the purchase price so it's quite large. The property won't be available until october as they haven't built it yet. I can get the money so I didn't think it was…
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Can we do anything with our garage?
We have a SO house with garage underneath as it is a townhouse, we keep bikes, tools and general junk etc in it and never go in other than to put the washing in the tumble dryer! someone said the other day to use ot as storage for peoples things at a weekly rate but owndered if anyone else used theirs for anything else as…
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rent dispute
hi help required we rent at the moment and want to relocte back to manchester.but in the contract it has a clause that we can end it /or landlord .have spoken to estate agent and ,as the landlord is managing the house,they can not get involved but admit he is in breach now landlord is in australia on 6 month walkabout:mad:…
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Problem flat, Council wont allow me to move.
Looking for some help. I live in a council flat and there have been a string of problems in the past and they are still on-going, basically never ending where I live, partly due to one of the flats being reserved for those coming out of prison, etc. I was not made aware of this when I moved in several years ago, surprise,…
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new build - is it difficult to get a mortgage?
i have a small plot of land with full planning permission. please could someone let me know whether or not it's difficult to secure a mortgage to complete the build. i already have a £100,000 mortgage and hope to sell my current house for £150,000. the construction costs would, i estimate, be approx £150,000. any mortgage…
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buying, letting and selling houses
Hi all, I have developed a website that allows people to post their homes for free (either for sale or to let). People can search the site to find properties that are being posted. http://www.webprosindia.com/ukrealestateagent/ The site will have lots of details of the buying, letting and selling processes with excellent…
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Buying a place in Manchester
Hello The gf and I are now looking for a home....we are neither from the Manchester area but she works in Salford and me in Leeds and for her sake we decided to move into a place in Manchester 6 months ago so that she could get into work easily rather commute. So we like so much that we have decided to buy somewhere in the…
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New Purchase - Now Subsidence - Help!
Hi, I am new to this site and in need of some help/advice as to where I stand.. My partner and I purchased a property in August 2008, we didn't have a structural survey but did have a valuation survey which didn't highlight anything. at the time our mortgage advisor told us not to bother with the structural unless anything…
