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HIPs
Had an offer accepted on a property and all progressing,however my solicitor has just sent me a letter asking for £250 for searches etc as the vendors are not supplying a HIP. Should I pay this £250 or expect the vendors to pay it as surely its their responsibility to provide the HIP
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Would this put you off buying a house?
I am buying a house which needs specialist building insurance due to a crack on the property. The survey said it was caused by past movement well over 10 years ago but it is not a problem now and a structural survey was not required. My only worry is that when I come to sell the house in 5 - 10 years will it put people off…
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Want to put our flat for sale but other 3 almost identical also for sale...
Hello all, We would like to put or 2 bed flat for sale in the next couple of weeks, we haven't contact any EA but I've been following the threads here and writting down some very good dieas/advice which is priceless. Our flat is quite small and with 4 persons living on it (2 of them being toddlers under 2) is really chaos…
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council tax on two properties???
Hi everyone, I hope someone can answer this question...My boyfriend and I own a house. He is a fulltime student, so we got a 25%discount cause I was the single earner. I got a short term job in another place so I am now going to move into a room in a shared property for the next 2 months as the commute is just too long but…
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Temporary Rental Permission from Lender?
Hi All, I'm very close to exchanging and completing on a house, the vendor is buying a new build which is not due for completion for around 3 months. I am concerned with things being strung out until then and I would like to exchange and complete on the same day ASAP. I am in the position to stay with friends for as long…
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Part Exchange with Bovis
Hi guys, wondering if anybody can offer any advice. Is it worth considering part exchanging a property to buy a new bovis home? I've got a 1 bed flat in cheltenham, which has been on the market since Nov 09 - but have only had 5 viewings - and only 1 viewing this year so far - no interested parties willing to make an offer…
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Planning permission - what are my chances?
Hi, I am interested in the possibility of building my own property or looking for a conversion or renovation project. This would be my own home and not a development for profit (currently have a 4 bed property - no mortgage - which I would sell to fund this). I have come accross a 2 acre plot (field) in my preferred area.…
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Vacated industrial unit, now served with a bill for £6k for dilipidations
Hi. I took on an old industrial unit to use for car storage as I deal in motor salvage. The management company were fine with the use of the building as it had been used as a motor workshop before. When I viewed the unit it was obvious that it was no car showroom but the price reflected this. I just basically wanted…
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Landlord Changed Terms and Won't Refund Admin Fee
I am a long time reader but first time poster (never had anything to say until now) I recently tried to rent a flat and all was going well. I paid a deposit and admin fee for £250 along with the application form and all the required bank statements , references. I am self employed and the landlord came back to me and said…
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Problems with Management Company
Hi All This is my first post and I hope I've posted in the correct area. My problem is with my Management Company at the flat I own. To cut a long story short the maintenance charges are half yearly but they seem to be adding an end of year charge (approx £300) with no explanation as to what that charge accounts for. So I…
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Hips4u or Fridays property lawyers?
Anyone used any of these to get hips or sell property? Hips4u are offering to market it online an take care of viewings..they say their fee amounts to a few hundred than the few thousand that you have to pay the normal 'shop' agent. Friday's seems a bit cheaper but I don't know much about them. Anyone sold their house via…
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Lease Extension - 81 years left
Hi, I am hoping someone can help! I am considering extending the lease on my flat this year. The lease has 81 years left on it. Ground rent for the flat is currently £150 per year, and the original length of the lease is 99 years. I have lived in the flat for 2 years. I believe the flat would be worth around £205,000 in…
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Location - would you buy somewhere mainly because you liked the location?
i have a dilemma - really like the location of a certain property but the property itself doesn't tick many of the boxes!! Yet it did have a good feel to it and I really do prefer the location to other properties that tick a lot more of the boxes and are freehold but in an area I don't like as much. Not much for sale in…
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Share of freehold (or not)
Hello It appears from my solicitor that a flat I am in the purchase of buying (haven't exchanged yet, but have mortgage offer, etc.) will not give me a share of the freehold, despite it being advertised as such on the EA's website and in the HIP. It is also an assumption used by the surveyor in the homebuyers report. My…
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Do we need to pay CGT on a house sale in Italy?
Hi, Many years ago when my great Aunt died (Italian & Italian resident) she left her flat in Italy to my dad in her will. My dad (English and perm resident in the UK) has now decided to sell it, as we don't use it enough and it's getting too expensive to maintain (old apartment block with charges through every orifice). My…
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First Time Buyer - Fee's and Checks Question
Hi, I've been reading and reading this site as has my gf and it's been extremely helpful to us both as first time buyers. We're busy saving and have our deposit (when I sell my car) however we're currently getting the money together for the fee's we're going to incur. We tried to get it all in place before the Stamp Duty…
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German mortgage for UK house
I have just agreed a sale with a buyer who has now said that they are getting a German mortgage. I have no idea how this process will work and am seeking advice from solicitors, but wondered if anyone had any pertinent experience/knowledge?
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Help....Renting advice?
Hi, I am after some advice please. We are renting at the moment, been here over 1 year. We have had a problem since we came here with damp/condensation, which LL sadi had been sorted, in April last year I reported there were more damp patches appearing and LL advised would be out within 4 weeks, they never came, and…
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Moving from London to Birmingham - removal recommendations?
My flat sale is getting to the point where I need to think of removals. We're moving from London to Birmingham. Most of our belongings are in Birmingham already, so it's mainly just furniture in London, not too much just a 2 bedroom flat. Do you think I should get removal company quotes from London or Birmingham? I imagine…
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Landlord not received notice
I wrote to my landlord in the middle of last week, giving him notice to end my tenancy at the end of March (coinciding with end of rental period). I sent it first class recorded delivery as so often recommended by this site. Looking at Track and Trace on the GPO website, he was not in when they tried to deliver the letter…
