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Bloor Homes is it worth asking 20% below the asking price?
Me and my boyfriend are looking at buying a brand new house from Bloor Homes, we are hoping to buy the Show House as its available. Its up for £289,995 and we want it more at £229,995 is it worth putting in a cheeky offer especially as we have a huge deposit and can sort things very quickly. I dont want Bloor homes…
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Paying 2 estate agent fees
Hi everyone, I have just had an offer on my house which has been on the market for about 6 months. The original estate agent has now been let go (note: we gave the req'd 2 weeks written notice so we are no longer under contract with them) and we have been using a new agent for the last 2 weeks. The offer has come through…
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House alteration consent
I'm are currently selling my late Dads house. Everything seemed to beprogressing. however, before we exchange contracts we have been told that we need to contact the original builder for consent to an alteration made to the kitched. The house is 40 years old and the alteration is over twenty years old. Has anybody had this…
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Buying Multiple New Build Properties
I have found a house on a new build development that I would really like to purchase. My house is just about to go on the market so I am not in a position to put an offer on the property, but have started doing a lot of research into how I can negotiate a better deal with the developer. It is a 3 double bedroom townhouse…
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Feeling a bit Despondant :o(
Afternoon All, I have been saving my deposit for a house for about 2/3yrs now and thought i was doing really having recently reached the total of £10,000 :jWhich, considering i've been a student for the last four years and just about to qualify as a secondary school teacher wasn't bad going. (I'm 22 now). However, i'm now…
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Sitting tenant from 1970s
Do any of you landlords or agents know anything about the rules governing tenants who've been in place for decades? My parents have inherited a share in a property that consists of 3 flats, which are let out. One of the tenants has been there since some time in the 70s, and so has all sorts of rights that tenants don't…
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Lifetime mortgages
HI Has anyone out there any experience of Liftetime mortgages, good or bad?
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Problem with lodger
I wondered if anyone could offer some helpful advice. I have a lodger, who moved in 2 months ago. She has given me notice that she doesnt want to renew the lodgers agreement after 3 months. Fine by me, but I had to press her to give me a written notice. She now wants me to use the bond money as her last months rent! I have…
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The Three Cs
I have recentlly moved into a property where the curtains / blinds and rails have been removed from the bay window at the front of the house which is overlooked by a path and road. Also the cooker has been removed. My question is is this legal. Someone has told me that the landlord / letting agent must provide the Three Cs…
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HIPs from today?
The news just announced that from today all homes must have HIP before being marketed. I thought that was already the case :confused: so what has changed as of today?
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I've had to move - should I let my flat?
So I got made redundant, had to move for a new job and currently my severance pay is helping pay off my mortgage on my flat (which is 100 miles away from new job!) while I rent a new place I really don't think I should sell up now because of the current climate, and I want to keep my fantastic deal with the Woolwich -…
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Cheeky "Landlord"
Thought I would share this... We exchanged contracts a couple of weeks back to sell to an investment buyer. We complete in about 10 days and have signed a tenancy agreement with the buyer (through a lettings agency) to rent the house back on a AST. Last Friday I had a phone call. I had just stepped out of the shower, was…
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ex is ruining my chances of selling
I really need some advice. Three years ago I entered a joint mortgage with my now ex. We split up 12 months ago and have had the house on sale since July. I moved out in November and since then the estate agents have been reporting back to me that there are complaints about the smell of smoke, amount of people asleep on…
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Dog Barking
Im just wondering if there is anything that can be done about a dog barking continuously? I doubt there is to be honest,, but some times its really annoying! I wont complain coz we will have a newborn baby soon! and im betting thats just going to be annoying as a dog barking! So im just wondering really :)
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Low cost home ownership
Hi all, Ok so im filling out the form for a low cost home ownership and theres a bit which asks if ive been declared bankrupt. I have but am now discharged,so is it worth putting this on form or just leaveing it blank.If i put on that i was bankrupt will they just take one look at it and say no. Cheers.
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Online HIP providers - how long will it really take?
Sorry if this question has already been asked - I had a search but couldn't find anything answering this. I'm looking to put my house on the market in the next couple of weeks, basically as soon as I've got a valid HIP. I don't really fancy paying the estate agent extra to sort it out for me given that you seem to be able…
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Surrey or Bucks
Hi, I hope this is the right forum, here goes anyway... I current live in West London and have my house on the market, I bought for 200k and am likely to sell for 250k (ish), my mortgage is 150k so I will have enough equity to scale up a little all being well. I am therefore looking to move to either somewhere in Surrey or…
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Road extension and turning bay ownership
Can anyone point me in the right direction to find out who owns a road extension and turning bay. Neighbours at the end of our cul de sac had to have the road extended and a turning bay built when they moved in and had their house extended. After 4 years they are still saying the area is private property and causing…
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Accidental damage insurance?
While i am out of the country we rent out two homes, this has run like clockwork. Recently my son who is in UK has rented a flat, he was told by the agent and owner that he needed accidental damage insurance. Our houses are rented unfurnished, his flat is furnished. It has now made me wonder whether we should insist that…
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Now I find out the property is underpinned. Insurance problems? you bet ya.
Is nothing in this world simple anymore ? After the artex issues I had with my buyer were resolved with a small price drop of £1.5k, I stupidly thought that everything else would go to plan in our chain. Alas, while our mortgage was arranged, homebuyers report (survey) was pending our solicitor called last week to ask if…
