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Solicitor Fees
I've had a preliminary quote from a solicitor should I wish to use them, I was wondering if it sounded reasonable? I'd set aisde £3000 for fees so that's fine in that regard, they're local as well which is a benefit. My father used them in the past and said they were ok. This firm's professional fees 525.00 SDLT fee 40.00…
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wla buying in Scotland.
Here's my situation so far. We are in the process of selling our house to our daughter with a vendor assisted deposit to help her get into the property market, all is going well and the offer will be made next week which we have already agree'd and will accept. The easiest thing to do seemed to go with the solicitor my…
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Buying and selling
Hi, any advice on best way to sell a flat and buy a house.
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Property Management Fees
Does anybody know, on average, how a letting agent arrives at a figure to manage a rented property that a person owns? Does it tend to be on a percentage basis and also what do then tend to cover. I'm looking at a property being fully managed to include callouts, inspections and new tenants etc. Thanks
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Online HIPS
Hope to get some advice regarding buying HIP online. I decided to use Fridays Property Lawyers as they offer a far better price than estate agent and therefore if I don't sell we haven't lost out too much money. I filled in a PIQ online and am now expecting to be contacted by an energy assessor for that part of the HIP.…
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Advice required
Hi, sorry not sure if this in in the right thread but here goes. My husband and i are basically on the verge of splitting up. We have been together 10 years and married for 8. We bought the house 3 years ago and he is the one making the money and paying the mortgage. I don't work and have no qualifications so finding a job…
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Buying New Build - Buy or Part-Ex?
Due to idiot neighbour we want to sell our house fast. There is a new build development near by and the house we are interested in is £229k. This price is negotiable and because we have a £40k deposit to put down on the mortgage plus whatever profit we get from the sale of our home we are in a strong position.…
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Buyer may pull out - what happens?
Hello, I thought I would post this question (which is stressing me to death!) as I know how helpful members on this forum are. I have recently accepted an offer on my flat after being on the market for 2 years. It is a low offer for the area and 10k less than I still owe on the mortgage. The reason I have accepted such a…
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Under offer am I too late
Ive seen a resturant im so interested in ,but was told by the agent its just under offer am I too late?Can a higher offer be made if contacting to seller themselves ,or is that not allowed ,does under offer mean sold
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Consent to let - what a nightmare!!
Hi there. Really fed up - I dunno, maybe I'm worrying uneccesarily. If anyone has any advice I'd be grateful to hear it. I feel I'm at a dead end. Want to rent out my property temporarily - need somewhere bigger asap. Now found a house to go to in a couple of weeks. Got lettings agent looking for people to rent mine off…
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Selling our house
Hi there. We would like to sell our house and have recently been in touch with a company who will buy regardless, if the house is valued at £200.000. they will give us £160.00 now and the rest in 12 months time, i get to keep the deeds untill they give me the final payment. Can anybody help me decide ?, or has anyone used…
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Advice needed for the "caretaker's house"
We’re after some advice, I’m not sure if this is the right place so moderator please move it if you need to. My dh is a school caretaker (9.5 years) and we live in a “tied” bungalow on the school grounds – one of the conditions of employment was that we live here. The head teacher has decided not to “buy in” in to the…
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exhange/completion date
apologies if this seems like a stupid question, but how/who agrees the exchange completion date. my buyers is having the electrical certificate finished later today, then thats all his paperwork in order to get his mortgage. at what point do we agree the exchange and is that somethng i need to do or him? we have only just…
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HELP!Shared ownership - Can I offer a lower-than-asking price?
Hi all FTB needing help here! Im looking at a shared ownership property with asking price of £180k of a % share, can I offer a lower than the £180k price for the % share? Or with shared ownership whatever price asked for is it, no more negotiation allowed? THANK YOU!!!!
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Council Tax refund - possible?
HI there - I just made a greenhorn error, and am wondering if there is anything I can do about it. I recently moved into my new flat (29 Jan) and informed the Council Tax department straight away via phone and email. During the call they asked me where I had been living previously (rented, all inclusive) and whether I was…
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How to pick a good Estate Agent?
I am selling my house, truly. So I need an estate agent. (I won't go private as I need Rightmove exposure) And why not bring this up in forum. Do I go online, try and use a local independent or use a national/chain? I have a bias to one sort, as some of you posters well know, but to try and be open to changing that, do any…
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first time renter - questions
we have found a property we want to rent through a letting agent. we are planning on quite a long term let upto maybe 5 years, we have advised the letting agent of this and they said the landlord wants a family to come into the house and make it into a "family home" we have asked if we can do some work on the house…
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Fire at Property - Property completed destroyed. Tenants requesting Deposit?
there was a burglary/fire at the property Property is completely burned. Tenants are requesting deposit Do I return it?
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Landlord entering our rented property when we are out - is it allowed?
I genuinely dont know thw answer to this question and my contract is filed away upstairs so i could check later if necessary. Now I get on really well with our landlord. But today I was asked if it was ok if they opened the front door tomorrow and placed an item ready for a workman inside the hallway as they have a key. I…
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Leasehold property - rent review
Hi. Don't know if anyone has the answer to this or whether I need to consult a solicitor? I recently bought a new-build leasehold flat from a major developer. There's an annual ground rent on the flat. There's a section in the lease that says, on each rent review date, the ground rent will double. But ... there's nothing…
