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Making offer
If a house is on for "Offers around 199,950", realistically what would a good low offer without looking stupid? Is there a site you check house prices on an area? its in NI
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Denial
Feeling cross about the house buildings making insane profits again (Who's lending money on them for goodnesss sake?) http://www.propertysnake.co.uk/site/postcode/ol9/1/days_on_desc That cheered me up no end. Loads of home owners really well and truly in denial! DOWN 2% in 674 days That's So not someone who wants to sell :)
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Getting soooo frustrated
Accepted an offer on our place early Dec 09. Buyer said they'd just accepted an offer from a cash buyer. We accepted and took it off the market. Turns out that our buyers buyer had to get a mortgage, so not a cash buyer. We were heading for a 26th Feb completion, but buyers buyer had to revise their mortgage offer, so more…
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Breaking news - use a house to live in!
Am I the only person who thinks a home should be used as such and not as a cash cow? All the time we see chat about how much should I pay, the vendor paid this so I want to pay the same, etc. Hey guess what, the vendor may have paid X but he was in the right place at the right time. If you dont want to pay Y then walk…
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My predicament
Hi, I have just finished my tenancy agreement in my flat. The lettings agency have been round to see what needs doing etc and have said that the flat has a noctine smell to it. Now i don't smoke and i can't smell anything there, but 2 of my flat mates did smoke. I know for sure they didn't smoke inside but they did outside…
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Procedure for evicting bad tenant
Can some one please expalin to me the procedure for a evicting my tenant. They are 4 months in rent arrears and I have been given every excuse in the book about when they will pay me. Also they are from one of these eastern european countries so their english is not good. What process do I need to take to get them out? how…
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Are un-adopted sewers a problem? (and do canals flood!?)
Hi guys, Just got a couple of (hopefully!) quick questions: 1. The house I'm very close to buying has a certain amount of unadopted sewerage, which my friend has told me I should be really cautious of - is it really a problem? I would've thought sewer stuff doesn't take that much maintaining that often, and shouldn't be…
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Wild Living ... No Renting, No Buying, No Selling ...
By popular request ... well, fc123 ... this is a thread about alternatives to renting or buying. Living wild. Done it? Dreaming of it? Against it? Tips, issues ... and LULZ. Why? I'm going to go on the road and live in a van, because I am trapped where I am because it's geographically a jobs wilderness and I need to be…
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Nominating a Solicitor
Hi, We have just accepted an offer on our house. However, although we are looking, we haven't found anywhere to buy yet. The buyer of our house is aware of this, and is happy to wait (whether they'll still be happy in 3 or 4 months if we still haven't found anywhere will be another story :cool:!). The estate agent selling…
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Ex Partner staying in Jointly owned house.
Hi All, I'm sure this is a fairly common problem but I keep running around in circles about what to do that's fair for everyone. My partner and I split up recently and we were originally both going to move out and rent the house out. I have found a new rental property and am moving in next week but he hasn't so is looking…
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Shared Ownership Mortgages
Hi there! Does anybody know of any lenders offering reasonable interest rates for shared ownership mortgages at 90% LTV? The best offer we've seen so far is 7%! Help!! (When did 'affordable housing' become so unaffordable!!?..) :( Thanks.
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Deposit protection scheme transfer
Hi all, I am currently renting a property that has an agent working on the owners behalf, the owner is now switching agent and I was wondering what happens to my deposit - is it refunded to me plus interest from existing agent? And then do I submit deposit to new agent? Or is it a straight forward transfer from the DPS…
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where do i stand???????
hi all hope someone will be able to help me, i have spoken to my landlord today as i wanted to give her my notice to move out of the property. She then said i have to give 2 months notice, i was under the assumption that it was just 1 months notice. I have an assured shorthold tenancy which expired in november and never…
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SYH4FREE-Only Genuine Numbers
Ive read many threads with this dodgy companys scams on, most replys are from people who have an opinion about this company but havent lost any money, so can people only post on this thread those WHO HAVE FALLEN FOR THIS SCAM AND PAID MONEY, just so those of us who have paid have an idea of numbers and if youve had any joy…
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Selling my house abroad and bringing the money over to the UK
Hello, I am originally from South America but I have been living in the UK since 2003 (always as a tax payer with resident status). I have kept my house back home until June last year, when I finally decided to sell and I sent the money to my bank account in the UK (around £70k, yes property is cheap over there!) My…
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Buying - when is it too late to re-negotiate the price?
Hi everyone, I'm in the process of buying a flat that was on the market for £200k - I made the mistake of falling in love with it, made an offer of £194k and agreed £197k with the vendor. However, the same estate agent now has a very similar flat on the market (same location) at an asking price of £185k so I'm wondering…
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House valued in mortgage valuation for £65k less than offer!
Was wondering if anyone could shed any light on this. We've just put in an offer (which was accepted) for a 4 bed house in London. We've heard back from our potential mortgage provider and apparently their valuation has put the property as being worth a £65k less than the agreed purchase price. The property is in London in…
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FTB - How much to offer?
We are FTB and have seen aproperty that we would like to place an offer on, however having read all the advice oh here I am really unsure what to offer. The house is currently being sold at offers over £120k, however its been empty for over 12months and although it had previously had an offer accepted (8 months ago) that…
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how much is garden land worth?
An empty house borders the rear of my property and the people who have inherited it have indicated that they may be willing, in principle, to sell me a wedge shaped peice of their garden in order for me to extend my own garden. The piece of land in question is triangular and measures roughly 60' x 15'(narrowing to 8'). The…
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Is it a good idea to use the same EA?
Hi, We've seen a house we're very interested in, and are about to put ours up for sale. We've had three agents round, all of whom valued ours at exactly the same price, and I've discussed commission and lock-in and they'll all do the same deal. What I'm wondering then is, is it a good idea to go with the agent that is…
