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repossesion
hi my brother is currently renting his property the current tentant have now missed two payments how does he go about getting a resossesion notice and how long does this roughly take thanks in advance
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My teanent refuse to sign the leaving notice
Hi. Sorry to post this here, but i need some help. i am renting a house, and one of our teanants is refusing to sign a letter that we gave her as a "leaving notice". she is refusing to pay here share of the bills, and we need the room where she is, to have a member of our family there. we gave her the notice letter, but…
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Letting Agents Fees (to Landlords)
If you let your flat/property there are a number of fees associated with doing so, if you use an agency to let it for you. The charges quoted are as follows for a basic package, ie they wont be managing it: 1. Administration charge for preparation of tenancy agreement - £100 2. Energy Performance Certificate - £79 3. 10% +…
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Choosing Solicitors and buying in name of non-Uk Citizen
Hello - I've posted I think only once before so a newbie. I have made an offer on a house and need a solicitor for my situation, but afraid I may pay too much. I will live in the house, but it will be owned by my mother who's name it will therefore be in. I am a dual citizen, but she is not a UK citizen. The offer was made…
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Busy weekend for estate agents
Theres been plenty of reports on here about estate agents picking up and also reports of first time buyer coming Back but these figures are amazing. I just done a search for Gloucester on rightmove, now we all know that sstc does not always transfer to sales buy the figures do make it look like people are making offers. I…
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Busy weekend for estate agents
sorry double post look here/ http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1479553
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Err...Big Badger House 833 posts?
I am missing something here.. 833 posts on the Big Badger house. I haven't read it (except the OP) Is a noisy lodger that exciting? Maybe I should get a lodger :p
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First time buyer - problems with Chancel liability!!
Hello everyone! Me and my girlfriend are in the process of buying our first house and have come accross a few problems. We have received all the relevant information and was just about to sign the contracts for completion when we received the results of a Chancel search. Our house is on parish land and therefor is liable…
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buying the hard way
I would love one day to own something,but what chance have i got buying ? no savings etc minimum wage job,renting a waste of money is there any tips ???
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2.5 million people facing negative equity,
One homeowner in every five could become ensnared in negative equity as the recession bites, the City watchdog has warned. House prices may decline by 30 per cent from peaks reached at the end of 2007, the Financial Services Authority said, leaving 2.5 million people sitting on homes worth less than their mortgage. Some…
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Permission for conservatory from builders?
Hi, I am looking to move shortly and have been told that as there was a small clause in our contract somewhere in the small print we should not have erected a conservatory without first asking the permission of the housebuilders Leech (now Persimmon). Has anyone heard of this sort of thing and how much does it usually cost…
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House on market since Friday...two viewings...good?
We finally gave the approval for our EA brochure on Friday, it went on the EA website on friday and Right Move on saturday - we got a call saturday afternoon to arrange a viewing for today and I got a call today to arrange a viewing for tomorrow... I just wondered if it was usual to get lots of viewings to start with, only…
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Making our offer
*Update: offer went in, and was rejected, now comes the fun part!* Just looking for some advice on making our offer. I've read Andrew Smith's guide and written the following based on his advice. Current sticking point is the lack of a HIP - apparently it was put on the market before they were needed (makes me worry if it's…
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how much deposit required
Hi, can anyone tell me how deposit the banks require you to have to take out a new mortgage? thanks
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Should i buy or not??? ARGGHH!!!!
Hi, i've been keeping my eye on the market for a while and i've found a house that i may want to purchase as an investment.Its in my home town and i work in the south. Its a reposesion and a pretty good price i feel. Now i will offer less obviously. Anyway, my question really is; 1) are prices going to go down further (how…
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how to price your house to sell
So, despite everything, you decide to put your house on the market. It's not that you want to move, you have to move. But, you know to get three estate agents in to give valuations. The first one tells you how lovely your home is and he is confident he can sell for £425,000. It's a bit less than you had hoped for but not…
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How much notice - assured shorthold tenancy
Hi, Please can anyone tell me how much notice must be given by either party in an assured shorthold tenancy agreement? I think the norm is 1 month but is it possible to write into an agreement 2 months notice instead? Many thanks for any advice on this.
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Flat Notice of Receivership
Hi, My close friend has rented a city centre apartment in Manchester for approx. 4 years and last week received a letter addressed to occupier informing his landlord that she was in arrear (to the tune of approx £6k) on her mortgage and receivers had been appointed to her case. The letter made no mention of how proceedings…
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Letting Agency - Late rent fee's
Hello, Im just looking for some quick advice - i have searched for this topic and came up with http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=276967, i decided to post a new thread rather than ressurecting the old. Basically my Letting agency stated in the contract :- LATE RENT FEES If we do not receive rent by 5th…
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taking landlord to court...he stays in dubai, help!!!
Hi Can someone advise if it is possible to raise a small court claim against someone if they reside in Dubai? Not sure if this can be done or if court papers need to go to the managing agent. Any help much appreciated.
