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bad letting agent strikes again...
Well we sent the letter detailing what we wanted doing after going through the inventory along with the inventory, recorded delivery to the letting agent (at the address marked on the inventory), along with a follow up email with the details of the letter straight to the letting agent we had been dealing with.. We had…
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How long from accepting an offer to completion?
I am assuming every one is different and everyone has to agree on the completion date but is there a rough estimate. Thanks
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What type of survey?
I'm bamboozled by surveys now. The property I want is 120 years old. It has 2 open fires, one lined, 1 not, I want the chimneys checked out I can see 'something' has been done about the damp course I want the structure checked. (it looks fine but just to be sure) The electrics are a DIY jobbers handy-work, (shocking, only…
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Selling via housenetwork.co.uk
Hi guys, I looking to sell my house through these guys, and wanted to know if anyone here has done this and used their solicitors. They seem very cheap, and was wondering if anyone has had any dealing with them at all, and whether they would recommend them. Thanks in advance: http://www.housenetwork.co.uk/securepayment.asp…
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Budgetting for student renting
My son is just finishing his 1st year at Nottm Uni where he lived in halls. He is hoping to rent a 2 bedroom property with another student friend. Student agencies etc are all new to me and I am looking for any advice or pitfalls. Also Can any experienced student or student parent give me any idea on what they should be…
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What is the buying process?
We have so far Had the survey report back Had the mortgage acceptance letter But now we are unsure what the process is and how long it will be until we can move in? We are waiting for the solicitor to contact us? But what exactly happens now?
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Survey - how long to expect?
Hi we're selling our house and recently accepted an offer on it. We told the buyers we were hoping to buy something to move to but it was difficult because its 200 miles away, after 3 weeks looking we decided that buying again would be too difficult and didnt want to lose our buyer. We let the EA know and they said great…
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what should I do with my deposit between houses?
We've accepted an offer on our 2-bed flat in the south of england, but have not found a new place to buy. Notwithstanding the other thread on this, the good/well priced, 3-bed houses with gardens do seem to get snapped up quickly around here, and we have missed out on 3 places, even though we have bid higher offers,…
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My Choice Home Buy
Hi there everyone, i hope you can help with good advice. Im going for a place in south london, a new build with REAL. Its a 1 bed. and ill be using my choice homebuy equity loan of 35k towards it, with a mortage of 100k. Has anyone been through/is going through the scheme can tell me their experience, pros /cons. What is…
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Thinking to pull out from the offer....
Hi guys. So I have offered 152k for the property which was on the market for 163k. I knew the property needed to be modernised, but gradually I realised how much I will have to invest. For me it is just not worth it, as I was to sell after few years. So, I must admit, as a FTB Iadmit that 1) my offer was too high 2) I am…
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Advice for first time (and not a little reluctant) landlord
Hi all This is my second post, just posted my first in the tax section, not going to spam every forum promise, I just thought I would try and keep my questions relevant to the respective forums. Got made redundant a few months ago and am now in gainful employment again, however a condition of my job is that I relocate in…
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Survey Results = £6k work, vendor not budging
We've had 3 quotes back for remedial work that is required on the house we've put an offer in. They (briefly) cover chimney repointing, some roof tiles replacement, damp-proofing / replastering (where there was previously a leak from the roof) and electrics (40 years old, needs bringing up-to-date to make it safe). We also…
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FTB & Mortgage Help
Hi all, finally signed up after months of viewing as a guest:beer: Right, I currently have just over £20k saved up for deposit etc and was initally planning on buying next year when i would hopfully have £30k.... but I have now really want to buy somewhere now :j Only thing is, i declared myself bankrupt in 2005. My…
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Maras problems help needed
Hi my wife and I are desperate for some advice. In 2008 I was a director of a limited company and 25% share holder. The company went in to liquidation in September. We were both employed by the company and so we also lost our jobs. We decided to move to another part of the country for a fresh start. The company was not…
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House Price Calculator
Hi, I wrote a little Excel spreadsheet that I thought that someone else might find useful. It basically uses the data that is publicly available on the Land Registry website on historical house prices for a region to determine the shift up (or down!) in prices. Then you enter the historical sales price and date for a…
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Mortgage offer received but may now be at risk of redundancy
I recently had an offer accepted on a property and got my mortgage in place and solicitors instructed, etc. I have today learnt that I may tomorrow be told that I am at risk of redundancy at my job. I have not yet read the small print but stronly suspect that I will have to inform the morgage company once I have been told…
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Unadopted roads shambles... Scotland
I did search on unadopted roads on this forum and while ther are 1 or 2 threads none of them cover my problem. This morning I received a letter from a local housing association which informed me that the roads and pathways around the scheme are not adopted by the council and remain the responsibility of the housing…
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Deposit on a house from equity of sale
Both my husband and I are discharged bankrupts, and are currently renting his parent's house from them. We would eventually like to buy the house, and they have offered to lend us £10k as a deposit. Unfortunately this £10k is tied up in the equity of the house, which means we wouldn't get this money unless the house was…
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new build or old build
just wondering if someone can help. we have seen a new build from a good local builders in south wales and thay have the perfect house in the perfect area for me and my lady friend. the price is the same as resale 3 beds in the area at 129k. now the issue we have is do we buy in a not so nice area for less money or do we…
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Bills
Hi, Me and my girlfriend have finally bought a place! Yey! Everything is looking good it's down to the mortgage/solicitors now. Anyway, how do all the bills work? I mean like electricty, water, gas etc when do I start paying, upfront or after x amount of months. I know I need to keep a copy of meter readings before we move…
