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Where to look for repossessed houses to buy?
Hiya, No judgements about our evilness for taking advantage of someone else's situation or comments on not buying etc please :o Individual circumstances and all that ;) Just asking for a bit of advice, myself and OH currently looking at properties as FTB'ers. At this time we are (obviously) hoping to get a bargain and we…
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Problem with sale of flat
Hi, I dont know if this is the right place for this but.... In May 2008 ago I sold my old flat in Essex, it took 13 months to sell due to a problem with cracking in the building that needed sorting out. Put simply the building was constructed on land that wasnt sound and eventually led the building moving slightly in one…
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Part Exchange
Ive noticed a lot of agents boards with 'part exchange considered' written on them. I understand how PE works when exchanging with a builder for a new build or something but how does it work for a resale property to another resale property? Confused! thanks
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Leak from Attic
My son has almost completed a six month tenancy on a house share. They have paid the full six months rent without any problem. The other house share friend moved out about six weeks ago and my son found he was unable to afford all the bills on his own. He therefore moved in with me for a few weeks. Unfortunately, because…
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Buying HIP through EA - can I change my mind?
I've realised too late, we're being ripped off:o and I told my EA on instruction to let the company they recommended do our HIP. They've not started doing it yet, they've only tried calling me to arrange it. Will the EA get shirty if I call them to say we're arranging it ourselves? On the agreement I signed, the EA only…
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Non-Resident Landlord Scheme - help!
Hi I am about to register for the Non-Resident landlord scheme. I live abroad but have a flat to rent out in the UK which I am going to do with a letting agent. For the last year I have been renting my flat out to my niece, from who I received rent. She no longer rents from me. This was a private agreement with no letting…
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Renting advice needed
We have been in a flat since 1st March '08 and have found somewhere else to move to. The problem is, we only found the new house last week and have not been able to give my current landlord 1 months notice. I've spoken to her and she has given me 2 options 1) Leave at the end of this month and our deposit will not be…
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Help or Advice please
Hi, Wondering if anyone could give a liitle advice to myself and my other half. We are first time buyers in northern ireland. We have been approved a monentum mortgage with the ulster bank. Being that the developer will pay our deposit for a house in a new development. We have seen a 3 bed semi that we like. Asking price…
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leaving tenancy early
Hi We initially took out a 12 mth tenancy which we renewed on a 6mth tenancy in november last year.Since november we have had problems with our heating and despite numerous requests from us and the letting agent (who only act as tenant finders) the problem has not been resolved...we have been promised an engineer will come…
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How do you live in bungalow?
So, more house hunting today has led us to consider putting in an offer on a bungalow. A bungalow has never been something that I have ever considered, I always thought I would graduate from my 2 bed 1960s purpose built flat,, to a pretty, victorian cottage or something like that. However, with problems finding something…
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Estate Agents Commission
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice.... We had our haouse on the market last year, we decided after 3 months to tke it off the market as was the wrong time to sell and the agency was so rude and pushy. Last week we put it back on the market with a different agent. We had 2 viewings, an offer was made which we…
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Process for buying new build
We are looking to buy a new build house but not sure what is the process. The house is already built but inside no decoration, no kitchen, no wiring etc. The builder (persimmon) told us, we would have to pay a deposit and reserve a place. But at what point do we negoiate on the price? The house we are looking for is on the…
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deposit protection scheme
Hi, Would appreciate some advice. We moved out of a rented property a couple of weeks ago and our deposit is in the DPS. However, it was only placed in the DPS 6 months after the tenancy started after we raised the issue with our letting agent of never having received details – we have contracts etc to prove this. As it…
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Bizzare housenetwork pricing..
Ok, I have far too much time on my hands, but... ...was reading another thread on here where someone was saying that quite a few people using housenetwork.co.uk were not pricing their properties realistically... Well I haven't looked at housenetwork before, so thought that I would have a nose. :) I was looking in the South…
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Removals Firms...
OK so we might actually be moving... :beer: We are making a long distance move, potential overnight delay - with LOTS of stuff, Not a lot of furniture to be honest, but what there is is B I G and there are a lot of books, china, a couple of chandeliers, an upright piano, some heavy garden statues/pots, and the entire…
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Most tax efficient way to finance BTL?
I'm in the process of purchasing a BTL in Kent and want some opinions on the financing options. Firstly some background info, I'm not a UK resident so I fall under the non UK resident landlord scheme with respect to taxation and believe I'll have 20% tax withheld by the letting agent. I will then make up recover the…
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Deductions from deposit
Hi I am moving out in a week - the landlord came round today while I was out and then sent me this email - The curtain rail in the living room has been pulled down and broken The carpets in all the rooms are dirty There is pencil, crayon and felt tip scribbling on the walls in the living room, dining room, hall and stairs,…
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Can You Be A Landlord But Not An Owner?
Hi All, I am about to inherit a flat and I intend to let it out. I am the sole beneficiary to the flat (left to me by my father) but I'm not in the best of health. I want to put both my name and my wife's name on the tenancy agreement as Landlords. Does anyone know if this is allowed, or whether there are any tax…
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Hello, sticky situation, good advice very welcome.
Hello, i'm Dan OK, so here's my story. I'm in the RAF i got posted so had to up sticks to another part of the country and was left with the dilemma of selling or renting my property. Basically my sister needed to move on so i accepted her offer of becoming a lodger/tenant/someone to look after my place. Anyway, she moved…
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Putting in an offer, help appreciated!
Hi all, I have been lurking on the site for a couple of weeks now, reading as much as I can find. My fiancee and I have found a house that we would like to buy. It is a 3 bed semi and next door to great friends of ours so we know the area well. It is currently priced at offers over 120k (since Nov '08). It has been on the…
