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Kitchen lights visible through flooring upstairs
We're looked round a house last week. It was on the expensive side for what it was but suited us very well and we think that if we can get it for a more reasonable price, we'd go for it. In general it was in good condition, having been newly redecorated after being rented out, it's got a new kitchen etc as well and the…
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Tennant moved out...place is a tip
Can someone please advise me... I have had a tennant in property of mine for around 9 months. She vacated at the start of September and left the place a tip. No cleaning and some minor damage (the place was like a show home when she moved in). I let the place via an estate agent who are holding her deposit. She has been…
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Landlord fitting new boiler
Hi, Our landlords are fitting a new boiler, which I am very pleased about. What I am concerned about is the time it's going to take, and all the inconvenience. The boiler is in our cupboard in our bedroom, so I think that's going to be a lot of upheaval! We also have a 3 yr old dd, and I'm worried I'm going to be left…
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buying house-overlap of council tax
Hi im completing on my house on the 2nd of october and the tenency of my rented house is up on the 27th of october. I will actually be moving on the 17th so do I have to pay 2 lots of council tax?
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where else can i look for a house
accepted an offer last Monday on my house and they want entry in 6 weeks ahhhh!. Trouble is cannot find a house that we like and there seems to a real shortage of houses. We are porting our mortgage so if we don't find a property within 3 months we will face hefty redemption fees. I have looked on primelocation, rightmove…
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Moving to first house in a few days - Gas/Electricity help?
Hello all, I'm moving into my first property in a couple of days from now. I'm unsure what to do in terms of arranging my gas/electricity suppliers. Am I meant to hunt around just now for the cheapest then call them up the day I move in to change suppliers? Can that be done immediately? Or do I need to use the exisiting…
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Moving House - Utilities?
Hi, We are set to complete on Friday next week and I just wondered what I had to do with the electric/phone/water at our current flat and also what happens in our new house regarding the utilities. Do we just take over where the previous owner left with their electric company or do we change over to our current company?…
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Valuation Fee
Our house sale recently fell through after us incurring a £406 valuation fee for the property we were interested in. The property has since been put under offer from another party and no longer available to us. Our problem is that the first time buyers who made the offer on our property could not afford the mortgage,…
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What should we do?
Just after other people's perspectives please. We think that our neighbours have built their extension too high, by almost a metre at the highest point however we have recently put our house on the market, got and accepted an offer and the sale is progressing. We're worried now on several points. 1) Will the vendor's…
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Further viewings
We have had an offer accepted, mortgage confirmed and are now waiting for the solicitors to do all their checks before completing. What I'd like to know is, can we view the house again? The EA who I deal with is not particualry helpful, and I kind of think they probably won't want to use their time in coming to show us the…
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Advice Appreciated..
Hi Guys, any advice on this situation would be much appreciated.. We are renting a 2 bed apartment and have been doing for 4 months of our 12 month lease, we have been the first tenants to move into this apartment since the landlord purchased it. Today, a lady came to the door to tell us that we were in the wrong apartment…
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Dream home or just good enough?
We are renting in North Devon with a view to buying a house we want to stay in until well after retirement. Trouble is, after 2 months looking we have not found it! Do we carry on renting or settle for something that's not quite what we want but will do for now? (not found that one yet either!) The money is in the bank but…
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Am I mad or what?
Hi ya'll Its been a long time since I last posted on here, for various reasons. Anyway, long story short.....split from wife, sold house, made redundant, new job, renting, money in bank etc. Anyways, i have a plan, a vision if you will, to help further push my life in a more positive direction. I have a potential 2bed repo…
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Tenants in Common - buying out
My friend and I jointly own a flat as tennants in common (50% each). I would like to buy my own place, and we have agreed that she will take over my share of the flat, with financial assistance from her parents, to give her full ownership of the flat. I have received three estate agents' valuations which value the flat at…
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Can I ask leaseholder for funds prior to major works commencing?
Hi I have recently written to my leasholder in line with Section 20 requirements to state that we are proceeding with the a mojor works project that is needed to maintain the property. I have some challenges however, they are saying they have no money and have not been paying ground rent unless pressured and reminded time…
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smarter landlord
We have found a site called 'be a smarter landlord' who offer to get you a tenant and pay the rent even if they default or if there is no one in the property; they are asking for 6%. Is this too good to be true? Does anyone else have experience of this company? We have one property as an investment, and currently it is…
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Anyone had problems buying from Barratt Homes?
We're having a nightmare trying to buy a new build, we've negotiated a deal paying £27k under the asking price but the developer has worded the paperwork in such a way that they're showing all the figures, discount etc. in the blurb before the last figure but showing the last figure at the full asking price, not the price…
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Agency or private landlord?
Myself and my boyfriend are about to start renting - we've only rented at uni a few years ago so not done it in the real world! A friend has just said to stay clear of private landlords. I was avoiding agents to Private due to the agents fees. She has said that we aren't covered with a private landlord if the house gets…
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Renting in Scotland - Gas Safety Checks
Hi All, I currently have an unrelated maintenance dispute with my landlord and while researching have discovered that my landlord requires a gas safety check (and certificate) which I should be provided with a copy of within 28 days. Is this correct? I have lived in the property for 3 years and never seen any sign of this,…
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Income verification for overseas students
Hi, I am a long time reader, but first time poster on this forum! I have a small flat in London for rent, and have had an application from some mature age students who have come to study for 9 months. They won't be working, but will recieve a grant from their home country. Is it ok for me to ask for proof of the grant, as…
