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Returning deposit issues advice please....
Hi My partner rented a house from his friend, I'm not sure the legalities of it all, but I think he signed a contract about 20 montsh ago, for 12 months. He paid a deposit of £575 a months rent back then. After about a year of renting, the landlord, his friend, moved in with him as he split with his girlfriend and stayed…
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Too soon to drop the price?
My house (ex-council property) has now been on the market for around seven weeks. The estate agent has not arranged any viewings and has said they have had no enquiries about the house. We've had the total of seven viewings from the Open Sundays we've held. Five of those people had not put their own house on the market yet…
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Wear and tear in a rental property
I left my flat last Wednesday the estate agent came to check me out and said that the landlord was in the area the next day so will sign it off then, otherwise she would of done it then. She then calls me the day after saying that i have to go back and repaint the entire flat as there are scuffs/marks on the walls. These…
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Can anyone explain rightmove performance stats?
Hi, I put my house on the market last week and have just had the following email concerning the stats from the Rightmove listing. Rightmove Performance Data Last 6 days: Appeared in search results this many times:592 Appeared in property details this many times:44 Conversion rate*:7.4% Extra Detail Views**: 8 There is an…
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Difficulties in getting deposit back!!
We rented this property in Oct 2008 directly from the landlord, however he hired a letting agent to draft out a tenancy agreement for a period of 12 months, it was clearly stated in the agreement that the deposit will be protected using TDS (we were given a certificate for this with a tenancy code). However after few…
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Verbal agreement
I just need a quick advice from a lawyer.....pleasee,,, could you help me?? I need to know what I can do and what I cannot do by law. I explain you the situation. I have a friend that lives in a three bedroom flat. She had a lease till April and once this was expired her landlady did a letter to her stating that the…
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Property blacklisted?
We are first time buyers and have had an offer accepted on a flat that has been, in part, repossessed. Review of the Land Registry leads us to suspect that the debts of the owner have been consolidated and now managed by one company. We are concerned that there will be debts associated with the property, but is there a way…
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How to find my landlord?
I've been renting for just over three years originally (moved in on 17th June 07) with my other half who moved out a couple of months ago. He had all contact with the landlord and I never spoke to him. We didn't contact the LL when he moved out as we weren't sure whether he would come back and I was able to comfortably…
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Luton Van Hire Cost?
Hi All Looking to get an idea on Price for Luton van hire, in the east midlands area, Any help would be great. Many Thanks:)
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Gazundering pre-repossession
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Building Survey
Whilst renovating our newly purchased house our builder found that an rsj is not fully supported as per current building regulations. The house will not fall down but should this have been picked up in our home buyers survey? Thanks Karen
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Selling property - tips or advice please
I have a seafront property which has been on the market for 6 weeks, with 2 viewings. Although on the seafront road (which is busy) it is in good condition and with interiors. I also have a 'For Sale' board. Why am I not getting viewings. The estate agent is established and gave me a similar valuation as another. Is it…
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Relationship Split Equity Split
Ok We have split up after 4 years and we are selling the property. Selling price 235000 Mortage 160000 Her deposit 30k (no Prenup attached) She wants interest on the 30k then the rest split 50-50. However one of us can keep the mortgage product we are on now and can transfer it to a new property. Tracking the BoE base rate…
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Opinions on "Tenancy Agreement"
I've just been asked by my lodger to sign a tenancy agreement and a letter of declaration stating that she lives at my address. I'm on my 4th lodger and have never had anything like this before, none of the others even wanted a receipt for their deposit! The form has 3 sections: Tenant Details Landlord/Property Owner…
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unusual mortgage advice needed
Hello all. I am trying to get a motgage to buy the house i've lived in for 12 years. I'm struggling to get a mortgage because there is a self contained flat on the top floor of the house, there is a tennant who has been there for 2 years who i want to keep. so i would own and live in the house and have a tennant also…
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FTB, Homebuyers report in, should I worry about....
Hi all, God this home buying stuff is fun in a scary, signing your life away kind of way! LOL So We've had a 'Homebuyers Report' done and its raised a few issues. 1) They've only put this as 2 rating, I would of thought a leaning chimney stack was more serious? As there is no fire beneath then can't see problem with having…
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More Building Regulations
Obviously there has to be a cut off point for building regs. I mean, you cant possibly have building regs if you buy some tudor cottage can you? So whats the magic date? I have looked around the internet but havent been able to find anaything.
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Tenancy and phone line - who pays connection fees?
I'm looking to rent a brand new flat. The agent doesn't seem to be able to tell me much about the phone line. The general feeling I get is that all the line is in place, just needs turning on in some way. I phoned BT and they said the tenant has to pay a connection fee of £172 to connect the phone where an engineer will…
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Tenancy contracts
Wondering if anyone can clarify something for me, 3 tenants each sign an emailed agreement we print out and then scan and email back to the agent. Is it still legally binding if there's not a master copy of an agreement with everybodys signature on or are scanned copies fine?
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sending an Interim Charging Order
Hi all, Can anyone please help? I have just picked up an Interim Charging Order from the court which I am sending to the Land Registry. However, I have also been given the debtors (that used to be my old LLs) copies and been told to pass them on. The court has ordered that: "The judgment creditor is to serve this order,…
