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Houses in need of renovation?
Hi All Currently looking to buy another house but anything i want seems to be out of my price range, so I have come to the conclusion that maybe I need to buy something in a state of disrepair so that I can afford to buy it. Are there any specialist sites that detail properties in need of modernisation / repair?
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Would you prefer to buy a house with a UPVC or Hardwood Front Door?
My front door needs replacing and want to now if buyers would prefer a modern plastic door to traditional wooden door. Personally I think hardwood doors look more attractive as everyone else has opted for the upvc door but on the other hand wooden doors are not as secure, often stick in cold weather and may need painting…
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Help - tenants not paying rent
As we live in a tied house we have been renting out a house for the past 2 years. Unfortunately whilst I was working abroad, I did not check my bank statements and when I came home relised that rent had not been paid for Dec 08, Feb 09 or Mar 09 bud HAD been paid for Jan 09 and has been paid for Apr 09. Tenants said there…
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Do we buy now or wait!
Hi am after some advice and others views - We have sold STC and are wanting to move to a bigger house in a more expensive area where at present there is very little available, my husband is military so our options are - 1. to move into a married quarter and hope the market drops further, this would mean moving twice and…
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Help needed - rented House being repossessed
Hello, please can anyone help? I started renting a house on a six month tenancy on in November 08, and then its just a month to month tenancy. I have recieved through the post a 'Notice of Commencement of Possession Proceedings' and I don't know where I stand. I rent through a letting agency and they are closed until…
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companies that buy your house
these companies that buy your house and let you rent it back,are they any good and which are the best ones? and what should i look out for? thanks
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Want to buy a house, am I being too stingy or are sellers too greedy?
We looking to buy for first time,but feel for this area house prices have not really fallen by much. I recall some houses for sale more than a year ago on RightMove and they still asking same now. Some houses we have viewed,upon checking websites like houseprices and netprices we found some people only bought a year or 2…
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what % of your wage pays your morgage ?
As the title says how much of your wage is spent on morgage repayment ?
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how much can u borrow ?
Hi all I know when u went for a morg it used to be 3 times what u earned anually is this still the same ? were buying a house at 215k were putting 75k cash down so need a morg for 140k but our annual income is about 29k ? Than kyou
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mortgage help please, please!
Hi, just wondered if anyone had any advise please. I am currently living in my parents house which i am renting, and i have a £10000 saved for a deposit, which i want to use to buy the house. The house is worth £115000 and currently i am unable to get a good mortgage due to LTV rates. My parents have said they may be able…
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little rant, vendors want an extra two weeks to move out....arrgh
here goes we havent exchanged yet, its been two weeks now as the vendors and us cant agree a completion date. they originally suggested 28th, and we went back and said could they do the 21st of may. they have come back and said no, but they would prefer 2nd week of june now!!!:mad: the reason they have given the ea and…
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Renting Mortgage unpaid
Hi hope someone can help me with a little advise for a friend. She is in a rented house(Scotland) and a couple of weeks ago one of her kids opened a letter addressed to the owner and it was saying their was going to be action as the mortgage has not been payed. Now things get a little hazy from me sorry i don't have many…
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House Price Query
We have been thinking about putting our house on the market. The house 2 doors down has gone on the market today. It is a 4 bedroom detached house,ours is a 3 bed linked detached. The only other variation is that we have a utility room, cloakroom and dining room. They have gone on the market at £250,000 (under the new…
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How much more for a corner plot?????
Hi, I would just like to know if you were looking for a property would you pay more for a corner plot? ie great potential for single/double extension, conservatory or simply just the land etc. if so how much more (Based on a property in great condition, nice area 3 bed semi) value in the region of around 135,000. Or would…
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Someone Tell Me Why This is a Bad Idea? BTL Quandary!
I have a potential investment query, and I would quite like someone to talk me out of it! Here are the facts: 2 bed apartment (two storey block), two years old - for sale for £65K (repossession) Original purchase price £121K (ouch) Other apartments in the block let for £500pm Cash buyer Service charge £1100pa Ground rent…
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second home held in trust.
I am a homeowner jointly with my wife. My mother exersiced her right to buy her council house (10years ago). I paid the deposit and the mortgage but the home is registered in my mothers name. We had a trust deed drawn up, but I don't understand what that is or how it works. The solicitor said it was standard practice and…
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hi anyone know where can i buy used catering equipment
many thanks
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HELP NEEDED!!! - Cracked Walls
Hello lovely people! Need some advice (as always!) Mortgage was approved and the general basic survey was done on the property Got the documents through today. This is the bit that concerned me "Evidence of movement was observed in the form of cracking to the external walls, This appears to be longstanding and…
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surveyors
I am currently in the process of selling my house. I have found a buyer and even agreed a price. A surveyor from the bank that the buyer has asked to borrow the money from has been to look at the property. I have just been told that he has valued it less than the agreed price so now ive got to sell it at that price an not…
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bridging loan or what?? Advice please!
In October last year whilst in the middle of a divorce I bought a small cottage for £250,000 with a £220,000 mortgage. There was 2.5 acres paddock available at a later date available alongside the property which I thought I would be able to buy with my divorce settlement (there is approx £145,000 in cash and a mortgage…
