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Developer suing me
I was to complete on a property in 2009. I paid a 10% deposit and had to leave this go which I accept. The developer has a jugement against me for 30K . A fews ago I agreed a settlement with for 16K over two years. They sent me an email stating they acceppet the offer and all was ok. There solicitor sent me details I…
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Our rightmove ad and the correct price?
Hi again, http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-29560394.html Many thanks for all those who have pointed out many things that could affect the sale of our house and any potential viewings in my recent thread. As we have opted for an online EA and have currently set the price of our house a little higher…
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Help- rental dispute regarding return of bond
Hi everyone, I need some advice as my previous landlady is refusing to give me any of my bond back. I lived in the property with may partner & 2 children for 2 years and all was fine, until the landlady sent us a letter via the letting agent saying we had 3 months to find another property. We spoke with the landlady and…
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Tenants in common versus joint tenants...a few queries
Hi, I was wondering if anyone can confirm/refute the following! a) if you are joint tenants you can not have a declaration of trust and everything (if to split up) would be unavoidably split 50/50. b) if you are tenants in common with unequal shares ( and these unequal shares are clearly registered with the land registry)…
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Maintenance - specifically electrical
We let via a small local company who own a number of properties in the area. Is a LL legally obliged to perform some kind of routine electrical safety maintenance tests, etc? We have the gas safe guy around to do the gas safety tests ... but we've never had someone to check the safety of the electrical systems in the…
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Can't sell, should we let and rent ourselves till things improve?
We have been trying to sell for three months now and have reduced the price to what we think is reasonable. We are prepared to take offers but have not had any. We will reduce again should we have to but it might just not sell for ages. Anyway, we are impatient to move to a different area, have no ties here any more and…
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Advice on New Builds Please
I am looking to buy a larger home for myself and my family at the moment. We currently live in a four bedroom detached property but space seems so tight that you could not swing the proverbial cat. I am concerned that we will have difficulty in selling our house due to the fact that few other houses in the area, (which is…
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Is it Worth Suing the Builder ?
I bought a newbuild flat in late 2005 and recently had the bathroom inspected by a plumber. He found the bath (which has an overhead shower) was badly installed and that had lead to it moving around slightly while tenants were using it. This in turn lead to cracking in the tiles around the bath, allowing water to get…
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divorcee charge on the house
we are buying a home that is being sold by the owner. he have agreed price and have got our survey done etc........my solicitor has been strugling to get hold of the sellers paperwork. we rang her today and she said her ex husband won't sign the paperwork or even fill it it.........she is trying to play nicely to jolly him…
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First time buyers in London
My partner and I are currently looking for our first property to purchase after renting in London (fulham) for over 2 years now. We are both young professionals (26 yrs old) and we earn a combined annual salary of £84k. We've been looking at properties in and around london and find that most decent properties are £300k…
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Completely confused by legal house moving questions!
I am currently going through a house move and the my solicitors have sent me some questions they have received from my Buyer's solicitor. Can anyone decipher the following for me, as I have no idea what they mean?! Please specifically confirm whether there are any matters which are either: a) unregistered interest which…
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On the verge of being made homeless
Hello all, To cut a long story short,... I am due to be moving out and into a new flat at the end of this week and was only told yesterday by the agent that this is no longer possible as the flat has already been occupied by other tenants - 2 days prior to our moving in date, hence the possibility of being left with…
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when reading houjseshare ads, what does "professional" mean?
As above ^ Looking to move to a houseshare later this year... Yes I am working, I would hardly call it a professional job, does that just mean anyone who is working full time? Thanks
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Can you remove/edit Streetview for a property listing on Rightmove?
My postcode brings up an ugly street on Rightmove, i live in a new build estate and as the roads are private i don't think google could come down them to take the photos. The EA said it cannot be edited or removed, but they didn't seem that clued up about it, so wondering if anyone knows if its possible? I have seen some…
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Putting an offer in on a house, with vendor paying fees?
Is this possible and legal? Looking at putting an offer in on a house, but with the vendor paying our legal fees and survey?
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Desperately need help with claiming deposit back
I moved out of a rental house just over a week ago and have contacted the letting agents to get my deposit back. They have protected the deposit with TDS and I did NOT sign an inventory when I moved in. I had an email back from the Letting Agency stating the following: Now to address these points individually: 1. There was…
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Is it better to sell with an online 'estate agent'?
Hi, this is my first post here but have read lots of useful advice in the past. We're almost ready to put our house on the market and have had valuations from three local estate agents, we have agreed (if we choose to go ahead) a fixed price offer from a local agent of £2000 which is less than 1% of our houses value.…
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Privately buy a house that's up for auction?
Hi As I understand it in today's market an auction is a good thing for a buyer (with the cash) as he can get a bargain, not necessarily for the seller though. I'm want to buy a house, I will need a mortgage but I've got the deposit ready.I've seen a house I like but its up for auction, I know that house was up for sale for…
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Bond Protection Scheme
I have a £338 bond with my landlord, that I believe is not in a Bond Protection Scheme. My contract began in July 2009 runs out at the end of June this year, when I'm moving to a different house with a different landlord. However, I have reason to believe he will not be returning the bond, as I am in contact with previous…
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Street view is so useful
Street View has revealed the following from EA's details: electricity substation in the garden; fabulous looking Victorian house with beautiful gardens in the front and opposite a lovely park-but bordered on either side by 2 garage businesses; another interesting house in a small village, made more interesting by what…
