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Disputes when selling
I'm aware that on the SIPF form you are to declare disputes with neighbours/neighbouring properties. Would that include some moans and groans to a business (and the council) that is situated behind the property? Basically last year us neighbours were not happy with some of the works they were doing without having the…
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Housing Transfers
Probably not the right place to post so apologies, but i would just like to pose a question. How long does it take if you have a housing executive home (or council if in England) to transfer your home with someone else? Any replies much appreciated !
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Buying a house I already half own
Hi Situation is I live in a property that I half inherited from my father who died suddenly, I lived with him at the time so have just stayed on in the house. My brother owns the other half of the house. We sorted all of the money side of my dads affairs but left the house to be sorted at a later date. Now want to get the…
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does the vendor want to sell or what?
Hi all Am currently looking for a flat and very keen to move as am renting at the mo and it's killing me. Mortgage in principle in place, large deposit in the bank (about 80% of purchase price), solicitor lined up so ready to roll and think that makes me an attractive buyer. Budget is 250 max for 2 bed in East London.…
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No deposit in TDS is Notice to Quit valid?
Hi there, just wondered if there was anyone out there that can help. Me and my family (me, my husband and 3 children) have rented a lovely house since May 09. We've just been issued notice to quit from the agent as the owner wants to sell (next doors house went on the market a month ago and within 24 hours had an offer).…
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Opinions on this property, please
Hello, new to the forum so please be gentle... Would appreciate opinions on a property, please. As I'm new and not permitted to post a link, it's in Hoveton, 4 bed bungalow, £375,000 - if someone else could post the link that would be greatly appreciated. It ticks every box for us, except its design, which is different, I…
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Council pushing brother over house
Hi hopefully my brother and I can seek advice over this matter. Basically my brother has lived with my mother at thier current property for over 17 years now. The House is rented from our local council and my mother was the sole tenant after my father left over 9 years ago. My mother was placed in a nursing home after…
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part buy part rent
Has anyone any thoughts and ideas on part buy part rent scheme from housing associations. Are they good in the long run? You dont need a large deposit to start with but what are the pitfalls?
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Making an offer in writing - any standard wording?
Found in an old thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/newreply.html?do=newreply&p=2345066 Is this more or less what EAs would expect from a buyer? I mean the wording, not "the full asking price" of course :D Would appreciate any advice.
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How can we draw up a contract?
So my OH and I are looking to buy a house. He's extremely well disciplined and is about to be better paid than me (we are on the same wage but he's an apprentice about to qualify and triple his earnings with opps for overtime and bonus pay, I'm a graduate with the opportunity for bonuses that the bosses seem to keep…
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mine entry interpretive report
ive just had a buyer pull out of buying our house (postcode dy5 3us) due to mine shafts around the property, and i have been told that there is another report that i can get that would give more detail about the mines. and this is called an interpretive report and ive been told it costs £75 + vat, ive been on the coal…
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Query on form from solicitor. Has anyone---
WE are in the process of purchasing our new house. The solictor acting for us has sent us a form to fill in asking about joint ownership (A) If one of us died who would we leave it to, (B)and if we to both die at the same time would it revert back to own family, (C) Pass to children in equal shares, or (C)Other. Also…
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House next to Joinery work shops
Hi, we like a property and it ticks all our needs. But it is right next to joinery workshops. There are 3 consecutive workshops. · Will this make noise? · Would you prefer buying this house? We are going to visit at different times and find out but what is a general feeling from you guys? Thanks for advice...
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Would I qualify as a first time buyer?
Hi all, Hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question.... I owned a house with my ex boyfriend and sold following our break-up a year ago. I've been renting for a year and now I'm looking at buying a house myself. Would I qualify for the first-time buyer stamp duty break? I'll be buying a house well under the £250k…
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bridging loan?
Does anybody know anything about these? I accepted an offer (subject to contract) on my property recently and made an offer on another (again subject to contract)-we are in Scotland btw! However, soon after this my buyers have pulled out putting me in a position whereby I will have to withdraw the offer on the property I…
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Is the agent being honest with me?
Okay, I've been looking for a house for a couple of months having sold my current place. I've lost out on a couple of places because I hadn't exchanged on my current one but the exchange should go through on Monday by the looks of things, so I'm now in a good position. An agent called me last Saturday about a house that…
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Budget of £250,000. What price houses should I look at?
We have a budget of £250,000. We recently had to pull out of an offer on a house due to unreasonable demands and unanswered questions by the sellers (see this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2349909). Since then I have phoned a number of Estate Agents I was previously registered with and told…
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how long to get a mortgage agreed?
I hope I don't ramble too much but I've got another stressful weekend looming! Position - Mum and I selling our houses and buying one together. Agreed offer on Mum's house from property developer who owns the other houses around her on 15 January. For various reasons were not happy to sell to him originally but then he…
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Land Registry sale data -3 sales missing from sale data
I was looking at property sales in my road on nethouseprices.com. I noticed there wasn't any sale data for a flat a few doors down, which I know has been sold 3 times from 2005 to 2007 to different people. Possibly been sold more times during past 10+ years when data has become publicly available. Strange. How can it be…
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Claims against solicitor - Drainage searches!
1 month ago I completed on a property (built ca 1820). All was fine until I emptied the bath upstairs and the water came up out of the downstairs toilet. i.e. the drain is blocked somewhere. A drain company could not find a drain, and it appears that an extension was built over the inspection cover. I did not get my own…
