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FTB - unhelpful estate agent
Hello, first time poster but long time lurker! My husband and I are looking into buying our first place - went to the local estate agent (SW London) as we had seen several properties on their website and in the window that fit what we were looking for. We had a chat with one of the agents, let him know we are first time…
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Section 21 Help
Hi, Quick question - if a S21 is served am I correct in thinking that this is all the notice that is needed and as a tenant I don't have to give one months notice as well? Thanks in advance!!!
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Son made homeless as a marriage break up
it is sorted
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Date on contract
Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but here I am. I have lost my tenancy agreement, and am asking my landlord to sign a replacement copy. Should I get her to date it with the actual date when she signs it again or date it back to the original date of when the contract became effective? Or would it be sensible to…
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Intermediate rent schemes? renting in general?
Evenin' all I've been knocked back for a mortgage and more than likely won't get one for 3 years, my own fault entirely due to some poor choices but debt free now. I have stumbled upon a thing called an intermediate rent scheme, the rough gist being you pay a max of 80% of the market rental value enabling you to save more…
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Buying a house Dog related Covenant/Condition, help please.
Hello, I've found some very good information on these forums but nothing quite on the topic of dogs restrictions implemented via covenant. I will explain the situation. I'm looking to buy a house, detached, semi rural with a large garden with a view to continue my cause in life for breeding dogs. I don’t have many, with…
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Is the market that quiet?
Hi All, We put our house on the market back in may but apart from 4 viewings in the first 3 weeks haven't had a sniff since. 1st couple made an offer which was £14K under asking price when it had only been on a week. We subsequently rejected the offer and 1 other viewer seemed very keen but was waiting to sell their…
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Manchester City Council Tax: Bailiff Visit but only just notified.
Hi all Need to get this off my chest and see if any good advice can come from it before I go vent my anger in Manchester City Council's office tomorrow (I dknow people in customer-facing jobs don't deserve the stuff they get from people in this state, but I'd want to speak with a manager quite calmly).. Anyhow, I was due…
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Rent to Homebuy questions
Hi I'm a housing association tenant and went to see "rent to homebuy" properties this afternoon. I've seen a few others recently but wasn't necessarily wanting to move straight away; just seeing what's available. Unfortunately I fell for one of the flats:cool:. I'm used to looking in a more expensive area and this flat is…
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Ways that an Estate Agency could save money?
Can anyone think of a good way in which an Estate Agency could save money during the troubled time of spending cuts? There's of course the obvious saving paper, etc. but I'm sure there will you be much better ones... Thanks :)
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We want to buy house off parents that have split, but we cant scrape enoug together,
Hi all, well the title says it all really, we live in a village that i wouldnt want to leave unless we emigrate and we have a 3 bed semi, things are a little tight spacewise and we could do with another room! To cut it short my Mum n Dad who have a house round the corner have split and are both livin seperately…
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Selling Houses! Help!
Hi Guys, Our house has been on the market for 6 months at the end of July. We had probably 2 viewings a week at the begining, then it went down to one a week and now we haven't had any viewings in about a month. Our house is on an ex-council estate in Surrey. Houses here sell quite regularly and as such is a 'popular'…
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advertising a property to let
Hi Having relocated to another area we are trying to rent out our old house. So far we have had a couple of viewings but a very odd setup meant we chose not to let to one of the viewers and the others thought it wasnt suitable for them. Its been a couple of months now and I really dont want to house standing empty. At the…
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Fees when buying without a mortgage
If you have the cash then typically what would expect to pay in fees when buying a house?
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2bed flat, 2 people, how much for bills?
Good afternoon all, I’m new to the forum, so first of all apologies if I posted this in the wrong place. I’m after some advice regarding bills and how much I can expect to pay. I’ve only ever paid rents inclusive of bills so am clueless. I will be sharing a 2-bed flat in London (Tower Hamlets) with my sister, who is a…
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Daughter Summoned
My daughter lived with her boyfriend in a one bed flat. At the end of the lease they split up. She made sure all the bills were paid up to date, including the council tax. She phoned the council tax office and gave them his new address which is a room in a grotty house and her new address which is here with us. She has…
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FTB - Building Insurance???
The information on this subject is a little vague. Our solicitor advised that they need the building insurance paperwork before we can exchange contracts. Who would be the best to use or where to check for building insurance and how can I arrange that it is only effective from date of exchange rather than instantly? We do…
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Conveyancing charges advice needed please!
Hi there -I'm sorry this is such a long post - my first one too, but was hoping if I provide the whole picture I would get the fairest response :) I'm a first time buyer and have received an invoice from my conveyancing solicitors requesting payment of the balance before completion of the sale. Instructions have been given…
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Bypass Compensation
Can anyone help? A bypass is being built directly alongside the bottom of my garden and where there was once a bank of trees there is now a road, with footpath and nice view of a flyover! I want to sell up but am not sure if it is worth waiting for the compensation. Has anyone received compensation for something similar.…
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Rent Urgent
Hi guys I currently rent a property, for the 1st 6mths the landlord did this trough the estate agent, after the first six months we extended this for another 6 mths. a month ago we wrote to the landlord and stated we didnt want to extend our lease. We hadnt heard anything from her and our lease is up in 3 days time so we…
