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Renting to the council
Hi all, I have a couple of questions and i was wondering whether anyone could help me. I currently have a property which i am looking at renting out to the council. I have looked on their website and it appears that the LHA for a 3 bed house in my area is about £750 a month. If i did rent to the council would i be looking…
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Purchasing house leasehold
I am interested in buying the leasehold of my house. The ground rent is £17 per annum and is on a 999 year lease granted in 1972. The lease is administered, but not owned, by a property management company called Estates and Management. This company charges exorbitant fees for planning consent for alterations, late payment,…
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House Auction
I have my house on the market. Just wondering what the pros and cons of an auction would be. We are not looking to buy another property, want to sell up and rent a while before emigrating. Anyone ever bought or sold via auction and how does one go about it should one decide to auction? Questions questions........
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HIPs
Just wondered if any of you have recently used or know about a reliable company/companies which do a Home Improvement Pack at a reasonable price. I live in Guildford. Many thanks.
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What would you offer on this?
Right, I know you all like a little bit of haggling on here so what would be your opening offer and your final offer on the following property: http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid=00&salerent=0&pid=5977493 I would prob go - £135000 - £137500 - £140000 final. What would you do? Oh, and feel free to do the…
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why is it a bad idea to get a joint mortgage with friends?
Its been playing on my mind as to why this is a bad idea (i need to get out more) I have no intention of doing this as I am selling/buying with husband at the mo. We have some friends that have talked about doing it- they want to get onto the housing ladder (snake!?). I can see it would cause probs if they get partners and…
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Request of judgement for small claims form
Hi, Can anyone please help? I have submitted a small claims order against my ex-landlady after she failed to return any of our deposit or reveal any intension of doing so. Also, she had not protected it, so we claimed for an additional three times that ammount. I issued the claim on 02/03/2010 and was told that she had…
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100% mortgages back?
Do you think this is the start of 100% coming back on the market? http://www.money.co.uk/mortgages/100-mortgages.htm
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How many viewers should I be having?
My partner and I put his property on the market 41 days ago, so far we have had just 1 viewing (last saturday). The guy said the house was really nice, but he didn't get the 'right feeling'. What should my EA be doing to get us more viewers? They assure us that they are ringing all the people they have on their books. We…
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Started to rent, have complaint against me!
Hello, I am after some general advice as i am rather worried! I have moved into a flat on the ground floor and have had two complaints made against me from the women underneath. The first was that i didn't close the main door to the building quietly enough so i apologized and use my keys to make sure i am not 'pulling it…
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Solicitors Fees?
Hi, I haven't used the forums for a very long time, so bear with me! My partner and I are looking to move house, he has his own mortgage and I pay him monthly rent. We are going to sell his house and get a joint mortgage and I am just after some advice on solicitors fees. My friend is training to be a solicitor and has…
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Ownership of access road
Hello, not sure if im posting this in the relevent forum but would be greatfull for your advice. We recently bought a new home in a small development. My house and the neighbours house is accessed from a access road off the main street of the estate. The access road has not been adopted by the council and the main street…
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Completing - Help Needed
Hi, Sorry for the 20 questions approach but would some like some help on the following questions. Background is we had an offer accepted approx 2 weeks ago to buy a semi. 1) Our solicitor has informed me that the seller's solicitors have just stated a completion date of 20th April (!!!) with exchange of contracts 1 week…
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Moving out - contractual responsibility to clean
Hello, My tenancy ends in a few days, and I am moving to another property. The contract states that the landlord has to have the property professionally cleaned before we moved in, and then we have to have it professionally cleaned before we move out. Contract was signed before we took possession. When we took possession…
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Removal Quotes and Storage
We are considering moving in with relatives soon as our flat hasn't sold yet and we're getting to the point we won't be able to afford our rental house (had to move due to ill health) Anyway we have had one quote from a removal company It's a 3 bed house with not many white goods. £376 packing £564 removal and £47 a week…
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How much to tidy for landlords?
We have just received notice of an intended visit from our landlords. Not usually a problem, but last time they visited - unannounced - they were very disapproving of the state of the house, and told us if we didn't clear out loads of our stuff we would have to leave. We cleared, and were told we could stay, but we have 3…
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Rolling Contract query and Letting Agent fee
Hi I'm nearing the end of a 6mth tenancy agreement with a letting/estate agent. I'm possibly looking to stay on for an extra couple of months which my landlord is happy for us to do a rolling contract. The letting agent has wrote to us to ask what we want to do in terms of renewing on 6, 12mths or other. He has indicated…
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New build road nearby
Hi Apologies if I am in the wrong part of the forum, but cant see where to post. A huge new sainsburys is being built about 100 yards away from my house on land that was an old gass works 20 years ago. A new road, not much further away is being built to bring the traffic in and out. AmI entitled to any compensation due to…
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First Time Buyer with Natwest Advice
Hi My name is Jonathan and I have had an offer accepted on a 2 bed massionette with my Girlfriend However we have gone with Natwest for the mortgage and getting to the stage of arranging a survey is taking much longer than we thought. The offer was made on Easter Saturday. Applied for Mortgage on the Tuesday after and now…
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What to do if one freeholder out of 3 refuses to agree to a lease amendment?
I live in a building divided into 4 flats. The freehold is jointly owned by myself and 2 of the other flats, and we all have 120 year leases. I think the building was converted into flats in the 70’s, and my problem is that on the lease terms for the flats, there is only one designated bin area. This will date from the…
