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how long does an eviction notice take?
My neighbour of 10 years has emigrated and rented her house, Although they have only been in for 3 months, the new tenants are a ticking timebomb! The landlord (our old neighbour ) has been in touch to say that they have been evicted from every other house they have rented for abusive/threatening behaviour, it took 2 years…
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HELP! 2nd valuation on new build for £10k less
Hi All, advice needed. We reserved a plot in Feb 09 and the property was valued at £175k. As the builder has dragged their feet we have had to have a new survey which has come back today at £165k. We have exchanged contracts and paid £2500 for extras. Advice needed on our situation and comments about your own experiences.…
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Alternatives to Housenetwork
I posted this on the house network thread but it might be better starting a new one. I'm given our estate agent their notice and have been looking at putting our house up with an online estate agent. We've looked at a few different ones, some offer a low percentage of the sale price and a small or no upfront fee, (Usually…
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Completion of vacant possession BEFORE tenants leave?
Hi I'm buying a flat as a vacant possession. It's got a running tenancy at present, and the tenants need 2 months' notice to leave. If I complete before the tenants leave, will I automatically become the landlord? I don't want that...the vendor (who is also the managing landlord) says that he'll take responsibility for the…
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Final Bills if In Dispute with Tenant
Hi Can someone advise? As we are in dispute with our tenant who is moving out on 13th October, I have contacted the Council Tax and told them that she will be leaving then. As we dont have a forwarding address for the said tenant.....should I / would it be in my interest to contact any other utilities people or is this…
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Is it normal to hear nothing for a month?
We accepted an offer 24th August, we then had to chase for a date for the survey, 2 weeks has gone by after that (I am asuming it happenend as the house is empty, so we weren't there at the time) and still no word from solicitor or EA, Today I ring our solicitor who says since sending out the contract in August he has…
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Renting with low credit score
Hello Me and My partner are interested in a property we have paid the admin fee of £200 + vat for the checks and fee's which is good. However i am abit concerned as my score is only 541 with equifax but 640 with experian, I have the tenant referencing company use experian personally i dislike equifax. the score is due to…
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Moving this weekend
OMG I have so much stuff! I've found my daughter's hockey socks! Yeay! I've found £23.40 too. We are onto our third skip. Anyway, very therapeutic chucking out all my ex's stuff that he has kept storage free for the last 6 years ...
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Forgot to cancel rent standiong order, am I entitled to my money back?
I have just moved house and forgot to cancel my rent standing order for my last place, I only realised when the rent came out this month. It has now been cancelled. I havent been able to get into contact with my previous landlord yet but where do i stand when i do? I know its my fault for not cancelling the Standing Order,…
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Asking price offer made and open days - advice needed please
Hi, I am after some advice and would be grateful for help. We have sold our house (completed and money in the bank). We had an offer accepted on another property a month ago, paying quite a high price on the condition of a quick sale. We are now no further along than we were a month ago and are questioning their…
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Change of address when temp living in with someone??
Hi Guys n Gals, Firstly not sure if this is in the correct forum, if its not please move to the correct location. Thanks. So here goes, we are currently waiting for a new build house to be built, until its complete, we have decided to move out of our rented accommodation and move in with family to give us a chance to save…
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freeholder
good morning, we are a bit confused? being the freeholders of a victorian building, which contains three flats,(which are leased) the outside of the property is in the process of having repair work done, we are doing the work ourselfs to cut down on costs. now one of the leaseholders has informed us that he can not pay for…
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help! anyone any idea of cost of inspections??
Does anyone know approx cost of a full electrical inspection and full heating and plumbing inspection?
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mortgage advise please
We have £40,000 equity in our home that I am hoping to release and buy a second property to do up and sell. So, can I claim a 40,000 mortage on this property to use as a deposit and fix up cost on another house to sell? I thought I would seek advise on here before moving forward with any plans Thanks Steve
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My Limited liability company Buying second home...Help!
Can anyone advise? I borrowed a further £200K on my mortgage to finance a Short Term Rental property purchase in Florida. I lose around £20K pa in expenses against this property so had an idea. If my Limited Company were to purchase the FL property I would not have to draw £20K pa extra and therefore save on income tax.…
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Advice on Estate Agents fees
Have never posted on MSE before but read lots of fab advice in the past so hoping you all can help me with this. Myself and my partner are selling his property to purchase a new one between us. We accepted an offer from a first time buyer through our estate agent and so proceeded to secure the house of our dreams for a…
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Finding a house near M4 with commuter access to London
Hi everyone, This is my first time posting on this website. So, pleased to meet you all. My situation is as follows. I have a budget of say £300K (absolute maximum of £350K) and need to buy a decent family home. You know the sort of thing - 3+ bedrooms, garden, bit of space, etc. Right now I'm living and working in London…
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Are House Prices still Falling or Rising?
Does anyone actually know from any official means or personal experience whether house prices are still falling or are they rising again? I have been studying housing prices here in South Manchester and i am not sure what is going on(excuse my ignorance lol). Some guy on tv the other night said they will continue to fall…
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Problems getting a mortgage on a Buy off plan!!!
Hi All, Back in 2006 I put a 10% deposit down on a one bed flat. The flat is now ready and I am being held to completion by the developer or face legal action to seek any losses. I have today had a valuation back and this is almost £50k lower than my contracted to buy price. The LTV amount is only 80% making this an…
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Buying a property with a 'gap in the title' /probate query
Hi I hold power of attorney for my grandmother and am handling the purchase of a bungalow for her. Our solicitor has contacted me with regards a grant of probate that the vendors solicitors are awaiting before they can progress much further which is fine. But he has also mentioned that the vendors are 'offering a gap in…
