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Documents needed to rent a flat as self employed
Does anyone know what documents I need to produce if renting a flat while self employed? The full situation. I will move together with my girlfriend. She has full time employment.(PAYE). I have been self employed for the last year and have income coming in from different sources. We will co-sign agreement. Advice?:j
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Survey queries
I am totally clueless on surveys and need some help. We have a completion date of 24/1/2011 on our house and have finally had our offer accepted on the house we want to buy today and they want to also try to complete on that date. We have a portable mortgage so I have been sent the key facts statements today and tomorrow…
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Auctions
hi Folks. First time poster and looking for advice please. We live in a rented house and we rent out our house we own which is mortgaged to about £88000. We have about £13000 in loans and about £8500 on credit card debt and our tenants move out tomorrow. We have got a two month payment holiday from the mortgage company…
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New Build
Has anyone any knowledge on buying a new build? we are looking at a new build and have had a look round some houses already built, but how can we find out other peoples reviews on specific developers? Persimmon Homes & Charles Church in particular.
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County Court Claim Form and Landlord Tax
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House moving - snow?
We are meant to be moving into our new house early next week, our stuff has been in storage for months. I am worried about forthcoming snow. The removal company said they have never had to cry off up to now but I just can't imagine how they could manage. There is always something to worry about, eh?
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Replacing burnt carpet - betterment?
Hi, am hoping for some advice on how much I am liable to pay towards the cost of replacing a carpet in my previous flat. I moved in on 28 January 2008 and moved out on 31 October 2010. The carpet was new when I moved in, so was around 3 years old when I moved out - it had already been laid when I viewed the flat in…
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Dispute with previous owner on boiler
Hi, I have recently bought a property as first time buyer. When checking everything in the house before the exchange, I asked the previous owners whether they could provide me paperwork related to the service of the existing boiler. They said they did not have any but they were subscribed to the "Homecare 200" from British…
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Under offer for nearly 4 months - is this normal?
Hi We got very close to buying a bungalow we were interested in last year - we offered the price recommended by the estate agent, but after five weeks of hearing nothing (not even a 'no') we pulled out (it was a probate sale). The bungalow subsequently reduced in price (to well below what we'd offered) and went 'under…
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Completion deadline missed due to bank error
Hi all, I have been suffering through the process of buying a house with a First Direct mortgage. They have made errors from start to finish - they ordered a survey on the wrong property delaying things by a week. They sent out the wrong deeds documents and the updated docs took about 3 weeks to arrive. BUT WORST OF ALL on…
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Need help on electoral register question
Hi All, This is my first post here and I hope this is the right section.! Mods please move thread if needed. Let me explain my dilemma. I have been privately renting a room in a house for the last 3 years in London. I am a british citizen but have lived most of my life overseas( I was not born here). Today I called the…
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Tenant absconded who is liable for council tax?
Hi, I wonder if someone could give me advice. I had rented out my flat but the tenant has absconded - although this has not been legally established as yet - and now the council are demanding council tax from me. The tenant signed a 6-month short assured tenancy in which they agreed liability for paying council tax.…
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Covenants of sale
I am a first time buy and am currently in the process of purchasing a 2 bed house. My solicitor has sent through a report on the property drawing my attention to covenants contained in the original sale by the developer in 1986 which would still apply to the property. One for example says you cannot make any external…
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Should I go for it?
I looked at a bungalow yesterday to rent. The house has been up for sale since June 2009 with no interest the house has been stood empty for the entire time. When I viewed it yesterday in 3 of the rooms there were wet patches on the ceiling walls the letting agent said that it looks like the roof is leaking but he would…
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Serving a Section 21 Notice on a Tenant.
Hi, I have a tenant moving into my house tomorrow, as she is unemployed and seeking housing allowance her parents will be guarantors (they have been reference checked). As I do not normally accept this calibre of tenant and declined her on our initial conversation, the tenant offered to pay me 6 months rent upfront and…
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Tenancy Extention Charges..
Hi guys, wondering if you might have any feedback on a charge that i've just been landed with! Im renting a house at the moment, and i've just received a letter from my letting agents saying that my tenancy has been extended *hurrah!* however 'if i wish to accept my landlords proposal a payment of £125.00 (inc VAT) is…
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Best way to con your buyer and EA
I want to make as much money as possible by selling my home. I'm willing to try any dirty or unethical tricks to con my buyer or the agent, just so long as it's legal. Gazumping, gazundering, taking the light switches with me, inventing mystery offers from other buyers, the lot. So, what are the best tips and tricks for…
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How Strict is my 21 day deadline :S
Hi all, My offer was accepted for a repossessed property on Monday and I've been advised I have 21 days until the exchange of contracts date (5th January) so I need to proceed really quickly, I just can't see the possibility of being able to meet this deadline with Christmas being in the middle of it! So far I've sent my…
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upper asking price limit for searches
OK, I'm after a second opinion (and 3rd, 4th, 5th etc!) As a bit of background, I sold my house in August and moved in with my mum to make sure I didn't lose my buyer. I've been trying to buy a repossession but it has turned into the biggest tale of incompetence and mismanagement that its become a bit of a joke. I've been…
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Need an advice for buying forclosed house?
Hi, Me and husband decided o buy a house but it is foreclosed and we are ready with all the papers that require at the time of buying house. The house is very beautiful, to the location wise. My office is not very far from there. We would like to know some suggestion and advice whether we should go for this or keep this as…
