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Am i near the finishing line......
Good Morning , I'm selling a house for the 1st time. {two previous attempts fell thru at early stages} Here's where i am... Viewing carried out by an investor. {They have used my estate agent when purchasing before.} 1st offer made by investor and rejected. 2nd offer made by investor and accepted. Both sets of solicitors…
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How Long For Deposit Refund?
Hi, How long do landlords have to refund a deposit? I used to live in Norwich for a couple of months and i gave the landlord a £400 deposit. I moved out the property 2 months ago and gave the land lord my notice of leaving. I have been asking her to refund me my deposit but she seems to keep making an excuse and now no…
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"An Englishman's home is his castle" and other similar matters
We've probably all heard of the phrase, "an Englishman's home is his castle". That means if you have a home somewhere, whether by owning it outright, via a mortgage, or on a lease (from a 999 year lease to a 6 month lease) the rest of the world, including the police and any landlord, can't just barge in. I came across the…
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Rented flat- problems with a neighbour
Hi, I'd really appreciate any advice someone can offer. My b/f and I have just moved into a new flat after months of problems with our landlord in our last flat. We've been here 6 weeks, have a new landlord whose really understanding of the crap we had with our old landlord and willing to have our pet mice in the flat.…
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Newbuild vs 2yr Old House
Is there typically a premium that is paid for a new build as opposed to house which has been lived in for a couple or few years? Obviously new builds fetch more than a 60's/70's build in most cases but does this premium last?
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Question
Hi, does anyone know if your rent payments are recorded on your credit file each month? thanks in advance Luke
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Buying a newbuild
I'm buying a new build, only the foundations have been laid - its the last on the plot, so will not be ready till next spring (March 2011 approx). I'm guessing that the procedure is much like any other property purchase with one difference - the time between exchange of contract and completion. I presume once agreement has…
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Why do some landlords say no to HB tenants?
??? Hoping somone on here can answer this for me? I'm hoping to move soon from one private rented house to another (hopefully with nicer neighbours) but whenever I see a nice house it usually says no HB / DSS. Why is this? I've only been receiving HB for less than a year (I'm usually in work but had to give it up to care…
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Advice wanted on electrical inspection in rented House
I got a letter from the letting agents for my house They have arranged an Electrical Safety Inspection to take place on Wednesday 15th Sept I'm the only tenent of the flat and I work full time so won't be able to be here Any suggestions what i can do? I don't feel comfortable letting someone in to do work when i'm not here!
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Do I need Declaration of Trust?
My son is buying a property for the first time and in order for him to get the mortgage funds he needed, I have had to go on the mortgage as joint borrower (my original plan was to be guarantor, but this was not possible). I am not paying any of the mortgage and as soon as he earns enough to have been able to borrow the…
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Diary of buying & Selling
We first put a bid in for a house we really liked then on the same morning another party put a higher offer, we then went back £1K above that... then to find out he went with the other party's offer Grrrr:mad: On thursday night hubby & I went to see another three houses, No1 Nice house, but no garden, just shingle (it…
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Trying to sell flat but being advised to extend lease prior to this....is this right?
Hi guys, First time posting on here, so be gentle! Our flat has been on the market for the past year with an agent, it didn't sell so we now have it on with another. They've advised that it is worth trying to extend our lease with our leaseholder. I've so far had quite confused information from our leaseholder but it…
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average bills esitmation
hi im thinking of moving out and in to a flat on my own for the first time i was just wondering if people in a similar situation could help me work out some costs for water/elec/gas etc... so i can work out a more accurate budget water: i always have showers so lets say 10 showers a week as sometimes i have one before and…
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Asking for a rent reduction...
I've been living in my flat for 2 and a half years, and in that time the rent prices have gone down quite a bit. Similar properties in my street are being rented out for £50 less than what I pay for mine. Do you think there is any chance I would get a reduction in my rent if I asked my landlord?
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Tenancy Renewal
Hi, I currently have tenants for last 6 months - will I need to provide them with new 6 months agreement or will it run month to month basis? I previously used property Hawk to download tenancy agreement but cannot find any renewal letters - Anywhere I can download renewal agreements? Thanks MS
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help me find teh real identity of my new landlord please ???
I need to find out a landlords' real address to verify he's actually real, and not a fake id for a man whos property empire went bust for millions but is now back in business - I've been duped and am concerned that he is a former bankrupt with bogus ID. Police, council, official receiver, even shelter are not interested,…
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website for average house prices ?
hi is there a website that offers info on the current rise and fall in house prices, for a given area, over the last year ? was wonderring how much prices have fluctuated, % rise and fall, in South Wales. thanks
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buying an ex-council maisonette
Hi - we just had our offer on an ex-council maisonette accepted (woo hoo!). Just posting here to find out if anyone has any specific advice on things to check out before exchanging contracts. Eg do we need a full structural survey? (council is the freeholder, it's a block 4 stories high, ie one maisonette on top of another…
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New build offer -what do you reckon?
Following the lease palaver with our flat, we looked into part exchange for a new build. Persimmon have said they cannot part ex because we have a leasehold property, but they can do assisted move. This is what is on the table with them : They will guarantee us £100k for our flat, market it for £94950 with a view to…
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Standing Order Query
Hi All, My tenant pays a fix standing order into my account each week, today the amount was marginally under the agreed amount. Would the tenant have had to physically lower this amount on the standing order, or is it possible that there would not have been enough money in their account and the standing order took out the…
