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Permitted use of Equestrian / Agricultural Land?
Are there any experts here on what you are and aren't allowed to do on agricultural / equestrian land? We want to buy some land that can be securely fenced so that our hounds (who can't really be trusted off-lead) can live an active life. We've found several acres of equestrian/agricultural land for sale at a price we can…
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New build - survey re-inspection
Evening all.. A question... Buying a new build... Survey done all ok... But... The house was at second fix when the survey was done, and the bank has asked for a re-inspection prior to completion.. Does anyone know what this re-inspection covers... Is it the same as the first survey? How does it differ from the CML…
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Estate agent fees for renting
My girlfriend and I are looking to rent together pretty soon and as I had never rented before I was amazed to find out that all the estate agents I rang wanted up to £150 per person to do credit checks on us both. Ok I can understand and have no problem with them taking a deposit but surely this is just another way for…
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calculating investment return ?
Hi, could someone tell me the formula for calculating the % of investment return if you buy a property to rent out, i have been trying all sorts of combination but none of them seem to come up right . thanks all.
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Advice on selling please
Hi all We own a house which we have rented out for the last 3 years. The previous tenants moved out a few weeks ago and due to the state they left it in we have not advertised the property for rental as it has taken it until now to make it presentable! We are now considering putting it up for sale but due to the current…
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May need rewiring, any ideas on cost?
FTB's need to have electrics checked as conditon of mortgage, we are starting to think house may need rewire. Is small 3 bed semi with tiny kitchen and one living room. Anyone any idea of cost of this and how much disruption it will cause? Will they have to take down walls etc??
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Do you pay VAT on Stamp Duty?
Hi, Just wondering. Thanks for any replies!
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Repossesions
Is there ever a case for repossessions coming off the market prior to contract exchange?
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Urgent; is agent right to do this?
Would appreciate a quick (and knowledgeable) response. Found a flat with my sister that we liked and paid the landlord a holding deposit. Everything was fine and we were to move in on the 4th October. Noticed the agent was being slow with the paperwork and when I phoned this morning he said that another interested party…
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solicitor just told me something I have never heard before, is it right?
I was ringing round for some conveyancing quotes for a house I want to renovate and one solicitor told me that you can't buy a house and sell it within six months of buying it these days, there is either some penalty or rule saying you can't do it altogether. is he correct, if so is there a link to the rule anywhere? if…
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is 'travel around the world' a good reason to sell a house?
As title. I wonder how serious the vendor is selling her house. Is there any other thing I should ask to find out?
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help with letter to landlord
we are going to write to our landlord as they are failing to do repairs, we have damp and mould on several walls, floorboards collapsing, cracks in a load bearing wall, smoke alarm goes off for no reason any time of day or night, one wooden window frame rotted to extent window is dangerous, ect... what i want to know is,…
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Landlord and BT and third party: lengthy!
Hi all, Hope I'm posting this in the right place and that it's not too confusing. Basically, we're renting at the moment and had to activate a line via BT when we moved in and split the £120 cost with our current LL. That's not the problem. We're moving to a new (old) flat at the beginning of October and started thinking…
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Typical cost of removal firms?
We haven't exchanged contracts yet but I've been thinking ahead to the physical aspect of moving and getting some estimates. The quotes so far have been pretty eye-watering (£800-£1000) and I wonder if I'm looking at the wrong kind of firm for our move or whether this would come down drastically once they've actually…
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chalet holiday home
Hi guys, An opportunity has come up to buy a chalet within a couple of hours drive from us in a very very desirable year round location for summer and winter sports. We love the area and are keen to see if we could purchase the chalet. We are not looking to make money, just have a bolt hole for the weekends etc. As long as…
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HELP! Council won't believe me about occupancy - what to do?
Hi All, I bought a house to renovate it by myself, and have been living in it through the summer months (there's no heating), but staying at my girlfriend's place in the winter. Now the council have told me that I've not occupied the property, and are demanding bills to prove I was there. I've managed to find an electric…
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Letter of consent
I am moving into a house that my boyfriend is buying and I have the letter of consent from his solicitor to sign. I totally understand what it means and am happy to sign it. We are having a deed of trust drawn up also and everyone is happy and knows where they stand. The solictor has also sent me a form that I must sign…
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Amicably leaving before notice period ends due to them finding a new tenant
[FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]We have handed in our notice on our flat and said that we could leave before the notice if a tenant was found.[/FONT] [FONT="]Well a tenant has been found so we will be leaving circa 2 weeks early - which means as well as our deposit we will be due back half a months rent [/FONT]…
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sell? Or buy to let
Right having trouble making big choice of whether to sell flat or keep it and borrow additional funds for new home I'll give you some figures can you give me your opinions on what's best for us. I've had so much differnt advice that I'm totally confused about what to do Right flat with home report value of £115,000…
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Sell v Rent to get away from my noisy neighbours.
Hello Everyone, I am new - but have been hovering in the background for years so please be nice to me. I have a problem which I would greatly appreciate all advice on. I have a mortgage on the current 2 bed flat that I live in ( bought £133K, valued 2yrs ago @ £148K and now owing £124K. Due to the noise of the upstairs…
