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Open day
Will be going to an open day tomorrow to view a property. I think it is a probate, the house is empty and no chain. I do not know what to expect, will there be like a bidding to the highest bidder. Do I offer the asking price if I like the house? Will appreciate some advice if anybody has got any experience on this!! Thanks
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Legal House Problem?
Hi All, Hope this is in the right place. I bought a house (cash) with my partner, all the money for the purchasse came from me but as I had a house repossessed a few years ago, the house is just in his name. We made out wills so that if anything happened I would get the house etc. A year or so after buying we did get a…
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Documentation charge ...
Hi We have been happily renting a house for 2 years (on a yearly contract) and wish to continue. We are good tenants and get on well with our landlord. However, it is time to renew and we now have the new contract. We have also been given a letter by the agency sent to the ll telling them that there is a fee of £88 to draw…
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Letting Agent in Nottingham
Hello Can anyone recommend a really good letting agent in Nottingham. I am currently with Countrywide and they are rubbish. Its been 8 months and still no tennats found for my flat. I am not having to pay council tax and cannot afford it Thanks very much
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Looking to rent newish property in West Lancs...
Hi, Sorry to be a little vague, but wondering if any landlords etc can help.... My OH is starting a new job in Preston in a 4 weeks time, however, I will still be based in Yorkshire. We want to rent somewhere for around 6 months, that is somewhere inbetween Preston and the edge of West Yorks(poss around a half hour drive…
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Renting out a room - tax
Hi, I know you can earn roughly 5k a year tax free from renting out rooms in your house. However, at the moment I do 'host family' to foreign students to help with their English. This means the person pays a set amount each week and included in that is all their bills and food (similar to when a child starts working and…
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Death and Taxes
The saying is really true. Nothing is certain but death and taxes. Anyway I've inherited a property which means I now owe two houses. The second property is empty and I've received the 2009/2010 council tax for this house. What discounts am I entitled to for this property? I've already used up my "unoccupied status" 12…
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Buying Off Plan Can I get out of Contract
This is my first post, please be gentle........... I like 400 others put down a deposit to buy a flat off plan from developers Urban Splash regenerating the old Tobacco factory in Bristol. At the time I saw it as a good investment, the area was up and coming, they were building a new hospital blah blah blah. I put down my…
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HIPs
Hi, Apologies if this has been posted before, I did a search and didn't come across anything. We're about to put OH's flat up for sale, and will need a HIP. Has anyone got any experience of the companies that offer HIPs over the internet? Are they any good?
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House Selling - Inheritance Question?
My partner’s mother died in December and the estate was left to her and her sister. The house is the main estate with £100k owed on the mortgage. Probate has been applied for and the house is on the market (even at rock bottom price it will clear the mortgage and incur a small amount of IHT). Obviously the market isn’t…
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silly gamble on the pound?
Hi, This is my first post, and comes after spending a few weeks reading comments on this forum, and also searching around for possible good sources of info about FX and currency trends. I'm about to sign on the dotted line to buy a run down farm in northern Portugal, however I've probably chosen a particularly bad time,…
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Grants for first time buyers
Hello, Just some info I would like to share, I did try and post this before so appologies if it pops up twice. I live in a small H/A house, my local authoirty are offering grants of up to £38K to give back the keys. The money has to go towards a repayment mortgage and you have to have a good payment record for rent and…
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House Buying Grants Berkshire
My local council is giving grants to council house and H/A tennants of up to £38K towards a property on the open market. There are some criteria such as rent and council tax has to have been paid on time and it has to be a family home you are giving up. But thats pretty much it, so if you are in a council house and would…
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Purchasing from family members
My nan unfortunately passed away two months ago, and her bungalow was left to her three children (My 2 Aunties and my dad). The house is stuill going through probate, which is due to finish in 6 weeks, and me and my partner have made an offer on the house to my dad and aunties. We have offered £225000, which is the going…
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How long does a sale take
I am seriously considering buying a desirable (empty) property for cash. (I am too old for a mortgage or loan). The cash is tied up in various investments which will take a little time to access. Am I correct in believing that the time to the exchange of contracts is about 4 weeks when a deposit of 10 -15% is paid? (This…
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Information on Trade and Commerce for greater developments
The commerce department provides all the relevant information related to the trade in building construction materials and especially with regard to the annual imports and exports of cement, steel etc. Thus, the technical people engaged in low cost housing could make appropriate use of different materials, products,…
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Home buyers guide
Having seen a few threads from people looking to buy I though't I'd link this document: http://www.cabe.org.uk/files/home-buyers-guide.pdf Its a homebuyers guide from CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) wich gives some really good tips about where to buy and what to look for in a house and some…
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[Student] Moving out before the agreement over
Hi Im a student sharing with 2 others in London, both of which will be leaving around the middle of may to go back home for the summer. I also wont to go back home to Ireland this summer. This means we have to pay rent whilst not living there until the end of the tennancy in august. Is there anyway after you have signed…
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How do I find out if my property is registered?
I bought my property in 1975, how do I find out whether it is registered? I did find a website before but cannot remember which one. Pl can anybody help? Thanks
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'How to Survive the Property Crisis', BBC UK Style 12pm
Anybody else watching this? It has the usual BBC daytime 'stars' - Dominic Littlewood, Kristian Digby, Martin from HUTH - showing us how to cope when we can't sell our house, our BTL's have tanked, being repo'ed etc. etc. Quite a lot of stating the flipping obvious, but some sad stories. Small bit today about a retired…
