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Desperately seeking 3-beds in High Wycombe (for students...)
Just wondering if anyone out there could help.. My daughter & 2 of her friends are due to start Uni in HW next week. We have spent the past 6 weeks trying to find them somewhere to live, the estate agents there have been very hard work, one minute they have properties, then they don't. The one agent that seems to…
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private rent property needed THIS WEEK
can anyone advise of any private rent houses they have seen or know of in Leyland lancs area as we know people who have been let down on a rental promise by their friends and have nowhere to go when their current tenancy ends this week--they need to move as there are 5 of them in a 2 up 2 down house and need a bigger…
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letting agents from hell
Hi, i just wondered if anyone can help. I've recently moved in to a rented flat. Since moving in i've discovered crack in my bedroom window, no tv ariel point, the washing machine is broke and my wet clothes are stuck in it, no key to my mailbox, a garden full of junk, a shower that doesn't stay hot, a rusty hob, no fire…
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Advice needed
I am considering buying a new build that has an asking price of £153,000. i have just been reading a thread which talked of making a lower offer and getting extras. I have bought and sold before but never a new build and stupidly thought the price was set in stone. Any advice on pitching the price and what extras would be…
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Taking out two mortgages, conveyancing costs high?
HI, first post here. I'm in the process of remortgaging my current home as a BTL and i will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on another house. The area we are talking about is Liverpool. I work very long hours and have just trusted my mortgage broker to select a solicitor for me to handle the two lots of…
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charging me for repairs
Can anyone give me some advice? I have just moved from a council house into a larger house.Just returned from holiday yesterday to find a bill for £4300 for repairs to my old house!! As far as I was concerned I left property in better condition than when I first moved in 8 years ago! Can they do this charging me for…
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Advice on property from a company
Hi, We viewed a flat which we quite like. And this is what EA told us. The lady who owned the property part-exchanged it and now it is with a company. EA said it is not a repossessed but since it is being sold by a company they have to apply all repo rules (28 days restriction, keep on marketing until exchange, etc.) Does…
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Joint Ownership Query
Several years ago my MIL gifted a third of her house to both of her sons so the three of them now jointly own the property. She has recently decided that she wants to move to be closer to us but we are wondering what the tax implications might be for us as we have a mortgage on our own home so I am guessing Capital Gains…
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Odd situation combining two flats into one.
Is it possible for two people to sell a combined property in one transaction only? To clarify the situation there are two flats with separate owners which are worth under £200k each, however to combine into a house will be well over £400k and not a hard job. Planning permission has been acquired and the work done, however…
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Selling your home-how long did it take?
Hello all, My property went on the market last week and I have accepted an offer on Friday 3rd September. The house I am buying is vacant possession and my buyer has no chain. I have instructed my solicitor and have a new mortgage approved. When do you think I will be in my new home? How long did it take you to sell yours?…
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can i check restrictive covenants myself? for motorhome
Basically, looking at buying a property for the parking and land it affords. There is unlimited off road parking to the front in the street, and offroad parking in the front drive for two cars. But what i'm really interested in is the back access. The rear garden is accessed by an ajoining road, and all the houses in the…
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Renting advise needed please
We need some advise. We have recently sold our house and our buyer has had her all her searches and surveys done. We havent yet exchanged contracts but we were wondering when we should start looking for rented accomodation as we have decided to rent somewhere for the next 6-12 months while we wait we save some money for…
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moving mortgages with moving home?
we are selling our house, it is on the market for £82,500, its a end terrace, 2 bed with lots of scope to extend. we have seen a house we like up for £76,000, and our mortage is only £68,000. Would i be right in thinking we wont need another mortgage, and we can transfer the one we already have across to the new property.…
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Estate agent calling on a Sunday morning - is this normal??
Hi all My OH and I have found a property that we like. We viewed it for the second time with the vendor yesterday. We kept our cards close to our chest and didn't give much away when we were viewing so I doubt that the vendor or the EA realise how much we like the house.... Anyway.... the asking price is £195k and we were…
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Removals Firms (North West) - Recommendations?
Hi All My other half and I will be moving house in a few weeks, just a matter of 50 miles or so across the North West, wondering if anyone out there had any recommendations or advice about removals firms. We have a 2 bed flat at the moment and are moving to a 3 bed house, so it's not a massive move and we shouldn't need…
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Mobile home and british standards
I think I've been scaremongered! (sp?) and am rather worried..... I own a residential mobile home (of aluminium type) on a residential pitch and have a Mobile homes Act 1983 written statement all signed etc. I have been here nearly 7 years. Recently I was told that due to the new British Standard 3632 which I believe came…
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Advice please, uncommon situation
I own a house (no mortgage) and when it was between lets I let a family member move in. They had just sold and not as yet bought. The arrangement was supposed to be temporary. There is no tenancy agreement nor deposit involved so far they have been paying the rent but have announced that they are in financial difficulties.…
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House buying negotiation
Hi all, Firstly can I say I have found this website and all your replies very valuable in helping me buy my first home. I just have a few questions about what to do next that i thought you guys could help me with. We have had an offer accepted on a house that we really like for a short while now. After the surveyor report…
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Building factor
Hi, Sorry if this is the wrong place! We have a factor in our building, they've recently closed the local office and now we feel like we're just a number as they give us standardised answers for everything. We pay quarterly but its just money for nothing. We were wondering how easy it was to get rid of that factor and go…
