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landlord problem?
I have been in rented accomodation for nearly two years with my current landlord. Last week, the overflow of the toilet flooded and the ceiling nearly fell through. He sorted out the toilet even though he isnt a qualified plumber. Now the damage caused by the leak is my main concern. He has had the celing replastered and…
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offer query
My partner and I are both FTB and have a query about an offer we recently made for a property. The property in question was on the market for £134,950. Our broker from countrywide who had made us aware of vendor gifted deposits, and that lower rates would be available to is if we could get one. We made an offer of 5% less…
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What are the good and bad parts of West Sussex please ?
Am thinking of moving to West Sussex and have researched on the area, but just wondering if any of you have any personal opinions of which bits of West Sussex are good or bad. Any help appreciated. Chris
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How long from Woolwich survey to mortgage offer
Had an Agreement in principle from Woolwich for a mortgage,found a property,filled in application form on the 15th June,all the credit checks have been done and the survey is set for 13th July,assuming all this is good how long will it be before the offer is made, We are renting whilst this all goes through and our tenancy…
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Questions after my very first viewing
Hello all, I have been saving hard for what seems like forever to build up a deposit for my first home and today was my very first viewing of a 1 bed flat. The situation with this property is a bit complicated and hence I have come away with quite a few questions! The property is grade II listed and comes with a share of…
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Youngun here, forward planing, need some advice!
Hey guys, I'm a medical student, I'll graduate in a few years and when I do I plan on doing what's called my "foundation years" (final bit of training before becoming a fully licensed doctor) in London. My long term girlfriend lives in London currently, in a council flat, quite central. As part of the deal where council…
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Worried about limited number of viewings
Hi all, We've had our lovely flat on the market in Brighton, ok Hove, for nearly two weeks and so far have had just 3 viewings with another two arranged for today (Sat). We started a month ago by putting on the market privately but chickened out after 2 weeks because we have actually found a place we want to buy (yes, we…
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Landlord Help – how to save you lots of money?
Is it worth Landlords doing a bit of DIY to save money? These days management companies or estate agents charge about 10-12% of the rental fee per month. So if you set your rent at £1000 PCM, you pay out £1,200 per year - is this value for money? Here are a few things they do which I think you can do yourself saving lots…
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Shared Ownership
Having read many posts on this boards questioning SO I thought it might be helpful to share my experience of it. I bought my house in 1993 (30% share). I then bought a further 20% in 2002. The problems started when I tried to sell it. HA did not actively market it in any shape or form. I had to pay for a surveyors…
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Inspections by letting agents- 9 to 10 times a year seems excessive?
Hello, I've been looking at renting a flat, and have come accross a letting agency that has a section for landlords on its website, which mentions that it is able to keep on top of any potential problems by doing regular inspections every 6 weeks (9 to 10 per year), and that any letting agent that inspects a rental…
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Burst pipe in rented accomodation
Hi All Moved into a new flat a week ago.. absolutely no problems till this morning. no hot water... Letting agency who manages the property called a plumber who fixed it. Result. After plumber goes, I heard a spraying noise.. Go outside and a pipe leading into my property has burst, spraying a jet stream of water…
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auction question
hi question about buying at auction. ↲ if you win, and pay by cheque, show id, and sign the contract immediately after all is well and you have 28 days to complete. What if you have a partner who also signs on the day and is named on the contract but then decides not to continue in partnership?? Can you complete alone and…
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Developers error: money back to my solicitors after completion??
Hi, I have just completed on my new house last week and am in the process of moving in. On completion I recieved a sum of money from the solicitors that was left over after all their costs and the developers costs and my payments had been accounted for. I recieved the cheque and double checked with the solicitor that this…
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Costs selling @ £350k, buy @ £500,001
Hi guys & thanks in advance for your comments... If a couple were to sell @ £350k, buy @ £500,001 what might the likely, everything considered, costs be?? (No mortgages). I hacked up this (nicked ideas from various sources,, )... - but corrections/comments/insults welcomed... Cheers! Lodger PS How do you insert a…
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FTB - Restrictive Convenants and Indemnity Insurance
We are in the final stages of buying our first house. The freehold property report indicates that a restrictive covenant has been broken relating to the building of the extension. The extension did have planning permission and has building regulation approval. The property is ex-LA. Our solicitor has approached the…
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Just received a notice given us 2 months to leave property-please help.
Hello, About an hour ago I had a knock on the door from the postmam with a recorded delivery, it is from our landlord giving us 2 months notice to leave the property. He has been living with his partner in her council house, and they have had problems with neighbours and have decided to move to the property we are in. It…
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When to make a second offer?
Hi there I offered £122000 on a house, on the market at £130000, about 6 weeks ago. The owners had already accepted an offer of close to the asking price on the day the house went on the market (!) I was initially refused a viewing because of that offer. A week after, the property was relisted as available because the…
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Tax returns
I have been renting out my flat for 2 years now. it is still under a normal mortgage as it wasn't bought as a buy to let. I haven't made profit on the rent at all it's barely covered my costs. I have never filled out any tax forms etc. What is the best thing for me to do now?
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Estate Agents and Repossessions
We are in the process of moving from Scotland to England and due to the differences in house selling laws, we would prefer to purchase a house with 'no chain'. A number of properties in this category fall into the 'repossession' bracket, but we are having major problems with even getting to view such properties, due to…
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Loft conversion question, selling house
Hi all, Our house is currently being sold and we have a loft conversion that the buyers solicitors want to see planning permission for. This was done at least 12+ years ago (that's as far back as I can track as I know the previous owners) I know I can speak to the council etc come Monday but wondering if anyone could shed…
