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Selling house in Scotland independently
I live in a flat in the West End of Glasgow and I'm looking to move into a rental property in England. Since I'm in a high-demand area and I'm not in a hurry to sell, I thought I might save some money by selling independently. In favour of this is saving of fees and the fact that everybody uses the internet to find…
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Bovis - perfect 10 scheme
Has anyone used the perfect 10 scheme to buy a new build Bovis Home? we are thinking of using the scheme but the sales woman says it is the only incentive that they can offer and you would have to pay list price for the house....just wondered if this was true?? thanks
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Need advice for complicated situation for a friend...
A male friend of mine is still married to his "ex" although they've been seperated for 10 years. His name is still on the mortgage although he only paid towards it for the first year of their seperation. He wanted to sell the house or get her to buy him out and tried numerous times but she kept stalling again and again.…
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Frustrations with solicitor
Long time lurker, first time poster :j Just looking for abit of advice really. I'm a first time buyer growing more and more frustrated with my solictor - here the background first. I made my offer on the 3rd May and the offer was accpeted before the end of that week, i think it was the 5th. On the 10th May I had my…
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Energy Performance Certificates
I am about to try selling my home myself. I know HIPs are no longer required. But do I still need an EPC? Anyone any experience of these?
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Renewing our rental contract question?
We have to renew our rental contract soon (mid Sep). We will have been in our current place 2 years. Our LA just contacted us to ask if we are interested in renewing (we are) but has said that according to her rents have been increasing by the Retail Price Index (5%) and that there is increased demand for rental properties…
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"under offer" advise required - Buyer
Hi there, I've trailed through the forums and cant quite find what i'm looking for. We've put an offer in on a house £1k below the asking and the sellers have accepted this offer (we now going through all the paperwork and solicitors etc). I've just looked on the EA website and they've marked it as "Under Offer". What…
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helping out my kids
My son is 24 and a musician and is studying part-time on a music technology course. He has lived with his girlfriend for 2 years - she is 28 and a fashion designer and is gradually building up her business. They are a very creative couple but also struggling financially. They have been living in Bristol as its lots cheaper…
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Moving Out Headaches ! ! !
Sorry, but problems with LL and moving out are giving me so much stress, it's unreal. I'd really appreciate any help you can provide: 1) Before we've always had dual signed inventories after the clerk does the inventory in front of us in the flat. This time, Foxtons just sent us an inventory a few days after we moved in…
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Question about my Lease agreement (Scotland)
I am unsure what the following means on the lease agreement. I am signing up to a 1 year contract. Am I right in thinking the paragraph below removes my right to automatically move onto a Statutory Assured Tenancy? Which would mean I would need to agree a new lease after the year or vacate immediately? Thanks for anyone…
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Making the move from FTB to 2nd time buyer
Hi, Forgive me if I'm being simple here but I am looking to move to another part of the country and have started to eye up houses of a similar value to ours going by what they are up for sale for. Now I have read in these forums a number of times that what houses go up for doesn't necessarily reflect what they are actually…
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No mortgage needed, buy this home now (Gumtree ads)
What's the deal with these adverts? Scams or good idea for those who cant get a mortgage (albeit a pricey one poss?) For example http://manchester.gumtree.com/manchester/35/62443535.html http://manchester.gumtree.com/manchester/32/62268632.html etc.
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New house with a leaking roof! Challenging our surveyors but advice needed please...
Hi My partner and I are FTBs and moved into our new home in May. The house is 17 years old and the roof received a score of "1" in the Homebuyer's Survey (carried out by Countrywide). The survey made mention that reclaimed tiles had been used, but otherwise only said the standard: "no repair is currently needed, but the…
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Tips to keep deposit??
We have rented for years and finally taking the steps into buying. Our current property was a dump and depsite promises by the letting agent to fix the problems before we moved in we moved in to find it in the same state as the previous tenants left it (who had vanished aboard and told the letting agent to keep the bond)…
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Buying the FreeHold of the property.
Dear all. I am new to this forum and I will appreciate any helpful advice I get here. I have Lease Hold property which expires on 2047 (37 years remanning). I was thinking buying the Free Hold of the property but I cannot figure on which price the FreeHolder is willing to sell the FreeHold. I know it is negotiable but I…
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Leicester Royston Close Info Please
Hi just wondering if anyone knows what the Royston Close at Leicester is like for living there i am due to view a property there doing a swap if we like each others house just need a little info on it cause my partner who lives over in Leicester drove up there and said it looked a real bad area so does anyone have any…
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2 estate agents fighting over fees - advise plse.
HI I had my hse listed with an agent for a few months, we were not happy and wanted to switch agents. The New Agent specifically asked us to find out if there were any prospective buyers from the last agent to eliminate them from their new contract. I requested the names twice in writing from the old agent of anyone who…
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PartyWall Act
Dear All, I have just had my home extension planning approved and passed. My neighbour has asked me for a party wall act which i have done and have paid for,. My surveyor and my neighbours are sharing the same surveyor to make life easy. My surveyor took a long time like 3 weeks to award me my party wall. I in the meantime…
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Interest rate rises: FTB panic or genuine concern
Hi all I'm sure I'm not the only one who is fretting over what happens when rates invariably rise again, but as a mortgage newbie I'm losing quite a lot of sleep over this (literally) and would appreciate some advice from the experienced. At present, my OH and I are not stretching ourselves on our mortgage repayments. In…
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Advice: CCJ/DMP/Mortgage
Is it possible? My partner owns a property which we rent out currently due to the fact it is too small for us. We are putting it up for sale this month. He managed to culminate £30k of debt of which we are now paying off through a DMP. He managed to get a CCJ from one of his debts and a charging order against the property.…
