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Flat renting advice
On 1st March last year, my boyfriend and I rented a flat through a letting agency for a year. The flat is effectively a third of a house which is completely separated from the other two thirds (i.e. no rooms or facilities in common bar the driveway.) The landlord lives in the other two thirds. We are now at the end of our…
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Property Mentor
I have recently been to free taster seminar with Property Mentor,which covers BMV property purchase with cash positive rentals.I was very impressed until they quoted the price for the full 2 day course £5000+,which is ten times the amount of many other courses that make the same claims.I would be grateful for any feedback…
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Yikes....
i accidently gt eyebrow dye on the carpet in my rented house! does anyone reckon the LL will crack up with me? it was an accident and ive tried my best to remove it but i cant shift it!!!! :confused:
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Quick Sales
Has anyone heard of http://www.getanoffer.co.uk/ or have they used it and have got geuine reviews??
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Offerring on a Repossed House
We have found a bungalow we would really like to buy. However, it is repossed and needs quite a bit of work. We have put an offer in and we have been told by the Estate Agent that there are three other parties who have put an offer on it. As there are a few parties interested the EA has advised that the 'corporate client'…
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Interesting call from EA
I viewed a property just over a week ago (Valentines Day). EA called back next working day for feedback as usual- I told him I liked the house and that it would be kept on my list. I literally just got a call from EA to tell me that the house had an offer on it that the vendor was considering and that if I was interested…
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Is it right time to move?
We've been offered a really good deal and was wondering if time is right to do it. A family member has acquired a property we have like for ages. It is valued at £235,000. He has said to us that we can have it by doing a part exchange on our currant property. He valued ours at £150,000(which is correct) and said would take…
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Mail shots: any one have any experience buying or selling this way?
When we were living in London we used to receive many letters exressing interest to buy either from potential purchasors directly or via agents. I was wondering if anyone here had found their dream house or a buyer as a result of one of these mail shots.
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buy to let-max ltv?
hi can you still get 85% mortgages for buy to let? its a remortgage. also what rates are we looking at? the fsa.gov/compare tables doesnt specify buy to let cheers!
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Current house price - historical level - where are we ?
Where abouts do people think prices have regressed back to at the moment ? What are people offering at (using sites like houseprices.co.uk) ?
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Letting Deposit Dispute Advice
Hi there everyone, i need some advice xx Just moved out of a house that i have been renting for just over 4 years. I have had monthly checks every three months and never had any problems. I have just moved out and now the Landlord is complaining. He says that he wants all the carpets cleaned and the walls repainted even…
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Not sure what to do...any help?
Hi everyone :wave: Basically me and OH have been living together for about a year. We moved into a very overpriced rented flat last april and moved back in with my parents a few weeks ago as I am unemployed and OH can't afford to pay all the bills. We live in Cumbria and I am finding it difficult to get any type of job…
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The Lighthouse- Manchester City Centre
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A house it live and a house to rent?
looking forward a fair way into the future and wonder is if anyone can give any pointers I'm currently living in my girlfriends house with her and one lodger, me and the lodger pay her rent. All fine and comfortable, saving a good amount for a deposit as lodger covers it. Me and my girlfriend are looking to get a place of…
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who is the guarantor
Hi I have been asked by a member of the family for some advice regarding a guarantor situation. The family member works for a family business as a ltd company. They have a lease whereby they (the company) are tenants, and the company director is the guarantor. The address for the tenants (the company) is the actual address…
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As a buyer can I change estate agents?
Hello there, I'm interested in buying a house that is for sale with 3 estate agents. I've viewed the house twice with one estate agent (we'll call him Mr Spiv). When I spoke to Mr Spiv this morning to arrange another viewing I was quite honest about my feeling that although I really like the house I'm concerned that it is…
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Is smoking ban legally enforceale in a rented property.
I rent out a property and one of the rules is No smoking inside the house. A friend of mine has on two occasions seen one of my tenants leaning out of the bedroom window with a cigarette.. What makes it even worse, when I went to the house there is a mound of butts under the window as proof. My question is, is this legally…
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Is this normal - landlord storing their stuff at property
Hi We're due to sign our lease on a rental property and move in this weekend. At the time when we saw the house we questioned what a small bolted door was for on the landing near the loft conversion. EA said they would look into it. After chasing it up several times today I was told that it is infact a small loft/ roof…
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Worried About Landlord Problems at End of Tenancy
Hiya all, Hubby and mine's tenancy is up in August (couldn't come too soon!) and we can't wait to move out. We've had a multitude of problems since we moved in 2 years ago and it turns out the landlord has moved to India and the property is now being "looked after" by the landlord's uncle. Any problems we've had with the…
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Looking to let home..in need of advice!!
Hi, I have just registered on this site and I am need of advice! I (prematurely!) bought my first home in 2007, and now only 18 months down line would like to get rid either by selling or letting it out. I have contacted my lender and I am in negative equity and also have a £5000 penalty charge to pay if I wish to sell, so…
