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Surveyor, help!
Just had a call from the surveyor who has turned up to look at the house we want to buy. I’m not confident they’re going to do a thorough job. First of all he asked me if there was anything in particular I wanted him to look at. Eh, does he want me to tell him how to do his job? Then he rephrased it to anything in…
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handing in notice
Were about to hand notice on our house (6 month contract started 01 August 2007, continued on a periodic agreement since) In our original contract there was a clause saying we had to give 2 months notice when we wanted to leave I now know that legally we only have to give 1 but my H is adamant we are going to give 2 so the…
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Bought Off Plan 4 years ago!! House finished 2 years ago!! Still not got the keys!!
Serious problem. Bought off plan 4 years ago. Saw finished property 2 years ago, only waiting for utilities to be connected. Developers went bust twice and the current developers are insisting I must pay for the house or they will sue for the difference between the price at auction and asking price. The original price was…
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Is my landord legal?
A few years ago I was looking for a shared house to stay in and a collegue at work offered me a room in a house he owns and lived in, he also had lodgers in the other rooms. I have never signed a tennancy agreement, but others have (the others have but from something downloaded from the internet :eek:). We pay rent with…
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Another 'How Much to Offer' question I'm afraid
I'm sorry to add to a long list of people asking this question, but here are the details...... 3 Bed in Cardiff for sale for £170k Sold in 2003 for £116,500 Highest price paid in street was £175 at peak in 2007 Most houses sold on street for around £145-170 in past couple of years Doesn't need any work doing to it I'm a…
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Disabled man has to crawl up his stairs
Following a recent newspaper article on Eddie McHugh, who is actually my brother-in-law, (http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article2255451.ece) I wonder if anyone is able to clarify what the situation is regarding the law on housing in Scotland. Eddie's situation is dire, as he has already had one leg…
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Where to live in the South?
Hi Guys and Gals, I'm really not sure if this is the right board to post on - if not I hope someone can move it to somewhere more suitable. I have a job offer to start next October based in London. The main train stations that serve the area I am working in are Charing Cross and Waterloo. I am currently looking at prices…
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Solicitor Conveyancing Quote
Hi, I am in the process of selling my flat and I would appreciate some advise over my choice of solicitor. The flat has a share of the freehold (therefore not standard sale), and I have recently gone through a lease extension. So I have decided to ask the same solicitor (who dealt with my lease extension) to quote on…
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Landlord Help Please!
Hi i wont go through all the details but here goes. I sent a letter to my landlord at the end of january explaining that i was giving 1 month's notice and i would be moving out at the end of feb, i then received a letter on saturday saying i hadn't paid my rent from Sept to Feb which totalled £1125.00 (My bank had not set…
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FTB - Struggling with offer prices!
Hi there, new to the forum and after a bit of advice. We have a mortgage offer in place and deposit with no chain so in a good position to buy. We have just been let down on one property as after the survey they found masses wrong with it and couldnt justify the extra cost. We have now seen another property that we want to…
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responsibility for water feature
Hi moving into a rented house in a couple of weeks. The owner is very particular which is fine as I will treat and respect the place like my own. My only slight worry is a very large very heavy 2 tier fountain style water feature on the patio. The landlord has expressed concerns over it with my 2 children (my son does like…
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Help, Landlord wanting to keep part of deposit!
Long story, but I'll try to keep it brief, moved into a property mid October, not the property originally agreed to rent, but landlord not ready to move out, so agreed to rent his other house on a temporary basis, till original house was ready. House was full of damp and mould and generally not very nice, the damp didn't…
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discrepancy of selling price (between 2 estate agencies)
Hi, Wonder if anyone can shed some light on the following subject. We want to put our house on the market because we want to move to another county to be nearer family. Two estate agents came to view our property. One of them said they would put it on the market for £138K and the other said £120K. We paid £148K for it (we…
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Who owns the exterior walls of a block of flats?
I am the chairman of our small management company, which owns the freehold of our block of six flats. Each of the 6 flat owners is a Director of the company. We need to upgrade the current TV aerial system as the present one will not receive digital signals in some of the flats. We are investigating the possibility of…
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Is this legal?
Hi all, I could really do with your help as I'm in an emotional situation with my daughter. She's rented houses for about 6-7 years now, and not one can she provide a reference for because of unpaid bills and rent. One place the electricity and gas people actually broke into the house and installed meters because of unpaid…
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has anyone used mouseprice.com?
as per header, has anyone looked on mouseprice.com for house valuations and were they any good at valuations. The house we liked I had offered 417k on and it was rejected on monday, just checked mouseprice and it is showing at £417,400. I know i cant based it that price totally but i thought it was uncanny that i was only…
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Reserved property with decline in valuation
Hi, I'm new to the forum but already have found plenty of useful information, so cheers all. The current situation I face is that I have had a £500 reservation fee on a apartment now for over 4 months as the builder agreed to a late completion (Apr-May) to coincide with the end of my rental agreement. The price I agreed…
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FTB: Our (terrbile) experience so far...
Hi all, So here is our experience so far.... Monday 2 Feb -We had an offer accepted for a 3 bed detached, at 8k under the asking price, which we were happy with. The house had been repossessed, and the vendors were the bank/repo company. Tues 3rd - Solicitors instructed Thurs 5th - We apply for our mortgage with Britannia,…
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Buying part of my garden from Network Rail
Hi, I would be grateful if anyone had any advice regarding this matter I live next to a railway line and part of my garden is Network Rail's land. They have more than doubled the rent of the land they got from the previous house owners and I would like to buy it from them. It can't be more than 60m long x>1m increasing to…
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New tenancy - old tenant still in
I have signed on a new property, paid my rent and deposit with an agency and due to move in next week. The current tenant has decided they aren't going to move out. I have sold my house and paid removals etc already. Where do I stand?
