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Easy Tax Questions, but cant find the answer
Hi everyone Im contemplating purchasing a second property, and would like to find out if anyone knows for sure if tax is payable on all your rental income, or only what is above your personal allowance? Also, does anyone know if you have to pay stamp duty on the purchase of a second property ... It would definitely be…
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Advice Needed - Non-Existant Inventory
Hi I moved into my 1 bedroom flat in Nov 07. When I moved in no inventory was given to me and when I reported a few damages around the place I was told that they were aware of it and I didn't require an inventory. Now I am moving out (end of month) and have been told that the LA is coming to do a check of the inventory to…
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Looking to buy a repo house. Any tips?
Does anyone have any tips on buying a house from a repo company?? We have found a house that we like and we have a definite offer in mind. The house is for sale at £189,950 and we would like to offer £174,950 as we would like to avoid Stamp Duty. Our max budget would be £185,000. We want to pay cash so no morgage company…
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Do I have to stick with this Rental agent?
Hi, I have been renting my other house out now for nearly a year. I found the tenants through a well known high street estate agent. I have spoken to the tenants to see if they were going to want to extend their rental term by another year(new tenancy agreement would start in June), they have said that they were very happy…
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Using my home for a film shoot
I am looking for advice, I have been asked for the use of my property for an afternoon and evening shoot, use of the kitchen for drinks etc. as I have never done this before, I was wondering whether any one in the forum had any experience of this kind.
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Pre action court letter for TDS
Hi, does anyone know where I can download a pre action court thing? Sorry for great English there!! Basically previous landlord didnt protect deposit in scheme, kept money back, so I can take them to court, but I need to send them a pre action letter or something :o Landlord was a complete !!!!! maybe next time he wont try…
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Kicking out a tenant
Suppose someone doesn't pay the rent for xxx reasons. Whats the sooner you can kick them out with a court order? Roughly I mean, as from what I hear thus far they can can't kick you out unless you haven't paid for the rent for 2 months. Is that the case?
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How long should it take for an offer to be accepted?
Just wondering if anyone has any advice... We put in an offer on a house we really want 2 weeks ago, £132,500 (it has an asking price of £149,950), after several days we were told they had rejected this (unsuprisingly), the estate agent asked them what they would accept and they said they didn't know... We then raised the…
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What is the Procedure for Collecting Service Charges?
Hi guys, Does anyone know what the collection procedure is for a management company to collect service charges? I'm not talking about not paying it at all and being taken to court but where the quarterly amount is due by a certain date and you don't pay it by then. I'm doing a lot of juggling at the moment you see and I…
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Misrepresentation of Letting
Hi I hope someone can help me, in February this year myself and my boyfriend viewed a property we wanted to rent, the specification given to us by the agents and on their website showed the flat as having 'allocated parking'. When we viewed the property on two separate occasions there was plenty of parking so great. When…
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Cause for Concern?
What is the maximum potential of shrink swell within the search area? Moderate Guidance: Ground conditions predominantly high plasticity. This could lead to ground movement, particularly if changes occur to the ground, for example, caused by planting or removal of trees or by very wet or dry weather; seek professional…
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How do you decide who's the best conveyancer
I've had lots of quotes and now I don't know who to go with. I've been stung before, expecting one final figure, then getting a bill over 1k more, so I'm VERY scared to make that mistake again How do you make the decission? GW
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Blind Letting Agent doing Inventory
Am sitting here listening to our LA do an inventory of our house into his dicta-phone.... "floor to ceiling marble tiles" (not real marble, just marble effect ceramic) "lilac celiling lamp shade" (actually "suede effect brown") "light yellow walls" (cream) "biege carpet" (actually a sort of light antique gold) I look…
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Message to lynzpower
Hi Lynz I tried to send you a second pm in reply to your first pm but your mailbox is full. Please dont delete this board controllers. I know she comes on here. It is quite important. I will let you know when its safe to take it off. Many thanks.
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Mortgage interest from completion to payment date.
Hi, I have hopfully a simple question :) We are moving house and the estate agent called to ask if a completion date of the 8th June was acceptable. I wanted to know if we have to pay extra interest on the mortgage between the 8th June and the 2nd July, which will be the payment date. Is it better to try to complete closer…
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Moving Home tips
I am moving in a couple of weeks and have loads to do so thought it might be helpful if we compile a list of things to do when moving....not doing them could result in spending more money so it is money saving to be organised ;) So.... Pack Pack a bucket of cleaning things so I can do that job first when we get the keys…
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Solicitors' Fees - advice please
Hi, My partner and I have decidied to put our maisonette up for sale. Becauue it is leasehold and only has 55 years left we were advised by our Estate Agents to extend the lease and were given the name of a solicitor who could arrange the extention and deal with the sale of the property. The solicitors want to charge us…
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Rent or Buy
Im a newbie to buying/renting properties,any tips would be great, and atm whats better rent or buying?
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Ownhome questions for someone thats done it
My partner and I are looking at buying a home through Ownhome (we can't raise a deposit while paying our current rent) - we know that the minimum mortgage amount they set is 3x joint salary, which for us would be around 102k. My question is, does this mean we can't look at properties that are less than 102k plus the…
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yet another what to offer thread!!
I really like a property I viewed today, going to view again on Thursday and as long as other half feels the same way I was hoping you lovely people could help with what we should offer (sorry never bought a property before) Its a 4 bed semi but the garden is one of the tiniest I've seen. It's on the market at £235k and…
