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Dry rot - not found in full survey
We moved into our house 11 months ago. The house is an old and 'complicated' house with parts of it dating from 18th century and with various additions added later. We paid for the full structural survey which identified various issues in keeping with the age of the house, but which contains the words: "we found no current…
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Time taken for solicitor doing draft contract?
Hi there My solicitor has just written to my vendor's solicitor requesting the draft contract. Anybody any idea what is a reasonable length of time to expect to wait for this? I am jumpy about things and just want to get a handle on what's OK and when I might need to chase up a bit? Thanks.
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Selling off-site driveway to neighbour?
Just had a neighbour pop round and asking if I was interested in selling my driveway. The space is not connected to the house, I'm in a mid-terrace of 3 houses, then to the right of those three there is a shared driveway and I have a space at the end which I could convert to a garage with a bit of work (imagine it as a…
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Lose deposit (rental)
Hi there, My brother recently approached me with a view to renting his property. He needs someone in there by the end of august. We are currently on a 12 month tenancy which ends the beginning of September. If we were to take the house from my brother, we would only be giving one months notice, the lease states two. With…
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landlord rights
hi :-) my freind rents his house to a young family he has seen things left in the garden and the house looks "wrong" he has asked three times now for a house inspection and they ignor his calls and his letters. he belives the house is being wrecked but even though he has a key he dare not enter, what should he do? thanks…
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Problem with agency and deposit
Hey, sorry for the rant in advance. Myself and a friend moved into a property in Sept 09 on a 9 month fixed term contract. When it came to move out the agency we went through tried to basically force us to stay an extra month by lying to us. I went to an advisor at uni and that all got sorted. So we moved out at the…
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Selling a garge
Hi, Could anyone recommend an online estate agency to sell a garage (aprox £20k), want to get exposure to wide market but dont need to pay for extras that you'd need with selling a house. Does anyone look at the free listings ? Would I be better on something like Loot? Thanks Rich
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rent in advance / benefits?
Hi all looking for some advice i am due to move out of my property next week, my rent is paid by housing benefit but when i moved in i paid a month up front. now im wondering if i should get the month i paid in advance back as obviously my rent will be paid by benefits until the date i leave, hope this all makes sense im a…
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Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010
The Statutory Instrument setting out the notifications required to be given to possible tenants or occupiers of the property and the form of those notices. The Dwelling Houses (Execution of Possession Orders by Mortgagees) Regulations 2010 requires that the mortgagee gives notice at the time they apply for a Warrant of…
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Capitalise on house price falls (Buying tips)
Capitalise on house price falls House prices are predicted to fall for the rest of this year- so if you’re looking to buy, what should you do? You can almost smell the fear. Rightmove, the property search website, has predicted that all of the increases in house prices seen so far this year will be wiped out by the end of…
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Renting Mothers house
My mother is 87 & last year was admitted to residential care due to many falls in her own house, she now wants to let her grandaughter live in it, as it has been empty for over a year. The council have an attachment against the property, so how can we legally rent it out to the grandaughter is there any advice out there??…
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Solicitor problems
Can anyone help/advise? We are first time buyers and are in the process of purchasing a property - our solicitor has told us were coming up to completion etc. The vendor appointed her husband to conveyance - he's not a qualified conveyancer however we were told that they can still go ahead and do it (this is something we…
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Need property advice!
Hi all, I am desperate to get onthe ladder. I live with parents in London and wok for the nhs as clinical staff. I'm on 25k gross and pay back student loans as well as 7k left on a car loan. Also got 2k on a cc but no overdraft. How the heck am I gonna get on. Shared ownership seems like a clever way to con someone into…
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How much to save for deposit?
Hi there, My OH starts work on Monday (thank god for that!) Anyway, we calculated all the bills and food today and his wages and mine and we have found out we will have near enough £1250 spare a month, once my CC is paid off where it will add a further £100 a month to the spare funds. We are looking at buying a property in…
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An idea - buy a house for myself and other grads
OK so I had a thought earlier. Currently I am on placement with a number of students. I plan to go back to the company when I graduate, but I have a year back at uni. Anyway, I was thinking if I could become a landlord if (when ;) ) I go back. I could have a £20k deposit and was thinking of buying a 3 bedroom house, the…
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Is a landlord responsible for the upkeep of a garden or a tenant?
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What is it with Landlords and integrated appliances!
We're in the process of looking for a bigger house. Not having just left home, I have my own fridge freezer, washing machine, cooker and dishwasher. Fair enough the fridge freezer can go in a corner somewhere, even if it' in the lounge, we're finding it isn't big enough anyway. My cooker however, is a good one. It's…
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Tenancy Agreement Advice
Hi all, Am looking for some advice from a fellow landlord, hopefully someone on here can lend a hand. We are reluctant landlords (had to let property out to relocate for work due to not being able to sell as tied into our mortgage product) and let our property out from 1st March this year. We were lucky enough that our…
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The Risks of leaving a house on market unoccupied?
I am looking for some help with a quandary our family is in. Our house is on the market and today our buyer pulled out which we are very disappointed about, and we can no longer proceed with the house we had an offer on. As time is not in our side, our back-up plan if this happened was to move in with my father as he lives…
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landlord won't refund full deposit, help please
I have recently moved flats (my tenancy was up and i didn't want to stay another year) but the landlord has sent a letter stating he is going to take about £85 (his words) off my deposit as the flat wasn't clean enough. he came round when i handed over the keys and said it was ok but now he states that the woodwork needed…
