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Faulty Lock - Who's Responsibilty?
Hi, Just some advice. Just shutting the outside porch door and locking it and the key has got stuck and will not come out. It seems to have got jammed somehow and won't unlock the door either. Spent a good 10-15min trying to remove it but it won't budge. Even tried pulling it with some pliers but it won't budge. Looks like…
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hand delivering a section 21 notice?
i am about to issue notice to a tenant and i have been informed that the section 21 must be hand delivered instead of being sent special delivery in case the tenant says they never received it. I was also advised to take a picture of the notice being delivered, showing the door and number with a digital camera showing time…
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Do they have to accept the asking price?
Quick question!... A flat has come up for sale, its a repossession and is an absolute steal. I have today phoned the estate agents and have offered the full asking price. They have said theres a lot of interest and they have a lot of viewings for tomorrow so they wont accept my offer till after tomorrows viewings. Can they…
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Delaying completion
We have had an offer acepted on a house which is quite a lot below the asking price, mainly because the vendor wants to exchange and delay completion for three months until she finds somewhere to live (we were the only buyers able to meet this requirement). The problem is our mortgage offer expires at the end of May which…
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What repairs is a landlord required to do?
I have lived in my property for 5 years now, during which there has been normal wear and tear and certain items and I am wondering where I stand over trying to get them to do these repairs or am I liable. The main thing is we have a wooden lament floor in our large through living-dining room. In our rental agreement it…
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Advice please - Buying a repossessed property, think something dodgy has happened
Hi I'm looking for some advise as to what we can do (if any) with regards to the property we were due to exchange on. It's a repossession and i know all the rules on repossessions with regards to other offers and the time etc. But we had the higher offer accepted but we've just had a call to say the other party who had…
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selling property
How can you sell a property if you are going through a sepration and other owner does not agree to selling it? They also can not get mortgage in there own name either?
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Just completed - should I change locks?
Hi all, after a slightly drawn out farce, we just completed our first purchase! :j I just wondered how many of you change the locks when you move into a new home? I've considered changing the locks but I don't know how pricey it will be considering that the front and rear doors are upvc double glazed with multipoint locks…
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What is garden for building on worth?
It is posible that if 8 houses in our street gave up the ends of their back gardens a developer could build 2 pairs of semis. Supposing the sale value would be 1.4m (350k x 4) and the build costs I'm guessing 500k how much of the 'profit' of 900k would the builder expect to pay each of the 8 houses for their part of the…
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do we need a HIP?
we are currently letting our property to tenants and they have asked us if they can buy it we are quite happy to sell to them at the right price as we were riding the market until it stopped dropping however - question is do we need a HIP? not sure how it works as the property is currently tenanted but of course it is them…
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FTB - Selecting a solicitor, where to look?
I have quotes from 2 recommended solicitors. But I'd like a few more. Where do I start to look. I'd prefer a local one so I can physically go there to take documents etc and not do things by post. Is there a website that lists them all? Any advice welcome.
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Surveyer Question
Hi all, We are having a surveyer looking at a property we are buying today (1930's House), as instructed by nationwide building society, we are aware of a possible issue with a crack on an internal wall (nothing showing on the outside and hoping it is superficial) and have called the surveyer to let them know about it,…
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Exchange of contract:can a buyer legallyclaim the deposit money before completion?
Hi Everyone, As sellers we are waiting for the exchange of contracts and the 10% deposit from the buyers anytime next week. (via solicitors obviously). When and can we legally claim some (if not all) of the deposit, before completion, as it will be ours in any case ? (Some to be used in ISAS before the end of this tax year…
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Fineholm: advice?
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice please. I've been searching for a flat to rent for a while and have found a great one: on the same street as my work, lovely, quiet area and very decent price. However, my one worry is that Fineholm (Glasgow) are the letting agents and I've heard so many awful things about them. I've…
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Fast Track Claims
If one was to put in papers today that comes under fast track criteria, when do you think the expected date would be for trial? This would be a court in the east of England where I would assume are not as backlogged as those in London. So basically, how long for a Judge to look at the claim and allocate to fast track?…
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Contents insurance and renting
Hi all, I've been looking at flats to rent in Glasgow recently and have found one I really like. However, the letting agents (Fineholm) insist that I pay contents insurance for the flat. It comes furnished but there's nothing too expensive: just things like the microwave, kettle, toaster etc. I'll be asking them to remove…
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Where are EA's getting valuations from??
Me and hubby are FTBs and have been looking for a house since the new year. We are struggling to work out how EAs are valuing properties. We have seen one we like, on at £239,950. It is a 3 bed semi in Cardiff. It doesn't really need much doing to it but it is quite small downstairs esp the kitchen. We would want to extend…
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Vertical crack approx 1-2m in length below changed double glazing
Hi all, found a house we like and there are two problems... misted double glazing (covered in another thread) and there appears to be a vertical external crack underneath the rear bathroom window.... which has been repaired some time ago.. but filled in crack is still visible etc. I am wondering if such a crack can be…
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Making an offer on a house with 'Offers In Excess Of'...
hi, first time buyer here, seen a house i want, it has that stupid "offers in excess of" tag next to the price, which is 170,000. i want to make an offer today, but i want to go lower, am i going to get laughed out of the water? the house is fine, but needs some work to the windows at the back, which will cost a couple of…
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Looked at House - Needs DG replacement units.. due to misting HELP!!
HI all, Just viewed a house and it needs around 7-8 double glazing 'small windows' replacing. Windows are approx 35cm x45cm in dimenson... The problem is they are full of condensation inside the actual double glazing unit. Anyone got ideas of the relative costs to replace them roughly? I dont have the exact dimensions but…
