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Penetrating damp in Gable wall of 1890 property
Hi, I own an end of terrace town house (4 stories into the loft) in West Hampstead which has damp! We are experiencing damp in the loft conversion where the ceiling meets the gable wall. From outside you can see the top 1m of the gable wall is still wet. Last year i had the gable & rear wall repointed and also the roof was…
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Landlord loves Joint and several
Hello, I am living in a HMO (5 households , 3 stories), with a Assured shorthold tenancy lease signed November 2003. There have been many personnel changes over the years. There are 2 original tennants from the 2003 lease , which includes me. The landlord has been very troublesome over the past few years, and recently he…
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Can anyone tell me more about part buy part rent?
My hubby and I own a house which we feel is too small and we would like to sell. It is not going to fetch what it should have, as it had subsidence and has recently been underpinned, making it less attractive to prospective buyers. On top of that, I am now self employed and this reduces the amount we can borrow as they…
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Part buy part rent....tell me a bit more about it?
My hubby and I own a house which we feel is too small and we would like to sell. It is not going to fetch what it should have, as it had subsidence and has recently been underpinned, making it less attractive to prospective buyers. On top of that, I am now self employed and this reduces the amount we can borrow as they…
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Part buy part rent....tell me a bit more about it?
My hubby and I own a house which we feel is too small and we would like to sell. It is not going to fetch what it should have, as it had subsidence and has recently been underpinned, making it less attractive to prospective buyers. On top of that, I am now self employed and this reduces the amount we can borrow as they…
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Extend or not?
We own a 2 bed end terrace house. Downstairs is a kitchen/diner (with just enough space for a table but a bit of a squeeze) and a living room which the front door leads straight into and the stairs lead out of. We are considering whether in the future we should consider extending the kitchen. We don't want a conservatory.…
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Bovis Homes Part Exchange - what should we offer ?
We are currently waiting for Bovis homes to contact us with an offer for our house in part exchange. We have already had 2 valuations recently being 1) £190,00 2) £190,000-£195,00 they are sending around another agent in the morning and should contact us Thurs/Fri with an offer. This is a big move for us as we are…
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Exchange of contract with out completion date
Hello All, Apologies if this has been raised before. Our offer got accepted on a property and we are about exchange contract. The only problem I see there is no completion date set. I am part of a chain. I am a FTB buying a flat from a seller who is in turn buying a new build property from Linden homes. They are refusing…
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Proof og Deposit
* Proof of Deposit - sorry not og * Hi, When giving proof of deposit - so they just need a printout of your Bank Statement or do they check via bank directly? I am in the process of buying a house and require a deposit of £14K - I currently have in my bank £13K but will be getting two more pay's before I have to pay the…
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Would you sell you house to buy your dream?
Any takers? Anyone thinking of it? Anyone done it? Was it worth it? How did things work out? Where do you live now? I know people on this site have at least come close to this as that was what found me the site in the first place- would love to hear comments/ considerations on this. Espescialy the biggie- how did you avoid…
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TV Property Shows
Are the various TV property shows (Homes Under the Hammer, Property Ladder, Location, etc.) actually good resources for educating people about buying, renovating and selling homes? I have a bunch of these shows that I have recorded on my Virgin box, but I am thinking that maybe I could better spend my time doing some other…
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Please help, renting / tenant / split with partner, what to do?
Can anyone help......... renting house with partner. 12 month contract (big mistake). His name on tenancy only, even though I found house, contacted estate agent and land lady myself. Landlady knows I reside in the house and will for the full contract. I paid the estate agent fee's of £100 he paid nothing. I paid half…
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Conveyancing process - I'm confused!
We've just had a text from our solicitor to say that we should be receiving the contract relating to the sale of our property tomorrow and that we need to review it, sign it and send it back asap. I'm a bit confused (it is easily done ;) ) what happens next?
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Private Rentals - Credit Check?
Phoned about a perfect house today, 5 min walk from work, accept dogs, private rental so no agents. but was informed the woman would do a credit check! She said she'd do a landlord credit check - what is that and should i be worried? would she still accept a guarentor if she's private too because my credit is terrrrible!
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First Time Renting Questions
We are having to move into a rented house soon (if we can find one) and I've got a few questions that I can't seem to find the answer to. If we agree to rent say at the end of April but then find a house to buy in the meantime can we cancel and only lose the deposit or will we have to stump up the whole 6 months of rent?…
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Planning application transferrable?
Hope someone with knowledge of planning issues can help :) I'm thinking of moving to a property so decided to check out recent planning applications nearby. Turns out there was a planning application submitted in 2005 for the property next door for a two storey extension. It was approved in June 2005 which by my reckoning…
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renting - credit cheque
This is for my daughter, so I dont know the full details. She is after a house for rent, and the agents say they do a credit check as well as all the other checks and references. She has excellent refs from her current landlord, and should have from her bank as well, but although they dont have any defaults or missed…
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house sale fallen through Rising damp in survey help!
Hi all Today I have found out that the person buying my house has pulled out - we were just over a week away from completion. I feel so upset and angry as we had found a house we love - which we could now lose and I also feel bad for the owners who are an elderly couple.:( The estate agent has only been able to speak to…
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Vendor obligations in Leasehold sale - TA7 / Managing Agent Enquiries
Hi all, I'm the seller of a leasehold property that I've owned for the past 3 years and am well on my way to exchange and hopefully completion. My solicitor has recently asked me to pay them a fee (150.00) that would go towards the managing agent of my flat for them to answer a set of enquiries that the purchaser's…
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Repayment ID used by Agent without Tenants Written Consent!
Dear Friends, My letting agent used my repayment id to process deposit from DPS without me agreeing for the deposit repayment amount... he took 200 and only processed 295 without my consent.. when i contacted ADR - DPS,they are saying the deposit is already processed and you need to take legal advice to get this 200…
