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Waiting for a recovery in house prices? Better hope the tories dont get in!!! Muhahah
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/4436380/Conservatives-would-give-Bank-of-England-new-powers-to-control-house-price-rises-says-George-Osborne.html If this comes in, we will never see houses at the real adjusted values they reached in 2007... Thank god. Better get used to CPI level rises from…
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Advice needed on pulling out of a property purchase!
Hi I have been in the process of purchasing a property for 4 months. The searches carried out found that there were many issues with the property including damp, situated on a flood plain, incomplete deeds, missing documents for use of septic tanks etc. Subsequently we lowered our offer after being messed around and the…
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Too expensive?
I have decided to rent out a house I own so I went to a local estate agent who came to look round and said I should market it at £1,400pcm, does this sound like a good price for a 4 bed detached house in a rural somerset village?
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buying a house and need advice/help
I am looking for a way to get back on the property ladder. About three years ago I had some financial problems, mainly with unsecured debt, although I did have some mortgage arrears. In January 2006 we sold our house to a company who allow us to rent it back and I placed all the unsecured debt in a debt management…
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Home Information Packs
Hi all, I'm about to put my house on the market & wondered if anyone had any advice on a reputable supplier of HIP's online please? The prices Estate Agents have quoted are excessively expensive (as much as £401 if bought up-front or £469 if deferred until sold!) so I’d like to buy one online as I’ve been told they can be…
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Assured Shorthold - give notice?
Just a quick question on behalf of a colleague: If you want to move out at the end of a 6 month AST do you need to give notice? Personally I don't think you do but I thought I would check with someone more knowledgable! If you do have to give notice then would it be a month - so end of month 5?
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Making an offer on a repo - advice needed please
Estate Agent have said that as we are making an offer on a reposession we need to go through a financial check with them. We need to prove our income etc. I have made an offer and they said they will put it forward once this check has been done and we provide the proof we have a mortgage. Is this right? Also my mortgage…
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EA being naughty with properties
There's a small local EA that's an almalgamation of a couple of other ones. They advertise on rightmove. However they have recently started removing properties from their rightmove listing when they are not sold, or even under offer. They have now done it with a repo - which I would assume is not what the company wants -…
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Help please! New Build Garage Problem
If you purchased a new build property and found out that due to the angle of the garage it was impossible to park a car in it, what would you do? Thanks!!
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First time renovating, advice wanted.
I am looking at buying a property that is run down and in need of renovation, I have some figures in mind but have no actual experience in this field so would invite advice on my numbers. The property is a 2 up 2 down. Double glazing - £2500, 5 windows (inc very small bathroom window) and french doors. New combi boiler,…
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Confused Rent/Buy Proposal
My house is up for sale but as things are slow I'm considering renting. My brother would like to rent my house for now and then buy when he can afford the deposit for mortgage. He came up with a proposal that I'm confused about. He suggests that the rent he pays me comes off the price of the house and at the end of three…
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What would be a reasonable offer on this property.
http://www.morrishomes.co.uk/find-your-perfect-home/waterside-village/plots/1257/details.htm Anybody any ideas
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Am I Dreaming At 100k Advice Please
Hi new here,great forum i was hopeing for some advice please. There is an EX LA i would love in Glasgow FP 125,000 been on for only 8 wks needs around 10k spent on it and is formerly two EX LA 3 bedroom flats converted into one.Not viewed don't want to fall in love with it or waste vendors time. I am lucky enough to have…
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Council Information help please
Hi, if this is in the wrong place please feel free to move it:D Does anyone know if I can request a copy of the council surveyors report on my property under the Freedom of Information Act? I know it's a long shot but I can't think of any other way to obtain a copy. All requests so far have been ignored even though my…
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Deeds for my property ??
I bought a plot, built a house without a mortgage and will be looking to sell it in the not too distant future. My question is what are the deeds for the property ? Is it just the land registry document and now of course Hip pack or is it more ?
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New Housing Development With Housing Association Houses
Been looking at new houses and noticed that on the development plan it says that 4 of the plots will be housing association does this mean that these house will be rented out. Thankyou
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Buying into the housing market? Be carefull.
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/mortgages/house-prices-could-fall-40-per-cent-without-loan-boost-1523110.html Sorry if already posted. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/4422757/House-prices-to-be-the-same-in-2013-as-they-were-in-2003.html
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take over of management company sort of
i currently live in a manor house which has been converted into apartments, before i moved here the owners were not happy with the old management company as they were letting the building go to ruin amongst other things, anyway the residents decided to take over the management of the building and two people elected…
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Advice needed ASAP Student Accommodation Landlord Breach Contract?
Hi Money Savers, I have had a tough night tonight, woe is me. Basically, I have been having problems with my housemates. I pay rent and bills to them yet they still moan at me for never being at the property. I am basically subsidising their bill payments as my water bill (the only one I agree to pay as it is fixed) should…
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Advice needed: Break Clause Within 12 Month Tennancy Contract
We are two innocent tennants who would like to get out of a 12 month tennancy agreement if we can... We signed a contract with our landlord and are currently 6 months through and want to move but... feel as though we are committed to the full 12 months. Here's the issue though: We have no break clause written into the…
