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Land registry
Hi Does anyone know how long after a sale has gone through that the property shows up on the land registry. Thanks
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Should I be worried !
Hi to all members. My question is ; Should I be a little worried or am I thinking the worst case scenario ? The stage im at is : completion. Everything has been signed off by me and the buyer. No Chain involved at all. Ive no mortgage to settle on the property. They are first time buyers. Im a first time seller. The…
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Website for privately selling a property
This morning I've been pondering over an idea to help people sell their properties privately. I'm sure it's already been done before but I'm unsure of how succesfull it is. What I'd like to do is develop a website which allows people to add their property for FREE. The seller uploads their own photo's and description.…
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Constant problems and not being repaired for rented condo?
I am renting a condo and I go through a realtor when I have a problem that needs to be fixed. The owner I guess is out of the US. Anyhow I have been at this place for 2 months and have a year lease. I have been dealing with a ceiling leak for the whole time. The management of the condo had someone come out 3 times and now…
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Advice needed please!!
I know i will have to get legal advice but just would like to ask if anyone else has had a problem like mine! Im currently living with my x boyfriend in a house we both have bought together...we have an interest only mortgage..the house will be worth about £70,000 which is a guess on my part...we payed £68,000 so still owe…
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House sale completed but no dates on purchase yet!!
Hi everyone, I just wanted other peoples experiences/words of encouragement on my situation. I agreed an offer on my house at the beginning of July and that same day had an offer accepted on a new house to move to. It all seemed straight forward :rotfl:in that my buyer was a cash buyer (BTL) and the house we were buying…
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how much would you offer?
situation is we previously rented on a street we likedd ( have had to move from since) and now we are aware of neighbour across the road planning to sell her home and we are thinking of buying, problem is its not up for sale yet although she has herself already moved. house is empty just now. if we were going to jump in…
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Selling private, HIPS
If selling a property privately, I'm assuming you'd have to arrange the HIPS yourself? Would you need to do this before you advertise the house? If not, when? I have a friend who wants to try and sell his house privately, and has asked this question.
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Stamp duty after Xmas
Does anyone know what is happening with stamp duty for houses under £175K after New Year? Is it definitely being brought back? Is there any way to find out?? What would it revert back to? 1%? Really hoped not to have to pay this but can't find anything i want to buy...
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Please help! Sorry long!
Hello guys, hope you can help me! I was renting a house from Nov 2007 and paid a deposit of £525. In March this year, I moved with the same company. When me and my partner were veiwing the property, we were told we would get a new carpet, bathroom and could move when they rang to let us know it was ready. We were told we…
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Help with house purchase in 2008
We bought a house in Feb 2008 for £249,999. We agreed to pay the estate agency fees on behalf of the vendors of £3,750. OH was an etate agent there and for three months forfeited his salary to pay off the loan for the fees of £3,750. We have been contacted yesterday by the estate agency (who OH no longer works for) to say…
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Rent increase after 11 months. Is this right?
Hello I thought I would come and ask the knowledgeable people on here as I am a bit confused. I had a rent increase last year December 2008 via a section 13 notice. I have had another section 13 for a rent increase in November 2009. So 11 months apart. My question is, can they do this or does it have to be 12 months apart?…
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HIPs: advice?
Hi guys, I am looking to sell a property. I am 'hoping' to compile my own H.I.P. not just for the cost saving, but also for the 'challenge' of doing it. I have researched it and have a 'good' idea of what needs to go in it, and how it should look and the like. But I was wondering if anyone could offer me a kind of…
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sell and rent back?
i have been looking into this, if someone has any advice or experience about this, please post details do you think its worth doing/ has anyone had dealings with any of these kinds of companies? please advise thanks
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between selling and buying - what options are available?
to put it briefly. my property is on the market for £140,000. there is a property on the market for £140,000 which i would offer today if i could. however, until my own property sells i am sort of stuck. are there any options available? i don't want to miss out on the new property ... is there anything creative i can do?…
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How can I claim for damaged furniture - arrrggghhh!
Hi all, bit of advise needed if possible. A tenant has moved out of my managed property after 8 months. She's done a runner without paying 3 months rent, and has damaged the furniture inside. Whilst the estate agent I rented out through is claiming via their insurance policy for the missing rent, I don't know what to do…
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neighbours
I seem to be having a few problems with my neighbour but im not sure if im blowing it out of propution (SORRY ABOUT SPELLING) I have now been told by my employer im not able to go to work as im pregant and its not safe so for the first time since moving here im at home all day .We have lived here about 1 and half years.…
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Does this sound dodgy ( estate agents)
We offered on a house, started low and the offers were rejected, in the end i asked what they wanted and offered that, the estate agent then said the vendor would accept that, now the estate agent keeps saying the vendors are away and as they have not accepted the offer they can not take the house off the market. This was…
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Developer sues prospective buyers
Apologies if this has already been posted.... There always seems to be lots of people buying "off plan" on here and being warned of the dangers.... Well here is the proof: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8237366.stm
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Back dated rent review
I should have had a rent review in April, I have only just had contact from my landlord who wants to increase my rent by 20% in just 3 years and back date it to April, Can they do this? In my contract it states if I disputed it and the landlord won then I would have to pay it, but he is late in reviewing it. I will be…
