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Decisions, decisions...
If you were buying a house without a mortgage and there were no RICS surveyors that offered a full survey in the area, would you go for a full survey with a not RICS surveyor or for a 12-16 page homebuyers report from an RICS type chappie? Why is life so complicated???
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Should I be angry?
I have had my house on the market for a month and have had 1 viewing which was a week last Saturday. The buyers seemed very interested and the EA followed up the viewing and also said the buyers were very happy and were asking for the home report. They said they would follow up in a week to for further info. A week has…
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taking over a council tenancy????
Hello, Me and my husband are soon to be facing repossesion, we have been told it can now take up to 6 months depending on how our mtg company handle our situation. We are waiting for advice from CAB as we are taking their advice and saving unpaid mtg for renting a house and for BR fees. A sibling has said that they would…
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How do you improve Housenetworks service?
The easy answer is to say for them to offer their service for free. Seriously though I have been very impressed with the amount of positive comments, on here, about their service. And having been in the business (see my signature) for a very long time I would use them or suggest my friends use them which is a pretty strong…
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Places for People
Does anyone live in an area managed by Places for People? Or failing that, does anyone have any experience of dealing with housing associations similar to this? I've recently bought a house (freehold) in an area managed by them and am expected to pay an approximately £20 per month service charge to them. I'm finding it…
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National Home Buyers etc ... (we buy any house)
Any one looked at selling their house using a service like national home buyers ?? What sort of rate do they offer ?? I'm looking to sell my house, but things are very quiet at the moment... wondering if this was a good option !! Thanks
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Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement - template
As this is a money saving site I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of a FREE Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement form I know I can get one from WH Smith and legaldocs for about £10 but free is better. Thanks
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Help please
HI ALL, A bit stuck here really, need some advice. Unfortunatley we are unable to keep up with our rent and have fallen into arrears. When we first signed our tenancy agreement( which is a AST) we were also given a section 21 (1)(b) notice. our AST started on the 6th april 2009 and ends on the 6th october 2009. the date on…
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Rented property - bond in dispute advice please!
Hi, I'm new the this so please be patient. Myself, my wife and 4 kids have just recently moved out of a rented property after 18 months. We have worked hard and spent a reasonable amount of money getting the house as close to how it was when we moved in as possible. Hindsight being a wonderful thing we shouldn't have done…
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Converted flat - no service charge?
There's a converted flat I'm interested in - have been told by the estate agent there is a service charge of £20 per year, which obviously can't pay for the upkeep. Flat is brand new to market to she is checking the situation regards upkeep of house, but she said this is common for conversion to have no service charge. Has…
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MARAS check worries
Hi gang, I'm just about to submit my form to MARAS and am having quite a few nervous jitters. I'm a full time PhD student and my salary is paid from a research grant. There are a few quirks with this arrangement. Namely, 1) I get paid every 3 months and 2) I am not liable for income tax or NI. The form asks for my current…
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Almost completed on a house now negotiating price for oil!
We are just about to complete on a house and they have said they want to be paid for the remaining Kerosene which I think is only fair. The problem is they paid 52 pence a litre in early 2009 for 700 litres. Based on what is left (around 1,000 Litres) they want £530 for it. I've only recieved one quote so far but for £530…
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Nuisance Neighbour
:mad: Hello Not sure if I am posting this in the right section. If not I apologise. I am having serious trouble with my neighbour that lives above me. I live in a two storey block of flats and I am on the ground floor. My neighbour above me had been fine to live with until July of this year. Since then she has been banging…
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Help - Failed Tenancy Check due to out of date Credit Report?
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advice on choosing an estate agent / joint agency?
any advice or opinions would be so helpful - we have a hip being compiled seperatly and if we arent careful this will delay us getting on the market. we are in a v.small town, selling a small house, but with no clear idea of which estate agent to use. our choices are: :confused: A) an internet estate agent (house network)…
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They want just a week between exchange and completion
There's no way! We are not ready to move out - we are waiting until exchange and then we have 4 bedrooms, 5 sheds, a loft stacked high, nowhere to live (!) no removals booked/storage .... do you think it's acceptable to say we want completion 4 weeks after exchange?
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signing a house over ?
hello all, can anyone help me out here plese,my mother is contemplating signing her house over to me her son to save the house being used up in care fees if she ever has to go in a care home(god forbid). she has enquired as to how much this will cost and is being quoted £3000 to sign the house over. we both find this a…
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Moving another person in to a rented property
Hi I currently rent a property in scotland myself - my boyfriend is hoping to move in wiht me later this year and will share costs of rent and bills with me. I currently claim housing benefit due to low income and know this will most probably cease completety. I will need to inform council of additional tenant - no…
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Completion Date????
Hi, I was wondering if i could get some impartial advice. My wife and i have purchased a house and are renting our apartment out. We have arranged for a tenant to move in on 1st Oct. When we purchased (Middle of August) the house the vendor stated that they would be able to move out at the end of Sept hence the date for…
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buying new - why is it so bad?
Hi there I see lots of negative remarks on here about buying a new build - can someone please tell me why?? am I just being a bit blinkered here? many thanks BB
