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Solicitors fees - how much ?
Hi, 1st time poster but have been lurking on here for awhile now. My wife and I have FINALLY found a buyer for our house. The sale has been agreed (£100k) and there's no chain involved on either sides - the buyer is a FTB and we are already living somewhere else (the property concerned is empty in other words). Both…
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Conveyancing?
I'm about to market my property and while researching the HIP have discovered the option to get this tied in with the conveyancing which supposedly reduces the rate. However, the conveyancing quotes I'm getting vary from very low (£99ish) to over £700. Some companies provide a breakdown of what the quote entails (i.e. sale…
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Can you find out who the lender is on a particular property?
Hi everyone I put a verbal offer on a house (for the asking price) which was accepted, we then submitted a formal offer. A few days later we were shocked to find out that infact the property might be getting repossessed as the current owners have not been keeping up with the payments. Since then (3 weeks ago) ive heard…
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Potential new Landlady - information required.
I am currently considering renting out my flat and was hoping that all the helpful people on this forum could give me an indication of what I need to do and who I need to inform. To assist with answers, property is located in Scotland (Glasgow),presently on a residential mortgage (fixed product with early repayment charge…
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Estate agent lied to us
* Offer put on house - not accepted * Higher offer put in but estate agent told us another offer had been put in and that they were in negotiations with sellers & buyers to agree final price so we would have to put another offer by next day. We put in higher offer. Agent rings back saying other offer made higher. * Tried…
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Nice area... nearish to Stansted Airport ?
I suppose that this is aimed at people who live in the region of Stansted. Where is the best combination of a house purchase / within 15 miles of the airport / not too affected by aircraft noise / not affected by the new runway proposals / generally an area where there is some pride still to be seen in the neighbourhood !…
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converting a detached garage
does it require planning? my daughter is looking at an older property built some 25years ago which has had the detached double garage turned into an annex? Should it have had planning does anyone know?We believe it was done in around the year 1989/90
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Felt Roof Landlord Insurance
Hi all I have a property to rent out, but i'm struggling to get insurance as it has a very low pitched roof with a felt covering not tiles. Has anyone had this issue before or does anyone have any advice as to what action I can take to get around this issue? Cheers
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Is there any comeback against your solictor? (ie can you sue them for incompetance?)
We're stuck in a house chain. Have been for months. It is a chain of 2 houses. For the last month or so, our buyer, us and the seller have been sat twiddling our thumbs waiting (and constantly ringing them up) for somethign to happen. Our solicitor seemed unable to answer an enquiry from our buyer about when some work was…
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Offer on new build- how much
I am looking to offer on a new build, can anyone offer any advice or experiance as to what sort of offer to start off with. I am tempted to put in 20% below asking price (of £180) but is this just daft...I guess all they can say is no!! Developer is Wimpey. Many thanks
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Completion on house purchase
I am waiting to hear from EA regarding the offer I made on a house today. I am a cash buyer and the sellers want a quick sale, no chain. EA said, they are hoping to complete within 4 weeks. Is this time scale realistic? I have also said I am in rented accommodation and they can stay in the house until end of July as my…
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help please regarding eConveyancer and Hips4u
Hi all Sorry i know this has been done before but I wanted to ask a question on Hips4U. I have paid for them to do my HIP as of yesterday and they are coming around to do the energy side of things today. They asked me if i wanted them to do the Conveyancing. I know this is a silly question but i have never sold a house…
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Maras Tenant Grading Question
Hi guys, I have been put through a Maras check with my partner and his brother as we will be sharing an apartment soon. It seems to have come back fine but for one of us it states 'Jointly acceptable for Tenancy' and for the other two 'acceptable for share' - I was just wondering what the two terms mean and why there is a…
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Baxi Gas fire and back boiler ?? is it acceptable for a rented property....
As you are most probably aware from my previous posts, we are in the process of buying a property to let, the house currently has a baxi gas fire and back boiler, its all in good working order and will be serviced by a registered gas man, but I want to know is this acceptable for a rented property or should we have it…
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Tips on Renting out my property for tax etc
Have a property to sell but am deciding to rent it out to weather the storm what are the loop holes re tax etc on the rental I receive and the sale at a later date eg Cap Gains etc. What can I claim back as tax deductable?
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viewing a property in Scotland
Does the vendor, who is doiung private viewings have to give you a copy of the Home Report? What would I have to look out for when viewing the proprty? Do they need to provide a valid gas safety check, like the council and landlords for the boiler? Thanks!
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Am I being unreasonable?
I can only see it in mine and my husbands eyes so need some views. Basically put an offer in on a property on 9th May (147k on a 155k property - good offer we think) and spoke to EA who said that the couple had split up and they owe 152k on mortgage so didnt think they would accept offer it but that she would speak to…
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HIP needed if I want to house swap?
I am thinking of advertising my house on a house swapping website. I know I need a HIP if I advertise on a normal house sale type website, but do I need a HIP if I am advertising it for a swap? Thought the house swapping idea could help save money on estate agent fees, and also on the HIP if I am not blatantly advertising…
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New Build purchase issue
A quick note (which I'm sure will make some of you laugh) to pass on an experience but to also ask for some help. I've been trying to take advantage of the current property price crash to purchase a newbuild property - price recently reduced, part exchange on my current property agreed, a nice big 4 bedroom house. The…
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Moveme.com, get quotes etc for free
Good Morning Try out the site. www dot moveme dot com It is a free site and helps you to get removal quotes from removal companies who will call you to make an apointment or quote over the phone. You can change your utilities, broadband etc for free. I did everything without having to leave my desk. They really helped me…
