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HELP - evicting a VERY angry and reluctant sister from family home
Hello We need help -my sister (50 yrs old) absolutely refuses to leave my mums home (all deeds etc all in my mums name) as mum as sold the house and wants to down size etc. Sister is getting a 1/4 of sale money - £120K towards her new place. She refuses point blank and says she will not go - what can we do. I am the…
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Buying a House with Unequal Deposits?? Ownership of Property
My partner and I are buying a house with different deposit amounts. We have been looking at the different agreements you can do to make it all legal incase we split in the future or one of us dies!! The 2 options we have seen are:- Joint tenants - this only seems to apply to equal deposits but if one of us dies the share…
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Noise between flats
Inspired by another thread... Is there a way to tell before moving in if a flat has thin walls/likely to have noise issues? I'm in the process of buying one, and I've viewed it in the middle of the day both in the week and at the weekend, but I've not been there in the evening yet. I haven't heard anything so far, but I'm…
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Few questions for 2 people renting.1 good 1dodgey credit history options, Letsure etc
Just wanted to ask something here. Me and brother are looking for a flat with an agent, its £595 a month which is about right. Have looked private but there is nothing round here. He earns £22k gross and is full time employed, lots of credit history 99.9% of it excellent just a couple of lates. Me on the other hand, self…
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Damp in rented property
I'm posting on behalf of my mum who lives in a rented cottage. It's a very old stone cottage, probably a few hundred years old. There is a big problem with damp, with it being present on thew walls in most of the rooms. She has contacted the letting agents who own several cottages in the same village. They have told her…
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Structural party wall is in 'process of collapsing'
Hi. Im really concerned and this has been consuming my thoughts for months now so I hope someone out there can help or offer some sort of guidance: Im looking to buy a terraced house. I was due to exchange and at the last minute the solicitor came across some correspondence in regards to an existing party wall dispute. The…
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Why will my house not sell?
My house has been on the market since January, with few viewers and only one crazy offer. :( It is a well presented family home, 4 beds, 2 baths, a toilet, large dining kitchen, huge drive, back lawned garden. I am with 3 agents, one has mysteriously stopped their Rightmove link, the other I have a ongoing problem with due…
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Stamp Duty and bust
I've seen a house which is £530k and I just discovered that anything over £500k incurs 4% stamp duty whereas under its 3%. Do you think I can offer £499,999. It sounds a bit cheeky but would mean I wouldn't have to pay the 4% stamp duty and also I would be making a reasonable offer on the asking price.
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Starting new job in a new city in 8 days time no place to stay urgent advice
Hi i need some advice on my options, i got a job in i am meant to start on the 22 of sept, my first job as a graduate and also my first real job after years of dead end jobs. anyway i got into a little pickle, the place i got a job is 1hr 20 mins away by train, anyway i havent got a place to stay yet, when uni finished in…
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Broken Shower
Ok, I rent from a private landlord through Remax (Estate agent). It is a new build flat which is less than 2 years old. I have had 2 major problems which have never been fixed and i want to know my rights. 1st problem happened 5 weeks ago now. The shower in my en-suite stopped working. I called remax and they said they…
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Sigh... Me Again
Hello... again! For some background info I have posted these two threads previously: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2457131 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2553159 So, quick summary, my friend and I rented a flat from 1st February, I moved out on 31st July but my flatmate stayed there for…
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New Build - Reservation fee
If you put down a reservation fee and you change your mind is it refundable? fj
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Dodgy student landlord company?!
I'm 18 and have signed my first tenancy agreement to live in a block of student flats. I have paid my bond and was also asked to pay my first four weeks rent before moving in, which I have done. The date on my contract is 13th September and as I have already paid rent from then until the 10th October I was expecting to…
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Renting to family
Hi, what we are thinking of doing should be simple but most of these things have pitfalls so any advice will be welcome. scenario:- My partner came to live with me and he rents out his flat that he has a mortgage on. My elderly mum would like to move into this flat as her house (although small) is too much for her to…
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How long on average??
We have had an offer agreed on a house yesterday (HOORAY!). Does anybody know how long it usually takes to complete? we are first time buyers.....
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Leasehold Land?
My parents-in-law recently bought a bungalow and were offered the chance to buy a piece of adjacent land for £4,000 which would have trebled the size of their garden. Now it turns out the seller only owns a 36 year lease on the land, and the freehold is owned by a London company, so their solicitor has put the purchase on…
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House Exchange..Where to Look??
Related to another thread There doesn't seem to be anywhere for homeowners to trade up or down....without an Estate Agent. I have a very simplistic attitude to life. I can't afford to live in my home. I'm prepared to trade down for a cash settlement.With all the power of the net I can't see anywhere that caters for this…
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Query about changing mind about renting house out
I wonder if you could help? To cut a very long story short my Mum has inherited my Grandads house. She's struggling to accept his death and has only just started emptying the contents. He died a few years ago and she still goes round every week for a brew like she did when he was alive. It's all quiet sad :( My Uncle who…
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Get your money in Bricks and Mortar!!!
Its an old saying....so at 52 I decided I would. I cleverly bought a house from (two houses in one) from an auction company for £60,000.Pre the crash it was £140,000. I have renovated it throughout and run up loans and credit cards of £15,000.I want to clear that expensive credit with a remortgage but no-one will entertain…
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No offers, How much to drop price?
We have been trying to sell for 8 months now already reduced to under EA valuation. If we drop another 5-10% should we start to get some views? What else can we do? Since its been on the market we havent had anyone interested.
