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Any self employed people out there renting?
What did you use for employment references, and did you pay rent in advance?
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EA told us flat is above an office- it isn't!
My boyfriend and I had an offer accepted on a lovely flat about a month ago. The flat is set, back off the road in a courtyard, and is above, what we were told, is an office. You can’t actually see what the flat is above, so we had to take the EAs word for it at that point. The flat was on the market for £255k and we had…
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can a letting agent advertise the property you are renting for sale?
Hi I am 21 recently started renting a place, had a lot of trouble with the letting agent, when looking for their contact details on their site, I discovered that they are advertising our property to sell. Can they do this? Cheers
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Moving costs - how much??
How much on average does it cost to move house? Including solicitor's fees, estate agent, movers etc? I have my deposit saved up and am now saving the money I'll need to spend over and above that for the move. I have £3,000 so far. Any idea how much I'll need in total? (FTB with no stamp duty on a £150-160k flat)
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How do I make sure I get the bond back?
Basically, my husband and I are hoping to move on Saturday 11th and are worried that our current (less than fantastic) letting agents will take a chunk out of our deposit. Why? Well according to their website, they're advertising our current house as having been "recently redecorated" (which it wasn't before WE moved in 13…
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Mortgage - bank going back on permission to rent
Hi Would really appreciate some advice/help. I have been with my bank for nearly 20 years. I switch mortgage to them in summer of 2008. I met my now husband at the same time and moved in with him in early 2009, informing my bank that my property would be vacant until sold or I decided to rent - they said they'd give me 6…
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Who will take me on?
I am looking for a 1 bed flat or bedsit to rent due to marriage break up,I receive an occupational,ESA and DLA so do i come under the heading of DSS.I will not be asking for rent to be paid by government as my pension should cover it so what category am i. I have e-mailed various replies to ads for lettings but as soon as…
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estate agent may try and take all of our £750 deposit
hi we have been living in our rented flat for two years. we have always given rent on time. we have been given notice by the estate agent over an argument over a wrong bill charged to us and he demanded we should pay it even though the electric company later acknowledged they sent us the wrong bill. anyway we have our…
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Buying house that needs underpinning
We have been looking for a buy to let property and a 2 bed one is for sale (£90,000 advertised price) in perfect location. However it needs underpinning and is cash only purchase (we have this) the vendor is housing association. It's a semi detached house with no sign of problems to the other house. It also needs central…
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300-350K budget to buy a house
Can anyone recommend a good rural location within M25 where we might be able to buying a 4 bed detached house without stretching our budget? Thanks
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Landlord lied about putting deposit in Deposit Scheme and is AWOL - advice?
Hi all, I hope someone might be able to give me some advice here, and apologies in advance to the long explanation. I have just left a rented property after 8 months, after being given the usual 2 month notice to leave. We've worked out, from months of debt collectors on the doorstep and phone and letters from the…
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Landlord help pls............
Hi everyone is anyone aware of any private Landlords in the kettering area of northamptonshire? pm me the details if anyone knows of anyone, would be a great help thanks :beer:
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Don't fit the norm!
Hi wonder if you can help. My hubby and I sold our property in October 2009 - it had been on the market for a while and then sold suddenly. The only option, and probably the best option, was to rent. We have been in the current rental property for a year now, and the tenancy agreement is due for renewal at the beginning of…
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Capital Gains tax on second home
Hi there - my husband and I are planning to buy a property at auction to do up and sell on within 6 months - would capital gains tax apply considering we own a house already? If so, if we changed residency to the new house for a couple of months would that mean that there would be no capital gains tax when we sold the new…
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EA contract help
Hello All I have a quick question we have signed up with EA on 18th June and signed a 26 week sole agency contract. We are now approaching 12 weeks. as they have had reasonable time to sellt he property am I able to instruct another agent also to act as multi agent? Our situation is we need to sell up asap ( dh is working…
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Problems with buyers changing the price
Has anyone had the problem where a buyer tries to change the agreed selling price either after exchange of contracts or at completion? I have a difficult buyer and have heard of these cases and was trying to determine my options should this occur. PS; yes, I understand about things like sueing them but I am looking for…
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Dodgy Lodger
This lodger is £150 behind on August's rent and still hasn't paid her deposit three months after moving in. When asked [politely] for the arrears, she went off the deep end, verbally abusive, and gave notice. Following advice given here, I asked her to clear her arrears in seven days (by Thursday). She's found somewhere to…
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upvc windows
we bought a property at auction which had upvc windows & patio door fitted throughout in 2004. we have the fensa certificate for this, they were fitted by a local company. a survey by a structural engineer was required post auction (to complete on the mortgage) to look at another issue. This report identified that very few…
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Lodger about to do a runner.
sorry duplicate post - where's the delete button?
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New Joint tenant to a council tenancy
A friend of mine is offering to add me to his council tenancy. He has a 2 bedroom flat in a tower block. How easy will that be ? Would it make a difference that I am on IS ? And in the future, if my friend decides to leave, (he has hinted that he is considering getting a mortgage) can the council evict me from the…
