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Haven't marketed my house yet but want to put offer in on another house
We were not looking for a house but one came on to the market in an ideal location for us and at a price I believe we can afford. Hence, we have made no preparations for selling our current house or arranging a new (additional) mortgage in principle. I believe I will have no trouble raising the additional mortgage finance…
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Tips for buying repossessed house.
I've seen a house which is vacant procession and I guess that its a repossessed house judging by whats been left behind & 'Do not use' tape over all the appliances and bathroom stuff. The EA just says its a corporate sale. Is there any thing I should be cautious of in making an offer for the property. Tony
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Tenants left owing me rent and the want to take ME to court
I have rented a house for the last 2 years and in that time have always sublet the other rooms (with LL consent), and up until recently have had no problems. I am leaving the property for something smaller so I recently gave all the current tenants a months notice, and also the landlord. Everyone is fine with this apart…
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risks of being a guarantor
a friend of mine is trying to get a new place to rent, having found one, she has asked me to be a guarantor. iwill like to know what are the entire risks i face and will ther be a credir checkon me and if i agree can i be just for year. thanks for you replies.
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House buying newbie questions
First time buyers, so probably going to ask some newbie questions! We've seen the house we want to buy, the asking price is £265k It has three upstairs bedrooms, two doubles and one single. The sticking point for us is that the bathroom is downstairs, and it's only a shower room. I've spoken to my builder brother and he…
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Cheeky offers
Has anyone ever had an offer accepted that was far far below the asking price? For some reason I think 10% below is as far as I'd go but I'm not sure why!
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a bit of advice needed plz
hi,i moved into a private rented house nearly 11 months ago which needed a fair bit of work doing to it. my ll agreed to do all work needed within 3 months but has failed to keep to his word. will list just a few of many things that were supposed to be done :all 3 external doors to be replaced :all windows sealed and…
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Lloyds Corporate Sales - anyone know how to contact them for probate house?
Hi, a long shot of a question.... we have seen a house we like. The agent has told us that Lloyds are selling the house. I think it is probate or something. The agents are selling on behalf of Lloyds. We have made an offer and so have two other people. Now, the agent has said that Lloyds could accept our offer but will…
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not sure this is the right place ?
But here goes Hi I am hoping someone on here may be able to help me. My FIL has just died and while looking for his funeral plan we have come across a policy with NPI which says in 2001 he sold 66% of his house for £15000 and the rest for £9000 3 years later. The house was valued at £165000. He was 73 and I am sure this…
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What is a fair damage deposit retention for carpet stains?
Hi, On checking out, tenant has caused several carpet stains which will not budge dispite professional clean. Check in inventory (signed) states VG condition no stains. Carpet is still useable, but obviously devalued significantly beyond normal W&T. So how should I (as LL) calculate a fair charge for these stains? thx
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Buying a second home
If I but a second homw with my girfriend, but still keep the flat I am staying in at the moment, if I sell the flat in a years time , will I have to pay Capital Gains Tax ?
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do you stop looking when you have had an offer accepted
OH thinks I am mad for continuing to look on rightmove and view properties once we are mid purchase. she says noone else does this, but i am sure everyone continues looking.....
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Ultimatum/proposal for vendor.
Evening all, I'll try and keep this brief and clear. We had offer accepted on a property at the beginning of August of £182,000. We since had a HBR survey completed and instructed solicitors. Total spend so far £1300, of which £649 is theoretically refundable on no completion/no fee basis. The offer was made on the basis…
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underpinned property
I have just found out (through a survey) that the property I am in the process of buying was underpinned 20 years. There is a very large weeping willow tree (about 12 metres tall) in the neighbours garden that is about 5 or 6 metres away from the property.I have been informed that this tree has a preservation order on it.…
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I want a sublet until Xmas - where the heck do I look?
I'm at something of a dead end so hopefully you MSEers can help. I'm am looking for a sublet until the end of the year, so for three months or just over. I need a two bedroomed house or flat I want somewhere furnished, ideally with phone and broadband already set up and I'm happy for it to be in Birmingham or Manchester or…
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Property Developing advice
Hi all, I am in need of some advice if at all possible please. I am self employed and last year purchased a bargain property for £30k ive recently renovated it and have subsquently started to rent it out for £600 a month as a commercial venture. This income covers the mortgages for both that property and my house. I owe…
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How long did you look for before finding the house you bought?
For those on here who have purchased recently I thought it would be interesting to find out how long people were looking for before finding the house they bought. My failed purchase was actually the first house I viewed. I did view another 3 houses before making an offer so I had something to compare it to. Six weeks into…
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Neighbours and right of access
Sorry this is going to be long but it’s the only way to explain the situation. My house is an end terrace, there’s a small gap, then another terrace. There’s a gap between my house and the house on the right, big enough for a car to get through, which leads to a space behind my house and the house on the left, designed to…
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Tenancy Rights On Broken Kitchen Extractor Fans
Hi I have just moved and started paying rent on a new property and have found that the extractor fan in the kitchen does not work, I was wondering if the landlord has a legal obligation to fix this as we have only just moved in to find that it does not work. Also the rear windows to the flat have locks missing leaving the…
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Transfer of Equity advice
Hi me and my partner have recently bought a 25% share in a house we paid cash so no mortgage and we put both our names on the deeds however i am trying to sort out my debts and dont want to have any assets that i could lose so want to remove my name from the deeds does anyone know of a cheap/simple way to do this as we…
