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Selling flat with tenant
Hi, I have a 2-bed flat in South London with a good tenant, I am thinking about selling it and wondered how best to find a buyer who may be interested in buying it 'with' the tenant. It's a nice flat, prob valued around £190000k, tenant paying £850, very nice family who wish to stay for few more years. Can anyone help me?…
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Home Buy Direct Scheme
Hi, Can anyone answer a few questions in relation to this scheme? Firstly i understand we only require a 70% mortgage so where does the rest come from? is it from the developer and the goverment? We at present pay £525 per month to rent accomodation so does anyone a rough figure we could expect to pay on a mortgage with…
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First Time Buyer - Confused!
Hi, Im a FTB and really confused at the moment! I had my mortgage advisor appointment Friday, I was only really interested in one mortgage from the Halifax - the vendor gifted deposit scheme. I can have this mortgage - the advisor is happy that I have the affordability etc... However... My advisor has recommended that I…
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renegotiating house price last minute ...
I'm a FTB and am still getting me head around the ins and outs of property buying and must say this site has been invaluable so thanks! Anyway, I'm in the proces of buying a semi in an area that I really like. Most houses are on sale for around £135000 - £145,000 (house next door is 145k). I went to see a property on the…
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Ending Tenancy agreement early
hi, i moved into my flat at the begining of may, before i moved in there had been a leak in the roof which they fixed but they failed to fix the ceiling in the living room where the water above had collected. Since i moved in, i have rang the estate agents that manage my property at least 8times and each time i get told…
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The End of the Tenancy - giving notice
I've just come to the end of a 6 month rental of a flat. I badly got it wrong in terms of not knowing that you have to give 30 days notice before the expiry date of the minimum fixed term or it automatically carries on to a periodic month by month rolling rental. The Shorthold contract was poorly worded as I've compared to…
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mum died now her daughter has to move out of housing association home
I am sorry if this is in the wrong place. My Gran and Grandad moved into their council home in 1945.and their children were born there. Grandad died in 1984 and my aunty and her family moved in with my gran to look after her. They have all lived there and have always paid the rent, kept the house in good condition, and…
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Deposit and Repairs
Hi, I have a dispute with my landlord. I had a written tenancy agreement with my landlord for 9 months however after 9 months the landlord did not renew the agreement, hence verbal agreement since then. I vacated the property after 3yrs and gave the keys to the landlord. The agent (acting on behalf of landlord) sent e-mail…
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Structural faults when buying auction property- help needed urgently!!
My dad has just recently bought at auction and has found himself in a bit of a predicament.... i will explain in a nutshell... Im not the most wise about the property market but would be very grateful of and advice and information you could provide me with. The property was an online auction and had a 'guide price' of…
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Unadopted Road and Insurance?
Hi I'd appreciate any advice with this matter. We purchased a house 3 years ago. New development. The houses were all completed, but the developer went into administration before the road was fully finished (it has raised iron works and the kerbs/pavements are not complete at the entrance to the road). The developer had…
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mortgage issues
Dont know if anyone can help with this one, my father has the same name as me except i have a middle name and he doesn't. He purchased a property with my mother with a mortgage and have found out the Deeds are under my name. Our names are the same except as I said i have a middle name and he doesn't! does this mean the…
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Registration of legal title
A consortium of local people are looking to buy a bank of garages at auction. Whilst we have formed an informal 'club', eventually we want to register each garage individually. I am told by a solicitor, that we would have to register it to the group, initially, and then transfer at no cost to each individual. However,…
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Deposit used by Vendor for his deposit
I am in the process of buying a house, and the contract states, in accordance with the Standard Conditions for Sale, that the Vendor has the right to use my deposit as his deposit, and onwards down the line. That means that there is only one deposit being used to buy all the houses. What happens if somebody in the middle…
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Assured Shorthold Tenancy Question
A year ago, in June 2009, my wife and I signed a 12 month assured shorthold tenancy agreement, which was fine as it was a new address and this is pretty standard when renting a house. This agreement came to an end around the middle of June. We believed that as we heard nothing at all (property is dealt with by a letting…
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Transfer of ownership - Help!
I am in the process of transferring the deeds of my daughters flat into my name as she is struggling to survive on her own. She will be moving in with a friend in a different town but does not want to sell her property until she is settled. I will not be getting any income from the property and there is no mortgage to pay…
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Restrictive covenant
Hi Everyone, i am new to this site and accidentally posted in the wrong place last night, so apologies if you are reading this for the second time!! We really hope someone could shed light on some of the wording contained in a covenant.... We are looking to build a house on some land which was part of a larger garden. The…
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Sticker that says "Fixed Price" - Where?
Hi Everyone, I spoke to my estate agent the other week and asked them if they could put a sticker on the for sale sign that said something like "new, lower fixed price" to draw attention to the fact we've just lowered the price. Unfortunately, they said the vendor they use are unable to do anything like this (bit useless,…
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Anyone got any adivce on decent estate agents?
RENTING only..... I am looking at the following areas to move too within the next 2 months from Ireland for work. There are hundreds of estate agents and i thought there must be some idea on here of who is worthwhile as an estate agent and who is not. Also if anyone has any advice about these areas in general i would also…
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Anyone know Northwood, Pinner, Eastcote and Rayners Lane?
Why are Northwood and Pinner seen as more desirable, despite Eastcote and Rayners Lane being served by both Picadilly and Metropolitan tube lines? C*F
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Moving out early...
Hello Have asked similar to this before on a previous thread, so sorry if repeating myself I moved into a rental property via an agent in May At first the property seemed ok but it is obvious there are serious issues with damp- this was not obvious at the time of viewing as it had been newly painted- presumably to hide the…
