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Renting in Worcester
I'm moving to Worcester early September time for Uni. Just wondering whether anyone on here actually lives in Worcester? If so, are there are decent estate agents (we're going to rent like we do here in Ipswich) you can recommend? Anybody know anything about different areas that are close to the town centre/University. Any…
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can you make a landlord repair things?
My daughter has been in her flat for just over a month or so, when they moved in they made a list of things that didn't work...the panel heaters in the 2 bedrooms do not work at all... one ring on the hob dose not work and the shower has problems. The shower did not have any hot water and there seamed to be a problem with…
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1 yr contract running out
My 1 yr contract is running out in mid July. I have a clause that after six months if I want to leave, I will have to give EA 2 months notice. As it is running out in July, surely I do not have to give notice of leaving!! I think I will do give 1 month just to be polite. Am I doing it right? Thanks
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EA phoned...
offer rejected by bank [76k], on repossessed house [on mrkt for 79.950k]. EA said they wanted another 2k. Dad [as i was at work!], quoted my information about sale of the house in '05 for 82.5k :oD and refused to go any higher. I was pretty gutted. Once i got home Dad said EA phoned back 30mins later, asked would we go 1k…
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Completion Complications
Hi All, I have some concerns over the impending Completion on a property I am selling and was hoping you lovely people would be able to offer me some advice? I have sold my property and we are now at the point of exchanging contracts. This has dragged on for many weeks longer than I intended, so I am getting a bit angry…
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Can I end my rolling contract early?
Hi all We moved into a flat about 8 months ago. Our six month tenancy agreement (through an agency) ended on the 23rd April. We then went on to a rolling contract with four weeks notice. We just gave our four weeks notice today - but were told that the four weeks counts only from the 23rd of this month. So the earliest we…
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Guarantor
Hi I am moving from Scotland to England and my prospective landlord wants me to get a guarantor. Find it a bit strange, not needed one since I was at uni and had no income, but both my wife and I are in work and earn good salaries. Is this common place in England? In addition the lease contains a clause that the carpets…
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Simple Starting Tips
It has been said that buying and moving to a new home can be one of the most stressful events you can undertake. There is a lot to organise, it’s normal to experience delays and, unfortunately, things can go wrong. However, there are things you could do to try and make the process easier. Take a look through this simple…
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Good contents insurers for landlords?
Hi I am new to the letting game through a relocation with work. My property is in Scotland and I have landlord registration, gas safety certificate, PAT done, EPC and tenants all sorted out, last thing to sort is my contents insurance. I am letting my flat fully furnished and preferably I would like a policy that would…
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Advice on non-returned security deposit
Hi All I recently moved out of a house which was retned privately directly with our landlord (no agency involved). The tennancy was signed and position paid after April 7th 2007, so it covered (I beleive) under the new laws. After the inventory came through, it listed some items as requiring light cleaning (dustin etc) and…
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Offer on table, leaving the country - what would you do?
The best laid plans.... Put my London flat on the market, with a view to buying a bigger one. No takers for about 5 weeks. Then I get offered a job abroad, starting in 3 months. Decide to keep the flat and rent it out but, before I get the chance to take it off the market, I get an offer - say no, my circumstances have…
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New requirements on landlords?
My father has a property which he rents out. The current tenant is moving out and the end of the month and before my father re-lets the property, are there any new legal requirements on landlords? For instance, does he need to get an energy rating?!? Any help/guidance/pointers welcomed! Thanks!
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Advice Required
I'm currently an un-discharged bankrupt, I am working full time and currently renting a house. My husband lost his job in February (he is also un-discharged bankrupt) and I am struggling to keep up payments on our rented property. We have asked our Landlord if he can lower his rental payments and once my husband is back in…
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Leak from flat upstairs
I looks as if the flat above my mums has a leak which is coming into her flat. We noticed it a while ago and tried to find out where it was coming from, we now think we have found the source, possibly the flat above hers maybe their shower/bathroom. The flats are all privately owned and the people above rent from the…
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List or find a flatshare or flat on Twitter for free!
[FONT="]I'm sure you're all on Twitter these days? I wanted to let all money saving Twitter users know about a new way to save money and help you list or find a flat on Twitter. The tool to for this is Roostr. Roostr provides a quick and easy way to list your flat on Twitter or to find a flatshare by searching for…
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Block of flats - who should pay?
Hi. Id appreciate your view on this one... One house converted into a block of five flats. Two owner occupied, one rented out by landlord A and the remaining two rented out by landlord B. All have their own front door, either wood or upvc, except landlord B who has one communial door feeding his two flats. This door has a…
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equity release schemes
hi there, both me and my partner are ill with heart problems, and looks like we will be of work most of this year, we own a bungalow as well as are own house and are looking to get some money to tide us over from equity release, we are both 50 and what i have looked at say you have to over 55, can anybody give my some…
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Freehold to Leasehold
Hi Everybody! My business partner and I converted a house into 2 self-contained flats. We own the whole site, obviously. BUT! Trying to remortgage the building, as a whole, or individual flats is not easy! So the questions are..... #1 How do we change the flats to Leasehold..... #2 Can our spouses be named as the…
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Found a house but no lights or switched upstairs
had an offer accepted on a terrace house. upon second viewing discoverd theres no lights or light switched upstairs?? is there a reason for this? any one shed some light? house is about 85 years old, could be a factor? :confused:
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Moving partway through rental period
I am in a periodic tenancy, paying rent monthly on the 31st. I recently sent notice to the LA on 28th May notifying them that I would like to leave on the 5th of July. They have arranged viewings of my flat but I have heard nothing about moving out. If the LA does not raise the issue of moving out dates is that tacit…
