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House buying, renting & selling
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Different percentage ownership of house by a couple?
We are currently at the stage where we would like to be getting a mortgage agreed in principle this week but are a little confused as to how you go about arranging for the house purchase to be an uneven percentage split, ie I would own 75% and her own 25% (figures just as an example). Would this be done when speaking to…
Euro mortgages
My son has a Property being built in Budapest and 25% down the remainder wil need to be mortgaged from early 2010. Although he is likely to be employed at this time he will not necessarily have more than a years employment history and to a degree this will be on a self employed/fixed contract basis. We will, have to, I…
Sellers and BTLs... Get selling before these lot turn up!!!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/feb/28/auctioneers-house-prices-usa-property Enjoy! :0 Dont worry, I am sure prices will bounce right back!! :rotfl: Remember, much of the paper issued that was triple A on UK mortgages is now selling at less than 50p in the pound. Which means they can buy the paper at a discount, sell…
complaining about noise from upstairs - issues of having a 'dispute'?
i've read a few threads about complaining to the council about noise from a flat upstairs. without going into details, it's not poor insulation, we've asked politely and no resolution seems obvious (i.e. the guy is just being unreasonable/too drunk to be aware of the volume!). i know some threads have warned about…
How much for a garage?
I have my eye on very two very similar properties (same street, built same time, almost identical inside). One with a garage, one without. Asking price difference is 20k (not due to garage but to seller circumstance, apparently cannot lower probably due to the amount they have outstanding). Realistically, how much would it…
Part-ownership
I am looking into bying a newly built house Valued at £97,000 with a council operated scheme, whereas I pay £45000 deposit and live in the building for a minimal rental (approx £100 pm.) I am 59years old and think that a mortgage is out of the question. Does anyone know more about this scheme
Private Sector Housing Team at every council or not
On letting problems I keep reading advice to contact the Private Sector Housing Team as if you will find them at every council. However this is not the case so which councils have them and why not all?
Repossession - advice for tenants & landlords?
There have been reports in the media recently concerning the impact on tenants when a house is repossessed. In some cases, tenants have only been given a few days notice to quit. The mortgage lender typically only communicates to the tenants after repossession has taken place. So: what specific advice can people offer to…
Re-negotiating, can it be done?
Hi all, myself and my partner are first time buyers and recently had an offer of about £145K (subject to survey) turned down on a property as we were unwilling to have the property surveyed unless we could get a guarantee that another offer would not be accepted while we were in the process of surveying (another party had…
unsecured council tenancy agreement
hi just wondering if anyone can give some advice, we have recently applied for social housing but noticed a different property on our councils website, we are viewing it on tuesday, the problem is its an unsecured tenancy they have plans to demolish this house within the nxt 3-5 years, where would we stand if within that…
Guarantor Application--letsxl Referencing
hi i have been asked to go guarantor for someone renting a private let ,letsxl referencing guarantor application form does not state that i am liable if the tennant did not pay the rent, is this true, the person getting the let is unemployed,and he assures me im not liable for the rent if anything went wrong,any advice on…
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