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Do i Pay Council Tax on unsold House
When i retired we purchased a new House in England, and put our unfurnished house in Scotland for sale on the Market in October 2009. So far we have not sold the house in Scotland. I pay full council tax on the house in England, But have just received a demand for the 20010-2011 Council tax for the house in Scotland. Are…
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House Value increase?
My Wife and I bought a 3 bedroom terraced house which was very old & dated in February this year for 122k, however we have spent a great deal of money on the following. Opening up the dining room/stars putting in new solid oak Bannister Entire Central Heating System replaced upgraded to Combi Condenser boiler Entire…
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Emirgrating but renting our house out - Mortgage Questions?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice with regards to our situation. I have been offered a job, and my wife and I move out to Doha in Qatar in the Summer for 3 years. We will be renting out our house, have a letting agent on board, and are close to getting a tenant. However, after doing a bit of digging, it…
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Changing Council Tax info
I have changed my mobile number since I registered with my local council to pay Council tax. Is there a way I could update this info online or do I have to go there physically and do it? Thanks
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House Valuation Question
Greetings, my partners ex-husband (waste of space) has gone bankrupt, now the official receiver type person wants a valuation of her house to see if there's any equity in it. I have a couple of questions; a) I know house valuations from estate agents are free if you're going to sell, but how much would you pay for just a…
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Would you buy a house near childrens play area?
We are thinking of viewing a detached house on a modern estate. There is a childrens play area a couple of hundred yards away from this house, would this put anyone off buying the property? Thanks in advance for any opionions
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Can I get out of my tenancy agreement? Dilemma.
Hi all, We moved in January 2010 into a rented house, we've found out that my partners ex plans to leave their old home (of which he has been paying mortgage on) leaving the property empty by end of April. Our tenancy will be up for renewal in July, I know that to leave on that date we have to give 8wks (2months) notice.…
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Just feel like giving up
Ive had my house on the market for 7 months with 3 viewers but no present offers. I cant see anywhere that we could afford to move to except semi detached houses and we presently live in a detached house, the semi's are bigger than our house but dont know if its a good idea to go for a semi! To be honest we feel like our…
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Pulling out of house purchase
Hi all, Would really appreciate some opinions and advice regarding this one. I sold my house and because the buyer was incredibly keen to get things moving it has completed and I am living in temporary accomodation at the moment. In the meantime I found a house I really liked, and things were progressing well. The survey…
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What to Sub-let our flat but have concerns about the managment (Solitaire) company.
I have searched on here but couldn't find any answers to what I'm troubled about. We have been living in our flat, which we own the leasehold of for over three years now and want to move to a house, because we are running out of room. Unfortunately we have lost around £20k in negative equity and have been advised to rent…
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Taylor Wimpey Part Exchange
We are looking to move from Manchester over the Pennines to Barnsley/Sheffield area due to my husbands job. We had a look around yesterday and are very interested in a new Taylor Wimpey which is currently just being developed (very new development only 18% sold). The asking price of the house is £239.995, but we are…
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Council have quoted land at £20 per sqm is this good?
The houses in our street including mine back onto some waste land, I contacted the council a while ago to find out about the possibility of extending our gardens to take over the land as the council currelty maintain the land once yearly but are unable to sell it on for development due to access restrictions so the land is…
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Diplomatic dilemma re: in-laws and moving - any advice?
Sorry if this is a bit off-topic but this seemed like the best place to put this thread: At present I live with my fiancee, in a 2-bedroom house that she owns in her name. As others may be aware, we're buying a 4-bed place together in joint names at present and should be moving in a few months. The issue is this... My OH's…
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Chicken and the Egg kind of question
Morning all, As a first time buyer trying to find a house what comes first (after agreeing a mortgage in principle) getting a solicitor or finding a property and liasing with an estate agent, then obtaining a solicitor to make an offer?
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Costs of Buying a House
Could someone list the Fees and associated costs of buying a house for me please I want to make sure I don't leave anything out. My House is a council house in South Yorkshire 2 bedroom, the council are sending someone out to value the house this week. kind regards
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Stamp Duty and the law
We are offering on house. The trouble is that the vendor wants over £250,000 and won't budge (He's counter-offered at £260,000) meaning that the higher rate of stamp duty kicks in - a few thousand for him, much more for us. Is it possible legally to do things like: pay his fees separately, pay for white goods and furniture…
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Hips
Morning all, Looking at buying a house from the owner as he is selling himself. Does he need a HIP? as he is saying he doesn't need one, we are in england and i thought all house sales had to have one now. thanks in advance.
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how to best pack your van
hi i am going to be moving soon and am doing myself to save some money. This is the first time i have sold and brought in the same step so have to clear everything in one go. last time i moved back to then from my parents house so i moved it as and when i needed suff and have brought lots of new stuff as well. Anyway if…
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Renting with benefits advice needed please
I am currently renting a 2 bedroomed flat with my partner and child, I am unfortunately on ESA benefits at the moment so we receive housing benefit. Basically, a family member is renting out a 2 bed house in a few weeks time and they would like us to rent it. They've never been a landlord before so we're a little unsure of…
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Tax On Rental Income
Hi I have posted an earlier message for help with a BTL property although the posters seemed to be arguing amongst themselves so I thought I'd try somewhere new! I am looking to buy a property to let out with the view of keeping it for 15-25 years and then sell. This is a long term investment. I have 2 questions: -How is…
