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Lease Holder rights against notice by housing association to replace existing windows
Hello I am looking for some help and advise on a issue several leaseholders are facing currenlty at my block of flats. The management company, Guiness Hermitage, have decided in their wisdom that during a recession they will replace all exisitng single glazed windows of each flat with new uPVC, at of course the lease…
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Shared Garden Wall Question
I am not entirely sure that this is in the correct forum, but her goes anyway. We currently renting from a private landlord who spends most of his time overseas. We have a neighbour on one side who shares our landlord and a private house owner on the other side. Our query is to do with the private owner, sometime this week…
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Sorting out mortgage and bill payments
I have recently purchased a house with my partner. I am wondering how i would go about a little problem i need some advice on. I get paid monthly, on the 25th of each month. My partner on the other hand may be paid at different dates of each month, For eg, This month he was due to get his chq on the 8th Nov, but due to a…
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Silly offers on new builds
I am looking at a new build which is priced a lot more than similar properties within half a mile. Other than being new and surrounded by some seriously swanky mansion-esque newbuilds I can't see why this one is so high. It is complete and sitting empty. My question is, would I make a fool of myself if I offered 25% less…
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Chances of renting on a debt plan??? NEED ADVICE ASAP PLS
Hi, Recently on a debt plan and o/h paid a full 12 months up front rent from her divorce settlement to secure place for us and 3 kids. The current lease is due to expire in February and we are now being told landlord is looking to "significantly" up the rent due to the market, I know I personally will fail the credit…
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Shared ownership - maximum of 80% & no rent charge?
I'm looking at a property in London at the moment, it's a 2-bed flat with an FMV of £380,000. I'm not quite sure how it's been valued this high, as almost all the other flats in the property on Zoopla range from £170-250k. Although these could all be 1-beds. However it is available as a 45% Share for £171,000 with ZERO…
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landlord makes tenants take care of their pet
hello, I would like to find out if there is anything I can do in this situation. me and my housemate moved in around 3 months ago and we dont have a signed contract with the landlord. upon my moving in, the landlord agreed to reduce the asking rent price, which i didnt force them to do, nor it had anything to do with the…
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Renting-sole or multiple applications. Which is usual?
I am trying to rent a house and have filled in the application form, provided a guarantor, paid the requested fee etc. As it has been over a week and a half I enquired how everything was going only to be told that they were still taking other applications and I wouldn't know for yet another 10 days or so. I wouldn't have…
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How much does it cost to move house?
We curently have a mortgage on our property but are now looking to move up the property ladder. We have lived in this property for almost 10 years now and i am wondering how much we will need to save up to move house - I kow that we will need money for Solicitors Fees, Surveys etc... But i am wondering how much we are…
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Can I get a water meter in my rental?
I started a thread about water charges here and I've applied for a Water Meter: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2077003 I've checked my AST and it says: Not to: 8.5 tamper with the water, telephone, gas or electricity systems and installations serving the Premises; or 8.6 to change the gas, electric,…
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Notice to tenants
My mother has tenants in her rental property. They have been there six months and have renewed for another six months. She has decided that she would like to sell but apparently as there is no break clause she cannot give notice to them until the end of this next six months. I had thought you could give notice of 2 months…
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retrospective build over agreement
Hi, can anyone help me out there as going through a very stressful time at the moment. My house was due to be sold and exchanged but it had been brought to the attention of my buyers that there was an ' adopted sewer ' running through my back garden and as i'd built a conservatory last year i needed permission off welsh…
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Anyone want to support each other while saving to move up the ladder?
Hi there! I wondered if anyone else is in the same boat as my husband and i and would like to share the journey to affording a bigger house? We are currently in a 3 bedroom semi and although the house is in a lovely location it's just not big enough for our future family. We would like to have two children of our own and…
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Buying a flat with a short lease - lease extension?
Hey all, When buying a property with a short lease (approx. 40 years) what does a buyer need to do? From what is on the net, you can only apply for lease extension once you have owned said property for two years. Is it wise to ask the vendor to apply for this with a view to transferring application over to buyer once…
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Dealing with an Agent to find rental property
What paper work is need to deal with an agent to help us find a property? I was just going to look for a private landlord, but now will consider going to an agent. I havent got a very good credit rating but loads of cash in bank from the sale of a house will this make it very difficult?
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Buying a house with g/f - what to put into the agreement
Hi guys, I am buying a house with my girlfriend.Although we are very happy at the moment (I plan to marry this girl) we are also pragmatic and so would like to have something mutually agreed in place with regards to the proceeds of sale should we split up and have to sell the house. We are buying at £280000. Mortgage of…
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Leashold Puchase and Sale
Hi all I apologise if this get posted twice, my first attempt seemed to fail. I’m finally in a position to get onto the property ladder (!!!), and am considering purchasing a flat. My question is how is the leasehold valued when I come to sell? Is it the remaining years of the lease, valued at the market rate when I sell…
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About to put an offer in, then...... (Land Law stuff)
Hi all Myself and my wife are FTBers and have found the perfect house with a large garden surrounding the house. Luckily, before we put in an offer, I decided to carry out some due diligence..... I paid £4 on the Land Registry to view the Title Plan & Register (the estate agent didn’t have the HIP electronically to send to…
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Who has the most up to date sold prices?
I know there are umpteen sites out there giving property sold prices now. But which is the most up to date - btw I can't see the point of paying the Land Registry for data which is free elsewhere!! So I shall exclude them, I'm looking for a property that I believe sold in Sept 09 but doesn't seem to appear on a few sites…
