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Landlords and/or experience tenants - can you help?
Hi.... I am a single mother with one 14 year old son. For the past 2 years we've been renting a house through a family - owned property company that has about 50 or so houses. Fairly soon after I moved in my circumstances changed as far as work was concerned and the rent became a bit of a struggle. I did ALWAYS pay it, but…
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Limited Title Guarantee - Executors Selling Property
Hi Son is looking at buying a flat, his solicitor is on holiday for a few days so he can't get advice at the moment. I've had a look at the legal pack and there is nothing obvious pinging out at me. The property is being sold be executors, there aren't any charges outstanding, it's a purpose build flat which is sound -…
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Help !!
Hi little help needed me and my fiance are buying our first home and are scheduled to pick up the keys on the 16th december , we have just had our final bill from the solicitor through and it has stamp duty on it!, with us being first time buyers am i correct that we will not have to pay stamp duty? Im sure when we sat…
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Buying the freehold of a leasehold property
Over the years i've been offered the opportunity to buy the freehold of my flat. Is this something I can do just for my flat or does everyone in the block have to buy the freeholds for their flats too? Also, what advantages would it give me?
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Removal companies working week before Christmas?
There is (remote?) talk of us exchanging and completing before Christmas but I haven't checked the availability of our removal company (stuff in storage through them). I will obviously do that tomorrow if it looks like a possibility but just wondered does anyone know if this is likely to be a busy time or would they shut…
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Shared letting.
My wife and i are looking to let a new place for us and another couple. However it would seem not everyone likes shared lettings and its ruining our options a little. Simple question really. Why are landlords not too keen on this? Also it rented solely in my name and let my friends stay and pay the rent to me, does this…
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Grrrr didn't exchange today :(
due to the temp being -5 and the sellers solicitors not having heating in the building. Last Friday it was because they were suffering with the snow.
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Priv Tennant - how quick should a landlord act on....
Just got home from work, well, 30 mins ago.... Live in a house which is under 2 years old, boiler in kitchen is spewing water everywhere, floor is flooded..... This has tripped the fuse box, so all power sockets are out, and naturally, no heating in the house so its mega cold :( Upstairs lights are working thank god! Rang…
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How soon to complete?
Offer accepted 17th November, probate sale. Has a bankers draft ready to pay so presume no mortgage, not having a survey done. Buying all furniture in house so nothing needs doing at the house. Wants to be in by Christmas. Is it possible? As of offer date the energy survey hadn't been done, that was being done 5 days…
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Help needed brand new flat, faulty bathroom!
I bought a brand new flat 5 months ago. The flat is a new build on the back of an existing property, which was newly converted into 4 flats. Mine happens to be rear ground floor and a new extension. I was aware that the flat was classed as a conversion and not a new build and that because of this there was no NHBC…
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Mainstay Group - Advice Needed Please
Hi all, I'm new to this forum (I've just registered) so please excuse me if this has been posted elsewhere. Myself and 2 other people recently moved out of an apartment which we rented in Worcester (WR1). The apartment was let by Martin and Co, but the complex was managed by Mainstay Group. We are currently going through…
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Deposit back from Landlord
Hello, I am new here, guided by a lady at work. I am moving out and put a deposit down on a flat, the flat is 750 a month and as there was going to be a delay the landlord asked me to give him all the rent to hold the flat for me. Nothing was signed at all, and he wrote me out a receipt for the money. But now my job is…
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Negotiating lower offer after survey
Need some advice. We put in an offer of £240k on a property with an asking price of £249,950 back in August. It was accepted. We probably didn't negotiate well at the time, as I later saw it had been advertised on the internet for £239,950 at some point before. Trying to be sensible we've had a full building survey done,…
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Rent and affordibilty checks
Myself and my wife are looking to rent in the local area and houses are around £850 a month for something with 2 beds and a garden for our little one. I am working full time and today the council confirmed we would be entitled to £400 a month housing benefit. Great I think as it means we can rent a reasonable house.…
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Help! Housing Deposit advice needed (sorry if this has been up before!)
:think: Hi all, We have recently moved out of a property rented through a Letting Agent and our deposit is being held for cleaning etc, despite my husband and I spending 3 days cleaning the place from top to bottom, doing gardening - you get the picture. Anyway, what i am wondering is does the Letting Agents/Landlady…
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Quick section 8 and 21 advice:
- Can both of them be in the same envelope? I served them both at the same time and put them both in the same envelope with recorded delivery. _ the way recorded delivery works in those flats is that signature is taken from someone working at the concierge, who in turn put a note through to the respective flats about the…
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Trf of title/Trust Deed
Hi everyone, I'd like some advise please. I am currently living in a property with my partner which is in his sole name. However, when I sold my own property I paid off his mortgage and invested a large sum of money in renovation work. Consequently, my current share in the property is about 60% and I have nothing…
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Bellway Homes negotiation.. Help!
Hi, I have seen numerous posts about similar topics, but just want help / advice from people please. Im looking to be a first time buyer. I found a development and one bed flat that I want. It is "off plan" and is currently under construction. I paid the reservation fee and "negotiated" £10k off the asking price. (this is…
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TR1 form advice
Hello Could someone give me some advice on the TR1 form i have just received from my ex husbands solicitor. The TR1 I have just received under part 8 Consideration states; the transferor has received from the transferee for the property the following sum ..... At this moment in time I havent received any money at all…
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Really stupid question regarding survey
Hi guys, We have just had our mortgage offered and we are over the moon. The property has been valued, and I am really sorry but do not understand if we should be getting a survey done, and who through? It is a lease hold maisonette if that makes a difference? Can anyone best advise? Thank you, and I dont know what I'd do…
