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Scottish landlords help needed
My Son signed a second 6 month tenancy a couple of weeks ago.Today he has been given notice to quit in October as the landlords want to sell the property. Am I correct that when his contract says he is to give 1 month notice and the landlords 2 that this does not change the fact he does not need to move out before the end…
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Moving - don't need BT or any landline
i'm buying a house & will get the keys in about 10 days time, but i don't plan to move in for about a month or two. the current owners have a BT landline, but we don't want any landline at all. Will BT automatically keep the service going & do i need to tell them i don't want their service? or will it just automatically…
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Advice regarding end of tenancy please.
Hi all, I am in a bit of a messy situation. This is a long one - so apologies in advance. I moved into a rented house in Nov 08 after breaking up with my partner. The landlord and I got on very well. My eldest son left to go uni and the house was/is too expensive for me. The landlord bought another house across the road…
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Tips to attract viewings/buyers to house that is for sale.
Hi Everyone, Just wondered if anybody had any tips for promoting/increasing the chances of selling a property. I have a two bedroom property on a small estate in South Manchester. The house is ideal for somebody wanting to get on the property ladder or rent it out to tenants. The house has been up for three months with two…
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Solicitors fees for selling
Hi all Sorry if this has been covered before, but what should I expect to pay solicitors to sell my house? There's no chain, and it should be fairly straightforward I think (was when I bought it) - it's on the market for £185k but think I'll probably get less. I've had one quote from a recommended (by a friend and EA)…
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What's the point in a Homebuyers Survey?
I've already started a thread relating to this so I'm sorry if you get bored of me :p but I just want a bit of advice if possible? We had a homebuyers survey done before we moved in and nothing in the report mentioned anything about urgent work needing to be done. However... The day we moved in (and the day the vendors…
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signing over house
my wife recently passed away and i was thinking of signing over my house to my son . i was wondering what the tax implications were for both of us? thank you
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No hot water - Where do I stand?
Okay - Im renting and am three months into my 6 months lease. My immersion heater was and has been causing a loud disturbing noise from about two weeks ago. So I turned it off and therefore have been without hot water for the last two weeks. The technician came out today (took time off work for this) and told me that the…
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lease and insolvency
Hello All :beer: I was having a read through some of these posts and it has left me a little bit worried. I live in the house that my x and I rented till we separated and moved out . The lease is still in both names and we are both happy to leave it like that as I doubt the estate agency would feel I can afford it on my…
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How long before first viewings?
I've just recently put my house on the market. I had no end of bother with the estate agents taking their time about things and despite instructing them on 12th July my property only went onto the internet on 22nd July and the pictures have all since had to be changed. In addition it was supposed to be premium listed on…
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Gmail hacked!
The following is a copy of chat I have had a few minutes ago. "R: have you had any suspect emails from me today? 14:25 me: No, 14:26 R: if you get anything from me be careful opening it as an email went from my account at 8:45 this morning that I did not send have changed password 14:27 gmail made me change it saying there…
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Can I afford to live comfortably
Hi I am a new poster to these forums so hello everyone. I am on the brink of entering into a mortgage with repayments of circa £850 over 30 yrs Question is can I afford this comfortably I earn approx £37k per annum before deductions and will have the ususal bills ontop Question is am I over reaching my budgets. Thank you
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Talk me into it?
Ok. I'll start from the beginning.. Overview: Now 27 years old. Wife left Dec 2008. I moved back in with parents. Paid off nearly £20k of debt. Got divorced in the process. Found a new girlfriend. Lived happy for 6 months. That went a bit pearshaped through no fault of either of us, and we remain great friends, and just…
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Solicitors fees on CASH purchase of new build on a new development
Local solicitors quote including Bankruptcy, Local , Water, Mining and chancel searches. Online solicitors say these do not apply if there is no mortgage. These add up to £200+. Are they necessary?
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Meet me half way?
I’m a FTB that is due to exchange on a house shortly. However on a viewing we have noticed some problem with the roof – spoiled/shaled tiles. We then had a builder come round who quoted to replace these tiles for £770 (and another for £1000 plus). The builder said that I should have this done before I move in – I know he…
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Fast Buying Company
Hi Guys My friend and i where talking and we where wondering if anyone had ever used this company http://www.sell-quick.co.uk/index1.htm?gclid=CPTn1_7ekKMCFSU_lAodBz1qrQ I know that everyone says these companies are all scam as they change the purchase price at the last minute but as we are in Scotland and when an offer is…
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Good/bad Estate Agents in SE London for seller?
Following on from my % rate post.. Has anyone sold a property in SE London recently? I'd like to hear who is good and who isnt EA wise. Im in Peckham and considering using one of: KFH Acorn Winkworth Ludlow Ayone had any experience (good or bad) of using any of these?
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Isn't it a bit cheeky...
We have made an offer on a (very nice) house. It's been on the market about the same length of time as ours (8/9 months or so) and has 'sold' a couple of times, but has always fallen though (simular situation to us). When we viewed we were informed that the owners had not really been looking for a new property, but were…
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First Time Buyer - Advice Needed!
Hi All, I am a first time buyer - I have seen an apartment that I like! Its been on the market nearly 2 years - went on at 112k the vendor wont accept lower 106k. My best offer was 100k and was declined! I cant go any higher I found a 95% mortgage with 5k deposit for 100k. Just wondering what to do now, does anyone know…
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deed of rectification - Do I need a solicitor?
I bought my house from the council 6 years ago and it has just come to light that an area of land to the side of my house should have been included in my original deeds The council have admitted that this was a mistake on their part and that they would contact the land registry and have a deed of rectification drawn up…
