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My Landlord is selling house I rent.
Hi, I really need some advice. I have recently moved house start of March 2009. The letting agent gave the impression it was a long term let. I have only been here just over 1 month & landlord phoned to say they are putting house on market. I have a 6 month lease. I am gutted as I spent tons of money on agency fees, moving…
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Renting long term.
Currently in 1 bed rented (from BIL) flat with 2 kids so not great-sofa beds aagggghh-too much late night telly watching going on. Anyway, we are going to let our family home long term (too far from work/family to live in) and look for somewhere else. What we would ideally like to do is rent somewhere with a view to…
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Too much?
Hello people, curious to know if this is a fair charge by the LA (EDIT - Letting Agent): Almost £90 to supply and fit a monoblock tap! Checked on B&Q site and you can get one for £25, see THIS. Am I being overcharged? Thanks.
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Ownhome.co.uk : Anyone Tried Them?
I've got a few questions about Co-op + Gov backed Scheme, Ownhome. Is there a comparison between going ownhome and going the traditional route? What are your chances of getting refused if you have a £20K deposit for a 90K loan? Thanks! Also how do they calculate they calculate their interest? They charge zero interest for…
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Whats the best way?
Hi all, Im new to this but have been lurking for a while and now Im after some advice. Me and my partner are looking to buy a first home together. were not on brilliant wages, and have no means for a deposit for a house. I have been reading about vendors deposits where by the building company pay your deposit for you, or…
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Tenant signed 6m contract, moved out after 4
Hello all, A bit of advice please. I have a property that I have owned for 8 years and my current tenant moved in on 10th December 2008 after signing a 6 month contract. After meeting her in February, she seemed really nice and said she was enjoying living in the property. A few weeks later we had a phone call from her to…
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House in radon gas area
We are currently in the process of buying a house. The environmental search has highlighted that the house (built around 1999-2002) is in a radon area. Apparently a radon test can be done but takes about 3 months as it has to be tested over a period of time. We certainly don't want to wait that long before completing (and…
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Ownership certificate for planning permission - advice please
Hi I need advice on the 'ownership certificate'. I hope someone can help! I have new build top floor flat. Unfortunately, I've recieved a letter from the council saying the dormers were built higher than the approved planning permission. After talking with the enforcement officer, I'm applying for retrospective consent…
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Playing hard ball with Bellway! Advice needed!
Hi, I am new to this site but have been trying to soak up as much info about part-ex's this past week, and wonder if anybody can help me! My friend and I own a 3 bed semi in the North East. We have decided to sell up and buy new homes with our boyfriends. Our house has been on the market since before Christmas, but with no…
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Tenancy continuation question.
Our home has been let thru an Agent on a six month Shorthold Tenancy Agreement. The agreement does not seem to have any clauses regarding ending the agreement if the tenancy continues after the first 6 month period . We are worried that a tenant could remain indefinitely, if they do not leave after 6 months.. I therefore…
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mortgage refusal!
:eek:Help! We are first time buyers, have found the property that we love and have about £15000 deposit but have now been refused a mortgage! This is due to us having a 3year Trust Deed that we finished paying for nearly a year ago now. We have done our credit rating on Experian and one is 'fair' and other one is 'good' so…
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Cyclical Decorations will kill all my saving efforts
As a leasholder with a 50% stake in a shared ownership I've just been told by letter from the landlord (aka housing trust) that I could be looking at ~£1500 for the five year cyclical decoration program. Apparently this is something they need to do by law (or so I was told on the phone). What they will do is basically…
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How long does it take to rent a house?
How long does it usually take for a rental application to be processed? The letting agency I've found a house with seem very slow and not very pro-active. When I rented a flat in 2004, I viewed the flat on one Saturday and moved in the following Friday. What are your experiences with timescales?
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Tenant or Lodger
A friend of mine has just moved in with us at the beginning of March for a couple of months short term. He lost his job at the beginning of April and has now signed on and is looking to apply for housing benefit to go with his jobseekers allowance. We have no formal agreement in regards to his current situation but he…
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My Choice Homebuy - views from SELLERS!
Hi all, My fiance and I accepted an offer just over 4 weeks ago from a FTB buying through the government 'My Choice Homebuy' scheme. The buyer visited the house twice in the first week, seemed really excited about it (measuring windows and saying she'd been shopping for kitchen accessories etc) but we've heard absolutely…
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completion dates, giving notice on rental, some advice needed
Hi, looking for a bit of advice regarding my house purchase. We are due to exchange contracts tomorrow. We are in rental accomodation and we pay our rent on the 17th of each month. So I need to give one months notice so that will be the 17th of May now when that will be calculated from, so I'm assuming our official leaving…
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Solicitor Costs - Selling Only
Hi all, I have done a search for this, but seem to find conflicting replies. I'm about to market my property chain free (will be renting for a short before committing to buy again, and will hopefully help a quicker sale etc). I need to know if this is a good deal basically....... The company I am ordering the HIP from…
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Making an offer to a repossessed house.
Hi,,, we would like to make an offer for a house that we like but It is a repossession. We have mede an offer already but the state agent does not even take our details because they say it is a very low offer and they do not acept it,,,They said they have another offer made much higer. However how I know they are not…
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Recent stamp duty changes for shared ownership
Can anyone shed any light on the stamp duty implications when purchasing a further percentage under a shared equity scheme?
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Retrospective Planning Permission
Does anyone know the situation with selling a house that had an extension many years ago and there is no paperwork? Is there a time limit on things like this? I'm looking for a policy somewhere on the web - the house is in Hertfordshire. Thanks.
