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Going to have to leave my flat
Hi, I live in a shared flat, which I am soon going to have to leave as I am unable to find people to move in. I'm unemployed, male, 31. As far as I'm aware, my only option is to move into council housing. How quickly can this process happen? I suppose it depends on availability and all that, but then I would have thought…
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House with extension but no planning permisson.
Hi Guys, Looking for a bit of advice before taking things further on a property. We have found a house we like but there is a caveat from the estate agent which is as follows: "There is a wooden structure which is extended to the side of the property. We are advised by the vendor that this structure has not had any…
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Confirm end of AST question?
Hey everyone, My partner and I have been renting a house for the last year from an estate agent that would only allow us to sign assured shorthold tenancy agreements each 6 months. Our current AST finishes on the 9th June and we are planning on moving to another house that we have seen (just behind us :D ) as we find the…
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handing in our notice, can they show others around
Hello, were handing in our notice to out letting agent with a months notice. Are they allowed to show people around during that month. or what conditions have to be met if they were to ask us if they can. we dont really want people looking around our house while were not there! any advice thanks
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How do you chosse a chartered surveyor?
The difference in prices can be as much as £200 all RICS registered. Am I right to think,it is not advisable to use the EA's surveyor for conveniency? Thanks
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Fuse box melts!
Hmmm not really sure which forum this should be in so please feel free to move if this is inappropriate...... Had a very frightening experience this afternoon when after a few weeks we finally discovered the source of a strange burning smell in our hallway which we had incidentally blamed on a lightbulb. The main fuse box…
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I moved house and my electric company think im lying about opening meter reading!
Hi i moved house 3 months ago now. I gave my electric company the opening meter reading the day i moved in like you do. Ive recently had the bill through from that date and they have the reading as different and have charged my an extra £50 for electricity i havent used. I phoned them and they said they will have to open a…
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The insanity of house buying
Both by those who cannot afford it and those buy to let landlords who feel the need to buy multiple properties and get tenants to pay for their mortgages. A recent show on BBC "Property Watch", really made my blood boil. Since I am new user I am not allowed to post links - I would like to draw users attention to an article…
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Renting - seasonality? Busy periods?
Is there a noticeable surge in renting during/at the end of the summer holidays? I know historically it was true for purchasing...
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Selling your home online
Hi, Require some views on the above please. Have been looking on internet and have come across companies that will sell your property on line with a one off up front fee of upto £800 therefore saving you thousands in EA fees - depending on what package you choose - they then send someone round to value property and prepare…
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Developers Deposit Request
I've had an offer accepted on a house a developer bought to demolish and gain access to a development built behind it. The developer didn't need the access via that route and so now the house is up for sale. I'm a cash buyer in the sense that i'm remortgaging to get finances and the application has almost been completed.…
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house poser ?
6 and a half years ago my parents signed over there fully paid up house into my name.i then went and remortgaged this to buy a property for me and my partner,we then sold this,and bought another house,of which is in our names till this day.we have parted ,but she along with her two kids still live there,i am living with my…
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What is a 'bedroom'?
Hi there. I'm new to MSE, wondering if somebody could give me some advice. As a young family of four, we're currently desperate to sell our home, which is a small two bed cottage. Our estate agent refuses to market it as a two bed property as the second bedroom is, to say the least, an awkward shape. When we bought the…
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Credit reference site not secure - FCC Paragon
Hi I am in the process of arranging to rent a flat and the agent uses an on-line credit checking company called FCC Paragon. I went to fill in the details and noticed that the site is not https so the details are not secure - and they do ask a lot a personal info (as you would expect for a reference). Not sure whther to…
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Any other courses of action? [neighbour problems]
Hi all, Mainly a rant, but I want to know if anyone thinks we're missing something obvious, or being unreasonable, etc? Thanks! We're private tenants, but our flat is ex-council and our neighbours are council tenants. It's a line of 2-up 2-down properties, all with their own front doors etc, but each two 1st-floor flats…
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HELP - Cost of living/renting
Hi There, Bit of background. Im a 22 year old male with a few (but not massive debts) and my partner is 21, female (no debts), etc, etc. We are thinking of moving out in the next few months, an idea we are playing with but of course are carefully considering as we both have supportive parents and are not being forced out.…
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Renting help guarantor
Im looking at renting and need a guarantor, will an estate agent normally also credit check the guarantor?? Many thanks.
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housing assssociation
hi anyone got any advice i live in 2 bed housing asssosation house need 3 bed as have son 13 sharing with daughter 11 .Have tried to get help from concil but they suggest private renting or exchange,or choice based lettings we are only catergory C which means we have moderate housing requirements ,but tell that to my son…
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Buying a house in a conservation area
Should this be a problem, not very sure what that means? I read you cannot put a satellite dish on the roof. Can somebody please explain it to me? Thanks
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Renting? Buying? Letting?
Hello all! Been having a look around Martins site and this seems a good place to start. You all have pointed out some good questions, however some of the answers are not exactly correct. I'm a retired solicitor who has started a free advice service website so if anyone would like to visit one afternoon? I'm sure I can…
