-
Tips needed on moving with my flat screen TVs
Last time we moved we had kept the original boxes but our current place has been too small to keep them. So do removal companys take care of this type of stuff? We may need to go into a B&B for a week so taking in our car is not an option.
-
CONFUSING TENANT no idea who is in house
Can anyone advice plse? I have rented my house out to a lady who is claiming Housing benefit. This does not meet the full cost but her father is guarantor and contributes the remaining. A month after her contract she asked if her father could move in and I agreed as long as we issued new contracts with both on as tenants.…
-
Can I get out of being a guarantor for my ex girlfriend
I know I was stupid now, but I was in love, I trusted her, didn't realise the bad debts this woman had. She needed to rent a house for her and her kids, she had nobody else to turn to so asked me to be her guarantor and I didn't want to see her and her kids homeless. Trouble is I trusted her and never got a copy of the…
-
Help with a letter from my (apartments) management company
Hi guys I was wondering if any one could give me some advice on how to proceed with a letter i have received from my management company. I rent a flat in a small block of apartments and have lived here on my own for 12 months with no problems. In September the flat above me was re let out and since then there have been…
-
Assisted Sale
Has anyone had any experience of a bank assisted sale? We have both physical & financial problems with our property, we are in negative equity and we have not managed to sell on the open market. I have spoken to my lender (HSBC) and they have offered me an 'assisted sale' through a company called movewithus. The service…
-
Relocation or stay and Fight?
Hi everyone, please can you help us out with our dilemma? Unfortunately my husband has lost his job again- the 3rd time in 12 months and he is struggling to find new employment. We live in a very sought after area and in the catchment for great schools, and have been told by Estate Agents that our home will attract alot of…
-
Buying a property in Bulgaria.
You'd have to be nuts, right? http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1221503 Is it wrong to have no sympathy?
-
advice needed please
I hope some of you on here can help us with our dilema. We are foster carers and work for a private agency (and have done for many years). We have been renting large houses for the entirity of the time we have fostered. We are now wondering whether we should continue renting for the remainder of our fostering carear and…
-
Can I have a mortgage but both my partner and I be on the deeds?
Can anyone please advise? My partner and I are in the process of moving house. Our mortgage lender would not lend the extra that we needed to borrow for the new property due to one debt on my partners credit file and low income. Based on my income alone the bank have agreed that we can have a mortgage but it would only be…
-
House Buying Issue: Help required
Hello, I have a little dilemma which I'd appreciate some experienced heads offering their advice on. I'll try to keep it as short as possible: My partner and I are first time buyers. We've had an offer accepted on a property that we like. We were made to offer the full asking price, because there were supposedly 2 other…
-
Do we have a chance.....
We bought our house about 2 and half years ago and when viewing it we noticed it didn't have central heating but the sellers told us it had a combi boiler and we just needed to add the radiators. Anyway recently we've been looking at central heating so i looked into the exact spec of the boiler to see how many rads etc we…
-
Renting for the 1st time
OH and I have sold our house, we are planning on paying off all our debts and will be lucky that we will have a good sum left over to put in the bank. We are going to see a rental property tomorrow but we are concerned we will not pass credit checks. We have defaults as have been on a DMP. We have no previous landlord to…
-
Any online services that will notify your utility providers of new address?
I'm going to moving in a couple of weeks in a couple of weeks (into rented) and then hope to buy somewhere in another 6 months. I was just thinking it would be nice if there's an online service that I could set up all my utility providers in and they would notify them all of my address changes each time. Does anybody know…
-
credit check
Hi all i'm hoping someone can shed some light. I'm in the process of applying to rent a flat and have just had a phone call to say that I need a guarantor as my credit check is too low. What does this mean? I don't and have never had any loans apart from my student loan and don't understand what the problem is. Thanks
-
Equity release companies..are they cowboys??
Hi, can anyone tell me about these companies that buy your house at a reduced rate and then when you die the house belongs to the company? Are they cowboys? What percentage would they pay you for your house? My mum is considering this and I have alarm bells ringing. Surely its not as straight forward as she thinks it is.…
-
Seller delaying completion date!!
We are first time buyers and thought our experience was progressing nicely. Offer accepted 7 weeks ago. Everything in place. We have signed our contract and they theirs. Buying house from a split marriage couple. She still lives in the property. She is delaying/refusing to give a completion date.:mad: Can we do anything…
-
Inspections of property
I have received a letter this morning saying the LA want to inspect the property I am renting through them. I have no problem with this but they are saying that they will only inspect in my postcode at set times which are difficult for me as I work full time. The letter also says if I do not reply within 7 days they will…
-
Landlord Keeping deposit cos HB not come through yet
Someone's moved whilst waiting for HB to come through. Their landlord has said they will keep the deposit because the rents not been paid. The HB (LHA) will be being paid direct to landlord AFAIK and should be coming through anytime now. Can the landlord do this?
-
Buying a remortgaged house?
Hi. If I wanted to buy a house and the person who owned it had remortgaged the entire house or even just 50% of house, would the price of the property be 50% less of the original price, what about if here was a 100% remortgage?
-
Where to look for a good solicitor???
Hello We're in the process of putting an offer in on a house and require a solicitor....where should we look, are there any good sites that recommend good solicitors?? Any help would be great!
