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How much should I offer on a new build?
I am a first time buyer, with a substantial deposit, in the process of buying a 4 bedroom detached new build in the North West. The asking price of the property was £195,000 and I initially negotiated a price of £190,000. I didn't push too much on the negotiation as I wanted to reserve the property. At the time it was the…
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issues arising from my surveyors report
Hello there, I've had my survey back and whilst broadly it all seems to be in order, there are a few things I wondered about people's views on. The property is a 110 year old Victorian 4 bed terrace. The issues were: 1. The renewal of the front and rear purlins in the roof is recommended. I don't really understand what…
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Agent Has Not Removed Advertising
Hi there, A couple of weeks ago, I got some help with drafting a letter to my agent advising I was moving elsewhere; thanks. The thing is, the fourteen day cancelling period is up tomorrow and they still haven't taken the board down even though I asked them to. My main problem is, should the board not be removed tomorrow,…
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Need Advice Re-House Deeds..
I don't know of this in the right place to post this-sorry if not. A bit of a long story but here goes--my Grandfather+Grandmother are changing/updating their will's.The major change is their house(owned-no mortgage)is now being left to me when both of them have passed on(i said 10yrs ago i did'nt want it for many reasons…
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does this exist?
Hi, my girlfriend and I (in our twenties) are looking to buy a house for the first time at the beginning of next year.... We currently both work in London and are renting a flat together - we are looking at moving back to where we both grew up herts/cambs area anyway here comes my question... I want to be able to view a…
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Selling House
Our property is for sale with an Estate Agents. I was wondering if it is okay for me to also advertise the property on Loot as well. Any interest through Loot would then be directed to the Estate Agents. Many thanks !
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When buying house, does a lawyer send you a written summary?
When buying house, does a lawyer send a written summary of the contract papers - to inform me of such things as: - alterations which have been done - boundary responsibility - the seach results - guarantees - fittings and contents to be included - the meaning of the contract - rights going with the property - rights over…
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Selling Listed House - No Building Consents
I am desperate need of your knowledge! We are currently selling our grade 2 listed property but UPVC windows were put in January 2003. We are having issues as we know that these windows should not have put into this property and are getting conflicted reports as to whether we can get indemnity insurance to cover this. Can…
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Sales Contract Cooling Off period?
Yesterday I signed a sales contract with a business agent to sell my pub. Today I have found somebody who wants to operate it for me. Is there a cooling off period in which I can cancel the contract. The agants have not done any work under the contract as yet.
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Problem with shared rental
I am having a few problems in the rental house that I am living in at the minute. As I have said before the whole house is dirty. When I first viewed the house a fews things I was told about the house have turned out to be a lie. One of the other people I live with I can hear him moaning about me to other people on the…
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Cash for Homes
Hi all, We are desperate to sell a property we own to free up money to renovate a house we have recently purchased. It has been on the market for several months but so far no interest. We were considering using one of the cash for houses firms and was wondering if anybody has had any experience with them and are they to be…
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House Price Negotiation
I am a first time buyer, with a substantial deposit, in the process of buying a 4 bedroom detached new build in the North West. The asking price of the property was £195,000 and I initially negotiated a price of £190,000. I didn't push too much on the negotiation as I wanted to reserve the property. At the time it was the…
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Home Report Question
Hi I have had a quick look but cant find any threads to answer my question. I am viewing a house tomoro i know i will like but have just found it has no Home Report (Scotland). I know this means it has been on sale a while and hopefuly i can use this to my advantage but what happens next? Would it be up to us to survey it…
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Not sure if i need a HIP - shared ownership
I have tried to look this up but it seems my situation "falls through the cracks" and I can't come up with an answer. We own 40% of a Housing Association house which we want to sell. Our choice of the method of selling is this - we get it valued by a surveyor, offer up the 40% for sale to people on the HA list of…
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Flat renting advice
Hi there, I was looking for a bit of advice regarding flat letting. I'm a male of 24, in a steady full time job paying a net monthly wage of £1100. I'm looking to start renting my own flat in the near future once I've settled my overdraft which at the moment is £500, (I owed £3000 approx 18 months ago). Most flats in my…
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Opinions on offer made on my house?
Im just after some honest opinions/advice. My house has been up for sale since just before Xmas, had a few viewings and one daft offer. Anyway we werent happy with estate agents so took it off with them in February and have just put it back on with another agent on Friday. We had a viewing Friday night, a woman who had…
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how much should i pay for a HIP
The conpany that my estate agent has put in touch with me are charging £270. is this relative normal price? Thank you MSE
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sold our house,now looking for a place to rent
we have sold our house, the EA has told us today we could be moving in about 6 weeks, we are now looking for a place to rent, does anyone have any advice about renting as we have never done this before, thanks in advance :beer:
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Mortgage Valuation Question
We're in the process of applying for a btl mortgage and we need to pay for their valuation on our current property (which we intend to move from and let out) The property at present has no boiler/central heating system, only a high output gas fire and baxi wall heater in kitchen/diner. With an emersion heater and timer for…
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left tennancy nearly 2 months ago LL wanting money need help urgently
hello, i left a property at the end of Jan due to problems we had with the landlord as he was very agresive and rude and would not get work done that needed to be done. we aggreed with our landlord and letting agents and had it in writing confirming we will be leaving the tennancy early. i have had no corospondance with…
