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When to HIP?
I may have to sell my late father's house this year as we've been landed with the empty property council tax bill. Do you know if we need to sort out a HIP for auction or private sale, or would that be only the case if we contracted an estate agent?
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condition for completion
Hi We are FTB and are in the process of buying a house. We have got the mortgage offer last week and now wondering what next? Is now the time to contact the solicitor to propose our preferred exchange/completion date? We would like to make sure the house is empty on completion day (the house that we are buying is a bit…
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Advise needed - Shared House Notice to Leave
I live in a shared house with 2 housemates, after our 12 month contract ended (feb 09) we re-newed the contract on a rolling basis (month-by-month). I would like to leave the property and have given my written notice to leave to the estate agents, and 5 weeks notice to my 2 housemates. They would both like to stay but are…
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Moving out & new to renting/buying
Hello I think it's about time I moved out of my parents home. As much as I'd like to buy a home I think it's not a realistic possibility for me and renting is the best choice. I don't earn alot of money (£1,160 after tax per month :o ), I'm studying a home course to become a plumber which will obliviously up my income…
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Splitting Up and Selling the House - Help!!
I've decided to leave my partner for various reasons. However we have a house together and a mortgage. I'm going to suggest that he keeps the house and I will sign over to him and cut my losses, however, I don't think he will want to keep the house on.. Therefore we'll have to put it on the market (whilst both continuing…
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Can a buyer be asked to pay sellers fees if that buyer pulls out?
Hi all, House is up for sale and we are prepared to move out the week before completion, which gives our buyer vacant possession. We are therefore at the top of any chain and were wondering if there is some sort of legal arrangement that can be put in place to ensure that if a buyer in the chain beneath us pulls out, then…
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Help please! What price is reasonable for this house?
Thought I'd ask you good folks your advice. My niece and her hubby went to view a property in north London yesterday and really love it to bits. The house, road, area, schools, tube/transport links - all they dreamt of. But the sellers are asking IN EXCESS OF. Niece and hubby don't know what to offer! What's the usual…
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Financial Interview Shared ownership advice
Hi has anyone had their financial interview for part rent part buy? Ive got everything pretty much, its tomo. Im just a tad worried and i dont even know why?!!! Can you tell me how it went? Is it long? Ive got my documents and for the savings a bank statements and premimum bonds document. Just anything you can tell me…
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letting agency and credit checks
hi all, i want to apply to a letting agecy for a house i really like,when i viewed it the lady who showed me round ttold me all i needed to apply was 2 refrences 1 fom a previous landlord and a character refrence plus £30 to pay for a credit search.i went to the office to do all this and was told id need a guarantor…
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LL not paying the deposit back
Hello, I need some help. I moved into a new tenancy on 17th Aug 2007 which was ATS .Renewed it with a new contract ect on 17th Aug 2008 .In tthe contract it is mentioned that my deposit would be held with TDS .But when i called up the LL to get details, he told me that he wont bother about it.There is an ageny who is…
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Has anyone had problems selling 50 to 90% off a house
I see this as a major stumbling block as the market corrects itself,wont some of those portions be the same price as a whole house after the market has finished with this crash.
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cost of Homebuyers survey?
anyone know the average price for a homebuyers survey on a 3/4 bed home?
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ew build homes in England are being rejected by housing associations too small
JUST a word of warning to those who are thinking of buying a new build slave box. It is estimated there could be as many as 100,000 unsold new-build homes in the UK. With about 4.5m people on housing waiting lists, the government has set up the Clearing House Fund to help housing associations in England buy some of the…
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No Land Registry info available - what does this mean?
Hi all, I've been keeping an eye on a house and out of interest thought I'd download the deeds/plans from land registry but they say no info available (although all other houses on the road do have info) I remember reading that the info was only electronic if it had been sold in the recent past which it is possible this…
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Who owns this Land??
Hi all. Im new to this......so be gentle! I know this topic has come up in the past, but when it was just getting to the bit that i wanted to know about, the threads all stopped! Im after the owner who owns what seems to me to be like unused stables. Looks like they Have'nt been used in years (20-30 years) all over grown…
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Why does house selling take so long - a few thoughts.
Just one aspect alone in the buying and selling process would make a huge difference. Read on!! It is extremely frustrating as an agent (me) who believed in my staff clearing desks every day even if it meant doing extra time. But this attitude was not the norm by any means. So whilst we 'moved the papers' very quickly we…
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Frustrating not to hear more from posters forum has helped
Am I the only one that feels this? I have been sorting out all the threads I had subscribed to and cleared it from 800 down to 200. Whilst doing so remembered those who were desparate for help and lots of help was given by lots of posters. Often they were asked to let the forum know the outcome but surprising how many…
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Letter of offer - does this sound right?
Hi All, We have just been for our 3rd viewing at a property which needs lots of work - it doesn't look like the house has been touched for 30 years. We are going to wait until Monday before submitting the offer because there is still some uncertainty about the property boundaries. The house is currently advertised at…
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What should I do? Buy to let
I have bought ahouse to let it. Please can someone give me a list of things I need to do before I can legally let it. Cheers James
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Lying estate agents?
Hi folks - just a quick query on the accuracy of data on the likes of houseprices.co.uk/mouseprices etc - ie how accurate is it? Will it contain info on all sales for a property? I ask because I went to view a flat today which is on at noticably over what it's worth, nothing has come within 10% of their asking prices and…
