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Moving to Manchester or areas surrounding
Hello, Due to work commitments, I'm making a move from Luton up to the Manchester area, with the misses and young baby in tow. I'm looking for opinions on areas to live. We do not want to be living in Manchester proper, one of the surrounding areas, Leigh is one choice. I'll need to be within 40 mins of "Ball Green,…
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Landlord's Gas service contracts
Hello Folks just wondered if any landlords out there have these and whether they recommend any? I was going to get a landlords check and boiler service but told this will be over £200 (inc. VAT) for both. British Gas are doing a landlord's service contract which includes the inspection certificate, service of boiler and…
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My offer was accepted !!! YAY !!!
Hi, Just wanted to share my excitement, my offer was accepted !!! :j I got a good £15,000 knocked off the asking price !!! Lots of things to do with the house, but at least feel, we can put our mark to it, with the reduction :j Quite happy !!! Lets hope all goes well until keys are in my hands :j
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Advice needed - Leaving tenancy early
Hi We have been renting a flat from a LA since September and have a 12 month contract. We have just found a bungalow for rent and are viewing it tomorrow. We have paid the rent on time and reported any issues with the flat straight away. One problem with the flat is we have damp/mould in the bedrooms and the windows are…
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Buying a house - searching by map online. websites?
Planning to buy house..need a few websites people use where you can browse properties on a map instead of a list. Some I know of already: https://www.globrix.com https://www.propertyfinder.co.uk https://www.oneonemap.com (seems to have died though with no sign of return) Do you guys know of any others? Many thanks
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Buying/selling at the same time, paying fees, plus other dumb questions
Firstly, I apologise if these questions are stupid. It's been years since I bought the house I live in and I can't remember how it all works, and I've never bought / sold at the same time. I'm still at the 'thinking about it' stage and am just starting looking into what's feasible. I have a mortgage that is 'portable'.…
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Embarassed to put low offer ... how to do it pain-free??
Hi, Just need some advice on how to put low offers when you intend to buy a property... First time buyer here, looking for a home to live, but not wanting to pay too much due to inexperience:confused: In all honesty, I feel embarassed :o to pick up the phone to say my offer, so was thinking, maybe email is better?? You…
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Should we move out to sell?
My partner and I are currently getting ready to sell our house. The problem is, my partner works from home and has lots of stock in the house which takes up a fair bit of room. We know that we need to declutter and am preparing to move some stuff into my parents for a while until we can move. However, my partner obviously…
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What offer do I make on Bryant new build
Hi This is my first post! Bryant new build - £325,000 2 years ago, now reduced to £250k. I am thinking of offering £200k - would like to calculate how much it cost them to build (ex land) - any ideas anyone? Any experience of low offers being accepted? Thanks.
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Unco-operative Lease Holder - Help Please???
We own a flat that is under a lease hold by the guy that runs his business in the same building. When we bought the property we agreed that he would have overall buildings insurnace and we would pay him yearly for our cover. Well, now our flat needs repair to the external walls (window and door) he is refusing to…
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Advice needed with buying land please
I am interested in what is described as a 'potential plot' of land next to an existing house in a cul-de-sac (no planning permission at moment). Can anyone tell me what I need to find out/which professionals I need to employ to see if this could be a plot for building my own house? Thanks
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Scotland - Fixed Price
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help answer a question? We've put an offer in for a property 10% below the fixed price but the estate agents say that there are other people interested (although no offers yet) and it may be going to a closing date. I'm confused as I thought closing dates were only for offers over? Any help is…
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Do letting agenst have legal requirement to inform prospective tenants of flood risk?
We have rented a bigger property & moved in Saturday. On Monday we had a letter plop on the doormat from the Environment Agency saying that we are at risk of flooding & to register with them so they can alert us. :eek: We are located by a river so it's hugely worrying. I did wonder why: A, For the size & location of the…
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Modular homes
I'm looking to buy a house sometime in the next couple of years with my partner, and I really like the idea of things like the Huf Haus, and modular homes are supposed to be cheaper then traditionally built houses. But Huf Haus are very expensive, they seem to focus on the higher end of the market, as do other modular…
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Mortgage Early Repayment Fee
Hi All, I am thinking about selling my house and moving into renting accommodation during the downturn. However I will have to pay an early repayment charge (3% of outstanding balance). So is will be 6k. Is there any way I could get out of this? Apologies if I am naive asking this question, as I signed the agreement.…
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Crazy not to accept offer?
Hi all, Can you give me your thoughts on whether or not I am being daft turning down the offer we've had on our house. We live in Portsmouth and bought our 3 bde terrace for 190k in Oct 2006. We went on the market to sell in June 2007, and accepted an offer at 205k, this fell through, we went back on again and accepted…
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Can I get a mortgage on Low Income
I am a single mother, 3 children, work part time. I desperately want to know if this is possible, or if the government have put into place any grants/schemes which I may qualify for and also are there any reputable mortgage lenders out there will to give someone like me a mortgage ? Katey:confused:
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Renewal of Tenancy - Tenant Reply Form - Jeffries Admin Charge
Hey guys and Girls, Me and my flatmate's tenancy is going to expire in about 2 months and our Letting Agency, Jeffries, has sent us a letter asking us to inform them of our intention to stay, move or one of us stay. Fair enough. However, tacked at the bottom of the second page is this lovely paragraph: I can't believe the…
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Stupid question time... how do you move house??
Hi there Please PLEASE forgive my ignorance on these matters. We don't have anyone close who can answer these questions so I hope that you guys don't mind! We have been living here for 8 yrs now, and really could do with moving to a larger property, but which do you do first? Sell this house (which needs a huge amount of…
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We are in serious trouble.......
My wife has just been sacked for stealing from her place of employment(£25,000 over a 12 month period - honestly, I had no clue and can not look round our home and spot where the money went) I dont have a well paid job - £1200 a month after tax - Our mortgage is £1000 a month, thanks to various re-mortgages over the years…
