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Vendor pushed us to except completion while we are aboard.
Any advice would be much appreciated! The situation is we will be going away for 3 weeks during x’mas, vender insisted that the purchase need to complete before x’mas or they will withdraw from selling. With mortgage etc. there is not enough time to complete before we fly out. The only way round is we inspect the property…
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Cost of replacing leaking gutters
Hi everybody, I'm in the process of buying a (terraced) house in London and the home buyers report threw up a few problems I was aware of but also one I wasn't expecting :( . The gutters leak and need replacing. Anyone has any idea how much that will cost (everything included)? I need to know in order to make up my mind…
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Hi! looking for advice
Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum and I apologise in advance for not using the search function - my question is too complicated to condense into a few keywords, and I'm in desperate need of a bit of advice... Right, so, here we go... Somebody very close to me has a big problem with her former estate agent. Basically, a…
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Glide
Is Glide utilities (which provides services for flatmates sharing bills) a good choice or do they charge too much for their services? They appear to take the stress out of sharing bills by providing one payment point, but is it at too great a cost? Thanks
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Shared ownership
Hi, Does anyone know if there's a guide out there to shared ownership? I've tried googling but can't seem to find anything. I just want a simple guide about who qualifies, if there's a restriction on how many bedrooms you can get, who pays for what when it comes to repairs etc... the basics really.
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'subsidence' - as dirty as a word can be
hi there all - facing dilema in regard to purchasing a house. 1st survey suggested subsidence affecting the house and detached garage at the end of garden. me - big panic 2nd hired structural engineer for professional verdict - according to him cracks at the house were due to expansion of wood frames. house is fine and has…
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Realistic advice on completion date required
Due to being let down on the sale of our property (same purchaser changed his mind THREE times before pulling out on exchange day!) we decided to keep our property and get a buy to let mortgage. Now our vendor is demanding we move on the 17th December or they will pull out as it's taking so long (not our fault, and we've…
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Service Charges on a MIXED (freeholders + leaseholders) estate
Please does anyone have any experience - or received legal wisdom they're prepared to share! - about Service Charges (for shared gardening, roads, entrance gates etc) on a MIXED (freeholders + leaseholders) estate? Where I live, the Service Charges for these things are regularly invoiced - equally - to BOTH the (large…
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What is EA's duty of care for empty property?
in brief, my OH's house he owned before we were married was rented with agent till August, when we decided to sell it. Tenants decided to move out, so it was empty. We live a long way away so don;t go there, there have been workmen in there on occasion. Anyway, turns out the heating was turned off, we have had a burst pipe…
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Conveyancing - what is a reasonable fee?
Am trying to find a reasonable quote for conveyancing on my Mum's house. It's in a run down area about 200 miles from where I live - am selling on her behalf as she is in a nursing home - it's selling for 43k. Have had a couple of quotes around the £700 mark - seems awfully high! Or perhaps not! Just waiting for quote from…
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Living in Brothers House
I know there are lots of posts about renting from family, but most seem to involve issues with benefits and tax so i wondered if you can all possibly answer the following. My brother is in the navy, but owns a house near where i live (He has his own mortgage on the property) and he actually now lives in another house owned…
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Rent in advance demand question?
I paid 6 months rent in advance as well as around £2000 deposit for a house rental. I wanted to pay in advance to get a discount on the monthly rental (which seemed to work). It is a 12 month contract. I thought that would mean I would be totally covered for the first 6 months, and pay month by month after that until the…
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Renting flat from parent - tax implications?
Hi, For the last 4 years i've lived with my dad paying rent. he owns the property. Now he has moved out to live with a woman he is seeing. He has let me stay in his flat and will continue to pay the same rent. He will continue to pay the mortgage. I've just been made unemployed so now i need to claim JSA and potentially…
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FTB - FINALLY time to make an offer! Advice please
Hi all. After 18 months of hard saving from me and the OH for a deposit, we are finally in a position to make an offer on a house :-) I have spent a long time over the last 18 months looking at houses online, and had a few viewings. We have seen 1 house which looks perfect, have had 2 viewings - (last one was a week ago…
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How do estate agents earn their income?
My understanding is that EAs earn their income via the fees they charge for selling properties. As sales are at rock-bottom at the moment, how are EAs surviving as viable businesses? Will we see a great deal of consolidation of EAs in 2011 with loads if EAs joining the dole queue?
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Is it still worthy? (Shared Ownership)
I have a big dilemma and I was wondering if somebody could give me their opinion. I will try to keep the story short: I am living in a fairly new development in London. After my summer holiday I received a letter from the landlord with an option to either move out of the property or to buy it on shared ownership terms. As…
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house deposit return
Hi, I am asking this for a friend, and my nosiness! She had ALOT of problems with a property and moved out in september, since then she has been arguing about the money they are taking out of her deposit, it went to arbitration and the company won. They charged £75 to replace a door knocker on the front door, new tenants…
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Leasehold and Over The Top Maintenance Charges
Hi Everyone My son is looking at a little property which is leasehold. One of the things we noticed when viewing was that it had wooden windows so my son would like to change that to double glazing. We've just looked at the legals for the last three years and basically all the tenants I feel are being ripped off with…
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Holiday Lets
I was wondering if there is any money to be made at the moment in holiday lets, and if so, where would a good place be to look for a suitable property...? thanks!
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House Buying Questions
Right, OH is buying the property (Mortgage in just his name) and I have been told: "She will therefore be required to sign an Occupiers Consent form upon which she is required to take Independant advice." He goes on to say he can't give me the advice so will need to arrange to see a separate solicitor for this purpose. Do…
