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homebuyers survey quick question
We are in the middle of selling our house and buying another. A survey has been arranged by our buyers for tomorrow, and Ive just found out this afternoon it is a homebuyers survey, not just a basic valuation, which I first thought. I had a quick search on here, and it seems that this type of survey is often used to slash…
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giving lodger deposit back
My last lodger moved out at the end of may and did a bit of a flit without telling me. I knew roughly when he was going but he came home one lunchtime and moved his stuff out and I only found out when I came home from lunch. As it was unexpected I told him I didn't have his deposit (the bank only lets you withdraw £250 per…
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Buying and selling pickle - need some objectivity
We've been through a stressful few months and are due to exchange on our house this week. Our latest problem is that the people whose house we were buying (and have had our offer accepted on) now have nowhere to move to and are not in a position to proceed yet so we're stuck at the end of the chain. We're going to break…
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Please help!
i'm buying a house and we were give a HIP pack but were told by our solicitors that it was out of date (the seller had not done one, but given us the one the people who had owned the house 9 months ago done). we were then asked to pay by our solicitors to have the correct searches done as it was out of date, which we…
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how many square meters
is your house? And what does that include e.g bedrooms etc
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home buying - question on insurance/indeemnity/planning
Hi, a few questions for the guru's[FONT="] [/FONT]I am in the process of buying a house and a few minor (i think) things have come up. My solicitor seems to be well on top of things but I just want to double check a few things. 1. Only Possessory title on garage[FONT="] [/FONT]The garage is away from the plot that…
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Foxtons Discount?
Hello all - quick question. I am looking to let out a flat through them. Am obviously aware of their reputation etc - has anyone ever got a discount off the 11%+vat? cheers PCMM[EMAIL="gilesfisher@gmail.com"][/EMAIL]
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Breach of Contract and squatters rights
Breach of Contract and squatters rights Hi, I have just contacted my mortgage company, with regard to a query about my deeds. 1,Is it normal for a mortgage company to hold onto your deeds? 2, Is it normal for a mortgage company to charge for a copy of 'your' deeds? During the conversation, I 'let it slip' (as I was not…
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Are my solicitors going to kick up a fuss?
When I signed my contracts, I (perhaps foolishly) told my solicitors that part of my deposit was a "loan" from my Mum that was repayable if I ever sold the house. Apparently this meant they had to hold things up as they were law-bound to notify my mortgage lender about the situation. Fair enough, can't be breaking the law…
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Cunning landlady
Recently I have rent a studio through Sinclairs agent in bayswater. As it is an "any furniture" studio, I asked for a bed, desk and a wardrobe which is reasonable. After I paid the deposit and signed a deposit receipt, the agent agreed with my request, so I paid the money the day after. Cunning thing happened afterward!…
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Estate Agent tactics
Posting this on behalf of my daughter. She and her boyfriend have shopped around and recently agreed a mortgage through an independent financial adviser and are in the process of having a survey carried out on a property early next week. Hopefully this won`t highlight any problems. Just in case this one falls through there…
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Problems with letting agents!
We have recently had to have work done on our house that we let out, we were advised by the agents and they gave us verbal quotes over the phone which we agreed - we did ask for them to be sent to us aswell but are still waiting. The work has been done so the agents rang me for the cheque so I asked for the invoices to be…
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Mortage Broker Info What Do You Think?
Hi Ive posted this on another thread but I think it was on the wrong one so Im hoping that its now on the right one.If not, I do apoligise. Could anyone let me know what they think of the following,its from my buyers mortgage broker.Bearing in mind that Im the seller. Here it is as follows: "The Abbey have everything and…
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Written notice on rental property
Hi, I have handed in my written notice to my agent the other day for the property I am renting and the next day they are marketing it. Fair enough. They keep asking if they can show people around. Where do I stand with this? Can I ask them to wait until the end of my contracted period before they show people around? Can…
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Help please! Am renting an Ag Tied house-want to buy it!
Hello all. This is the situation ( sorry it's a bit of a long story) Myself, husband and son live in a cottage that belongs to a Trust, along with several neighbouring properties. They all used to have Agricultural ties on as the place was a working farm. Now it is all just business units and some of the properties have…
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Service Charge Payments
Hi all, i am looking into an apartment to buy, within a document it states that the service charge is divided equally 3/3, and states £300. It does not state if this is monthly or yearly, the building contains 3 flats, with no communal gardens and one small communal entrance and staircase. Can anyone offer any thoughts?…
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PLEASE HELP! I'm being THROWN OUT of my student accomodation...
Hi I just want to say first that i really appreciate any advice any one is able to give me. thank you for reading this. well, i'm a student in sheffield about to go into my third year. anyway, i signed my tenancy agreement with the accomodation owned by UNITE a few months back, paid my deposit and everything. this…
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Help needed on vacating property
Hello Guys, I am having the following question about tenent rights I took a flat through abode fletham ,middlesex office and the contract was written 2 years back.My contract was experied on 14th sep 2009.I sent abode an email (on 24th Aug 2009) saying i am vacating (on 14th sep 2009) the property before that i was told…
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Advice needed for Lodger
Hi A friend of mine is lodging with a council tenant, and she has decided to move out to her boyfriends house. The lodger is all above board, but needs to know if he will be able to takeover the flat when she moves out, or does he have to find somewhere else to live? Thanks Buzz
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could i complete in 4 weeks?
hi we've just agreed a sale on our house (last saturday) and have just seen a great property for sale, on the market for 99,950, i rang the agent and they said that an offer has been accepted of 93,000, but they are still marketing it, so we are going to see it on saturday. so from that i am assuming its a repo, and that…
