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Fount Cracks in Walls and Solid Floor
Hi All Moved into a new house when decorating fount some cracks upstairs walls in the corners of the walls down to the bonding plaster what I can see the , the cracks are not massive but its a worry, also fount cracks in the solid floor downstairs around quite a few of the doorways. We had a full building survey on the…
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loft conversions & regulations on eaves?
We have our eye on a fairly new property. It was built in the mid 90s, and a conversion of the roof of the attached double garage carried out sometime after that. The roofline on the garage is lower than that of the main house, and so the two rooms that take up what was the loft space in there have very low eaves. I…
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Home Rescue schemes
I am currently selling my house, so far, I have had three offers "fall through" and the end of the chain. I have found a lovely property I wish to purchase and I am concerned it may be sold to someone else if I do not find a buyer fast. I looked on the internet and found lots of companies who "buy in 7 days" - what a rip…
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Getting your deposit back after renting...
I moved out of a rented flat two months ago and my letting agents are still withholding my deposit of £450. When quizzed, they now tell me that they need a letter from the remaining tenant (there were two of us living in the flat) and the new tenant (who took my previous room) saying that I left the place clean and in good…
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Unfurnished house - viewings?
One of my rental propertys has been vacant for a couple of weeks now and i have decided to sell it. My ea has an open viewings weekend this week and was wondering if any body has any suggestions to make it feel more "homely" It is a nice modern house with new kitchen , laminate fllors , magnolia walls etc and is very clean…
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Issue with Contractor Work arranged by Letting Agency
Hello All, Long time lurker but thought I would finally post seeing as I have a bit of a problem some of the board's more in-the-know posters might be able to help out with. I currently let a house through Countrywide and have done so for the past four years. Recently Countrywide contacted me to inform me that there was a…
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First time buyer - what to offer
Hi I have found a house that i really like but am concerned that the asking price is significantly higher than the actual value.. It is a terraced house in a nice area with sea views etc and has been well decorated with a decent kitchen, new bathroom etc etc. The asking price is £395k and having looked at some historic…
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Home Buying
A good home is a delight for ever. It is also one of the most important and biggest monetary transactions that you will make in your life. firstcommercialproperty.com
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Going Crazy with our Buyer!!!
Something really fishy is going on with our buyer! We have a buyer for our house but as we were about to exchange contracts (a couple of weeks ago) he suddenly went AWOL for a week and was uncontactable. A week later he reappeared and asked that the price be reduced and wanted our white goods thrown in for good measure! It…
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Lettings Agents/EAs risk legal action - ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is concerned that some lettings and estate agents are failing to notify the privacy watchdog that they are handling people’s personal information....... Currently only 3,734 estate agents and 1,416 lettings agents appear on the public register, which makes up a small proportion…
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Regs: You'll Find This Interesting
Nearly missed this as it's on another board. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2742856 I didn't see Sarah Beeny's programme though, but I bet some of you guys did!
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Council Home???Advice please
Hi all I apologise in advance if these questions are silly.but realy ai m clue less on the issue. My brother has a learning difficulty, mental age of 5 as an adult. recives IS nad DLA. mother has multiple illnesses recives IS.Father had separated and was away until a few mnths...he got joint IS claim with mother. I work…
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Countrywide Property Lawyers
I have had an offer accepted on my house last week....and the buyer is using Countrywide Property Lawyers !!! I have just googled them and read horror stories !!! Should I be concerned? My solicitor told me if things run smoothly, he could have things sorted in 6-8 weeks.....but I am not sure if this will happen from the…
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withdrawing offer after winning auction
Hi, About 3 months ago I won a property at auction, paid 10% and got my mortgage sorted. Everything was supposed to be completed within 30 days but due to land registry problems which i have no control over it has been dragging on and my mortgage offer has expired...Is there anything I can do to withdraw the offer or any…
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Solicitor's fees dispute
I've just exchanged contracts and have received a Statement of Account from my solicitor. The "legal fees" on this statement are far in excess of those quoted when I engaged him (although, of course, the small print said it was an "estimate", not a "quote"). I want to dispute these fees but I'm concerned that the statement…
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advice on what questions to ask EA re what to offer
Welcome advice needed please Seen house my mum really wants it is on for 240K-250k it has been on market since June and empty for over a year (people have bought another house in a different area). They paid £225k for it in 2006 (havent done anything to it though) Tried offer of £210k (a week ago) but just a no with no…
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Gumtree....put your toe in the Market!!
Must be a catch ..... I can put my house on this site to test the water??? No EA fees(£1500),no pictures,no board.I totally control the viewings....:T:T Probably no callers either.....but we shall see....i'll let you know!!
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mortgages and loft conversions
My sister-in-law and her husband have just had an offer accepted on a house that has had a loft conversion. The conversion has added 2 bedrooms and has a 'temporary staircase'. I'm a little concerned that they might encounter problems when getting a mortgage as i'm worried that this loft conversion hasn't been done to full…
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Sole agents vs Multiple agents
I dont know whether this discussion has been covered many times before, but i was wondering whether anyone had any experiences or opinions as to whether to pay the potential extra commission for the sake of access to multiple client lists, or whether the advent of the internet negates this value. The way I see it, given it…
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