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Am I in a spot of potential bother?!
I have just been to fill out the paper work and pay the £100 admin fee's for an apartment I will be renting at the beginning of March. This afternoon I had an email from a friend who has been house hunting in the area saying she found the place I want to rent up for Sale. Should I still go ahead with the plan to rent this…
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Buying
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PVC Ventian blind replacement
Hi all, prob wrong place to post but i need to replace an old 'bamboo' style blind that was attached with two hooks. I was wondering if PVC ventian blinds can be attached in a similar fashion? I.e minimal rework on my part :P
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Private tenants and witholding rent
I have been a private tenant for 10 years in the same property. Damp has been found and the Landlord informed and they have told me they will put the repair right. They have not done so and I feel they are not that interested. There has been damage caused to clothing and furniture. I am also addressing some health issues…
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landlord being repossessed
Good Afternoon, We recently started renting a new property from a private landlord, his family live in spain and he works over he running his own business. We get people knocking at the door constantly asking for our landlord saying he owes money to HMRC for his business. We've been getting a few letters from some company…
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Selling survey to vendors
Hi there. We have (probably) lost out on a house we were buying, after our buyers vanished off the face of the earth. Stupidly perhaps, we had a survey/searches done before our buyers, and as we are several hundred pounds out of pocket, I'm thinking of ways to recoup some cash. Has anyone ever tried 'selling' the survey…
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Landlord Problems - any help/advice appreciated!
Hi all, I'm having problems with my landlord, and someone suggested I posted the details here to see what you lot reckon, so here goes! I'm a tenant in the first floor flat of a house converted into two flats. I have an assured shorthold tenancy agreement due to expire this coming September. I've been here since September…
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FTB MyChoice Homebuy advice
Hello, I really think I need advice as I'm in a bit of a situation. Let me give my background... I currently work in Central London on a salary of £25k. I work shifts and often start at 5am so need to live pretty close (at the moment I live in Lambeth). My OH also works in central on £20k. We are currently renting and have…
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What to do ??
Hi my wife and i bought our 2 bed flat from the council for £37,500, we took a mortgage of £50k to cover some upgrading etc. we are considering moving to a new house but are unsure if this is the right time to do it, the flat below us was sold for £93k last month so assuming we have a £40k profit should we buy now using…
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Estate Agents!
We have just made an offer on a property and have been advised by the Estate Agent that we must go through their own Mortgage Adviser??? We already have a Broker who has helped us in the past so are reluctant to change. Can they make us use their advisor?
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shall I hand the keys back to mortgage provider ? help !
My buy to let has been on the market for 7 months now with only 2 viewings,One made an offer of 80k last july which I refused stupidly.The house is valued at 95k is for sale at 90k and motgage outstanding is 78k. I have a tenant at the property in arrears who is never happy, always giving me stress over silly things and…
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Shared Ownership Good or Bad Deal?
Anyone actually on the scheme or work with it on a daily basis? Just wondering if its a cost effective way of doing it. Example of a property Rightmove = £60000 mortgage / £156p/m rent Are these properties overpriced at 100% equity or are they actually a good deal?
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Buying the freehold
Hi, We bought our house in 1975 and at the time the option was to either buy the freehold or stay leasehold. We could not afford to purchase the freehold at the time and so paid a yearly lease. We have now decided to buy the freehold but in the meantime have had a letter from the owners of the lease telling us that as we…
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Impact of Building Control Decision on Home Insurance?
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Tenancy
My son, who is at uni, has signed a contract, no deposit given. The tenancy will start mid September 2009 until June 2010, there will be six people in total in the house all with there own contracts, they all know each other and went to view together. My son has now decided that he will be transferring to a new uni and if…
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getting out of a rental contract 4 months early? long - sorry
Can anyone gove some advice please? Perhaps someone on here has been in our situation? Basicallw we have rented our house since nov 2007. Since we moved in we have had many problems such as electrical sockets producing HUGE make-you-jump-out-of-your-skin sparks when you turn them on, a problem with the CRD (?) being…
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council tax - unoccupied flat
Hi everyone i moved out of the flat 2 months before the tenancy end date, i'm still paying the rent as the landlord not found a new tenant. My question is what should i do with the council tax. I'm still paying the council tax. is it possible for me to convine the council for any discount as the property is empty. Thanks.
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How does this work..?
Hi, We own a 2 bed flat in Surrey. Still owe £192k on mortgage. Obviously not thinking about selling it at all, but we are originally from the north so if we wanted to go back and rented this place out, would be still be able to get a mortgage on a house in the north? We used all of our savings to put the deposit down on…
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offer on house? percentage to offer
Having been out of the housing market for nearly 2 years, we have found a nice house today (house has only been on the market since yesterday) its under our budget and the owner did hint at accepting an offer its a 4 bed det for £380k, and there's a slightly larger 5 bed det next door for 450k, I was thinking of offering…
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Please really need advice.
This may be in the wrong place so please move if so and i will do posts on other threads if thats ok as we urgently need help. my DH's grandad died a couple of months ago and left my MIL and his son his house with a bequeath to each grandchild. My MIL and her brother have been discussing what to do with the house and were…
