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Sticky housebuying situation
Hello all! Desperate for some advice! We are in the process of buying a property and we are currently renting. Our rental contract ran out 1st August and because we were looking too buy we didn't really want to be tied in with a new contract, which we would only be able to break after 6 months. Our landlord never got back…
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How quickly will this one sell then?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27972640.html I was interested by this house as it's a) cheap b) detached c) decent road d) potential room for extension And houses like that don't come up often in that area. Spent 20 minutes trying to find it on streetview and the satelite images. And then I found it.…
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claiming council tax back
didnt relise that living alone allowed you 25% discount off council tax, i live in one bedroom flat&moved in dec 2007, i went to council to claim discount&asked for backdated from when moved in,lady told me they would only pay for 1 year backdated,is this right or shoukd they pay from start?&who do i goto if they say no&i…
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Council Tax - Renting with a student
Hi, first off sorry if this is in the wrong section wasn't sure where to put it. I'm looking at moving into rented accomodation with my student friend. I am self employed and take home roughly £300/week. I know that he doesnt have to pay council tax, but if I live there then does council tax apply, is it the full ammount…
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Have I paid too much?
I've recently bought a house with my partner. The asking price was £135,000 and we bought it for £130,000. I know we've saved £5,000 but in this current climate could we have saved more? We originally went in at £120,000 and was told the vendor wanted something "substantially closer to the asking price". We then went in at…
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Leaving pots in garden (rented)?
Ok, hope this is the right place. I have a number of potted plants (in large, heavy, nice looking pots) in my courtyard garden. Due to being carried away with other things (pregnancy and baby), a number of my pot plants died. Our house is rented, but we used to own it (sold it to someone and, with a proper tenancy…
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Seller offering to repair roof to push through house sale
Hi all, I'm trying to buy a house and survey picked up that roof was on its last legs. The seller is playing hardball and is a roofer (who has let his roof on house and garage get into a terrible state) and he has offered to repair the roof rather than accept a reduction in price. Builders have quoted £6-7k to re-roof and…
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Can Seller Sell Property Whilst I Have Already Exchanged And Paid Deposit
I just wonder if there is anything which prevents teh following happening: 1) BuyerA pays 10% deposit and exchanges with completion in 4 weeks 2) Seller instructs different solicitor to sell and exchanges and completes immediately As a buyer how are my rights protected between exchange and completion?
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When should I ask the vendor if thy have had problems with their neighbours?
Im going for my 3rd view tonight at a property I thinking of putting in an offer for. Ive had a bad experience with a bad neighbour before and obviously dont want it to happen again. The people who are selling this house have decided not to erect a 'for sale' board and when I have asked the estate agent about this he said…
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estate agents!!
I have just given 28 days notice to my current estate agent as I have not been happy that they were doing much to sell my house. I am currently deciding which agent will replace them. Halfway through the notice period I have received a letter from them saying that, even after the notice expires and the contract ceases, if…
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What is a buildings insurance policy schedule?
Hi all. My exchange date/mortgage completion is on Friday and my solicitor asked for the buildings insurance policy/details about two weeks ago but we've had some issues getting the property insured because it is unoccupied. We eventually found a suitable insurance company willing to offer an acceptable amount of cover for…
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Virtual Estate Agents
Has anyone ever used a virtual estate agent instead of a high street one? My high street one would charge £15,000 in fees while the virtual one seem to cost under £500. Which ones would you recommend? What are the pitfalls? Any other comment/advice welcome.:eek:
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Landlord Woes
I have a property that i rent out - the tennant is in reciept of housing benefits and has become irratic in his rent, then it stopped. I should have had a payment on the 10th of August and have had nothing since. I contacted Housing Benefits and because he is more than 8 weeks in arrears thye have agreed to pay the money…
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Repossession process - Issues with EA
Hello, I am wanting to buy a repossessed house, it came to my attention approx 3 weeks ago (though it had previously been on the market for 6 months with another EA). As soon as it came to my attention I contacted the EA to arrange a viewing. Now, I took the earliest available viewing, on the day of the viewing the person…
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Moving house when unemployed?
I was made redundant a couple of months ago in the middle of searching for a new home. We've put moving off now due to this but I still keep in touch with the market and now our ideal place has come on sale. As i am jobless at the moment would this mean its impossible to move? There should'nt be any addtional borrowing as…
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utility bills
I am about to rent a property but havent signed contract yet. I have been informed that I woudl need to allow 4 working days for connection to all services, gas, elec, water. Am I to understand I will have to pay a connection fee for this to the new providers? Or do I just have to send my details to the old service…
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Service charge has doubled
Hi guys, After some advice about my situations: Bought a two bed flat in Feb 2008 off Crest and was given an example of my service charge and was told the service charge would be 800-1000 per year, the first two years the charge was £450 every 6 months which was fine, then the management company changed to consort property…
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Lodger contracts
Hi all, I have just taken on a lodger (A friend) and we have both agreed it best to work out a contract to keep things simple then there can be no arguments about money etc. Just wondering if anyone has a template for a contract as I have no idea where to start. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks, Simon.
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resigning tenancy vs statutory monthly
Hi, so my tenancy is up for renewal in a couple of months, we have had a letter from the agency asking if we would like to carry on, sign a new 6 months or go onto the monthly periodic one.... if we go on to the monthly one can the landlord decide they are not happy with this and turf us out because they want the security…
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Am I being an unreasonable T/should I move?
Brief background: I'm the T; property in England (London); AST commenced 2004; initially a one year fixed term but periodic since 2005; rent less than £25k pa; deposit not protected because tenancy pre-dates those schemes; rent paid ~5-10% less than market rate for the area, but property not in as good a condition as the…
