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First-time buyer advice on reposession property
Afternoon all, Only just discovered what an excellent tool this forum is and was hoping I could pick your brains on a couple of things im uncertain about. Any help would be much appreciated. We are potentially offering on an repo that is on the market at 125,000. This seems a very reasonable price in the area as it is, but…
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Zelie wants housey
So...erm...*shuffles feet* I think I may be at the point where I am ready to buy a house. I have found the House of My Dreams (TM) which unfortunately I most likely can't afford and which already has an offer on it anyways. This is both good and bad news because at least if the damn thing sells then I can start to…
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Please help offer rejected and need a way forward
Hi Found a house which I really like. I am a cash buyer.It is on at 250k in a good area where property prices dont seem to have dropped dramatically. It needs new kitchen, bathroom and generally decorating but seems solid sound and well looked after apart from this.. Because of the work doing...and I explained this ... I…
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Landlord witholding deposit
My daughter has been renting a house througha private landlord for 6 months, the lease has expired and they arranged to move out yesterday. The landlord met them at the house to carry out a check, all was fine. My daughter was expecting her deposit back (£ 585) but the landlord has stated that he will check today with the…
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Rent increase and good tenants
Just wondering if it's worth proposing a rent increase in this situation. I'm currently receiving £700 pcm, originally advertised at £750 pcm but accepted £700 as there was some external building work going on at the time but these tenants did not mind and were able to move straight away leaving me with no void period.…
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landlord contract
hi i have rented same place for near 10 years with out any problems but this year i have started getting some out side paining work unfinished " said thay cant finish due to health & safety because it need a scafolding to do it" got a knock on the door to be told the guy was here to inspect the roof for new insalation he…
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Help please noisy upstairs neighbours running up and down on wooden floors
I'm not sure if any solicitors on here would know the answer to this or if someone else would. My neighbour 2 doors down owns a ground floor conversion flat in a large house which has been converted into 4 flats. She is a widow and very timid, doesn't like to cause a scene. Cut to the chase, the owner of the flat above her…
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landlord ending tenancy agreement early, can I get compansation?
Last friday I've just received a letter from my letting agent saying that my landlord is terminating the tenancy agreement before the tenancy agreement expires. and it's giving me 2 month notice. I've had a 1 year agreement and pay like £250 for the agency fee. Now I am not sure if I can ask for any compensation in such…
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Unable to decide
Thankyou for reading this post. I am desperate for different pov. I have been renting in a small village for two years which I love. I have now finally sold my own house but unable to afford any property in the village. The only house to come back on the market is a very small grade II listed cottage (on the market for a…
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Buying a house that's not for sale
Hello, My husband and I drove round an area we would like to move to and saw an amazing property we would love to buy - it's empty and derelict and exactly what we are looking for.. I have obtained the title register from Land Registry and found that the owners are three men, with an address for Rathbone Brothers Plc which…
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Some post survey advice please
Good morning all, An update on our situation: DH decided to go ahead with viewings and we found a house which is ideal for us :D Things have moved very quickly and we are now in possession of our survey report :( I know these things generally do not paint a pretty picture but, in short, the list of problems include:*…
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estate agents are crooks?
I am about to change estate agent and my exisiting EA has pointed out section 18 of the 1979 EA act in which it stated that any viewer introduced during the period of the sole agency then the old EA will have to be paid their due commision. This imo is no right or correct any comments. Is their a time limted on this or not?
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House sale photographs
Hi I've read a few posts about presenting your house for viewings but we've got the Estate Agent coming to take the internal photographs on Sat and I was wondering if anyone has any tips?? Obviously we're frantically painting / cleaning and tidying at the mo - we've fixed the roof and tidied the yard, is there anything…
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How much for storage?
I'm going to be phoning storage companies in the next few days to find out how much it would cost to store the contents of a five apartment house (for about a month). But it would be good to have some sort of ballpark figure before I make the phone calls. I've checked out a few storage companies websites and there seems to…
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Full of regret!!
I had my house on the market for a year, could not get house sold or see anywhere suitable to move to in that time, although we didnt view much as i didnt want to view until we sold our house. I kept dropping the price and put house on here for feedback and it was good feedback about property Last week I got so fed up…
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homeowners to be moved off interest only.....
Interesting article by the Daily Telegraph: Santander is one of several high street lenders which have introduced the new rules for borrowers with interest-only deals. Halifax is also understood to applied changes. Borrowers without sufficient equity in their homes are being moved onto repayment deals once their initial…
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Use of a Garage
My recent thread about the garage not being able to be used to store a car has got me thinking, what do people really value: a. A garage to store a car / motorbikes :) b. A garage to use as a general storage space c. A garage to convert into more living space / bedroom and why? C*F
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Appealing against section 106 agreement
My son bought an 'affordable house' 7 years ago but now wants to sell. The agreement says he has to offer first to local residents of the village who fullfill the criteria, failing that it then can go out to the Local Authority Area. At present no one has come forward who satisfies the criteria laid down in the agreement,…
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Landlord taking a long time to replace fence - WWYD?
We live in a rectory - but rent it from the church rather than being the Vicars! We rented it in December and the church said they would 'sort out the garden' in the spring. They eventually got around to it in July and told the guy who was doing it to cut down all the bushes and take down the fence, that are at the side of…
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right to buy option
Right to Buy
