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Help! 6 month fixed term tenancy agreement fiasco!
Can anyone give me some helpful advice please? I've just been offered a council property but have over 2 months left of my 6 month fixed term tenancy through a private lettings agency. When I tried to hand in 1 months notice they said that they couldnt accept it and that i'd have to stay put! Can they do this? I don't want…
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erics
i was thinking of signing my house over to my son, is it correct that after 7 years he wont pay inheritance tax?
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Ex refuses to sell
Hello, I am in a bit of a predicament with my ex girlfriend. We bought a house in 2007 for 195000 with a 30k deposit loan from my dad (have a deed of trust signed by both of us). When we were living together we had an arrangement where the mortgage (interest only) and a loan we had together would come out of her account…
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Ross Coates Solicitors & Ashton Page Solicitors
Hi there, Has anyone had experience with any of the two solicitors above? All comment appreciated. Many thanks in advance Kind regards, Toothy http://www.rosscoates.co.uk/ http://www.ashtonpage.com/
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1%, no tie in?
Hi, in the selling tips thread it says that sellers should push for 1% no tie-in deals. Is this still a realistic expectation? We are about to try to sell our 1 bedroom flat in SE London and want to know what kind of deal we should expect from an EA to market our property. Thanks in advance.
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Doing it all online
Sold our house through Housenetwork and used an online conveyancer. Sold within 2 weeks and got what we wanted! Exchanged yesterday and complete on August 13th. Doing it online has been easy and everyone involved has been very efficient. We have saved thousands! I would highly recommend doing it online. You do have to keep…
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Tenants not sticking to the rules
We let out a little place which is no smoking. We think the tenant is smoking there though and are really disappointed because it was all in the contract/agreed etc. I haven't said anything to him (yet) but I was discussing this with some friends and they seemed to think it was quite usual for people to lie like this. They…
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a nightmare
our story : After 6 weeks on market accepted offer June 30. next morning 09.20 our full offer accepted on house we wanted ,same day 15.30 EA rang and said they had accepted a higher offer = gazumped. next day afternoon they said ok will accept our offer--ok. Had survey done etc then EA call "sorry they are taking off the…
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selling with negative equity
Hi folks, Wonder if you could assist me? I've got the prospect of a great job in the US, paying much more than I currently earn. My issue though surrounds our house here in Scotland. As things stand, there's no way we'd sell our house for what we'd need it to go for to clear our mortgage. There's a house in much better…
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Ending a tenancy early..estate agent? advice please
hi..iam in a private rented house through an estate agent..i paid £595 deposit, and £495 first mths rent in advance when i moved in on may 11th, i have been on the council waitting list for awhile now, and 3 mths into my tenancy a house becomes avalible and iam told i have to sign for it or go back down to the bottom of…
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Electricity, gas, water etc
Hi All, This may be a completely stupid question, but I'm new to all this so please bear with me. My partner and I should be moving in to our first bought house together next Friday (he owns our current house on his own). I was just wondering what happens with electricity, gas, water etc. Do I let our current companies…
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Council tax on new house
I'm thinking of renting a house that a friend is building on his own land, it won't be ready for months yet, but am trying to work out now how much it might cost me to do so. He hasn't yet decided on the rent and that might be the end of the idea if it's too much, though unlikely. Other expenses will be similar to here.…
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has this company acted illegally
my house was valued in 2009 at£94,950,but with the ressession not many veiwings,then this feb e/agents said a property company wanted to buy it,they offered £71,500,e/agents advised me to accept due to the economy,i wasnt too keen but reluctantly accepted their offer,sale went through 11/05/2010,then yesterday i got an…
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Buy to Let brokers
Can anyone recommend any buy to let mortgage brokers please? Rates are horrendous looking over the net.
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Help Needed in getting a mortgage
Please could anyone give me some advice. I have a bad credit history and am struggling to pay my mortgage. Because of this i have decided to sell my home and move to somewhere cheaper but because of my credit history, i am now unable to get a mortgage with any of the lenders i have tried! I have found the ideal property,…
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I want to sell but I have a short lease
I am looking to release the equity in my flat but I only have a 55 year lease which I believe means that most people will not be able to get a mortgage to buy it. What is the best thing to do in this situation? Are there companies that specialise in cash buyer sales?I can't extend the lease as all the owners in the block…
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Advice regarding divorce & selling property
Hi This is on behalf of my sister. She has has been divorced around 6 months now, but seperated from her ex around 4 years. The marital home is lived in by her ex. Both their names appear still on the mortage and deeds, although she has not paid a penny since moving out. He now plans to sell the property but can he do this…
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Capital gains tax - will I need to pay it?
will I need to pay capital gains tax? We moved house in 2008 but we were unable to sell our old house. We have owned the property since 2000 and lived in it up until 2008. We have a tenant in it at the moment but the mortgage deal runs out next Sept so we are possibly looking at selling it. My question is will I need to…
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Property Portfolio Management
Hi, I am looking to invest in property and wanted some guidance/mentoring on building a property portfolio. Companies offering portfolio management are easy to come across on-line, however I would prefer to work with an independent/sole manager/mentor who practices what they preach. So my question is, how can I find such…
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Renting - worried about getting deposit back
hi forum. As above, I'm worried about getting my deposit back on a room I'm renting. Situation a little bit different in that I still haven't paid it. Bear with me... I moved into a place at short notice as was offered a job in Cambridge and moved away from home (Newcastle). It's a short term move, for two months or so,…
