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Neighbours building up to the boundary
Our next door neighbours have just submitted plans to demolish their house and rebuild. Above ground, the new house will not come any closer to us, but below ground they want to create a huge basement that will come right up to the boundary. Our house comes to within about a metre of the boundary, and obviously the…
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£1000 cashback
Hi all! My brother has signed up today with a well known chain of EA to sell a property. It needs full modernization, hence the price of £60,000. He is now panicking as he has signed up for the £1000 cashback campaign which means that if the buyer uses the same solicitor (He is using the EA package) then they get The money…
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building work done by the seller
The house we are buying has been improved by the seller himself. We've found that the building work inlcuding removal chimney breast,replace all door and window frame, removal of internal walls, installation of new boiler etc have been done without any approvals or certificate from the council. The seller is ready to pay…
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Utilities, decoration and stuff
I am currently in the process of choosing a house to rent and found one I like which is privately rented through an estate agent. It is a Victorian semi. The only quirks I have with it are the washing machine is horribly old and looks like its falling apart and the fridge is way too small. Is the landlord under any…
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new home - misrepresentation
Hi folks...advice needed if possible. Long story short. Purchased a brand new home in June this year being sold via an estate agent for the builder. All sales brochuers showed and listed in details front and rear gardens, as did there web adverts. Turns out as we found out 6 days after moving in, when we had bollards…
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New build not as advertised - legal position?
Hello everyone. We have reserved a new build off-plan property. At the time it was being advertised online on the estate agency website as having an allocated parking space. We reserved on this basis and agreed a price, although signed nothing to this effect but were not told differently. Didn't clarify it as it was…
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How long for sold price to appear on web?
Hi A property I bid on has sold and completed. I am just being nosey as to what the winning bidders bid was versus mine as I was cash and they had to get a mortgage. Anyone know how long it takes for the sold price to appear on Zoopla and the like?
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Moving from London to Eastleigh, Hampshire
Hi Everyone I'm selling my flat in London to move to Eastleigh and feeling apprehensive about moving somewhere I don't know very well. I've probably got too much time to think about all the pros and cons as my vendor has gone on holiday and we haven't exchanged yet! Hence my added nerves to what will be a very big move for…
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What do we need?
Hi, We've put in an offer on a property that has been accepted and we're meeting with the estate agents tonight to sort things out. We've got the AIP for the mortgage but I'm not 100% sure what else we need when buying the house. I've found a decent quote for house insurance. I've looked at life assurance and the best…
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cost of extending Lease and other issues re selling flat
hi there, hope someone might be able to help. We have recently put our 1 bed flat on market for £159,950 and accepted an offer of £155,000 which we were more than happy with - however, like everyone, we need every penny of that £155 since hubby was made redundant, new baby and having to relocate. anyhoo, buyer was really…
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FTB - What to do?
Hi me and OH are FTB Unfamiliar with the process and feeling taken advantage of a little in situations. We have got the mortgage advisor under control as we had a broker to make sure we were getting the best deal. :o The conveyancing is in the process of being sorted out, just need to choose which solicitor to go with. Im…
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advice please - making an offer
hi Want to put an offer in on a house which has a bit of land on it (0.125 acre) . Really want the property and it would allow me to work from home. Property price £250k other houses in road are selling for £160k to £170k without land so think the price is a bit high. Would be happy to pay £230k to £235k 1.do you think…
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Buying New House from Builder in Receivership
Basically, i am buying a new house from a builder who went into receivership in March 2008 shortly after the building estate was completed but the houses at that time were unsold. I am in a short chain and was due to complete on 27th Nov, however 2 weeks ago i was informed that the company selling the houses did not extend…
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Death of a landlord with equity outstanding - tennants rights?
My father has recently passed away and owned a property that has tennants that recently signed a 2 year lease. The problem is that my father, 4 years ago, took equity out of the house amounting to £40,000 which on his death had to be paid back and the house sold. Can anyone help as to where i stand with the tennants? The…
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too desperate?
Hey guys just after some advice Saw a letting advertised last week (private), my mum and uncle went to view it yesterday and it was fine. My mum said I would phone him last night. soI left a message for him last night. I called again before and left him another message. Now I don't want to seem desperate or anything, I…
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Rent arrears
Hello I am new to the forum and seeking advice on an issue we have with a tenant. The tenant moved in March 2008 and paid two months rent in advance. The two months rent in advance being payment for the first months rent and the other payment for the last month rent when the tenant eventually moves out of the property. The…
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FTB's Questions
Hi All, I really need your help!! I am a ftb in the process of buying a one bed flat, with off street parking and communal gardens in Enfield, 13.5 x 6'7 kitchen, 17 x 12.5 recep, 13 x 10 bed with a really big loft (not big enough for extra room) with a lease hold of 80 years, however I have now discovered that I have…
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'Potential Contamination', buying a house and insurance
Hi all, Firstly, thanks for reading this and apologies if it seems a little incoherent :) My partner and I are in the process of buying a house and the 'contamination report' that the convenancer commissioned for us has come back with potential contaminated land on and around the house, due to there being a railway 40…
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How to make the actual offer??
Hi folks We would like to put in an offer on a house (FTB), but we would like some advise on how to do this. We will be offering 7.5% less than the asking price, so my question is, when making the offer to the agent, do we need to justify why the offer is 7.5% less. I.e. “Our offer is £185k, subject to contract and survey.…
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Dorset-what areas for a family?
We are looking to relocate from london, should get approx £350 for our place, and we would like a 4bed detached house for our family. Could potentially go up to £400max, DH may have to commute to london for a bit for work so nearish a train station would help. So far have been looking at beaminster, wareham, dorchester and…
