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Getting Mortgage Application Fee Back
Does anyone know how easy it is to get this back? We paid £999 to Clydesdale and now it looks like our buyer is pulling out and so we can't go ahead with the mortgage. Cheers!
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Moving out - Van hire from Tunbridge Wells to Middlesbrough
Hi all, We are moving home to be closer to family in the North East in early June. I am pricing up van hire for Friday (evening) 5th and Saturday (till 8pm) 6th June. The journey is approx 300 miles. Ideally, we would pick up the van in Kent and then drop it off in the North East. We will be moving a double bed, tv, tv…
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how much should i offer
hi was just wondering what other people might offer on a house i have seen for sale. its a 3 bed semi in halesowen b63, its got a lounge, seperate dining room and kitchen, and upstairs toilet, it has GCH and DG throughout. its been on the market for about 8months at £120k, and is vacant, and in need of modernisation, and a…
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please help
Can anyone help my brother-in-law has found himself in a bit of a situation he owns his own house and last night some idiots decided to smash his windows in this was a racially motivated as previous things have also happened he obviously needs to move out we can't put him up as we will be majorly overcrowded but he also…
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help! advise on letters to landlords for private selling
Hi, I have been looking for houses for several months now. sadly it seems that the current market isn't moving and not many houses are on the market. I therefore thought maybe I should try to write to the landlords in the areas I am looking for. However, I need your help with the letter as I am not a native speaker. I copy…
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Help! My landlord has been served an eviction notice!
I'm hoping someone might be able to give me some friendly advice! Here's my situation: I signed a 6 month lease (short assured tenancy) through a private letting agency at the end of March and moved in to my lovely new flat in Glasgow. There has been no problems whatsoever and no indication of what was to come. However,…
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Conveyancy Cost Issues
Hi All, I am looking for a bit of legal advice on my conveyancy costs. About 2 years ago I purchased my first home, everything went well with the purchase and I paid the solicitor via Bank Transfer. The final payment to them was £210 which was paid off 2 years ago. I then started to get letters and emails from the…
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advice on what to offer
Hello We found a 4 bed house that is for £171000 on the market but house needs cosmetic work doing. We offered £150000. The same size house in a differant area selling for £157000. So what do you think it should be my next offer. I can go upto asking price but dont want to lose money with the house prices keep going down.…
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Mortgage Approval
Does anyone know how long it takes on average to get a mortage approval? Thanks!X
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Capital Gains Tax, from when?
Hi All, At present I am living in the UK, however, I have been planning to move to Central Portugal within the next couple of years. Due to the Credit Crunch/Over Valued Euro/Under Valued Pound/Housing Market Slump/World Wide Recession and not winning the lottery :mad:, my plans have faltered slightly. Well a lot really.…
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Need help loan succured on house
My friend put his house on the market last year and someone put a offer in for it which he accepted, he had a £50.000 loan seccured on the house and didn't realise that this would be a problem, its his first time selling a house. He has recieved a letter from the soclitor saying that the house sale can't go ahead as there…
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notice period
Rent due date = 22nd May Notice Period = 1 month Do I have to give one months notice from the date that my rent is due, meaning I can't give it now and move out in a month? My contract states 'the one months written notice must expire the day before a rent due date'
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How to find the house to rent?
Hi all, I'm new to UK. How and what do you need to do to rent a house or a flat 2 bed in Newcastle and what is a good price for a very basic once. Thank you for your help!:beer:
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Break clause in contract/ rolling contract?
Hi all..I know this question has been answered in many forms before but I was hoping someone would be able to advise on my angle. We signed a one year contract with our landlord last year. The contract has now expired (a week ago) and I assume we are now on a rolling contract. Our landlord has contacted us by SMS and says…
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Deposit Protection help
Hi all, I'm having a problem with a flat I rent with a friend. The landlord has gone into administration, and the property has now been taken on by appointed receivers. Our contract stated that our deposit was protected, and named the scheme it was in; however, on contacting the scheme it turns out that they have no record…
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The planning objection saga update (final?)
I don't know whether anyone remembers my original thread about objecting to our neighbours' planning application ( http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1115349&highlight= ) Just thought I'd post another update as we are celebrating today :beer: Hopefully they are too. They put in another application in…
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comprehensive ast
I am looking for a pretty comprehensive AST and came across this one: https://www.propertyhawk/index.php?page=freeast what do others thinks?
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Buying house to let to son
Anyone know the ins & outs of buying a house for my son to rent. I won,t be needing a mortgage but using savings, what are the tax implications?
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Equity Release some questions. Anybody help??
Hi all, I usually frequent the DFW forum but thought I might get an answer to this here. Im not that well up on finance but what I am after is some sort of equity release scheme. I have got myself into a lot of debt and currently paying my creditors through a DMP with CCCS. I know this cant go on forever and my plan was to…
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landlord £12,000 in arrears in mortgage
wonder if anyone can help i am private renting a house , the landlord has been rubbish at doing repairs to say the least. i was claiming full housing benefit but in january i got a job so had to alter my claim,housing benefit informed me the landlord had moved house and they needed his new address and confirmation my rent…
