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Selling/buying - VAT hike in January
Hi - our house went on the market in May, we accepted an offer in September, and also put in an offer on our next house, which was accepted. On the face of it the chain couldn't be simpler. Our buyers had sold, had most of the money in the bank, and had had a small mortgage approved and ready to rock. The people we are…
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Exchanged contracts today
It has been a long haul since we first set out to sell and buy but today we exchanged contracts to complete a few days before Christmas. Good luck to anyone going through the process at the moment, it is certainly one of life's more stressful experiences.
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what order do things get done
We have had our offer accepted. I think i know who my solicitors will be, and the structural surveyor. I have an AIP with the Post Office, but obviously i'm anxious to see this through and have it all confirmed and signed off before i weigh out any money...! OR, should i get the survey done then follow up the mortgage…
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Declaration of trust/ Post-nup/ simple letter?
Much needed help!!! Not sure if this is the right forum,but anyway here goes. My husband and I have been fortunate enough to get the keys to our first home together. The property was bought by the help of my mother who gave us the cash (early inheritance) to buy it, so no mortgage. My mother however, has stipulated that if…
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giving tenant notice and HB claim
Hi all, my tenant is soon to be in 8 weeks arrears and is getting HB but am not seeing a penny. I want to serve him his notice on the 18th but am looking to get the local council to pay me direct. Once they start paying me direct if they ok it can the tenant cancel this? He's not working at the minute but obviously if he…
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How can I stop the LA continually seeking access?
[FONT="]For the past 18 months (eg 3 lease renewals), we have been renting a lovely house, entirely managed by a letting agent as the owner lives abroad. The LA is the head of lettings at his branch of a very well-known London EA chain, but neither professional nor competent. He is extremely slow to respond to our…
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I hate wii fit !!!
My neighbours have bought a wii fit... and he (husband) uses at 6 am after his shift.... she uses it at 8pm after he leaves the house so he can't see her woberley bits..... Just the 'right' times to wake 'my' kids and stop them going to sleep. I caught her the other day and asked if it was possiable they could do the wii…
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Selling to a property 'rescue' company...help please
Hi, does anyone know anything about companies such as National Homebuyers where they buy your property quickly so you can move rapidly etc etc? Are they reliable?
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Structural Survey costs? quoted £500 + VAT
Stuck at work with no phone access, but trying to do as much reseach as possible! Had an offer accepted today, house needs quite a bit of tlc including full gas central heating and rewiring etc. I did manage to get one quote for a full structural survey and it was £500 +vat. It has a living room/kitchen/bathroom downstairs…
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The next step can anyone help
Hi Guys first post on here!! I will try and keep this short but give you all the details. I currently own a 2 bed flat on a joint mortgage with my mum's now ex. We have just put it on the market with morris dibben (1.5% fee, down from 2%) for 170k. This is just to avoid things getting messy. He is currently saying I will…
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Need some advice on renting from a friend...
Ok so my boss has a lease on his chip shop, and also leases the flat above. However his girlfriends wants to move closer into town (where she works) and so he is thinking of renting out his flat, and may knock the rent down for us. We may end up getting a 4 bed flat for £400pcm! This is well within our budget, and he has…
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contesting an undervalue
Ok following on from my other thread where the surveyor undervalued the property by £9k ( it is now £7k as the developer has dropped an extra £2k , he wouldnt drop the full amount) I have since found out, and have written proof from the developer that the identical property next door to ours sold for more than we had…
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Inspection!
Ive just recieved a letter saying the EA will be inspecting in 4 days time, that If Im not in they will let themselves in and If I refuse to have the inspection that day they will charge me £20...Can they really do that?
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bills- can I afford
I've always rented shared houses with all bills included, but I've had enough and have decided to rent my own place but I'm not sure if I can realistically afford it as I dont know how much the bills are likely to come to. The property Im looking at is a one bedroom apartment in birmingham just outside the city centre, I…
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How do i get the landlords details
Hi i am going to keep this short and sweet, ladlord has an agent to do his work for him, so we comunicate through the agent, but if we needed to and was having problems with the agent, how do we get hold of the landlords details?
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studio flat for a couple
Should we as a couple stay away from a studio flat? Where we are looking studios are £500-£650 and 1 beds are usually £650-£700. My partner doesn't really want to go up as high as £700 but you get more for the money at £675+ We are moving in Jan all being good with ref's etc but we earn £1500-£1700 a month and have the…
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Can anybody help...landlord issue
Hi all I'm a long time lurker on this site and right now Could do with advice if anyone is kind enough To offer. Basically we have been renting for 4 years from the Same private landlord. However this year we have had people at the door looking for her In regards to debt collection etc. When we called her about it, she…
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Leaking water from above in my flat - Advice needed
The whole thing started around three weeks ago when my wife noticed water dripping through my bathroom ceiling fan . We immediately went to the flat above and the tenants were very apologetic and said they will contact the letting agency about this. I have contacted also the Management company ( Freeholder) and told them…
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HELP First Time Buyers Mortgage - Changing Jobs
Hi everyone, Me and my girlfriend are going to be applying for a mortgage in the summer, but we’re in a situation where my girlfriend will be changing jobs at the end of the summer. She is currently working as a teacher doing her GTP year (Graduate Teacher Programme) and will be moving on to her NQT year (Newly Qualified…
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Waiting for January or spring?
I have read quite a few posts from people who say they are waiting until January to reduce the price of their property, or put it on the market. For people who are doing this, when in January will you do it? Will you update the price or put it on the market as soon as the EAs open after the New Year bank holiday? Or wait…
