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Lodger Conditions?, too slack/too strict?
Hi there, thanks for all the help with rent a room scheme. Now i need your advice, this is the lodging conditions I have written for my lodger and any future ones. Can you please tell me which bits you think shouldn't be there and why and anything you think that i've missed. The full lodging contract written by me is…
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Selling without an estate agent
Anyone got experience of this? Recommendations of website? Costs of respective sites Vs popularity? Whether any have links to the main ones (Primelocation & Rightmove) etc etc Cheers
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Buying property we are currently renting
My fiance and I are getting married in three weeks and this has been occupying most of our energy (and money) lately however we moved into an unfurnished flat in Glasgow in March this year which we absolutely adore. It's big enough that we could conceivably stay here for a long time and start a family. We have been doing…
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is is all just a silly idea? advice please
Hi all, I need a little advice on the situation im in... I have have seen a cottage that i want to buy and am really interested. it is currently on the market for £35000, freehold, one bedroom. It hasnt been lived in for ATLEAST 2 years and has damp, windows in need of replacing, and a very very very overgrown garden. It…
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Assured Shorthold Tenacy - Tenants Notice
Hi Can anyone advise on the following I currently rent a flat, and have been for the last five and a half years, signing a new tenancy every six months. Was quite happy until two months ago a new tenant moved in downstairs(teenage boy on DSS Nice) Well basically he is making everyone's life hell and the management agent…
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Help, ftb here
Hi everyone, new on this and was wondering if i could get some advice? My girlfriend and i have been looking for a house for some time now and we have found one that almost ticks all the boxes for us. However, we are unsure of what to offer for the property as its listed as offers in the region of £155,000. i have checked…
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Need Help! Council had a "tip off" i am living at my girlfriends
Hi My GF lives alone with our son and claims DSS, income support and child support etc... Someone has told the council that i have been living there - which isnt true!! She was invited to JOBCENTRE for an interview - she has been given 2 options... 1. Admit to it - and loose future income support allowance etc 2. I have to…
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Ending an AST early?
Hi all Just a quick question.....I live opposite a warehouse which has been obscured both visually and audibly by rows of trees....not ideal but our AST ends in Oct this year, adn we were planning to leave then. Anyway, I got home yesterday...and all the trees are gone! All been cut down. It is now much noisier, and all…
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My landlord's offering me 'favours'....ooh-err
I've been trying to figure out the best solution here and I can't really, probably because of my anxiety issues which make me whir things around and around in my head. Anyway, I've been living in a rented flat for the past year. I'm extremely happy with it aside from two factors. 1. Being the sound-proofing is sh*t and 2.…
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Homelet checks
Hi what do Homelet see when they do credit checks, as me and my fiance have applied for a property with a letting agents and they are getting homelet to do the checks, i don't have good credit and nor does my fiance. We have told the letting agents this.
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Rent to buy?
I know people on here generally frown upon the homeshare initiatives but what are the views here on Rent to Buy? Any good or just another con? Seems good for a first time buyer like myself....!
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When to make an offer/waiting on electoral roll
After much lurking this is my first post so please bear with anything stupid i might come out with.... My partner and i are FTB and after tentatively looking around houses for a few months we have come across one that is lovely and seems to tick all the boxes. We had a second viewing yesterday and would now like to put in…
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Deposit
Hi I understand that a tenant must protect a tenants deposit no more than 14 days after a new AST begins. Does anyone know if it is illegal to take a deposit from a tenant if its more than 14 days before the beginning of AST?. Thanks in advance Freeride
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renting and other options
i will need to rent soon, i only want a lttle studio, does anyone know the cheapest option? i have always rented through estate agenst but im starting to wonder abou new options eg private ads on gumtree, monday to friday rooms for the week only, does anyone have any views or experiences?/
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Buying a Repo
Hi, I thought I would start this as a way to vent my feelings through this frustrating time. A bit about my situation: 1. I am buying a house with my OH been together 3years with 25% deposit. 2. Im a student so the mortgage will be in his name, I will pay for all furnishings etc. We have been through this process…
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First Time Buyer - Need a little advice
Hi all, Myself and my recent (2 weeks ago) wife want to take the big step and get out of renting and get our own little love nest. To start a family and feel more secure. We are currently looking at a New build at this moment in time, due to the recession it seems to be the easiet way for new buyers to get on. We currently…
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Giving house from grandparents to grandchildren
Hello, my first post on here, and frankly I'm a bit lost. :confused: Current scenario is that grandparents own a house which they do not live in, and rent out to tenants. They live in sheltered accomodation which they rent, and the income pays for the cost of the rent. However, recent circumstances mean that they have…
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FTB - Damp and timber question
I am a ftb and this is also my first time of posting on here. I have made an offer on a victorian end terrace that was accept at £2500 below the asking price - £115000. My dads friend who is a surveyor went round and found some areas of damp. There is evidence of a damp proof course but the vendor is unable to get hold of…
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ISA pot..
Hello to theee lovely ppl here @ MSE :) 1st post here.. woo hoo.. Just wondering if ppl here use their ISA pot to front their house purchase. Or is it left untouched.. (or atleast try not to touch it..)
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Home Buy Direct Scheme
Hi everyone, I am new so please be gentle and I am sorry if this has been covered before. I would like some opinions on the following: I am considering buying a new build home. In order to purchase it, I will need assistance form the goverments home buy direct scheme. Is it worth it? The House was originally priced at…
