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Getting Married CGT Advice
Dear All, I'm getting married soon and wanted to get some good advice and knowledge from people in the know. We both currently live separately, and have one house up for sale in order to move in together. The house has been on the market for a year now and as the wedding day gets closer we are unsure about the implications…
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Advice on Flat Needed
Hi All, Been following the house selling/buying threads for ages and it seems to all come down to luck, that one person that wants to buy your house. Sadly I put my flat on the market in August 09 and I've not had any luck yet! Perhaps you guys can take a look at the listing and give me some advice? Can't post link I'm…
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enforce a judgement on my LL - need help
Thanks to all the ppl who answered so many of my previous questions related to the same topic. To summarise my situation - Previous LL refusing to give my tenancy security deposit. Went to county court (through Money Claim Online) and made a claim for 3x deposit + deposit (as it was not protected). LL told me that I could…
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One viewing a week?
Hi All, We've had our house on the market since the end of January and at first had about 5 viewings in the first two weeks. Since then we've had one viewing a week... I know the property market isn't great at the moment, but is 1 viewing a week still enough interest? We have our property on the market at OIEO £215k,…
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Property possession: N5 or N5B?
I need to regain possession of my property which is rented out. The tenancy started in 2005 and has been renewed since. The tenancy finished in August 2009 and I did not renew the agreement as I wanted the tenants to move. I gave them a section 21 notice and after expiry they still did not move out, however they still…
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Advice on paying overdue rent.
Hi, this is my first post so I hope it is in the right place and someone can give me some advice. I am currently renting a council house. Over a year ago I had problems with applying for benefits and was taken to court because of the rent I owed. I set up an arrangement through the court but found that the housing officer…
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Park home or mobile home buying or renting- advice?
Hello. Looking for a place to live so I can move out of my husbands parent's house. They are lovely but we do need our own place. Budget is about £600 per month including everything. Middlesex near West London. (ridiculous I know) I can work from home and if we only paid £40K for the house we could afford a secondhand car.…
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Online Convayancing - Lambertpugh?
Anyone had any experience with the above (based in Norwich)? I found them via the ReallyMoving website and they're coming in a couple of hundred cheaper than my local 3 solicitors are quoting (of which I could really use a big saving like this right now) People I am buying from are keen for us to use same soliciors as them…
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EA Getting Annoying....
Been looking for over a year. Finally had a bargain come on the market (we're in rented on one month's notice to leave so are good buyers and we've been waiting for a keen seller) on Friday. Our offer was accepted on Sunday. In the past, I've had agents take houses off the market once I've instructed a solicitor. But oh…
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Illegal loft conversion conundrum
HELP - I need some advice. We’ve bought a maisonette that was marketed and sold to us as a 3 bedroom property. The main (in our eyes) bedroom is a loft room. We asked and asked our lawyer to double check all was fine with it, plus the survey said she should confirm the correct consents had been received. Her response was…
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landclaim.co.uk - Free Land???
Hi all, I've come accross this website, but i'm a bit dubious! Is it as good as it sounds?? Or is it a scam!?
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Upgrades and extras - consumer rights
I've posted this thread here as it's dealing with a new homes developer but the transaction in question was separate to the purchase of the property so I'm not sure if it's covered by standard consumer rights. I've recently purchased a new build property and after paying my deposit to secure the property and filling in all…
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Planning Use Classes Order: bad for Private Rented Sector
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I have received the following letter from a reputable landlords association. I bring it to the attention of landlords, and sharers, who might be affected:[/FONT]
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Advice on buying a house
Hi Hypothetical (but potentially real) senerio that I'd like some advice on. We would like to move quite soon and a repossessed house has come on the market that we like the look of (plus the fact that it's cheap for the area) I have 2 sisters who could quite easily put down 50-75% of asking price. We currently have a HSBC…
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Buying a house that has not been advertised.
Hello I have agreed to purchase a house, the seller has not yet advertised it and now that I have agreed to buy it he is not going to. I take it I need to get a solicitor to deal with the purchase ? I will also need to get a survey done ? The house is £100,000 so I won't need to pay stamp duty ? Is there anything else I…
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Housing Associations - Finding a House in a Particular Area
Hi I know that whenever a new development of houses is built a certain percentage of the plots has to be sold to 'affordable housing' or housing associations. My question is; is there any way of finding out which association has bought which houses. I want a house on a particular estate and know that there are some…
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How many super rich rent?
OK, probably not an accurate heading, but read on .... We've been sheltered from the "real" cost of housing for years as I've always lived in tied accomodation due to my agricultural occupation. Sixteen months ago I lost my job as a farm manager and with it the farmhouse :( The local council housing is a no hoper as we…
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Advice on when to buy as a 1st time buyer please!
Hi everyone, myself and my girlfriend are first time buyers with a mortgage agreed in principle and a very healthy deposit. We want to buy in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and have been looking recently. However, recently I've had advice from a number of people to hold back until after the general election as there may a be…
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Some Advice Please!
Hi All, I am in the process of buying my first house. Its a council right to buy, 3 bedroom. I put the application in when the market was low and they knocked a furthur 8 thousond off for repairs. They have offered it to me for 66 thousond. Its worth 100 thousond. :j I have a deposit to put down and everything was looking…
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Renting a house - can you update the kitchen?
We'll be renting a house for 8-12 months whilst renovations are completed at the house we are buying. I've found the most beautiful and perfect place for us, in a fab location, but it has the most horrible dirty and old kitchen ever. The rest of the house is perfect, but the kitchen is really 70s and not at all to our…
