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Potential Problems with Tennant
Hi guys Dont know if anyone can shed any light on this one for us. We rented our property out 12 months ago on a 6 month rental agreement through an agent. They just took a one off fee of a months rent and then no longer are involved in managing the property. There was some Insurance 'thing' set up by them at the…
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landlord won't return bond.
Hi everyone just a quick question. I moved into a flat in january and moved out last week after 9 months. landlord is private i agreed an initial 6 months then rolling everymonth after that.Paid 500 deposit and a months rent up front. land lord said he would put my deposit in a protected scheme but he didn't and he never…
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how long from exchange to compleat?
hi, im just wondering how long it takes from exchange to compleat and recive keys and move in? our solicitor has recived the paperwork from the sellers solicitor on friday and is looking through them if all is well there then we will go to exchange. also just wondering the property did not have a hips, we wernt aware of…
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cost of roofing
can someone please give me an idea of what to do or how much it will cost to roof a two bedroom house.Haringey council is charging us £18115 to convert our roof to a pithced 30 degree roof.it is very exhorbitant and i dont know what to do. Thanks Henry
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FTB survey confusion
I'm currently in the middle of my application for a FTB mortgage with Natwest (seems to be going to the underwriters at the moment) and was planning to get either a homebuyers or full structural survey done independantly... just wondering, at what stage would be the best time to arrange for this to be carried out? ASAP or…
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72 yr old with Invalid leasehold after 23 yrs Please help
Hi, my mother who is 72 has lived in her leasehold flat for 23 years, she has just tried to sell it but it has uncovered a real can of worms. The flats which are built over shops, where built buy a GH who did not set up a management company, this problem was supposedly resolve. A management company was set up and…
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Rent or buy?
I need some advice please. Will shortly get some inheritance money and am currently renting a flat. My partner and I have been here working since 2003 and will be here for another 5 years. Now wondering whether to continue to rent or to put a deposit on a property which we would live in and then rent out when we return to…
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Move in date delayed due to Landlord going AWOL - our rights?
Hi gang, Was supposed to be moving in to a new flat (rental) today but have hit some problems. Basically I gave a signed copy of the AST to the letting agent yesterday (the initial rent and deposit had already been transferred and cleared) and the tenancy was due to begin today. The landlord is based in Australia and…
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Concrete floor in purpose built flats - leaks?
Looking to purchase a ground floor flat in a purpose built block. The flats all appear to have concrete floors. If the flat above had a leak, eg bathroom or kitchen, would the concrete floor prevent leaks into my flat or not? Any assistance much appreciated.
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Tenancy Deposit
Hello, I vacated my privately rented property on the 4th September 2009 and move to another privately rented property. today, I received a letter from my previous Estate Agents notifying me that I owe them £239.00 due to some work need doing. A £500.00 deposit was originally paid. The total charged is £739.00. In my…
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Giving other half the power to sell our house?
Hi Guys Me and the wife have our own house in both our names, I will be going abroad for a while (its complicated, I wont go into it!) and I want to give her the power to sell the house and buy another one in my absence. I was hoping to get some advice on how I would go about getting this done and how much I should expect…
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RICS Surveyor
I have an issue about a invoice from the above. Is it worth bothering complaining to RICS. In the past complaining to bodies has got me nowhere, they seem more interested in there members than us!
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Help! Deposit problems!
My girlfriend found a place to live on Gumtree (no agent) and paid a deposit (got a receipt) and lived there for 3 months. The arrangement was just informal, no proper contract etc. Money was just paid once a month. The ladylady/flatmate was very annoying and did the usual things of kept eating my gf's food and other…
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Served a section 21 and left - now complaints I did not give notice!!
Hi all, I hope you can shedsome light on my situation, I had a fixed term tenancy for 12 months which came to an end on 5ht September. During this time the letting agent served me with a section 21. At the end of the tenancy I have moved out and cleaned the property and then rang the landlord to ask where they wanted me to…
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Can estate agents be trusted?
Can anyone give some advice? We are currently looking at buying a repossed houseand put in an offer of 68k the asking price is 69,950. the estate agent has called us today to say that the management company don't even put a first offer through to the vendor as this is never the full amount you would really offer, so want a…
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Capital Gains Tax
Please can you advise me. I have a property (which I have lived in for over 14 years and is solely in my name) where I have almost paid off all the mortgage except £5000.00 and currently have this property on the market. I am in the process of purchasing another property with my partner which is of a higher value which I…
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Buildings insurance
Hi, About to start trawling for buildings and contents - need it for the new house. I'll be going on the comparison sites but I know some companies have ever-so-helpfully decided to not allow their deals onto those sites. So...anyone found a good deal recently? Ta ;)
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Rental Income - Tax - Combining Properties
Hello, I am hoping that someone might be able to point me in the right direction on this one. I have a house which I rent out - it was through neccessity in that the redemption penalty was so high when i had to move with work, I have never yet made a profit and so carry forward the loss each year (still below the…
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Offers over?
Hi there, Wonder if someone can help me out a please, We are looking at a house, offers over 195k, the house looks good, but inside looks a bit dated, so i wonder if i can over UNDER 195k, and how much under can i go? Tia malima
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condition of house when moved in
Hi My friend has just brought a house and moved in today, he has arrived to an overgrown garden and stuff left in the shed. and it not very clean? He called me to ask if there is anything he can do about this. I told him i did not think he could do anything about it but said I would ask you guys? Has anyone got any…
