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BUYING OFF PLAN - Advice
Hi there Myself and my partner are looking to buy our first house in the North Leeds area. Having gone through a couple of months of looking at houses to fit within our budget of £220k we have now decided to explore the route of buying off plan. The main reason been that each of the houses we have found to date, would…
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ceiling leak
live in a ground floor flat bought it off the council as a long standing tenant. water has been coming through my hall ceiling & down the wall. it has ruined the artex on ceiling & wallpaper on wall.it is coming from the flat upstairs which is still rented off council.council came and fixed leak in roof upstairs .…
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rent in advance
hi the letting agenacy im with have just gave me 2 months to move out coz the owner wants to move back in .... i get houseing benifit but i payed 13000 ,650 deposit and 650 rent in advance ,, they have told me i can have deposit back but not rent in advance ..but without that money me and my children will be homeless as i…
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Querying Conveyancing Fees
We're almost at the point of exchange on our new house (don't quite want to let myself get excited yet, but we're getting close!) We've just had the final completion statement through from the conveyancer, and there are a couple of items on there that I'm not sure about. They weren't included in the original breakdown of…
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VAT related Renting Questions - can anyone help?
Hi there, I am planning to rent my house out via a letting agent who runs her business from home. The business is NOT vat registered so I will not have to pay tax on top of the management charges. If a company is not vat registered is this a good/bad thing? The business is only 9 months old and is family run. Is this risky…
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Is this viable- gotta do something?
I was married 24 years and divorced now. Part of my settlement was that I get the marital home signed over to me, and it will be sold when our youngest is 18 next June- leaving me with about 150k. The property is a very large 4 bed detached with massive large gardens at the end of a cul-de-sac and it is only me and our DD…
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Offers above...but how much?
My partener and I have found a house that we really really like:) The property is listed on the market as offers over £130,000 as of the weekend. It has been on the market for 167 days, previously it was on at £145000, before that it was on the market for £149000 The question is, how much should we offer over £130000? We…
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Withholding last month's rent
Hi all, I'd be grateful for some advice on a rather drastic course of action I'm considering taking. My family and I have lived in a flat for 2 years but the landlord has been a nightmare to deal with. He took over 10 months to fix a faulty boiler which meant we went for a whole winter with only intermittent hot water and…
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How much rent should I expect to get back
Hi, I moved out of my rented 2 bed house a month ago following a relationship break up. We'd heard nothing back from the landlady and then when I got home from my holiday yesterday I had a message from my ex to say that she had been in touch and would be returning £592 of our original £1080 deposit. We'd lived in the…
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Any Ideas? NEED LAND TO BUILD ON
Has anyone got any bright ideas as to how I could find cheap land in the South East to build on? It’s all very expensive and I have even considered asking local land owners to enter into a leasehold agreement with me so that I may build on the Leasehold for which I am the lessee. Anyway my questions are: 1. Is there any…
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think i've found an answer for this
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Quirky house- good or bad
I'm perusing rightmove, dreaming about houses I'll never afford, and came across this house. I liked it from the off (never mind the price :) ) but couldn't figure out why it was being described as 'unusual/quirky/unique' Then I read the brochure - and it made sense... What are your opinions MSE??…
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Deposit Reclaim Issues
Hi, I have never posted on this board before, and everyone else on the forum is so kind that I thought I'd see if anyone could give me some advice. I am a student and have just vacated a student property. There were 4 tenants, 3 have remained in the property and I have moved out. I have lived there for 3 years in total,…
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How much should storage cost? Real costs needed!
Hi there, was surprised that there's no guidance on how much is "reasonable" per sq ft of storage. I've been doing a bit of hunting and found ENOURMOUS variances in self-store costs for about 100 to 140 sq ft of storage. The cheapest was about £20 per week, the most expensive £160 per week!!! I think this needs some…
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Private Landlord Issue
Hi Folkes been suggested to post this in the hope that anyone can give some helpful advice. I'm renting from a private landlord and I get charged for "Service Charges" I have found out that the Landlord has not paid any of these fees to the Management Company. I have spoken to the company concerned and they had no idea I…
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Buy to let mortgage
I have lived in my flat now for over 3 years. The flat is valued at £105,000. I am relocating, so want to let out this property, so need to find a buy to let mortgage. I could scrape together enough for a 20% deposit (mixture of equity and savings), which means I would need a 80% LTV buy to let mortgage. Does anyone know…
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Advice needed Re Parents sold house to Norwich Union
Hi Just looking for some advice. My parents, a few years ago sold their house to Norwich Union under the scheme where they give you some money (A loan?) and then its paid back in the event of their death from the sale of the house. They also stay living in the house until they die. My parents havent said much about it…
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Selling houses
Hi, My partner has his 2 properties on the market, one was on for 3 months, and just changed agents and going back on again this week hopefully for 10k less than last time, the other has been on 3 months, no viewings now for a month. I have basically given up hope. I was so hoping to have moved by the time baby is here,…
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Shared Ownership
Hi all, Currently renting in the private sector, looking into buying a home via the 'shared equity' scheme with local government. Firstly the mortgage products available are 'crap' typically 7%, secondly the lenders available are neglible, and thirdly my concerns would be the re-sale of the property to a smaller number of…
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opinions please
Sorry apologize for this post here not sure where else to put it! Hi We have planning permission for a side extension which will in effect become our neighbours back of the garden (a terrace of 3 houses). We obtained permission about 18months ago. 2 of the houses did object to the extension however it was passed anyway,…
