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money transfer from USA to UK
Hi, My brother in US wants to transfer $5000 to UK. Would somebody able to advise me of the best way please?? How much the transfer charges will be etc??? any replies much appreciated.
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Questions about fittings and contents form
Actually firstly - my husband is the owner of our property. Is he the only one who needs to sign the sellers form or do I as well? It says it needs both sellers if applicable to sign the instruction form. In the fittings and contents form (TA10) its asking about basic fittings, tv etc. Am I ticking to say they are included…
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Landlord Insurance
I am new to renting out my house so please be patient with me. I am told I need landlord insurance for the building, does anyone know of a reasonably priced company and have had personel experience of claiming from an insurance company for this type of cover. Thanks in advance.
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"Offer what you think it's worth", you say...
...Only I don't know what it's worth! Fully agree with putting in an offer I think is fair and reflects the value of the property, and if that offer was declined, I'd have no qualms about walking away and looking for something else, but at this stage, I don't know where the fair benchmark should be set. I'm at a stage…
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Renting a house with an agricultural tie
Dear all A farmer friend of mine has a small barn on his land for which he has, after a lot of hard work and a fortune in consultant's fees, received planning permission to convert to a house. His argument was that it was needed to house farmworkers. That was a couple of years ago and work has since been underway to do the…
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Being Chased for HIPS payment
Hi - not sure if this is the right place, but basically when my partner moved house last year in July we started getting Debt Collection letters from a Collection Agency saying that we hadnt paid for our HIPS. We have paid it, we actually paid it up front and didnt defer, have proof on our bank statement and have been…
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Buyers pulled out!
With just one week to go before exchange/completion our buyers have pulled out of the purchase! Our house looks terrible now as we have packed things/emptied rooms, sold piano etc., etc., Will have to start all over again and probably lose the apartment we were buying - why do people do this?:confused:
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Is this good progress when buying a repo?
Me and the gf had our offer on a repossessed property accepted. When it first went onto the market 8 months ago it was for sale at £129k. Since then its been reduced a lot and we had our offer of 100k accepted on Tues :D The sellers want to complete in 28 days. As of today we have passed on our cheque to the solicitors…
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Buying a property to let
Hi, Huby wants to buy an investment property. 2 bed flat for £60000 close to city would let for £400 ish a month Would this be a good investment? we have 10% deposit. What would need to be considered to make this viable? Flat was on the market last year for £120k so big price drop :T
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Another Section 21 Question
Hi all, I've been browsing the various threads on renting to educate myself as we're just coming out of a pretty terrible renting situation and are renting a new property from tomorrow. I have to say all the information on this board has been invaluable when searching for a new place, going through the tenancy agreement…
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bond return problems
hi all, just wondering if anyone can help me out here. i am in dispute with my landlords agent about the return of my bond. we are currently communicating via mail, as i want to be seen to be reasonable and co-operative before i take them to court. basically, they are trying to do me for new carpets, saying my dog wrecked…
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New Help for Tenants
Formal announcement of the Governments outlined plans as part of the review of the private rentals sector appears on the Communities and Government website a couple of days ago here The Govt is chugging slowly along and " will be issuing a full consultation in the Summer on how best to change the law to improve protections…
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darins in a rented property ???
hey all .... my drains are all blocked up 2 days b4 we are due to move out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ive called welsh water and they are comming out t see if its their responabilty or mine . thats the Q tho , is it mine or the landlords ??? i could do without paying for it !
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selling your house to housing asscociation?
I just briefly heard this on bbc's working lunch. Is there such a thing , if so how do you go about it and would it be market value?
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Sellers putting house price up?
I live in the south east and my house is just about to go on the market. I've been keeping an eye on the area we want to move to (also south east) and have noticed a recent increase in the amount of price increases showing in my property bee sidebar. Which has surprised me, really. Over the past 4 days there's been a few…
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Where to buy a repo?
As a prospective FTB I've been looking at the range of properties that would be affordable to me in the area I want to live. I've noticed quite a few repossessions but they all seem to be being sold at auction. Obviously as a FTB relying on a mortgage, auction is not the way to go. But with repossessions advertised at…
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Tenants not paying rent advice needed
Hi I was wondering if someone could point me in right direction.. I have a tenant who has been late with the rent every month since moving in back in January.. I've had enough of the excuses and her ignoring my calls. Its my first time evicting a tenant so I want to make sure I am doing it right. So if someone could please…
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Landlord wants us to pay costs...
Hi, Shortly after we moved in to our home in 2007, I walked into the kitchen and the door literally fell off the door frame, nails and all. We put it in the garage, rang the letting agent and asked him to make a note, but mentioned we'd rather it wasn't put up because it opened onto the cooker. We have been through two…
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Changing Locks - Am I legally allowed?
I am in a rented house and the Yale lock on the front door is extremely stiff (to the point I really struggle to open the door). I have emailed my LA to ask if I can have written permission to change the barrell in the lock (as well as other things I want permission for) but they have not replied. Does anyone know where I…
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can landlord do this?
a friend just took a short term assured tenancy agreement for a house recently. The house had become vacant as the private landlord's parents were no longer available. He spent a long time clearing and cleaning it out. My friend managed to haggle with the rent and pay a reasonable sum based on a 6mth upfront payment.…
