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ending tenancy earlier
hi in august me and my partner found house to rent through the agency as we did not have any other place to live....we got two small children one under one and another under two....we got into the trouble as we didnt realise how expensive will be.my husband supports us but his pay goes on rent and tax and we dont have…
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"You should always buy a house over a flat"?
Hello all. A bit of background - I'm a (single) first time buyer - so to be honest I don't really know what I'm talking about - and I'm looking for a place in Ipswich. The situation here is that there are a ton of swanky new flats popping up all over the town and they're struggling to get rid of them. I'm considering…
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Not sure what to do upon reciept of valuation from surveyors?
Hi all, I am a first time buyer and am currently in the process of buying my first house. I have requested a full building survey from the valuation company my mortgage provider uses. Today I received a 'Valuation for Mortgage Purposes' document which although not the full survey document upon which i am still waiting,…
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Need a quick sale - any easy way?
Hi, Long story short, me and my wife have a mortage on our house. we both lost our jobs, twice i might add. Mortgage protection is paying the mortgage at the moment but with all the other bills, we cant keep up living in debt. i was just wondering if there was a quick way to get a sale on our house. it has been valued at…
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House price crash? What house price crash?
Those of you with Property Bee will love this one. Went on the market in February 2008, and has since had the price increased by 350% :eek: !!!!!! are they thinking?? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-7325085.html?
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Tennant wants to buy
I rent out a flat, the Tennant has asked to buy, do I need a HIP pack? How much would a socilitor cost for selling a flat at £162k thank you
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Defaults and mortgages :-(
Hi I wonder if any one can help me? I got a default on my credit score when I was about 18 years old for a contract mobile phone that got stolen and they still charged me for the contract (which I didn't pay - hence the default). It is only for about £200 or something and was about 4 years ago now but I am really worried…
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Home Buyers Direct huge problem
Hi Guys. Ive heard alot of doom and gloom about this HomeBuyers Direct scheme but in my instance its the only way I can have my own home. But now there's a problem. I have 4 children and am married. I`m renting a 4 bed house and want to have my own house. Now the problem is I`ve gone back to university to get a degree in…
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HIP advice
hi all looking to put house on the market, unsure about the HIP. Do the estate agents sort it out for you or do you have to get it yourself? How much does it cost? Thanks in advance
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Non Refund of Bond
Hi guys, I have tried searching yet can't find anything similar but I wonder if anybody can help me. I have given my landlady my notice and my last day in this property is the 28th. I have tried ringing and texting her to no avail in order for her to come and check my room and sort out recovery of my deposit. To date I…
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Mid-move removal panic
We've had the packers in today - 4 bed house, utility room, conservatory, garden pots and furniture, shed, and quite a lot of stuff. 3 men. Van not big enough, have filled what they've got and gone for the day. They are bringing a second smaller one and more packing stuff tomorrow and seem quite sanguine that we'll make…
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Have you ever got an injunction out against a problem neighbour?
If so can you tell me how easy the process was?, ive found the form: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/c...0_web_0709.pdf But i cant find anything in the costs section about how much this is? (i will ring tommorrow) What i am really after is someone who has done this before ? Did you find the process easy to do, did it…
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howlong can your landlord leave you without heating?
hiya , as the title says.... our heating system (coal parkray system) was condemned yesterday and now we cant use it. the council have passed us for a conversion to electric heating but arent giving us a time scale... now bearing in mind i have 3 kids (youngest aged 7 months) how long can they leave us without heating? (ok…
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renting - advise re flooring
we are due to start renting an unfurnished house next month and would like some advise on where we stand re flooring/carpets. we haven't signed a TA or anything yet. At the moment the living room/dining room has laminate flooring. The LL has agreed that it is in a bit of a mess with massive deep scratches on it where the…
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conveyancing solicitor
Hi Does anyone know of, or used a good online conveyancing solicitor? Thanks
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hi all, a little help with landlord rules?
hi all, well we moved into this house almost 10 months ago, and i have just been in contact with the previous tenant who tells me no safety checks were ever done etc in the 7 months she was here. so im wondering as its coming to winter(and in our council property we got annual checks) should we be having any checks done?…
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Help, please? Conveyancing costs & duties.
Hi Apologies if this all seems naive - it's the first time I've sold a property, and I'm baffled by lack of logic in the process so far. We've accepted an offer on our leasehold flat. We've filled in about 30 pages of queries from our conveyancing company, and sent them a copy of the lease agreement. The buyer's solicitors…
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Anyone decided to Pull their house off the Market?
for the time being, maybe til next Spring? I've given it a good shot for a year, have price realistically, but dont' want to spend the Autumn/Winter, with such anticipation for any viewer or potentieal buyers - seems it's dried up. Nor do I want to have to move in that time as I'd like to be settled, just for a few months.…
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Renting Hell
My partner and I have just signed an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for a 3 bed house. We have paid approx £3K as a deposit and first months rent. The contract commencement date was for the Monday 21st September (yesterday) However, the estate agents have just informed me this afternoon that a plumber (sent round to…
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Just had enough now
I recently posted that we were renting a property from our landlord while he was abroad and he led us to beleive it would be a long term let of about 3 years..however after just a few months in the property..landlord has told us he is coming back at the end of our 12 month tenancy. I have discovered I am expecting a baby…
