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The taking up/ drinking more alcohol thread....
I am trying to sell 3 properties at the moment. Its not going well. I don't drink very much at all but am looking to increase this. Any tips;)
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Can a buyer offer to pay the Estate Age
Hello, A month ago or so ago we viewed a house which we really like. Four months previous it had sold for £250,000, but that fell through as they buyers could not wait any longer. It was put back on the market for £275,000. We offered £250,000 which was rejected but we left the offer on the table. A week ago the estate…
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Selling our Flat
Hello, I just wondered if anyone could help please? We are hoping to sell our Flat which we bought in May 2008 on a 100% Mortgage for £122,500. We are in lots of debt with credit/store cards and a loan as well and are finding it hard to keep up with all the payments. We have no money to pay the estate agent/solicitors so…
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What my solicitor did not tell me - lease extension
Hi there I hope someone can give me some advice on my situation. In 2006 I bought a flat with an 81 year lease. The solicitor asked about extending the lease and the response from the landlord was that it could be done under the normal statutory rules. My solicitor made me aware that this was fine and after two years I…
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Joint mortgage separation help
Hi i'm pretty new to this so here goes. Me and my Girlfriend have decided to split up and move on with our lives but we are struggling to sort out the house and mortgage. We have had our house and mortgage for 4 years and we have both always payed 50% of everything. We have had 3 estate agents value our home and we have…
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House Buying... *gulp*
I've been reading threads in this section for the last two months and we have decided to finally go see an independant mortgage advisor. He gave us a figure of what we will be able to borrow once we have the deposit ready. He told us to start looking for a place asap as it would normally take about three months for…
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Renting / Starting tenancy - delays
Hi, just asking for any advice really.. Apologies if this is a bit long... My sister found a flat to rent in mid-March for herself & her 5 year old, which was apparently available immediately (as soon as checks, etc were done). I am standing as guarantor (which I have done previously & have no problem with doing this for…
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Staying at B&B's for work
A post I saw in an old thread: a B&B seems like quite an expensive option It seems in terms of price a lodging/room is cheapest what other options for short-term or cheap accomodation?
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spareroom.co.uk
what other sites are like this and good? (google returns too many not so good sites - bad features/limited selection etc.)
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shared ownership builders must be rubbing hands with glee
In our area a development of new build shared ownership seem to be flying off the shelves. Talking with someone today who has relative in shared ownership who said that 2 houses had been released with over 2 hundred people on waiting list for them Is this what is happening to our FTBs? Unable to purchase 100 percent so are…
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Renting VS Buying
My fiance and I would really like to be in our own property, but know that buying and getting a mortgage at the moment is not easy! We are both in our 20s, have steady jobs and have a joint income £38,535. We are saving, saving, saving at the moment as we have booked our wedding for april 2012, and also aim to have £17,000…
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Buying my parents home and living there with them
Can someone please tell me how we may go about something, we are wanting to move in with our parents and extending their house to accomodate us, but as we will be paying for the extension, we wish to purchase the house off them at the same time and all live there together. As we will be inheriting the house anyway we would…
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Offer from owner of a shared ownership property
My EA contacted me to advise I had an interested possible buyer of my house. Although the offer was a little low I am happy to accept it. However the buyer has not yet sold his property and is in some sort of shared ownership scheme. The EA seemed a little foggy about the details but it appears that the property cannot be…
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Timescale for buying
Hi, I'm about to buy my first house under a shared ownership scheme, for which I've already been registered and approved. The mortgage has just been approved and as soon as I receive it on paper (should be early next week), I'll forward it to my solicitor. How long should I expect the completion date to be? I ask because I…
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breach f contract can I sue?
Hi all To cut a long story short we rented a four bedroomed property of Chancellors 3 beds downstairs and an attic bedroom. When we had moved in friends came to visit who are in the housing field, and we where informed that the attic bedoom was not to be used due to there being no escape in case of fire. We contacted the…
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how to find a decent damp specialist??
Hiya, We've just discovered there is a damp problem in the house we are currently buying, and we therefore need to get a specialist (or two!) in to have a look and give a quote on repairing it. Have asked around but no one seems to have had any experience with them and cant recommend any. Is there anyway to find a…
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Former land lord withholding post and possessions
Hello All, This my first posting so please forgive if in wrong place. I have recently left lodgings where I had stayed for the past 7 months. I left quickly and with little warning to land lord in responce to his unacceptable behaviour. The day of moving was awkward and difficult (land lord was present) and I was unable to…
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Premium tenants rights ?
I've heard it said on here a few times the taking more than 2 months rent as a deposit this grants them certain extra rights. Could anybody tell me what these are, I can't seem to find any info on them.
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Advice on offering / buying a house
We currently have 2 properties for sale, both have been on the market just over a week, the one has had 2 viewings but none on the other. The problem we have is that we have found our dream home, which the seller is in no rush to sell but obviously we are in a difficult situation regarding doing anything about it. So, is…
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Who to chase if unpaid bills
Hello there, I was wondering if you could tell me who the energy supplier company (EDF in this case) chase when bills from previous tenants are unpaid. Will it be enough to them for me to prove I was living somewhere before moving showing them previous bills? Also, can I have organise another energy supplier in the…
