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Solicitors requesting more moeny for typo error
I purchased a property and exchanged last year Aug. Just today i received a letter from the solicitors asking me to pay £114 more for a typo error. This is the letter i received: http:// i42.tinypic.com/mhd1g.jpg From the online progress report it states that the Land registration application was sent on the 27/08/2009. I…
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Landlord Insurance
Hi, Just wanted a bit of advice, firstly I'm renting out my house in the next couple of weeks and will therefore need some landlord insurance... what are the basics I need to make sure I'm covered for? Also, I paid in full for a buildings/contents policy back in Spet 09 when I was living there.. what happens to this?…
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can you call the vendor of the house u are buying?
We are getting a bit miffed because our solicitor has still not been sent the draft details of the property that we are buying. (over one month on) We have rung the estate agent who told the vendor- who said he had filled all the forms on and sent them to his solicitor- but our solicitor has spoken to their solicitor who…
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buy to rent
my friends boyfriend is looking to buy a house to rent out ,he already has a small mortgage on a house valued around 200k , he also has bought a house with a mate to renovate and sell but, would now like to buy one to rent outr . does anyone know any good deals to make sdure he is getting a low interest rate :money:
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Closing date (Scotland)
Hi I am a seller and have set a closing date of tomorrow as we have 2 notes of interest on our house. The estate agent will call me shortly after the given time, she said she will then go over the offers with me (and that they will come in very near to the closing time). How much info will they give me? Will I know who…
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Advice/info needed please!
Hello Everyone, I have a BTL flat that I need to get rid of due to rather unpleasant people below, who have made it hard for me to ever rent it out again. My problem is that the flat has serious negative equity of at least £20k based on a mortgage of £75k. Bearing in mind that the loan is on a lifetime tracker and…
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property question
hi all i'm currently paying a mortgage of £102k on a property worth £140-150k (cost £140k nearly 4 years ago). my income is less than £20k. The property is currently let out via the council local housing benefit scheme. I want to sell the property and my tenant wants to move so selling will do her a favour and make the…
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Chief Rent
Hi, I'm responsible for paying the chief rent of mine and my neighbours properties. However 25 years ago my neighbour and I had a dispute and as such fell out and since then they have not paid me for their share of the ground rent. I have sent letters to them requesting payment and also asked my solicitor to send them a…
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planning permison next door
cant find the correct section so here goes anyway the land next door has put in planning permission for a convienant store/take away/another small shop of some kind.. must addmitt not to keen on the idea,but is it really worth appealing against it or would i just be wasteing my time.i know the rest of the neighbours are…
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I don't know what to do..please help..
Hi My partner has a house on her name which i rented out last year. I deal with tenants and other stuff related to the house etc and I show/act myself as a landlord. I am asking this question now after one year is because the council rang me saying they havent received the coucil tax and therefore asking me to fax them a…
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Renting out house as a holiday home?
I've just bought my first house but everything is a bit tight and am looking at some options to ease things up a bit. I've got a 2 year fixed 85%mortgage but at the moment I only seem to have £200 spare every month after bills etc and I can't see this changing at all in the next 2 years. I want to be able to save a little…
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Cheaper HIP???
Hi, I am looking to sell my flat to buy another, and have been quoted £300 from my EA for a HIP - Home Infomation Pack. Anyone know of any good trusted internet sites that offer cheaper HIPs?
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Equity Release
Hi. I have a friend who is at her wits end and is actually becoming ill due to a major issue she has with Equity Release. Her parents released £26,000 of equity in their property some years ago. They were paying back some £200 per calendar month in interest charges. Both parents are now deceased and the Equity Release…
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Neighbours debt passing to me??
Not sure if this is the right right forum but it's to do with the factors for my property.... The situation is this :- I live in a flat in Edinburgh, I pay a factor's fee twice yearly to a management company who organise the communal buildings insurance, stairwell lighting, communal garden maintenance etc. Today I received…
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urgent advice needed please
hello,first of all im a tennet ive been renting this property for about 4/5 years i got some what behind on rent,so my land lord/estate agents have issued a section 21 which ran out today.I was hoping to get the arrers sorted before the sec21 ran its course but i couldnt,Ive been trying to phone citizens advice for a…
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when do you find out the completion date?
Hi I feel like i've been waiting forever to move into new house. We put the offer in over a month ago (so not as long as it feels ago). All the mortgages in the chain(of 3) have been officially sorted. My question is- do you find out the completion date on exchange or before this and will we be told when exchange is much…
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How long??
Accepted offer on our place last week from couple who have a cash buyer lined up, then we've just had an offer accepted on our new place which is empty as the owners have split and gone their seperate ways! After we sell our place we can pay off what's left of our mortgage :T so won't have a mortgage to find. Just…
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Housing benefit
Can I rent a flat to my son if he is claiming jobseekers and housing benefit?
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Mortgage release trigger
Hi. I have signed a contract with a vendor who is building a house and bringing it to a builders finish (no kitchen or bathrooms). He is due to complete on 19th May and wishes to arrange Handover for then. I have a mortage offer in place but I'm not sure if the mortgage will be released once he issues the architect…
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Ending periodic tenancy - which date do I have to vacate the property?
Hello, Apologies in advance if this is a silly question but thought I should check as it has some implications for us moving to our new property. We are about to give notice on our rented property. We are currently on a statutory periodic tenancy running from the 1st to the last day of each month and we pay our rent on the…
