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Studio Apartment bought in Bulgaria
Hi, I'm after some advice.. I bought a studio apartment in Bulgaria in 2006 for 61,500 EUROS and own 50% of the apartment. The complex is now complete and the developer requires the remaining 50%. = Paid £27000 owe - 37000 EUROS - I've used finance in the UK to fund the first 50% and at the time (2006) planned to fund the…
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Who finishes when developer goes bust?
I am hoping that someone might know from a legal point of view the answer to a question about what we do once the developer of our estate has gone into liquidation. We will be speaking to our solicitor but he is on holiday for a couple of weeks and it isn't urgent so we shall wait. The man in question is here…
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Anybody know what "tennent incentives" are
Hello We are looking at rightmove at the moment as our current AST runs out in August, so we are checking prices and seeing how long properties are stayin on the website. On a couple of the properties we have seen "tennent incentives" does anybody know what these are? Has anybody rented a place that had tennent incentives?…
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Bryant new build, what to offer?
Hi all, My fiancee and I are looking for our first house and went to visit a Bryant development today. During the course of the visit, the salesman mentioned that they had a 4 bed property come back on to the market (seller had been unable to sort mortgage). We were very impressed with the size of the house, the other…
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Contacting a vendor and doing without the EA
I've made an offer on a house. The EA I feel is stalling the vendor and frankly is making the situation worse. Whilst I am holding my ground and not being bullied into upping I do not believe that the vendor has all the details at hand. Vendor is abroad. House had internal flood damage and needs quite a lot of work. The EA…
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Right to exist???
I'm not sure if I've got this in the correct place but here goes. We're extending/renovating a property in Scotland and while we do we are living in temp accomodation on site. The accomodation is prefab units bolted together to provide 3 bed living. The council have us paying council tax on both the derelict property we…
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How much does it cost to put a deposit in a protected scheme?
My landlord is privately sorting contract + deposit protection. He is a little uneasy about doing all this his self so I am inquiring how much it costs to place a deposit in a scheme? And where would be the best place to send it? Cheers.
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purchase of house with loft conversion
we have offered the asking price on the purchase of a 4 bedroomed semi-detached house and it has come to light that the 4th bedroom (loft conversion) has only a certificate of completion of work for the new staircase and dormer window. There is no other documentation for joist reinforcement and roof insulation. What should…
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Letting my flat - should I use an Agency or DIY?
Greetings! I'm moving a long way out of London in 4 weeks time, but keeping ownership of my Docklands flat. Currently we're surrounded by boxes. It's not pretty, and not ideal for viewing.When we move out we'll get the place professionally cleaned, and it will be a fully furnished duplex delight with Plasma TV, parking…
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My House dosn't Heat up !!
Hi Everyone, This is my first post on the site, im kinda just hoping for a little advice. I bought a newbuild from Barratt 3.5 years ago and from the very beginning the ground floor has always been extremely cold so much so its unlivable. My house is a three storey townhouse with the thermostat in the living room, so as…
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What does "20% off Agency Fees" actually mean?
Ok one of the rental agencies in my area has the following statement added to all/most of it's rightmove adverts (nothing on it's own website about it...): "Winter Warmer! 20% Off Agency Fees for all new Tenancies agreed by the end of March 2009" What is that likely to equate to? 20% off of the asking price for the rental?…
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shared house to buy and rent
I would appreciate some advice on an idea I've had, the background is my Dad lives in house but when it is sold he is entitled to 25%. My fella is currently thinking of buying late this year and is saving towards that. So is it viable for my fella to buy 75% of the house my Dad lives in? Would a mortgage company be able to…
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Recommend a solicitor
Hello, I am looking for a good solicitor to purchase a flat. Any reccommendations please.
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First time buyer.. help!
Hi, Firstly my apologies as I am probably going to sound thick and you will have probably given advice to FTB's a million times! My partner and I have started to look at buying a house, our current contract for our rented property is up soon and we really dont want to renew, or carry on renting. We have seen a property…
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Offer to buy - investment company
I have just been approached by an investment company who are offering to bid for my property which is currently on the market. Does anyone out there have experience of such an approach and if so, how did things work out? I suspect that their bids would be substantially below asking or market price but just curious for…
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Is their an official landlords authority?
I am renting out my property in the UK whilst living overseas and am doing this through an estate agent but since the tenant has moved in I have received only a small amount of the rent due to me from the agent who does not answer emails or call me back. Is their an official body I need to speak with as I'm not sure where…
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Over pay mortgage or save deposit?
Hi, Just wanted to ask some advice about the best way to use our money at the moment. Myself and OH live in a house that he owns, tracker mortgage with about 10k equity based on prices now. We are planning to buy a house together when we find 'our dream house'. We have spoken to a financial advisor and could rent our…
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How do OH and I work the mortgage out??
Hi all, Sorry if there is a similar thread already on this.....takes me forever to find them! When I met my OH I had my own house which I sold when I moved in with him, to his house. As I was going off to Uni as a mature student he told me that he would continue paying the mortgage, bills etc as he would have to anyway if…
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National Homebuyers has any one any advice about companies like this/
Hi All, just seen ad for this company on tv we are considering selling house, prob below market value for a quick sale and was wondering if anyone had dealt with these type of companies who "guarantees to make a formal offer to purchase your home"
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Buying a property - is share of freehold a bad idea?
Does anyone know about shares of freeholds? We're feeling bruised after being gazumped (yes seriously) yesterday on a property. There's another property we really like and considered putting an offer in on a while ago. What stopped us is that it is a 'half house'. So our bit would be a house but would share a communal…
