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1st Time Buyer - Needs Advice!
Im a 1st time seller to a 1st time buyer. The buyer of my house has viewed twice and after extensive talks about price, we have agreed on a reduced price on the original valuation through my estate agents. The buyers mortgage has been passed , and the buyer have instructed a solicitor to act on their behalf, who have…
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Next Doors Planning Permission
hi we have a semi detached house. we are connected to one house 'properly' on one side and the house on the other side by a garage wall only. the house to which we are attached by the garage only has had planning permission granted to extend over the garage. this was granted over 10 years ago. no proper work has ever been…
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Unique Situation - Advise Required!
Good morning guys, Bit of advice if you would be so kind, FTB so little unsure of the ins and outs of property buying. My partner has an ex housing authority flat which she purchased the lease on under right to buy 5 years ago. We have just had a baby so are looking to move into a house. We have contacted the housing…
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been on the market for ages. What to do.
Trying to sell for ages, had 2 offers we accepted then they couldnt get the mortgage. We cant drop the price any more its already way down to less then we paid only 2 yrs ago, if we accept too low an offer how do we pay off the outstanding? My wife makes it look great whenever we get a viewing, thats not the problem. They…
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Married Couple Renting
I was looking for a one bedroom flat to rent for me and my wife from a letting agent. After viewing an reasonable flat I paid the holding deposit, passed the reference check (just me), everything seems to be fine but I forgot to mention to the letting agent that actually it will be a couple (me and my wife) to live in the…
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How much should I offer??
ok, this is my first thread here so please be gentle.... We went to see a house for sale today. Its 3 bedrooms, on the market for £400k. However, the vendors are an elderly couple who have lived there for 30 years and have made no improvements during that time. The house is very dilapidated. Everything needs doing... new…
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Private sale... ?
I'm currently renting whilst looking to buy my first house. The house over the road is for sale and it just might be the house for us. I've phoned the estate agent and got an appointment to view next week, but I'm thinking should I go over and just ask to see it. If I like the house would it be worrth while, or possible,…
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Tips for paying back Homebuy equity loan.....
Hello I am on my way to becoming a FTB through the My Choice Homebuy Scheme (via Metropolitan in London). It's been a nightmare at times and has taken way longer than expected to get things moving. Vendor has threatened to withdraw, etc, etc,. Anyway, fingers crossed, all will work out but still not sure. I am now hoping…
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The EA knows how much we can spend
After looking at loads of houses (not quite 30...), me and the future missus have picked a house we really like. We were lucky that the EA told us about the property before it was properly on the market. We had a second viewing today, but it only appeared on RM yesterday. Anyways, it's a lovely house, with an asking price…
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Can I stop a tennant moving in as had offer from the Sale Market
Good evening, I have had my house on the sale market for the last 3 months and the rental for the last month. Both the LA and EA were happy for them to run concurrently. My LA has been good and had loads of viewings culminating in an application which I told to proceed with. They are aiming to move in next week. However,…
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Moving out...
Hi all, i am thinking of moving out of home. I'm working out in-coming/out-goings at the moment- I have taken into account the following:- Monthly Travelcard - £130 Council Tax - £35 Water - £30 Gas/Electric - £30 Phone-Line/Internet - £30 Food/Essentials - £100 Playing-Around Money - £100 Monthly Mobile Phone Bill - £35…
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Notice period, a lot of money and other questions
We gave the notice to end our tenancy on 7 June expecting to move out on 6 July. We have already secured a new place into which we we are moving in on 2 July. There is a small overlap but that's OK. Today I got a call from our EA saying that under our contract our tenancy must end at the last day of a period of the…
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is there anything we can haggle over?
hello, i hope someone out there can help me with this! for a bit of background, we rent a 1 bedroom flat from a local LA for £550pcm and have today seen a 2 bed house for £595 from the same LA. we desperately need to move as our flat is tiny and its only going to get worse as our son gets bigger! our tenancy ends at the…
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Received Mortgage Offer Letter From Co-operative bank
Hi all, I received my mortgage offer letter from the bank yesterday, which is great. I am a little confused though is the not meant to be something I have to sign and then send back or does this bit go to the solicitor. Thank you:confused:
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Carpet Cleaning
Hello. i have a very old, very valuable antuque oriental carpet (plus a few other less valuable & less old ones) that is in need of both cleaning and some restoration work, can anyone recommend a reliable place to do it?( Los Angeles areas of Brentwood, (Studio city))
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Sole or Multi EA - advice please
My OH has been left a property and the house is now ready to go onto the market. We have had 2 EA visit, measure up and value. We are not in a position to pay for the HIP ourselves, so the solicitor who is also the executor has said he will supply one and recover the cost out of the estate - this means we can go multi…
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My house is listed as a flat on Nethouse Prices
Hi, I bought a house last year, and I have just looked it up on Nethouse Prices and Houseprices and its listed as a flat?! All the other exactly the same houses on the street are listed as a house. Will this be a problem in the future and if so how do i get it changed??
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Made an offer, EA not going to tell if accepted
Hi, I made an offer on a property, and not they EA (do we name and shame?) will not tell me if whether the vendor has said about the offer untill I go to the branch with the following info: - passport - last 3 months payslip - last 3 months bank statements - utility bill - ownhome acceptance letter (shared equity) they say…
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Good time to buy?
Hi, just wanted some advice, I have just received some inheritance £40k and Im thinking of buying a house. I will be a FTB, although Im thinking of buying it as a buy to let. I was just wondering if now would be the right time or do people think house prices are going to continue to drop. The money is from the death of my…
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Sister lost her deposit
My sister rented a house from an agent while she was at uni. She moved in to the house in July 2007. She left the house two weeks ago. The house was cleaned and she moved all of her things out. Today she got a letter telling her she will not be getting back her £250 deposit because the kitchen needing cleaning :mad: Its…
