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How long is reasonable for a vendor to find a property to buy?
Hi there! I'm new so please be gentle ;) Need some advice as I'm getting into a right state about it.... basically we sold our house 3 weeks ago after 6 hellish months on the market (I do know that's not bad in the circumstances but it wasn't fun!). Anyway, the day after we accepted our offer (from a 2nd time buyer with a…
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Got myself into some bother trying to rent. Help!
Me and a friend have been trying to rent a place but are unemployed. We are more then capable of keeping up with the rent and can both supply guarantors and even several months rent upfront if need be. However, instead of being honest about this, we lied and said we had full time jobs giving details of friends names and…
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Advice on “Building over a Sewer permission” required?
I have applied for planning permission and building regs for an extension and detached garage. Building Control have informed the water board who are asking me to apply for permission to build over a sewer. The thing is, according to the criteria on the application paperwork, permission will not be needed. Let me explain.…
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Inheritance
If anyone can help me out i would really appreciate it. My father passed away. He left 50% of the estate to me, and 25% to each my of my siblings. The problem is they want there share of what the house is worth. I'm a full-time university student, i'm not working so cannot afford to buy them out. They told me to sell it or…
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How to Declare Over Rent a Room Limit
Hello, I have a lodger within my flat and have agreed a price of £90 Per week This is £4680 a year which is £430 over the £4250 rent a room limit. I want to pay the tax on the excess above the threshold. This would be £86 a year (at 20% tax) How do I go about declearing this and paying it so I don't have HMRC on my back…
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Will we get a mortgage???
I was hoping someone may be able to give us a bit of advice. We're looking to get a mortgage and according to Experian my credit score is good and my partner is fair. Whilst it's satisfactory he has 3 late payments in the last 12 months showing against his mobile phone contract, this has now been resolved as he has set up…
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Noisy Neighbours
Hi there, A little bit about us, we're long time lurkers first time posters who are after a bit of advice for our tenancy agreement. The story . . . We moved into a two bedroom first floor flat in February of this year, which was to be our first home together. The first 6 months was hell due to the people who lived above…
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Sharing a Bridging Loan.
Hello all, To cut a long story short after 3 weeks of waiting my FTB has pulled out(everything was ready to go). My seller has moved to Canada and is temp staying with family and will settle there. The chain ends here. Basically myseller and i had discssed bridging loans(and to be honest id never heard of this before) so…
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Should I accept ?
Long story but basically a letting agent I did use to try and rent a flat for me has given the keys to the flat to someone without logging who it was ! This has delayed the renting of the flat and caused considerable stress to me as I have been seriously ill (a fact known to the agent). Also my bank details were given to…
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question re searches
Hello there. I'm in the process of buying my first house (which I'm overexcited about!!) I've just had a copy of the searches back and I have a question I hope you guys could help me with. The report asks the question "is the property within 250m of a river, flood plain or sea". It says yes. Now, this wasn't a surprise as…
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who is responsible
Posted in tv section also. I have a house that I rent out. My tenant has just bought himself a digi box and he cant get a picture. I have phoned freeview to discuss and they said that it would need to have an ariel. Either a better indoor one or one on the roof. As a sky customer both at home and at the property concerned…
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Husband have a charge on the wifes property?
Hi All, Does anyone know if a husband can have a charge on a wifes property? Say if a husband gave his wife a £50000 loan to purchase a property (and the mortgage totally with the wife). If the wife then choses to sell it and the husband wants to ensure that he retains the money she owed him is this possible. I believe its…
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Buy to let to live in first!
Right, here goes. Our house is due to exchange any day (we are the sellers). In approximately 6 weeks time we will be out, with nowhere to live :eek:. There are three of us (mum, dad, 10 year old), and we are going to stay in the same area. If anyone has read any of my threads before, we have a varied income (!) so a…
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what age??
hi everyone just wondering what age everyone was when they bought their first house? just curious because i am saving for a deposit at the mo and won't be able to buy until i'm 30 :rolleyes:
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Who owns airfields...?
I'm interested in borrowing/renting an airfield for a few weekends to a run a skid pan... I know there's loads of airfields around the UK that were made for the 2nd world war but are now redundant...so who actually owns these airfields and how do you get in contact with them? Is it the local council or are they privately…
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buying a freehold of a leasehold house
Hello All, I am wondering if their are any legal buffs out there?I have carried out the conveyancing of 3 properties I have bought over the last 20 years with the aid of research and good D I Y Books.I would like to carry out the legal work on the above, but search as I may, I have been unable to find any D I Y books or…
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Landlord Obligation? Aerial
Hi - wasn't sure where to put this so I apologise in advance if it's in the wrong place. I live in a property managed by City South Housing Manchester. They took over our estate from Manchester City Council about a year back. Can someone tell me whether they are legally obliged to provide me (or indeed our block of flats)…
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Do I have a CGT liability?
Dad has just died, leaving the property (no other assets) to sister & myself. The property has just been sold for 120k. As I understand it, CGT would be payable on gains between the value at death, and when the asset is disposed, however!! In 1999 my parents set up a trust, transferring 1/4 of the property to…
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Been to look at property need advice please
First i apologize if this is on the wrong thread,just been to look at a house with my partner and young son really liked the property (especially garden for young un) problem is LA are asking for credit checks and references,not a problem where one is concerned but we are worried OH history might cause problems,ie poor…
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trouble with rent
hey guys i was wondering if anyone knows if i cant move house if i still have rent arrears in january i will be able to pay them off in full but i dont know if i can move until then i and 22 and i live with my partner and his son and i am 8 months preggers and we live in a 1 bed flat that really not big enough to swing a…
