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Solicitors Fee For House Buying If I pull Out
Hello We had a solicitor who quoted £350 for a house purchase This has turned out to be quite a complicated process and we are thinking of pulling out Does anyone know whether it is fair for them to charge the full figure if I do not exchange??
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Renting: disagreement with other tenant over room choice
First thing to note is that I realise this is quite childish and trivial, but I'm looking for a solution or example of what others in a similar situation done. 2 people are renting a 2 bedroom property. Both bedrooms are very similar but one is slightly more appealing to both people. They're similar enough that one person…
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Question about for sale property
A while a go I found a link on here where the website also had information as to when the property was put on the open market. I cant find it :confused: , can anyone help?
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Student Housing, Private Landlord, SLUM! URGENT!!!!
I and a group of 3 other students entered into a Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement on the 1st of July 2009. The tenancy agreement is for 1 year. We had to pay a deposit equivalent to one month's rent each, plus administration charges equivalent to one week's rent each. The rent for the months of July and August was…
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Lodger agreement download?
Does anyone know of a free downloadable lodger agreement, please? I am currently living with a friend, been here a week, and as I should be able to get housing benefit I need a lodger agreement to take with me to th dss. It needs to be 'official' but as we are friends neither of us is too worried about it being especially…
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What price did a house actually sell for?
I've started house hunting and finding that house prices even in one street can vary quite a bit. I would like to know if there is a way of finding out what actual houses have sold for in an area so that I know how to pitch my offers. Any other handy internet tools I can use to find out more information about properties or…
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Vendor direct contact - your experiences
I wasnt sure whether to send the Vendor a letter giving them my contact information if they want reassurance or a chat at any point along the process. I dont know if they will feel pressured or harassed by me doing this? i also know it will start getting frustrating for the both of us at some point due to the communication…
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How much to offer on a new build
Well, we're hitting the new build market. We have just sold a 1850s cottage, and we cannot afford the next step up just yet, so in the meantime we are buying a new build. On looking around some last weekend, we came across a nice one, not built yet, for £302,000. It seemed very reasonable to me, and I was told the prices…
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Air Heat Pump in New Build Property
Hi there Has anyone got an air heat pump in their property as an alternative to the conventional heating? I have viewed a newly built property and it has one of these in. It has underfloor heating and an air pump that is placed outside the house. Does it require maintenance & how often? Is it cheaper to run? Is it…
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rent advice
we are thinking about renting house out .can someone explain fees u have to pay ,would i still have to pay life insurance and bulidings contents insurance for house. most ea charge a fee ,but does this include any other fees as i see a lot of services ? hope u can help?
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Letting Agent exceeded time limit to return deposit
Good afternoon everyone, Our letting agent has failed to return our deposit within the 10 working days mentioned on our AST Agreement and the TDS scheme they hold our deposit under. We were happy with the deductions they imposed and have been told that they would return our deposit to the nominated account within 7-10…
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Restrictive Covenant - Who monitors the Council?
My local council was gifted 26 acres of land in 1924 with restrictive covenants. The land is to be used as playing fields by 'scholars of the Borough'. The only building allowed is that which would enable the land to be used as intended ie playing fields. One would presume this could only mean sheds for storage of tools /…
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Repossessed House Sold For More Than I Owed
A few years ago, my sister had her house repossessed. She owed £17,000 on the remaining mortgage. The house was sold for £34,000. She thinks she may be entitled to some of the profits of the sale after her debts were paid off. Could this be the case?
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Letting agent admin fees for refunding rent
A few months ago our letting agent sent us a letter saying that the landlady wanted her house back and that we had to move out within 2 months. In the ensuing chaos of us both working, having a 2 year with flu and trying to find somewhere else to live, we forgot to cancel the rent direct debit. This meant that a month…
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Advice please re possible listed building
Hi there, we're looking to purchase a property that we think might be listed. We have asked the EA and he said he didn't think it was, but the row of houses behind, of the same style, are listed Grade 2 and we have found planning application for new doors/windows from 1993 that indicates that the one we are looking at was…
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Confused about our mortgage
Hi, We are buying my FIL's house which he left to his children. Our FA has obtained a mortgage for us, the details of which are bit confusing. The property was valued at £62k and it says on the mortgage document that the purchase price is £65k when in fact we are buying it for £40k. Just wondered which figure will be…
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First time renter - some quick advice
Hi there, myself and my partner have a flat we'd like to rent and we've put down the holding fee, the flat is no longer on the market and the referencing came through fine. All that remains to the best of my knowledge is the tenancy agreement but the estate agents are being very slow in getting this out to us. We are due…
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Boosting Credit Score - Mortgage Application
I have recently credit checked myself and found that I have two good scores, my Equifax was a little down since last time but still 400 + and my Experian was 900 despite a £26 default from 2005 (O2 online scam) that shouldn't even be there and that I have tried to remove on previous occasions. However despite all of this…
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Suevey Results in - Advice please
I've listed the items for concern. I've seen that previously FTB have posted results really worried and the wiser / more experienced readers have reassured them this is nothing to worry about - please help me work out the same. The valuation has come back at the agreed sale price; does that mean I have to fork out for…
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Short term Lets in London - help please
Hi guys Myself and my GF were due to move to London in a few days time. We had a 1 bed apartment sorted and holding fee paid (we were awaiting reference checks etc before paying deposit, collecting keys and moving in). However the agent now says we have effectively been gazumped (apparently someone put in a higher offer to…
