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Getting out of a tenancy agreement early
We are in a bit of a predicament..we took on a 12 month tenancy agreement on May 6th this year and only took on the tenancy as we were led to beleive by the landlord that this was a long term let as he and his family were abroad for the long term...unfortunately landlord has now hinted that he wants to move back in May…
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Allocated parking spaces
Sorry if this is on the wrong forum... Two weeks ago we received a letter from our housing association saying that the allocated parking spaces to the properties where we live will need to have a warrant. They want everyone to send the details of their cars registration number etc to make sure they are connected to our…
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Freehold Nightmare?
Hi, We've recently sold our house and had an offer accepted on a new house, no chain, mortgage sorted by ourselves and our purchaser. We thought everything was going swimmingly and would go through in record time. The searches by our purchasers found that we only had 53 years left on our leasehold, which was a complete…
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FTB: Found a house - What to Offer?
Hi, Me and my partner have found a house we would like to put an offer in for. The asking price is £149,950, it's a Semi, 3 bedroom house, concervatory, garage etc. They are wanting to buy a detatched house now while the market is good. They also said, if the offer was right, they could move into his wifes mums house while…
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Late with tennant deposit scheme
As I was away when my new tennant moved in to my only rented house. The deposit was not paid in to the scheme untill after the 14 days,in which it was surposed to be paid by. What are the implications of this? It was paid into the scheme 3 weeks after she moved in.
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HIP - proposed major works costs
Hi, When filling in part of the HIP it asks about major works for leasehold properties. We are in the strange position in that we want to sell but, we know of some major works that *may* be going ahead next year but may not. The cost is very high so the leaseholders are being asked to discuss and agree the immediate works.…
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first time buyer advice please
Hi, Im starting to think about buying a house/apartment. i would ideally like a 2 bedroom house but will consider a 1 bedroom if i am unable to buy a 2 bed. I am training to be a teacher and this year i am earning about 15500. next year i will start on the teachers main pay scale which starts around 21k. i currently do not…
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Your opinion: Buying a house next door to a Pub
We've viewed a property recently and are thinking of making an offer. It's a terraced house at an asking price of 275k. What concerns us most is that this house is next to a local Pub (converted from two adjacent terraced houses), which we consider as quieter than average and shuts around 11pm. The pub uses its big garden…
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Renting & worried about carpets
Hi, I have been renting my current home for nearly four years, and anticipate staying here for five in total. When I moved in, the landlord had lain brand new cream carpets in the two living rooms (I have no idea why). While I've been living here, they've got a bit grubby / stained, especially in the front living room,…
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Rent out house - Key worker.
Advice needed please. I own a two bed flat that I've been in for 4 years. I bought it through the key worker scheme but have recently started a relationship with someone who also owns a house. I have not been living in the flat for nearly 4 months and would like to rent it out although not allowed on the scheme. I'm not…
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What to bid ?
Hi there, this is my first time on this forum and also a first time buyer . I have been looking at a few houses all in the region of £70000 . Almost every home I have looked at though says " in excess of ". One property which caught my eye was this - ** HOME REPORT AVAILABLE ** Upper cottage flat. Comp hall, lounge, dining…
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Renting out his half of the house when she's still there?
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me! This is a bit of a confusing one! My boyfriend got married and bought a house with his wife. It turned out she was cheating on him, they had a blazing row and she chucked him out and called the police (because he's in the police and she basically did it to try and embarrass him in front…
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problem with new build
Hello all, just looking for some advice with a problem I have had. I have bought a new build and my completion date was friday, I waited for my solicitor to get in touch all day and in the end I called at 5pm to find out what was the hold up, I was told that she didnt know the completion date was today. I got in touch with…
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Borrowing on a repossessed house...so confused!
Hi, This is my first post but I've been following this site for a while and find a lot of the advice really helpful, so hopefully someone will be able to offer me some advice. My husband and I are going to put in an offer (the closing date is this Wednesday) for a repossessed property which is o/o £75,000. The house is in…
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Buying a house from a registered Charity
Good Morning, We have been looking for a house since last January and have finally found a house we love on a very nice road. The house came on the market this week and they had an "open day" yesterday to do the viewings. All offers for the house must be in by 12 on Monday. We viewed the house yesterday, along with many…
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Permission to let with RBS
Hi I bought a flat a couple of months ago. I have a lodger at the moment in the spare room. Due to personal circumstances, I am thinking about letting out the property for up to a year. Has anyone had any experience of this with RBS? What are the conditions for them allowing a permission? Would I have to live in the…
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What would the cost be ?
Good Morning , You may know from my previous thread that the buyer of my property has gone to ground at the very last stages of the house im selling. No chain. Completion date : 11/9/09 at his request. It did not complete due to no deposit being paid to his solicitor for the mortgage. I was just wondering on what his…
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Landlord entered property without permission HELP
This may be long I really do apologise but I really need some help. I am living in Private rented accommodation. When I first moved in on September 16th 2007 it was all done through an agency (Belvoir) I felt safe and secure with this so why I went for the property instead of one just out of the local paper. After 6 months…
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I am confused with my LHA
I am all confused by the officer who adjusted my LHA, he explained to me why and what he will do, but when I got the notification letter today, I am still confused. Basically, I have started receiving DLA, so instead of using the shared rate of LHA, I am now entitled to the one bedroom rate. My LHA with the DLA element is…
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Electrical Inspection on new home - what am i after?
Hi there, With a bit of look we should be exchanging contracts on a new house next week. I am keen to get the electrics inspected to ensure they are safe. What should i be looking for from an electrical contractor? Am i after a saftey certificate? I have spotted a few companies on the net offering free saftey inspections…
