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My landlord is selling...
Hi all, First proper post so please be nice! My current landlord is trying to sell our flat and our contract expires at the end of August, and we are planning to leave whether he sells or not. My question is really about how helpful I have to be with regards to viewings. The flat has been on the market for two weeks now…
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FTB house offer woes!
Hi everyone, I've long come to these forums for advice but up until now have relied on others questions rather than making my own. I am a FTB and have just put an offer in a property, it was a low offer and I never expected it to be accepted but after reading advice here and elsewhere I started low with a mind to then…
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Your Property Club
I come across this company's website when doing my research for my first home. They have some good articles and reports, so I registered. However, I start to receive a lot of calls regarding invest in Buy To Let properties. Sounds a bit doggy, but I could not find any adverse comments about them in google. Anybody heard of…
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Housenetwork from buyers perspective?
I often read comments from those who have sold through this online company but rarely comments from those who have made enquiries to them about a house they have for sale, or a vieiwng or even bought through them. Anyone help with this - the other side to using them to sell?
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Heading to auction today... any tips?
Hi Guys, Title pretty much says it all really..... got our limits sorted, checks, finance as advanced as far as possible and solicitor ready to go.... just need to try and get a decent price and so I was wondering if any savers have got any tips for an auction novice?? Thanks in advance!!
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Neighbours wall
Not too sure which forum to put this in, so I hope someone can help. I live in a Victorian mews, where the houses are at the end of a street facing side-on with their own gated walkway (the front gardens face each other with the path running between them). My house is the second to the end, my neighbour having a wall that…
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Seller backing out after exchange!?
I exchanged contracts for my new house over a month ago and tomorrow was the move date! had a phone call from my solicitors yesterday to say that the seller no longer wants to move. There is no chain, he already has another property that he moved into earlier this week and it sounds like he doesn't like it. Ive got a…
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Seller left non-fitted items which are not on F&F list...
Can I charge the seller for the removal of a bed and a sideboard (dark wood in bad shape that I know from experience will cost me to remove)? I could probably freecycle the bed as it's in okay condition, but not sure about the sideboard. Do they have a legal right to these "possessions" now that they have abandoned them at…
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Choosing a solicitor to sell through.
I'll need to pick a solicitor's firm to sell my flat through. Prices seem to start from about £500 inc. The two firms who were recommended by my EA when I bought the place (one of which has gone through a merger) are around this price; the slightly more expensive of the two is the one I used to buy, who were OK but nothing…
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Split with my boyfriend, now living in rented house alone. Who gets the deposit back?
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Buying Parents House
I wonder if anyone can help please? Here is the situation:* Our house was on the market for £190,000 to £200,000 * We have accepted an offer for £182,000 * My wife's parents want to sell their house to free up some money and have paid off their mortgage. * They had it valued for £190,000 to £200,000 * They want to sell it…
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Letting agent help please
Hi, Im currently renting a property and because they want to up the rent we are moving out when our tenancy expires next month. I have found another property and the new agent has contacted the old/current one for a reference. I think they use FCC paragon. My current agent hasn't replied to any emails/calls from FCC…
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Landlord vacuum cleaner has broken
My landlord vacuum cleaner started making a funny noise and then some smoke came out around the motor after about 5 minutes of intermittent use. It is quite an expensive vacuum cleaner so I would like advice whether I am responsible to replace or repair?
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Need to up my credit score
Wanting to buy a house...through my mortgage advisor, had a mortgage done in principle but it came back declined due to me only having a 'fair' credit rating. It seems because I don't owe anybody anything and not have credit cards and also living with my parent temperarily due to me selling my house last november...I can't…
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Harassment and/or Unlawful Eviction?
There's a LOT of history to this, but I'm going to try to keep it as short and sweet as possible and condense things into a few questions. If anyone thinks more information is needed then feel free to ask. Firstly our landlord has, on a number of occasions, turned up outside the property to poke/measure/peer in the windows…
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Buying a repossed house
hello all would be gratefull of any advice.on questions below. just been to look at 2 houses both have repossesion notices in window. 1. Can you get a better deal or is it harder to get a reduced offer accepted? 2. Are there any problems in buying a repossed house? ie damages by ex owner. 3. How is the valuation set. ie…
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Help - how do I buy this house?
Hi mse’rs I’m after some help and advice. Usually my posts are long winded and I’m sure some people get bored so I’ll try and keep the points brief! Basically, I’m interested in a property. I reached an agreement with the vendor on a price. I have to back this up with an agreement in principle. Visited my new mortgage…
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deeds lost in fire
does anyone know how this works? we have signed the deeds to our new house but apparently the solicitor has found that there was a chnage to the deeds in 1971 and these have since been lost in a fire, he wont got to exchange without them so has asked the vendors solicitor for some kind of insurance which costs them, has…
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New responsibilities following deed of variation
Hello, we are buying the underroof space of a flat with a 50% share of freehold. As a result of a draft of a deed of variation we received from sellers' solicitors (we are buying the flat and separately the loft space above as it is not demised), now the lessee's share of total for our prospective property is 60% (other…
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Mychoice homebuy funding....any updates?
Hey all, I was just wondering what housing associations have got funding for this scheme? We tried to buy this house we are renting with Moat but they run out of funding at the end of April. I wondered if anybody has heard when more funding will be available? I havent rung them for months as I was so upset that we couldnt…
