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Bill from united utilities
I have just got a letter from what i assume is a collection company for an unpaid bill on my rental property feb 2006:eek:to june 2006 On speaking to LA about it they said my property was empty at that time. On then speaking to United Utlities they said that LA did an estimate reading of the moving out tenant but went out…
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Stamp Duty - Budget 2010
Anyone know if this is going to change in the budget next week? Would be nice if they put the threasholds up again to 175k. Doubt that will happen, but if it did, im buying a house and due to exchange on monday, so when i complete would i have to pay it if they did put it up.
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Asbestos Garage - Buyers chasing me for removal costs
Just after a bit of advice. We sold our house last July, I had lived their for 13 years. The house was circa 1930's built, and had a detached garage/shed in the back garden, which the panels and roof were asbestos, but not sure when that was built. None of the panels were broken, and the shed was in decent order. Late last…
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door closures and extensions
Are door closures through a house or flat a building regulation requirement on ground floor extensions or does it vary from council to council?
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Extending 68 year lease - advice on Freeholders survery report
Hi I'm looking for some advice on how to negotiate a lease extension with my Freeholder, details of my case are as follows; 1. I own a 2 bed purpose built 1st floor Edwardian maisonette in South London 2. 68 years remaining on the lease with £30 p.a ground rent 3. Have owned property for 4 years so entitled to serve…
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Tenants rights re: hot water
Hi, We are renting a house through a private landlord. When we moved in at the end of November, we noticed that we were unable to get hot water unless the heating was turned on. As it was a very cold winter, we had the heating on the majority of the time, but mentioned it to the landlord. Last month, we arranged for a…
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Recession Section
Not sure if I am missing something but the section where people talk about the economy and the recession has gone again. I have noticed this a few times now. Anyone care to explain?? MM
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Scotland - regulations
Viewed a house i really liked, it has some commercial bulidings attatched to it that were formally a shop & garage but not been in use for several years. In the home report it states that the walls between the residential and commercial are not fire proofed and require to be upgraded. Would that only apply if i wanted to…
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Living around Edinburgh
Hi there, my partner and myself are hoping to move to scotland, my partner is finishing her degree in edinburgh University, We currenly live in Leeds, where i'm finishing of my degree, Im now studying for an IT Technician, we've had a look at some houses/flats around edinburgh but its far too expensive, our budget is 460…
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Internal damage caused during roof repairs
My freeholder (council) is replacing my roof at the moment. This is the 3rd day of work and over the last 2 days some big chunks of plaster have fallen off my kitchen walls, and a radiator has fallen off one of the bedroom walls due to the plaster holding the bracket in place having come loose. I think this has been caused…
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looking for a solicitor
Hi, I am looking to find a solicitor in portsmouth/east hampshire area who are resonably priced and offer a good service with no hidden costs. I havent had to deal with solicitors here before so any help would be appreciated in finding one thanks in advance
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Leasehold garage in freehold property
Have had the HIP through for a freehold 3 bed town house we were going to buy and we found out that the garage is actually leasehold. This would accrue to 240 pounds extra per annum for the garage. My concerns are that I was never told this, the property was sold as a freehold. The garage was never mentioned - although we…
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Mortgage Lender have said no to consent to let
Hi, I have 100% mortgage with advantage on my property. I have moved in with my partner to another property and I want to rent my property out. I have asked advantage for consent to let but they point blank said no. I do not have enough equity in the property to raise 25% deposit for a buy to let mortgage. (Currently have…
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Rent & Deposit not being refunded.
I have been arguing with the letting agents and working with other people in the same position as me, to try and resolve this, but have run out of idea's I was renting a room in a house share for 3 months, gave £200 deposit, moved out giving the required notice, also took an extra week of rent before i could cancel the DD,…
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Bulgarian Property
Has anyone got links to Bulgarian property?? I put down 15k into an apartment off plan and now I have had a letter from the builder to tell me that the complex has gone bankrupt mike
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For those selling in Scotland or anyone working in the industry-home reports query
We're trying to sell our studio flat in Aberdeen been on the market for a month. Chased up the solictor this morning as we have heard nothing and found out that yes there was a viewing and feedback but they neglected to inform us, this is the second time they have failed to tell us something important so not exactly…
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Child Maintenance,Tax Credits & Benefits ???
Can anybody tell me if these amounts can towards getting a mortgage or is it just purely salary that is used? Many Thanks
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Should I have been sent a copy of my HIP?
We are coming to the end of the "tied in" period with our estate agent and are thinking of going elsewhere. I am told that a HIP is an online document rather than a hard copy. Ours was done through our EA so, do I just ask for him to send it to us as an attachment?
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legal position re. passing on information on your survey to the next buyer?
Hi any help with this one would be appreciated. I am wanting to buy a bungalow to do-up and my survey highlighted several points, one of which was possible failure of some cavity wall ties and said a specialist report would be needed. Now can I choose to just ignore this and carry on regardless? it has been suggested they…
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Duplex Renovation Questions - Into 2 flats
Hi, We've had our 4bed duplex apartment on the market now for >3 years without luck. Our last option before handing back the keys is to get some investment and convert it into 2 decent 2bed apts. We should have no problem with the money but i'm getting overwhelmed with the logistics. Cliff notes: Property value as duplex…
