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rightmove
quick question - how long does it generally take for rightmove to update their website with sold house prices. my neighbours have recently moved and new people have been in 3 weeks. im interested to know what it sold for. thanks ps, i dont particularly wanna go round and ask them so please dont suggest that.
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Forbidden from displaying political posters in AST- is this right/fair?
In many Assured Shorthold Tenancies, theres a clause in them stating its a breach of the tenancy to display any political posters in windows. I am baffled as to why this is is in ASTs, and surely is an unfair term in direct conflict with "quiet enjoyment" ? What can a Landlord do if you display a poster in the window? What…
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Holding deposit on apartment
Hope someone can advise what to do here, I'd appreciate any input.. I applied for an apartment on the 22nd last month, paid a holding deposit+admin fee over the phone (£1315+£95) after they insisted it would be quicker than coming down to the office, after which I visited the letting agent office to sign the holding…
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searches - how long do they take?
My solicitor told me today that he received the info from ea and will start with the searches today as well as contact the vendor's solicitor. How long does this usually take? There's no chain either side and both sides have instructed the exchange and closing date to be as 'as soon as possible' thanks :)
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Stamp Duty
Hi, I have owned a property before but my girlfriend hasn't. We have just taken a mortgage with HSBC and have been told that they will allow two people to be named on the mortgage taking both our earnings into consideration but only having one of us named on the deeds, this being my FTB girlfriend. I have spoken with…
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Can we p/ex?
We're looking to sell our house as the costs of travelling back and forward to work are crippling us, also we are expecting out 2nd child in October. Having looked at what houses are going for in our area, it doesn't seem likely we will be able to cover the mortgage if we can sell. Does anyone know if we could p/ex with a…
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Transfer house ownership question
I need some advice please, as the search has not really answered my questions. My Mother owns a flat, and she is talking about signing it over to me. So first question really is around how do we go about this (we are in Scotland if that changes anything) and what tax will I end up being liable for? Secondly, are therre…
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Log Cabin Home
Hi, I've spent a long weekend on a Forest Holiday site, in a Silver Birch log cabin. I absolutely loved the log cabin, and have decided that I want to live in one!! My partner and I were due to be buying our first home together at the beginning of next year, but we now have our hearts set on living in a log cabin home!!! I…
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Inbetween contracts and notice period.
We have been renting the current property for 6 months and almost 4 weeks now. The initial rental was 6 months with a 1 month notice period, we have been offered a 12 month contract with a 2 month notice period - thats all that was on offer. It's taken the EA some time to send out the contracts so we're effectively out of…
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Question about notice period
I have a quick question about a rental contract. Our contract was renewed last September 9th for a year with a break clause that after 4 months, either us or LL can terminate the contract by giving 2 months notice in writing. We think we have found a flat that we like and so I would like to give notice in the next few…
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Tenant - just received repossession letter HELP!
Hi all I am seeking guidance and advice if possible. My son has been renting a flat, arranged through an estate agent, for the last 5 months. Out of the blue he received a letter from Court today notifying that the property is to be repossessed on 6th May. He contacted the landlord who advised him the court has made a…
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Agent/Landlord template for a friend pls!
Few years ago when i rented my house, the agent came with a big form/template which shows every single fittings in the house. took over 2 hours to complete it. I dont know what this is called. Even though the house is unfurnished, but we both went to all the rooms, kitchen to take account of everything. This…
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Selling a FTBI home...
I own a home under the FTBI (First Time Buyers Initiative). Clearly I pay back the % I don't own when I want to sell it. Some other similar schemes seem to make you sell the % of your home (i.e. if I bought for £150k and own 50%) it would go on the market for £75k to buy 50%. As far as all documentation tells me, it just…
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Guys a little help if you please.....leasehold whats the downside
I know the difference between leasehold and freehold (to me leasehold means you don't own the property) The property I'm going to look at has 991 years remaining (so I should be ok with not out living that) What in your experience is the downside to a lease hold property that you wished you knew about before hand? Also…
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87 years left on lease - how much to extend?
Hello, can anybody please advise me how much it would cost to extend a lease on a flat which has 87 years remaining? How do I find out - do I pay a solicitor or contact the freeholder myself? Thanks very much to anybody who can help!
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Flying freehold? or not?
I own a single leasehold flat (99 years with 60 years left) above 4 lock up garages. The owner of the freehold is offering to sell me the freehold for the garages which are all leased out to other parties (99 years with 60 years left) . Can I insist he includes the flat above? If not should I buy the freehold for the…
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Thinking or selling and renting due to health issues need advice please
hi im new to this board... Ok, here it goes.... i lost my job last sunday, i only worked sundays, i was dismissed for having unacceptable level of absence after 16 yrs with company. Its not the end of my life really, i started up a business last yr, and although ive put a lot of money in, ive made a small profit so not a…
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Emailing Estate Agents
I'm currently deciding which EA to choose after having 3 round to value and give their fees. After a few days I have come up with a list of questions to ask them, some of which will probably need a bit of research/checking before getting back to us. I also want to ask one of them if they will drop the price because the…
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Should I rent out my flat or sell? Any advice/help please??!!
My partner and I have have been given the opportunity to live in a property for practically free by my partner's parents. At the moment we live in a 2 bed flat in a nice area since Oct 2008 with a mortgage from C&G. It's a great opportunity for us to get some savings behind us as currently we are just making ends meet. We…
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Vendor Mortgages..Help!?
Hi, Me and my partner are looking into buying our first home and the one we have seen is on the market for around £135,000. We need to find a 10% deposit. A colleague of mine has suggested talking to our bank (Halifax) about something called vendor mortgages? The vendor has told us that they are open to offers and my…
