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is the letting agent in the wrong?
living in a property which recieved a court order for repossession within a week of me moving in last june, although the landlord sorted this out, I recieved another court order in the october, again sorted out but it is now recieving its third. I was also left for nearly three months with no hot water as the boiler was…
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problems with tenancy
i had a 6 month tenancy with my landlord my tenancy ended 6 weeks ago and has not been renewed i have tried to contact my landlord about renewing my tenancy and he never gets back to me. where do i stand legally? many thanks for any help of advice.
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Making an Offer & Buying Without EA
Hello, I am not sure if anyone has done this; but a little birdie told me that someone wants to sell their house but it is yet on the market, can I put a note through the door or approach them and ask to have first dips on the property thus eliminating the need for the Estate Agent. What would I need to write or ask? Or is…
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Homelet reference with bad credit
Hi I'm often over on the bankruptcy forums but thought I would pop over here to ask this question. My wife and I were both made bankrupt last May. Prior to the BR order, we moved into our current rented accomodation and we are now looking to move on. We have found somewhere that we are really interested in and have put an…
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full credit check
Please can someone tell me what sort of full credit check a LL would do. What will show up on this check.:confused: :o I have had money troubles over the last few months, and have got in trouble with my rent, I work and earn £255 a week and husband gets £60 job seekers we were not entitled to any help with our rent and…
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rental problem
hi all, hubby and i renting house at moment, other day letter came and i opened it but then realised was for my land lady, but was from mortgage company stating someone coming to see her about mortgage arrears!!! obviously very worried now, what rights if any do we have if as looks like she not paying mortgage. cannot look…
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Asking Prices and your offers.
Hi all, I have been looking at how much people have offered on properties and how successful their offers have been. We would all like to gain the best available property for the cheapest outlay – hence our moneysaving ethic (and I by no means wish to annoy people that are trying to sell their properties in difficult…
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clause 157 of housing act
hi, we have just made an offer on a reposession which is also under clause 157 of the housing act. but it won't be taken off the market until near completion and we want a quick turnaround. we're hoping to overturn the clause as we currently live out of area but have holidayed there several times a year for the last…
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Meeting Site Manager on New Build
Hi - this is my first post on here but I've been a longtime reader. We have paid a reservation on a new build detached property in Leeds and this week we're meeting the Site Manager to discuss the process and ask any questions. Only the foundations have been dug so far so they are estimating completion in November. I'm…
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What happens with the following ?
Had house on market with one estate agent, they were useless so gave them 14 days notice and signed up with a new one, old one ends Tomorrow and new estate agents meant to start tuesday (still havent had brochure proof from them yet!!) . Someone came to look at the house 2 days (through old estate agent) ago and i told…
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Tenant problem
I had to rent my house out and have just found out the tenant is opening my mail. Before I moved I thought I'd changed address with everything I have and stupidly didn't bother with redirection. But my car tax renewal went to the house and he never mentioned it; then I found out my Tesco Clubcard vouchers went there too.…
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How do I file a section 8, 10 and 12?
My tenant has been renting on his own (assured shorthold tenancy – on a yearly contract) since Sept 08. Previous to that he had rented for 1 year with his girlfriend who has since moved out. He always paid on time. In Dec 08, shortly before x’mas, he informed me of ‘damp made worse in winter months’. I acted on this…
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selling unfurnished property
Hi, Im new to this site, and what a helpful one it is! I wondered what your thoughts were on my predicament, i have totally reburbished a property (3 bedroomed semi) 1950's approx. It has been completely gutted all newly plastered walls, skirting boards, kitchen, bathroom, basically everything new down to the light…
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Offer for new build
Hi, this is my first post so please bear with me. I've have searched the forum and can't find any other post askng the same question. Basically, we veiwed a new build last week, it was exactly what we need in a house for our large family (4 kids) but obviously the price was too high. The following day we went to see a…
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What is the first steps?
Hi, I am soon hopefully going to be a first time buyer along with my girlfriend. We have been saving loads recently but we have never really looked into mortgages or anything like that yet but we do look at the kind of houses we would like on right move regulary. In about 2 months time we will reach the 10% target of saved…
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New Government Homebuy scheme?
Hi there, Does anyone know of a new government homebuy scheme called Charlton? We have recently received an email with a link to this website http://www.charltononline.com/homebuy_scheme_service.htm Wondered if this was a con or the real thing, can anyone enlighten me on this one please! Thanks
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FTB - HSBC Graduate Mortgage - Landlord In Administration - PLEASE HELP!!
Hello, can anybody help my partner and I with the following?... :confused: We've been renting our new build flat for 6 months now. Our landlord (Oakdene Homes) have gone into administration and have dropped the prices of their properties 3 times since we moved in. Our particular flat was initially valued at £210k, then…
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Confused about surveys!!!
Hi Everyone, We have just put an offer on a house and it has been accepted!!! :j:j So we are signing out mortgage forms and have everything crossed that the offer doesn't get pulled !!! Now I am confused about what survey to get done. When I bought my flat I only had a valuation survey done. Now that I am buying a house…
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Buying To Let With Friends as a Ltd Company or Joint Tenancy?
Dear all I am planning on buying a residential property to let with a group of three other friends and am looking for advice on how the mortgage arrangement should be structured. I have been told that if we were to set ourselves up as a limited company/partnership this could gives us access to cheaper mortgages than if we…
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Sowerbys
Has anybody sold via Sowerbys in Norfolk? If yes, would you recommend them and what fee do they charge. Regards NCFC4EVER
