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simplyremovals.co.uk - Anyone used?
Hi, We've had a good quote for removals from simplyremovals.co.uk, but I'm wondering if it's too good. Has anyone used them before? They haven't come to visit to estimate, but have quoted based upon 1100cu/ft, which is exatcly what the people who have come to visit have estimated. Thanks, Adam.
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Entitled To Rent Refund?
Hi All, We recently moved out of a rented property where we had been tenants for over a year. Our rental period was from the 26th to the 26th of each month. We left the house on April 6th 2010, but unfortunately I didn't stop my standing order in time on the 26th March, so they recieved the full monthly rent. We have now…
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Notice I gave tenants who were in arrears contained errors. Can I still sue for rent?
My tenants ran off without paying a sizeable sum of rent. With the help of a P.I., I have their new address, and therefore I would like to sue them for the money they owe me. But my worry is that the notice I served my tenants to regain possession of the property contained legal errors. Could this have any effect on my…
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Moving house with Sky?
Hi I'm currently in a flat with a communal dish. i pay about £55-60 and get sky, sports, HD, broadband (not the basic but a bit higher spec) and evening and weekend calls. i took out my HD contract in nov/dec so it has a minimum twelve months. I'm about to move house to a terraced property. It will need a sky dish. Can i…
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Help needed - Shared Ownership
Hi everyone, My partner and I own a 50% share in an apartment and we rent the other half. We are now in the position that we have an additional £500 per month available to us and we want to put it towards overpaying the mortgage, however we are not sure whether to overpay the half we own or buy the other half which would…
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Tenants owing rent
I am currently renting out 2 rooms to lodgers who are claiming housing benefit. The tenancy agreement started on 3rd March 2010 and I agreed to wait for the housing benefit payments to start before expecting any rent from them. After checking with the housing benefits dept they have confirmed that full housing benefit has…
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Problems with bank and mortgage
Hi I had my mortgage approved and all the paperwork sent through, all good. Except that I found out that my retirement age is wrong and should be 3 years later than in the documents. This was over a week ago.I have left messages, had the issue escalated to the team manager of the mortgage consultant, I have called every…
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Individual Advertising House on Right Move?
Can you do this rather than through an agent?
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Buying Mum's house v Equity Release Co - HELP
My Mum is going to sell her house to a equity release co if I do not buy it. Worth £200,000 I need £40,000 mortgage / loan. I have been told I need a Buy to let mortgage or a secured loan (against my property) and draw up a transfer of ownership contract. My total outlay will be £90,000 (£60,000 to pay off remaining…
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tenancy ended by returning keys - advice requested
In November I entered into an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. I paid six months rent upfront. In December due to a change in circumstances I wished to terminate the tenancy (I had a six month break clause but wished to do it right away). The agency told me that if I handed back the keys they would remarket it and they were…
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Time to respond to offer
Hi Guys, I've made an offer on a property in the North West a week ago and i am yet to hear anything as to whether this has been accepted or declined. I have contacted the agent twice already to see if there has been a response, and the only response i get is that she has informed the solicitor of our offer and thats it.…
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Advice needed on tenants owing money
Hi, 2 months ago I served a scetion s21 notice on my tenants because they have failed to pay the rent for the last 2 months. They replied giving me one months notice and moved out last weekend owing the last 2 months rent. On inspecting the property last night they have left it in an awful state. The entire house needs to…
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Rental property-notice-contracts
Hi I am in a rental property and commenced a 6 month tennancy June 2009. In Nov 2009, I signed an agreement letter to another 6 months from Dec 2009 to June2009, paid the £30 and then had the contracts come through the post. I never signed the contracts or returned them, and forgot about it. The company never chased me. I…
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Periodic Tenancy Agreement and rent increase
Hi I am due to go onto a periodic tenancy agreement next month and I expect at some point son the Landlord will want to increase my rent. Can anyone tell me how much notice they have to give me for an increase in rent and does this mean I will have to sign another AST as it is a change to the agreement?
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HELP-Wait or Proceed?
Our offer on a property has been accepted. We are first time buyers, and there is an upward chain, which hasn't been complete yet, because the seller on top hasn't found anything yet (this might take several months or more than half a year, as suggested by the seller). So it's possible that the chain may break. We have…
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Tarting house up prior to selling, what's worth doing?
I'm planning on putting my property on the market and moving up the ladder. Its a mid terrace small ex-council house. I started decorating the hallway a couple of years ago, but it still needs lots of work (kids for you). Walls are bare, unprep'd plaster, exposed wood bare ready for varnish, banister is missing (blame last…
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Buying property in the USA - information needed
My son and his wife, who is Canadian, are based in the USA. He works for an international bank and had planned to return to their London offices this year. However following the big crash, his London job is no longer available. He and his wife would like to start a family and have been thinking about moving out of…
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Advice with an opening offer
Afternoon. Please forgive me for lacking knowledge in a variety of areas here. Firstly I am new to the forum and to the property market. After viewing a number of properties recently one in particular has caught our eye. It is a 2 bedroom end of terrace in a popular village in Somerset. It is currently on the market (with…
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vs 2004
I'm looking at a house which is beyond my budget (at the moment) Can anyone point me in the right direction, or tell me how house prices in the North West have changed from today vs April 2004, March 2007 and December 2002? Help appreciated! Thanks
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What???? Housing Association want money for providing info to our buyer!
Oh, I am :mad: We own a house that is ex-HA. We bought it outright from the previous owner 11 years ago and we are 100% freehold. We have nothing to do with the HA apart from a maintenance charge of £5 per month which we pay towards the landscaping of the shared areas in our road. Today our solicitor has advised us that…
