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Proof of House Deposit
Hi All Slight concern. We've had our mortgage application confirmed all for one last thing, we just need statements with our deposit on. We have the money available, I have £8000 in my saving account and OH has the remaining £3500 in her savings account with Barclays. Problem is we don't have any statements and Britannia…
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Deposit being held (Scotland)
To cut a long story short... (this is the short version!) Mother in Law (MIL) moves out of a house in Jan 09. Had a £2k deposit down, only got £1k back. landlady said the carpets need replacing & there's a broken window pane & is holding the other £1000 to pay for this (we accept the window, but carpets were worn due to…
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Buying HIPs off estate agent then selling privately
I have had my house up for sale with an agent for a year and now i'm going to sell my house privately to my parents. I know I have to pay the agent for the HIPs as they were doing an offer that the HIPs came free when the house sold but obviously only if they sold it. The contract says I have to buy the HIPs in the event…
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Fed up with Rightmove
I'm fed up with Rightmove, because so many of the listings are shared ownership, so you have to look at each entry to find out at the end somewhere that it's S/O. Are there any sites that allow you to filter these out?
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Offer immediately?
Saw propoerty on Monday night which was new to market. I was about to transfer funds into current account and put in first offer however just phoned to discover propoerty is under offer. Should I put in offers straight away? In Scotland I would have noted interested then everyone would put in their bids. Asume this doesn't…
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Previous private landlord issues
Hi, please stick with me as this is my firset post. My girlfriend and I recently moved into a new rented home (private landord) and we are experiencing issues with our previous landlord. We gave the correct amount of notice to the previous landlord (the day we gave coincided with the end date of the lease) and signed the…
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Start moving after exchange ?
Is there any reason why we cant start things rollling after exchange ? Its a private sale within family so no gazumping or anything ,,is there anything else that could go worng ? It just there is a lot of furniture in the house that would need selling /getting shut of before we can move in ,could we start after exchange?
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Inclusive Bills Dispute - URGENT Help needed:(
Hello there! I am completely new to this so apologies if I've posted in the wrong place or if there is an existing thread on something similar but have been trawling looking for anything in an existing thread but couldnt find anything so thought best to post. Baisically I share a house with another student and two…
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Any tips for selling privately?
My husband and I are selling our 1 bed but i refuse to pay EA fees as flat isn't worth very much. So we have put a sign up in our window and also stuck it in local papers and on a popular website. Do you think it would help to also stick a post up outside our flat? Any other tips? Thank you.
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Mortgage completed today by my solicitor but no keys until Friday...
meaning i start paying interest today- is this normal??? I thought I would start paying from the day I got my keys????
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Help me with capital gains tax query please
Hi, I am completely lost so any advice is welcome:confused: We bought the house that my in-laws lived in so that they could live there without worrying about the mortgage. They both passed away 5 years ago. We have now got round to sorting it out - we would prefer to sell it but don't know anything about the taxes that we…
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Building Regularisation certificate
Hi, I am in the process of buying a house which has had a flat roof kitchen extension built but has no building regulations certificate. Does anyone have any experience of obtaining a building regularisation certificate? If I proceed with the purchase I am thinking of asking for a hefty discount to the agreed price as I…
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Cheapest place for HIPS?
We are thinking of selling our property and have been told that we need a HIP before we can even talk to a potential buyer! We have been told of around 5 different HIP places to get one of these, ranging from £100-150 on the internet, to £400 from other places, including the Estate Agents themselves?! Some have said that…
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Overcharged on a RTB back in 1993
I am currently in dispute with Islington Council on the fact that they sold a property to my mother (Under the RTB scheme ) in 1993 as a four bedroom and valued it as a four bedroom ( they wrote the lease up incorrectly ) where in fact , it was only a three bedroom ( I am now currently getting a deed of variation to…
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Advice from a conveyancing solicitor please!
I would appreciate advice in regard placing a non refundable deposit insistence on prospective house buyers. I heard sometime ago on a financial phone in show that it was possible to easily insist on say a non refundable 10k deposit from a person who makes an offer on your property to ensure you are not messed about. Could…
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Estate Agent Renewal after 9 years
An elderly relative of mine has a flat that she has been renting out to the same tenant for the past nine years. The agent for the past seven years was taking 7% commission every year for the renewal.:mad: After some advice she stopped issuing a new AST's and changed them to a periodic tenancy agreement and paid the agent…
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The power of advertising
http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-for-sale/details/id/TYWC3443070 and the same flat, at £10k more...and under offer http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-for-sale/details/id/LMTS999000226 Thought this was quite a good example of how not, and how to, advertise a flat, and the importance of good photos!
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Worried about escalating soliciters fees
I am a FTB getting worried about solicitor fees getting out of hand. We got a series of quotes, the most competitive of which was one suggested by the EA. However, it seems that the full written quote does not look too good and and it exludes a £295 for searches whioch appears in the small print. There is also a question…
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Changing Mortgage for renting
Can anyone help? I'm looking for the cheapest buy-to-let mortgage options. Just left my house and moved job and want to rent house out. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Buying a home Advise
Hi, I am 32, still living at home with my parents(sad i know) and wondering if it is worth buying my own place. The tig is, is it worth buying my own place considering I am currently single on a salary of around £25k. I somethign thing yeah i shoudl move out, get my own place but having never owned my own place i have…
