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Cancelling agreement with renting agency
Can anyone advise. I've been renting my property via an agency for the past 3 years to the same tenant. I did sign an agreement at the time that stated I will continue to rent the property to the tenant placed by the Agency. I now wish to take on the management myself, therefore removing the agency. Yet the agency say I…
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Breached Missives (Scotland)
Any advice appreciated My house sale was due to complete this Friday (missives were signed in late oct). I found out today that the buyer was pulling out as they have been unable to get a mortgage. The buyer is therefore in breach of contract and I have been told that they will be liable for reasonable losses. However, I'm…
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EA query - mind-boggling situation
I own a flat and have it up to let with a number of letting agents. In the meantime, my next door neighbour approached me (no marketing on my part) and asked if I would sell it. We've now agreed on a figure, subject to survey. Now one of the letting agents has rung me up and said that he has a buyer for my flat. He wants…
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When did DHSS renters become the new social outcasts?
My sister is divorced with twelve-year-old twins. She has successfully rented a cottage for the last ten years, never been behind on her rent, never missed a payment. Because her son is disabled she has only ever been able to work part time but the DHSS have supplemented her income with housing benefit. Now she wants to…
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warning to would be landlords!
Hi just heard that a house we were looking to rent last year (about 4mths ago) was raided at the weekend. the new tenants had turned it into a cannabis green house. This was a 4 bed detached house in a very respectable area and the rent was £1700 a mth. The place is trashed - full of mould all the floors and ceiling ruined…
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New Landlord Needs Help
I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT ADVERTISING MY PROPERTY FOR RENT. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 26 FEB 2008. CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I CAN STIPULATE ON THE ADVERT EG NO BENIFITS ETC, (YOU KNOW WHAT IM GETTING AT) AND IS IT RECOMMENDED AND HOW SHOULD I WORD IT. LOL ANY ADVICE ON BEEN A NEWBIE LANDLORD GREATLY APPRECIATED. ALSO…
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Need some help on housing
[FONT="]ello Me and my partner signed our tenancy agreement on 15th December 2008. The property is in a bad state and we were given £70 to decorate (didn't get much!) anyway...we were ready to move in and the night we did move in it was freezing the heating was broke. The thermostat was off the wall, before we even…
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Leasehold Help
Guys, I'm a bit angry at the moment, I have come home to a bill for £215.42 from the leasehold management company. They have "informed" me that they will be taking this money, from my account (via direct debit) in three weeks. They claim in their letter that they have had to conduct some unforeseen works to "the pumps"…
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Renting my home and capital gains tax..
I am getting myself more and more muddled, the more I read!....Please can someone put me right if i'm wrong, or help me with this set of circumstances. I own my own home, mortgage free, which I have lived in for 12 years. My new husband and I have bought a house together for which we have a joint mortgage, but we have not…
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Tenants in Common/Joint Tenants - how to tell from Deeds?
I am acting as executor for a deceased estate and I have just obtained a copy of the land registry extract of the title deeds. The property has two names under the heading 'Proprietor' but I connot work out how you can tell if it is joint tenants or tenants in common. Any pointers?
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Advise on Lease
Can anyone advise me how I can upload a PDF file from my Computer so someone can see if this lease looks okay. I have a couple of reservations about it but am checking it over for someone.
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Freeholder / Tennant dispute county court help
Hi, Our freeholder/landlord is refusing to give us permission to non-structural works (i.e. just involves moving a bathroom). We have been advised by a solicitor to apply to the county court, deeming him unreasonable further to Section 19 of the Landlord & Tenant Act (As Amended). Does anyone know if applying to the county…
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Consent to Rent on a Residential Mortgage?
I bought a flat recently and am now considering not moving in to it as they have started laying people off where I work. My mortgage is with HSBC on a tracker and the rate is quite low for the present. Im half anticpating that they might invoke some rule or say that it cannot be done without being stung for a hefty…
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hi there, a little advice re rental agreement
hi all well for those that know of our desperation to get off the dreadful estate we did it, just didnt buy went into private rent instead. anyhow someone "in the know" has had a look at our tenancy agreement and has said that because the dates are wrong (i.e. agreement is for 6mth e.g. 2nd feb -1 aug, but our dates equal…
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Implications of Lodger
I have had lodgers in the past without issue. Current situation is I have a two bed house, which 1 bed has been converted into my office, and I spend every night at my fianc!s house. Seeing as the house is empty, I thought it would be ideal to get another lodger in from the local hospital. Would there be any implications…
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Unhappy with Estate Agent
Hi Guys Just a bit of advice really, when we chose our EA one of the factors we took in consideration was advertising. The one we went with in Novemeber advertised with a well known website and it said so in their documentation (but isn't mentioned on the contract) and then we were told that we would also be on another one…
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Can you sue a tenant for financial loss?
I have been letting my house to a tenant who has trashed it and stopped paying the rent. Their tenancy finished last year and the agent's are having to take legal action to get them to move out. I had intended to sell the house last year at the end of their tenancy. Does anyone know if I can sue the tenant for the…
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Moving to Edinburgh from Cornwall, help pls!
Hi - I hope it's OK to post this here! I'm planning to move to Edinburgh and live in Cornwall. I'm looking for the best way to move my things to the new place. I won't be bringing anything big like a wardrobe but will most likely be bringing my PC. Basically it's not enough stuff to hire a company like Pickfords but too…
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Can someone please advise me on this in my lease
I have a lease which runs out on 13 feb 2009 on the back of the lease I have a notice to quit all signed < I've copied it word for word for you> ********************************************************* Notice to Quit We, the undersigned as landlord hereby give you notice to quit and remove from the premises known as “…
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Need to move away fast - need advice pls x
Hi Due to a severe breakdown in my relationship I can longer cope living where I am. I want to literally pack my bags and run and need some advice & help with how to do this. The property i live in is owned by my parents and there is no mortgage on it. Its vale is roghly £145k but obviously with the credit crunch etc, i…
