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Advice on removing house from the market and fees payable please.
Hi there, In early 2008, we put our house on the market, had a couple of viewings then all went quiet, due to obvious reasons. We had very little contact from the estate agent and then heard through the grapevine that they were selling up and changing hands. Fair enough but we weren't officially told of us, we only knew…
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Advice needed about AWKWARD LA
I put in an application for a house to let 2 weeks ago which is STILL being processed, but when I first enquired about the property I asked if I could pay the 6 months rent up front to get around not having a guarantor...They told me that even if I paid the 6 months up front, I would need a guarantor so I went away and…
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Taking ll to court for deposit
My story, signed 6 month ast beginning June 2008. First night of tenancy had visit from tv licence officers for ll who had been living in property but actually moved out as they couldn`t afford it. Massive NR interest only mortgage bought at peak time. This should have been a warning sign I suppose. In Scotland so we do…
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Urgent help needed please-ex private lanlord refused to return deposit due to mould
Hi, We're really in need of help.Could someone please shed some light? We rented a property privately from 1th Aug. 07 and moved out in 20th March 09.We even paid for the whole last month rent when we don't have to, just to be nice. When we started tenancy, landlord had "rental agreement(short assured tenancy)-scotland"…
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Landlord saying I have to provide replacement tenant
Hi, Ive been living in a room in dublin now for 10 months in a house share with 3 other people. There is no minimum period of stay that i was informed of. I contacted my landlord to tell her I would be moving out and she told me that as the house is leased to everyone i would have to provide a replacement tenant or lose my…
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Claim against the Landlord from sale proceeds...
If a Tenant has a claim against the Landlord for breach of tenancy covenants (disrepair and loss of quiet enjoyment as the house is being repossessed by the mortgagee and the tenant evicted), and the court orders damages from the proceeds of sale, what happens if there aren't any? Can the tenant claim damages from the…
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End of Tenancy
Hello I'm currently renting a house. I moved in a couple of years ago and had a one year tenancy agreement. Last year the letting agents asked me if I wanted to stay and I said yes but would like to be able to give notice to move out instead of being locked in for another year. So last year I signed a new lease for a year…
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HIPs - Cheapest???
Can anybody tell me where to find the cheapest possible HIP for my home? I've looked online and found a few for around the £200 mark, has anybody found cheaper????? Thanks
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House prices Scotland
I don't know if this is going to be a silly question but for a property on sale in scotland for 'offers over' £145,000 what do you all think would be a reasonable offer? Im not sure how much houses have sold for recently in this particular area but I do know that this house was last sold in Sept 2006 for £125,000. (grr I…
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HELP!!! Housing advice needed - again
Should I stay in a house with a mortgage nearing negative equity - all mortgage payments up to date; or should I move out into rented accommodation, then either go BR or IVA. BR has consequences due to my job so would rather not go that route but worry about the viability of the IVA as they are so rigid. I really don't…
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help regarding house price
We are first time buyers and a little unsure of what to offer on the house we want to buy it is on the market for "offers in the region of £109,950 The person who owns the house is moving out to live with their girlfriend (in fact it looks like they have already moved out) we have been looking around the area for a…
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Should I sell for more than a 10k loss?
So I bought a flat in the north of England to live in during 2005 for the sum of 117k on a 90% mortgage. I had to move away for work reasons and rented it out fully furnished at 500 a month since (now reduced to 440 pcm + estate agent expenses) and this rental income does NOT at all leave me with a profit. I have sent any…
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explain homebuyers report ?
Im part x my home with persimmon and there sending out a surveoyer on this house and i asked today when they called to make appointment if it was a full structual or a homebuyers report, Im just wondering what the real diff is ? Thankyou she said he would be about 1hr 30mins
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Questions about Tenancy Renewal, agent's fees.....
I have been renting my place in Cambridge for just under a year now, and my 12-month lease on the flat is coming to an end in about 3 months' time. Although the contracts were done by an agent the LL manages the property directly. (I would like to add here that they have done a very good job of sorting out the 1-2 issues I…
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Rental - no carpets - how much to reduce rental offer.
Hi all, Just a quickie question. We've found a fab rental, however the LL wont provide carpets. Strange but true. Since we like the place, we are going to offer a monthly rent with a reduction for carpeting costs. Basically 4 areas. Main room = 4.5x4.5m 2x bedroom 3.5x3.5 Corridor 1.5x6m Everyting is needed, underlay,…
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Credit referencing a 16 year old
Hi all I have been told by a lettings agency that my 16 year old son, who will be 17 in September, will also have to be credit checked when i put in an application for a property. Is this within the law??
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Help Landlord issued Section 21 Notice
Help Required!!!! I moved into the address in question November 2008. Took an assured shorthold tenancy agreement. I was under the impression that this was a binding contract for 1 year. Today my landlord has contacted me and that they are in financial difficulty and they are either 1) Giving the house back to the bank 2)…
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How long is normal?
Hey everyone, Just looking for some advice, I put an offer in on a house 4 weeks ago today. Which was accepted. The person selling is looking to move to a bigger house. But she still does not have an offer in on anything. Is this normal? How long is the norm to wait for the seller to have an offer in on somewhere else?…
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HELP ME! Please, Though it was freehold but is actually leasehold
Hey guys I need some help and advice please, Me and my bf recently put in an offer on a repo, it was all going fine untill today when we went to look at the Hip. The hip stated that it was a leasehold even the estate agent was shocked when I showed her! On the estate agents website, and a few other bits of info it was down…
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Service charge
When we bought our property, the developer company put in small print that we will pay service charges (our house is a semi detached town house). There is no reason for us to pay service charge and there is nothing the service charge company are doing for us in reality. When we raise this issue up with the service charge…
