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OH moving in
Hi, don't know if anyone can pass a bit of advice. My OH is moving in with me in a couple of months. I own my house and wondered what the best thing to do is regarding him paying rent. My bills don't add up to that much, but i don't want him contributing towards the mortgage or the maintenance of the house (to minimise his…
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Putting a 1st Anniversary Card through door
In 2 weeks I will be putting a 1st anniversary card through the door of a bungalow near me with a note saying: "congratulations, you have been on the market 1 year and have dropped your price 5% when the market has dropped 20%!" In fact, I may buy a job lot as there are quite a few houses coming up a year!
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Estate agent refusing to refund deposit
Afternoon, all. So I bought a house recently, and the estate agent wanted a deposit, which I duly supplied. I got a receipt, stating "Refundable upon completion". Between that point and completion, the estate agent dissolved and set up under another name. After completing, I've asked for the deposit back on multiple…
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How to start with construction of my dream house?
I was wondering if anyone knows of a good resource to find contractors? I have been looking online and all I have seen are sites where you have to describe the job then wait to get called from a contractor or if I find a directory type of site there is a limited number of contractors in my area, but I know there are many…
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Quick selling
Hi, Just new to this, wondering if anyone has ever used the quick sale schemes that are on the market, I have a house which I want to sell ASAP, looking to move of the property ladder completely. I have read on the forum that one person was given a very low valuation for her house, but wondered if anyone has had a good…
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extension overlapping property...?
Hi, I would like to buy a house that's been vacant for years and being sold by solicitors. The estate agent says they won't accept much under the asking price but my budget is 10k under. I recently viewed and love the house. On looking at one of the photos it is apparent that an extension has been built onto next door's…
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all set!!!!!!
Right then i am ready to rent our house,ive read a few books, trawled through all Landlord websites and feel im ready to proceed, ive also had 4 letting agents come round and have decided that i am better off trying to do it myself. This is my plan, can anyone see any faults or problems i might encounter, any help would be…
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Would you give up a council house to go private?
Hi folks, I know this probably seems like a really stupid question but i'm really unsure what to do and my pregnant hormones arent making it any easier lol. We live (all 5 of us, Me,OH, 2 daughters and a son) In a 2 bed council semi (pretty much a 2 up 2 down!) I'm also pregnant and due in July. The council arent any help…
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Do EA and LA have a blacklist?
You know like the building industry secretly kept lists of people who are activists etc.
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House prices in Surrey
Hello, I am looking for 3 bed semi in Cobham, KT11 and all areas around like KT12, KT14 etc... But the prices are around 300K. How about buying through MychoiceHomebuy? How about using OwnHome? If i opt for a house needing a bit of work, doing kitchen, carpet etc then i might get for 250k. Shoud i go for this option? Many…
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remove name from property deed title rigister
hi, i really need some advice, me and my brother jointly own a property and we took a mortgage on the property through the bank and they registered a charge on the deed. we have had a few problems and i now want to remove my name from the title register, however i do not mind paying for my share of the mortgage as its not…
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Deposit Help!
I am about to move out of a 2 bed property and have received a letter from the estate agent detailing information about the check out process It says that if you have changed utilities supplier you must revert back to the original failure to do so will result in a £200 deduction from the deposit We changed supplier as…
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New Noisy Cint Neighbours From Hell
Bloomin' chavs!!! Constant stream of people in/out, doors slamming, running up/down the stairs. Shouting, hollering out of the windows. Chanting like a footy group. Loud music on. Coming/going/shouting, non stop... been like that for 35 minutes. All day people have been coming/going, I thought it was usual moving in…
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Parking Spaces Next to My Garage
Sorry its a bit long but I'm a bit upset at the moment. I hope I have posted this in the correct section. I live in an apartment and there is some land immediately next to my garage that the management committee are using as formal parking spaces and there is a sign saying private parking only. The deeds don't have it down…
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Pls help - leaving early when landlord has given notice?
Me and my fiancee are renting a house. We have been there since August 2007, the 12 month contract was renewed in August 2008. The letting agency has now let us know that the landlord wants to move back into the house, and has given us two months notice, and we have to move out by 28th of April. The agency has not provided…
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Is it too late to take my landlord to court?
I moved out of a property in Feb last year and the landlord withheld a sizeable amount of the deposit for various items inc a broken window. I was quite willing to take him and the letting agents to court as there was no inventory taken before I moved in and they cannot prove I broke the window (I did not break it, I would…
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the cheek of some people!!!
Hi all I rent a 2 bed semi house out that i use to live in. This morning i had a phonecall from the neighbour joint to the property (heres me thinking god whats my tenant being doing.. visions of him complaining about noise or something lol). My tenant had given my mobile number to him as i live in another area. The…
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Landlord from hell. Pls help
We have lived in a property for over 1 year now. We pay rent monthly but since september we have had many problems. 1) the shower broke (still not fixed) 2) No central heating since october (still not fixed) 3) Mould & Fungus infestation due to cold damp accommodation In december we met with him, he said it would all be…
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Re: How to give a Tennant notice Ask to leave- A right Way??
Hi there, I had a girl move in with me to help with the bills in october. My mother owns the house & we stay there. My boyfriend and I madly made an offer on a house last month, just to test the water and magically it was excepted and has completely blow us away at such a speed! I have to of course give her a months…
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Trying to sell, Lease concerns
Hi guys. Flat has been on the market a fair few months, we can't drop it anymore as we have to pay off the mortgage, so hardly any viewings obviously as there are a lot more flats cheaper than ours around. Saying that, EA rang me yesterday to say that a lady that had viewed the flat is very interested but she is…
