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Preparing to leave rental
I have handed in my notice to leave my rental on 22 January, however I will be moving out on 30 December. My LL and LA know this and I have actually been allowing viewings for the last few weeks (no success yet unfortunately). I did ask a question recently about who would be responsible for paying council tax between 30…
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Parents mortgage transfered to child
Is it possible for my parent to transfer the mortgage of their house to me. they will be retiring and relocating abroad. the house is worth 150k, i earn about 30k but do not have a deposit.
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Lease Extension - Does this sound a bit hefty?.
Just had a valuation of my flat for a proposed purchase of a lease extension and asked the surveyor for a rough idea of costs which was a very sobering moment. I'll just give all the details first:- Flat est 'worth' - £105k - £110k Present lease - 73 years left from original 99 years Ground Rent - £50 pa rising to £100pa…
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What if the pipes burst?? Who is liable?
We are waiting for the keys for our first home and are waiting on the sellers solicitors. The house we are buying has been empty for about 4 months now and we are worried that when we finally have the keys and turn on the water/gas that the water pipes may burst because of the freezing temperature's and was wondering who…
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Getting deposit back
Help much required please. I was living in a house with my other half earlier in the year. She had been staying with her Dad who moved in with his other half so I moved in with her and her sister in the place. We didn't let the landlord know of the change but we didn't really think it would be a problem. We treated the…
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Private Storage Insurance
Hello All, Bit of a strange question. I'm storing some of my belongings in a friends barn whilst I live in a smaller house. It's only a temporary thing. As the friend isn't charging me for the space in the locked barn it's much cheaper than using yellow box or similar storage. However, I need to get some insurance for the…
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Bathroom ventilation
Hello! Quite a few properties I've viewed recently don't have a window in the bathroom, only an extractor fan. One in particular we quite like, but noted some mold on the ceiling on the bathroom which I can only assume is caused by the extractor fan not doing a good enough job. Does anyone have any experience of…
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Pros & Cons please for exchanging & completing on the same day
Hi All I'm at the solicitors this monday to sign the contracts and would like to hear your views regarding exchanging and completing on the same day. The reason for this is because my buyers mortgage offer runs out on the 8th Jan and my solicitors close on wednesday unto 4th Jan also we are not sure that the searches on…
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Telling EA our budget?
We are cash buyers looking for our first family home, we have recieved a large cmpensation package that has enabled us to be in this position. EA's keep pressurising us to tell them our budget should they know or will this give them scope to push their sellers to reject offers? I already own one property which i purchased…
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Keys dont work HELP
i've just got home from a long day shift and tried to get into my block of flats. and my key wont fit. luckily my partner was home so i buzzed up and he let me in. we just went out to get chinese and tried my key again and bashed it a few times to dislodge any ice. and also tried my partners key. neither work. and cant…
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Splitting up!
Hi all, this is my first post on here so please excuse me if it is not in the right place. I am looking for some help on the property front, to cut a long story short but still trying to keep enough detail in my story is as follows :- lived with partner for approx 10 years in a house that she bought while we were together,…
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Strange letter from letting agent
Wonder if anyone has had experience with this... OH and I are currently renting with the contract due to expire March 2011. We are progressing with a house purchase and hopefully won't have to renew the rental lease if all things go well. We hope to complete a month before the lease expires to give us ample time to move…
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Contract Renewal
we recently received a letter from the estate agent handling our property asking if we wanted to renew our tenancy, which we obviously said yes to. 3 weeks later, we received a letter on lovely thick paper confirming that the tenancy had been renewed, and a bill for £115 + VAT for the privledge of them changing a few dates…
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Neighbours house extension...not sure where I stand?
Im after abit of advice as this is a very grey area for me regarding planning permission and objecting etc... I received a letter from my local council regarding my next door neighbour applying for permission for a single storey rear extension and a first floor side extension above their garage...the back of my house looks…
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Due to complete on exchanged property on Monday. What about the weather!?
Hi, I would call my solicitor but it's a Saturday. We have exchanged on our new home last Friday and completion is for Monday 20th. We have had 8" of snow today and I do not think they will be able to move out of the house we are buying as it's quite hard to access and the snow only seems to be getting worse. For us we are…
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buying my council house
Hi everyone I am going to look into buying my council house in the new year. I have lived here for 12 years and although I would like to buy somewhere nicer this may be the only way that I can get on the property ladder. Has anyone had their council home valued recently? How do the council value your home because it doesnt…
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Leasehold Extension Confusion
Hi, Just need some sound advice as I'm totally confused as to what to do for the best. Here's a quick summary:- We own two flats in one block both have only 42 years remaining on lease (we didn't know this was a problem and no one told us it would be when we bought the flats 15 years ago). Both flats are now mortgage free…
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Nethouseprice
Has anyone tried to use this recently for sold prices in Scotland? I hadn't looked at it for a few weeks and now it's saying it cant find any results at all for any postcodes I put in?
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Guaranteed rentals
Hi Guys, I am thinking of letting out my property as I am planning to go abroad for sometime. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the guaranteed rental schemes that we have heard of. Is it safe to look for such a provider and leave the house in his hands. All I want is my property to be let & managed…
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renewing rental contract
my rental contract is due to expire on the 19th feb, i rent with brigfords countrywide and have being living at the property for 2 half years. they have sent me a letter asking me if i want to renew my contract and also increasing the rent by 20 quid a month. now i am not to fussed about this but what i am annoyed about is…
