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Help! Trying to sell house with no luck
My house has been on the market since December, I have had about 8 viewings but none of them have made an offer. My house is very affordable and ideal for a first time buyer. I have asked for feedback and they haven't said anything bad about the property from the feedback that has been given. We have already lowered the…
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Time frame for deposit dispute?
Hi Everyone, Adding to my earlier thread about our deposit dispute. On Sunday 18th April we requested the return of our deposit from the Deposit Protection Scheme (the full return of it had already been refused the previous week, following the end of the tenancy on 2nd April). We've requested: The sum they've requested for…
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What a nightmare this is turning out to be
Hi all, Just got an email from my solicitor saying the following needs to happen; "we are going to contact his solicitor to request the undertaking to discharge the Matrimonial Homes Act Notice and unless we get the undertaking we can not proceed." trying to get through to her to ask what does it mean and how long will it…
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Please help me with probate and my Mum's mortgage
I am in a mess. My Mum died three months ago. I am her executor. She owned a house in her sole name with a mortgage of approximately 1/4 of the value of the property outstanding with 9 years left to run. Unable to claim on life or mortgage insurances as her cancer deemed pre-existing condition. Spoke to the mortgage…
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Survey issue - rising damp & mortgage retention
I am selling a 1930s ground floor flat, and my buyers’ survey has come back with some rising damp issues & a subsequent mortgage retention of £3000. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on the best way forward. My buyers are FTBs and while they seem nice & sensible so far, they don’t have a great deal of cash to splash…
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notice for viewers escorted by estate agents
My first day on sale today and the house is pristine. Can I relax and assume I will get a decent amount of notice for a viewing. I have to be out of the house as the ea will do a better job by himself. Can I relax a bit?
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Threatening letter from unsuccesful buyer
We put our flat on the market last year and had an offer within 4 days, our buyer the messed us around big time so we put it back on in Jan 2010 We had another offer within a week which was 10 grand less, we accepted it but made it very clear that we were not going to take it off the market. The second buyers moved very…
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Just wondering if I am right re renting/giving notice..
Hi everyone, I would be very grateful if someone who knows their stuff would have a look at this wording and tell me if I am correct in what I am thinking. We are intending to give notice soon on our rented property. We signed a 12 month contract on 4th Sept 2009 but asked for a break clause at 6 months. The wording that…
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selling privately on rightmove etc
I have a friend that wants to sell his home privately. I recall a little while ago that although the likes of rightmove, findaproperty, primelocation deal with agents, there were some agents or more specifically websites for private sellers that also give a listing on one or more of the big three. can anyone jog my memory…
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Help, advice needed!!
Ok after renting house for 4 years landlord POSTED eviction notice through the door. They have decided to rent the property to a family member who is supposedly really desperate for a place (never mind me and my partner!). They said they will give us really good references as weve always paid on time and kept house nice.…
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Property Investors - Why you won't find the REAL property experts at network events
Have just posted a new entry on my blog - beware these "experts" who claim you can buy a property for a £1 http://wp.me/pCIxO-1g
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Waiting for a completion date
my partner and i have had a offer accepted, our mortgage has been agreed and we have it in writing, our solicitor has said that he is waiting for the vendors to get back to their solicitor about a completion date, as they can't get hold of them. our solicitor has also said that they can't carry out all the searches until…
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FTB with dla
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My Homebuy Direct offer - advice needed!
My partner and I are hoping to buy our first house. In the area we are in (Sheffield) we can afford about £750 per month for the monthly payment on a mortgage. However we only have enough deposit to borrow £90k (to buy a £100k house) You can't get anything for that amount of money here. We have been renting for 3 years and…
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Gift to Children (tax and other limits).
Hi there, I don't know whether this is the best place to ask, so if a mod feels it'd be better elsewhere, please point me in the right direction... Ta! Anyway, my sister-in law is about to buy her first house, and her parents want to give her about £10k to help her out... thing is, we're not sure whether there are any…
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Please Help! My Mum is in tears! :(
Hi, I've never posted here before! I really need your help my Mum's so upset! My Mum is the nicest lady I know, and she's moved in with her partner in London. She decided to rent her house down in Ramsgate out to her friends friend from church. This lady (the tenant) has been horrific to my mum, she's underpaid the rent as…
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what is a first time buyer?
How do THEY know if you are a first time buyer? What is the definition? What about someone who owned a house 10 years ago but not since then? What about a FTB who buys jointly with someone who has another home? If you lied how would they know?
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Discussion forum for residents of the Plaza, Cardiff
A new discussion forum for residents of the Plaza development on Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Its is intended to ask questions, share information and ideas, maybe even use it for things like neighbourhood watch and community projects. The developement is managed by Peverel OM which I know a lot of people have had problems…
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Shared House/HIMO
I understand that any rented property containing a number of unrelated individuals is classed as a House in Multiple Occupation, and that the structural requirements and landlords obligations are considerable. I also understand that a HIMO which contains several individually rented rooms needs planning permission. But in…
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Leaving rented accomodation to buy a house
Hopefully someone can give me some advice on this. I have come to the end of a 12 month tennancy agreement in my current flat and am now on a rolling contract. I have been sent a letter and another contract to sign that is upping my rent slightly and gives me the standard break clause after 6 months and, then another at…
