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Rented accomodation for students - Their rights?
Hi all. Daughter and 6 other buddies have just moved into a 7 room house in Liverpool. The kitchen which was changed during the summer break is not yet finished (bare plaster walls, units without doors, tools lying about, unusable units due to themm being filled with kitchen fitters bits and pieces), there are kitchen…
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buying for more than you're lending
hi we have just sold our house, and our buyer has sold theirs, and we have seen a lovely house (vacant possession), which is just over our budget, the building society can give us a mortgage for £100,000 and no more and the house in on for £110,000 weve offered 100,000 and its been refused, so i was thinking of offering to…
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Post Check In Inventory Issues
Very long term lurker, first time poster. On the morning of our move in date we had our inventory and was given the keys. The guy doing the inventory seemed quite rushed and was moving through the rooms very quick, but I was able to spot a few things that weren't originally noted in his inventory report. Once he had left…
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First time buyer mortgage/rent query
Hi All, I am a first time buyer. I want to buy a house this year on a standard residential mortgage, Rent if for 1 year and then move into the house. Is it visable to 1) Buy the house on a standard mortgage - then contact the lender after maybe 1 month and ask them if I can rent out the house("permission to let") for 1…
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New website
Hi all, just thought I'd let you know about a new website that's come out today... it's called chainfree.com and it's estate agents from all over the country basically advertising properties that have no onward chain. I was looking at it earlier today at work. It's a kinda Rightmove thing, but for a specific target…
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Deposit and first months rent for benefit claimants.
My sister in law, her fiance and their baby are currently looking for a house to rent. They have seen one that is close to where I live and it is ideal for them. The owner of the house says that he will get back to them in about 3 weeks once the repairs have been done, to let them know if they can be his tenants. They are…
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How long do we give our vendors?
Hi, we sold in early august to a cash buyer... We had a bit of trouble finding somewhere initially, and had resigned ourselves to renting for few months, when 3 weeks in, we found a house that fit the bill. The EA told us they had their eye on a house, or if not they would go into rented... So we decided to go for it...And…
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How to rent out my house
I wonder if someone can help me. I bought my house nearly two years ago and i am now wanting to rent it out to a friend so that i can move away with my partner. At the minute i have a fixed rate interest only mortgage which comes to an end in November, when i move away i was hoping to give up work but does this mean that i…
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house under offer with 2 estate agents??
How can this be possible sureley only one can go through with the deal or have they split the fee between them>?, usually i thought the one that does multiple agency and gets the sale gets a higher percentage. Can anyone shed some light on this for me heres the two houses, it looks like to me they are both saying they have…
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council tell landlord to increase my rent by £175
Since 2005 to date I have been renting from a private landlord (provided to me by the council), I am a single mum and work full time (always have worked), and do get some housing benefits towards my rent. My current is £750, last August my landlord informed me (shocked me is more like it ), that he is increasing my rent to…
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About to make an offer... help?!?
Hullo, So after a couple of years of house searching, price crashing, redundancies and new jobs, we have finally found a house we want to make an offer on. I just want the (hopefully!) helpful advice of the MSE community with regards the offer we think we're going to put ahead (or some handholding - you decide:D). The…
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EPCs - My Energy Efficiency Rating is better than yours!
Seeing as they're not much good for anything else, what's your energy efficiency rating on your EPC graph? Just being silly really but our EPC came through today. We have a 'C' rating - 79 out of 100. We did briefly get a bit excited about it as the energy assessor told us that we were two points off a 'B' and that he had…
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Buying below market value
Hi I am looking at purchasing my parents house at below market value? it has been valued at 135k but looking to buy at 115k. Are there any issues on my parents side with regards to this? I am aware there could be laundering, inheritance tax issues (gifts etc.) but given that they will not be near the threshold for tax…
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Council Tax Demand - Am I responsible?
Hi, Im not sure if Im posting in the correct forum or not but... I have just received a council tax demand relating to a property I lived in over 12 months ago. The council are trying to charge me council tax for a full year even tho I only had a 6 month tenancy they say that unless I can find my tenancy agreement (which I…
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Renting - Bills
Me and my b/f are about to get our own first rented place. Just looking at how much we can afford a month for rent and so wanting to get an idea of average bills - electric, gas, internet/phone, water etc Will be living in South Yorkshire TIA
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Deposit Protection Scheme Query
Hey all Just a quick question regarding how long I should be waiting to get the letter from my LA's relevant deposit protection scheme re my deposit. I moved in one month ago and nothing yet, TIA x
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Minimum Time from Offer to Completion?
We had some first time viewers yesterday who put us on the spot somewhat by naming a completion date just over three weeks away. They’re planning on exchanging with their buyers today or tomorrow, and then completing/moving out on 9th October. We have no onward chain, so we can fit in with a buyer’s wishes reasonably well…
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Landlord charges
Hi Hoping someone can provide some legal advice here. First let me say we own a leasehold property and the lease states we are liable for any admin charges they deem necessary, and that anyone we invite onto our property is our responsibility. Basically we had some family over doing some work refurbing the bathrooms (one…
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No mortgage for flat in block more than 5 storeys high?
A working collegue of mine is trying to buy a property. He has been at it for months now.He has got some difficulties finding a mortgage lender who will give him a mortgage as he is in his 50's but one bank told him they would give him up to £100,000 mortgage. There is a flat in my block on the 1st floor which is for sale…
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Good return on rental investment?
I currently own a property worth around £215k, with about £155k equity in it. It has been rented out for the last 3 years, earning just under £800 a month rent (I didn't buy it as an investment, I used to live in it). I am thinking of reviewing the rent (I priced it deliberately under the market rate so I could fill it…
