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Quick Question....
I apologise if this is in the wrong thread. Does anyone know if its possible for my sister and her 2 kids to move into our 3bed house without anyone knowing or would I/her have to let the authorities know?? If so what would be the implications?? Also would it change for her in terms of WFT/Child Tax?? It would only be a…
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Selling house to housing association
A relative of a work colleague has moved out of the ex-council house she owns into a smaller, more manageable flat, as she's getting on. The trouble is, she's having great difficulty selling the house, as not only is it ex-council, but the local authority have also moved some 24 carat ne-er-do-wells into the flats…
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insurance - when?
Do I need to insure the house I am buying as from exchange, or completion? I have seen contradictory things Thanks...
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Trying to relocate, two houses, and council tax
Hi guys, this my first post, I hope you knowledgeable people can give me some advice :) here is my situation: I own a house in the midlands. Two months ago I started a job in Leeds and my wife and I intend to fully relocate to Leeds as soon as we can. My wife has a job in the midlands, but is looking for jobs in Leeds. We…
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First time buyer + energy grants
Hi everyone, We have seen a house which we really want. However it has quite a poor energy rating (E). Its a 1930's semi and we would install cavity wall insulation. Also the boiler is 20 years old (still in good condition) but are there any grants available for the installation of a new heating system; especially as we…
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Looking for advice regarding renting.
Hey all just a question need help on. My girlfriend and I are looking to rent a place soon, looking about at the moment. Will most likely be via letting agency as thats what mostly seems around the area just now. Question is in regards to the credit search, i have been looking thru this section to see where i stand. I have…
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Owner only had house for 6months
i am purchasing a house at the moment my solicitor has had to write to the mortgage company to ask permission to see if it still ok to proceed because the owner has been the owner of the property for less than 6 months. they wrote back asking for a list of questions and the vender is getting annoyed about the type…
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CGT on home which was rented now Main residence
Hi Folks, I'm trying to get some advice for my mother and am hoping that someone can help me. My mother owned a house for in excess of 10 years (Property A), then bought a second house to live in (Property B) . She then let out Property A for about 7 years. About 7 months ago, she sold her main residence property A and…
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leasehold, removing a mini dish
I own the flat downstairs in a two flat conversion. When I moved in 18-months ago, I asked permission from the upstairs flat owner to put a sky mini dish on the external wall. This weekend she has asked me to remove it. I will be reading my lease carefully. I will also speak to her this week to find out her objection, but…
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www.direct-hips-uk.com?
Hi, anyone used this company, have offered me a HIP for £225 on a basic two up two down mid terrace in Wolverhampton, West Midlands? Thanks Pauli
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any ideas?
Reading though some of these posts and indeed posting on my own problems with renting.how come it seems to me landlords can give two months notice to have you leave thier property at any time (if i have read correctly if not please forgive me) but as tennents you can not get out of the tennancy? untill the end of it and…
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Urgent help Needed
Hi there, I've been a long time lurker and avid follower of the site but I come to you for sombre reasons. This morning, my housemate (with whom I share a joint tenancy) took his own life. After dealing with the police and trying desperately to deal with it on a personal level (I've lost a friend, companion and someone who…
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Exchange of Contracts and completion procedure
Hi guys, say for example i am exchanging contracts on 1st of July, and the completion date is 2 weeks after that. At what stage would i need to fordward my deposit to the solicitor and at what stage would the solicitor have got my mortgage offer. Do the 2 things need to be with the solicitor ON THE 1ST OF JULY and deposit…
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Buying house with leased garden
hello I'm currently in the final stages of buying a house and at the final hurdle the vendors solicitors have finally get round to sending the terms of the leased garden only to find it's on 3 months notice; so at any point the council can take the land back with 12 weeks notice. This is after finding out that it has…
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unfurnished rental?
Hey all I am looking at moving into rented accomodation soon. I've seen places advertised as 'unfurnished', or 'part-furnished'. Do these both include white goods, eg cooker, fridge, washing machine? TIA x
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Why is one months notice more than one month?
I have rented this house for 2 yrs and the last time I renewed it was with a break clause of 1 month. I understood this to be one months notice if I want to leave. I clarified this with the agent and was told yes I have to give one months notice. I phoned on Friday saying I was about to give notice, but it turns out that…
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New Build not including stated goods??
Can anyone advise me - we've bought a new build and in our literature it clearly stated that our house includes a washer dryer .Today we have been to choose our kitchen when we asked if they could leave us the doors so that we could have integrated appliances put in at a later date(long shot, I know!) Anyway, the answer…
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Is there anyone who can lend me loadsamoney
Hi Guys! We've put the house on the market 40k less then what it was at this time last year. We have seen a couple of houses that we fancy: and could afford (subject to the house being sold) The thing is the kinda offers were getting a still low the house is up for 189 and we were budgeting for a sale of 172-174 keeping it…
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The suspense is killing me!!!
So we finally have a buyer for our house and have put an offer in on the house that we want to buy. The house is on the market for £275k and we offered £250k last week. When we made the offer we said that we would put it on the table for 7 days. They have told us they will consider the offer and give us an answer on…
