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First Time Landlord – Some Basic Advice, Please
Hi all, First, a bit of background to set the scene. My brother unfortunately died earlier this year (natural causes, but still too young), and my sister and I have inherited his flat (2 bedroom). We initially tried selling it but, in the current market, could not get any reasonable offers. Hence, we have arranged for a…
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Just a quick one
Me and my OH are now planning to rent a place together, for the first time, nearer to where we both work. My credit history is good and know I can get excellent references, however his credit history is not so good and so i'm slightly worried about us both being credit checked by the letting agent. Can I just let the…
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letting
I lived in my owned property in York and rented my owned property in Keighley to my inlaws I was doing a self assessment for unearned income. I sold the house last Decemmber and now run a pub therefore my house in Keighley is still rented to the inlaws is the situation the same or is there a change
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Frozen Condensation Inside Window
I have had nothing but problems with my house regarding condensation, mould, damp etc as well as rotting outside window frames. All upstairs windows get opened each morning (the bathroom and main bedroom gets left open until around 6pm) I rent my home from a Housing Association who blame everyone but themselves, they have…
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Complex lettings issue. (tenant view)
Hey folks, This is my first post here. I heard it was a good place to go to get answers for some of life’s more difficult questions. Hopefully somebody can help. I'll keep it as simple as possible Cutting a very, very long story short; 8 months ago I separated from my partner of 5 years. We rented privately together with…
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council LL list
Well, the time is ticking around fast for when me and OH start looking for a flat together :eek: :D while I know that we wouldn’t be eligible for a council property (I earn too much), are the council able to give me a list of landlords I can approach myself?! Ideally I don’t want to go through an agency again as they seem…
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I keep getting invoices for ground rent on a property I no longer own!
I keep getting invoices for ground rent on a property I no longer own. They're from a company called HB Ford in Stockport that claims to be an estate agent and a surveyor but they don't appear to be members of any professional bodies for those trades or I could contact the professional bodies for help. They don't seem to…
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Letting agent misrepresented flat; can I reclaim my deposit/fee?
A few weeks ago I was looking for a new flat to rent for myself. A letting agency showed me a property and said that there was nothing wrong with it, and that the reason the current tenants are leaving is because they just had a baby and need a bigger place. So I applied for the flat, which involved a fee of about £300, of…
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Sell Now & Rent and Stay & Sell Later? Dilemma...
Here's the deal. We've had an offer accepted on our property and had an offer accepted on the property we like but then our mortgage deal fell through (I won't get into details) and we can't get one approved until August 2011. So.... Do we continue with the sale of our house, and rent for 6-9mths and then look for other…
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Vendors refuse to move out
Hi all, Let me start by saying we love this house and it has taken us ages to find one we both like and feel homely in. We put an offer in for the full asking price in March (It's now December) and as such had a survey done on the property to support the mortgage application. However the vendors are refusing to move out as…
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landlady not giving deposit back??
ok i put a post on here the other week but now the situation has progressed. More help needed.... I moved out of my house on 23rd nov (two week this tuesday) and my landlady blamed me for damages to the carpet but i disagree as she badly fitted the shower which caused flooding to the carpet. i found out after i moved that…
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Selling house, I only have Virgin TV - do I need to get a freesat dish fitted?
I am selling my house and the only tv signal we get is through Virgin cable which requires a virgin box. When I move, do I need to leave the house with a non-cable option for TV? I could get a free sat dish fitted pretty cheap, maybe buy a freesat box and take it with me? There's no digital aerial on my property, so where…
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Can anyone recommend a dry rot specialist that covers SW London
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can personally recommend a dry rot specialist that would come out to SW London, I've just found out my neighbour has a bit on the front of her flat which connects to mine a couple of metres away. I found Timberwise but I don't know anything about them. Does anyone know how much it costs…
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Building an identical extension to next doors.
Hi I live in a semi, and at the back next door has built a conservatory. One wall sits along the boundary. We want to build an extension, virtually identical. 1. I dont imagine we share the wall......do we. 2. If not, do we leave a small gap between the extensions. How big does it need to be. 3. Once we build ours, how do…
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EA insists I see mortgage adviser before I can make an offer....
Now I know that he wants to flog me a mortgage as well but he is insistent that I must see the mortgage adviser before we make an offer. We have a mortage in principle arranged with a letter indicating this. We are well within our budget. I am tempted to talk to the vendor directly. I would like to tell the EA to f off but…
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Estate agent won't return holding deposit!
I'm hoping someone with experience in this sort of thing might be able to offer me some advice. About 1 month ago I put a holding deposit (£325) down on a rental property after the estate agent handling it insisted I do so to secure it. They then went about contacting my various references only for me to find out about a…
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Epc
Hi all. In my naivety I wasn't aware that EPC existed. Should the landlord have made this available to us legally, or is it just good practice? We want to discuss the insullation and the highly ineffective boiler with them. They have been ripped off by an OFTEC registered technician who has billed them for servicing the…
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Will I be liable to pay tax if my partner puts my name on the house?
My partner and I moved into a new house together 4 years ago. At the time I was a student and because my income was so low I was classed as a dependent so my name could not be joint on the mortgage or the house. 4 years on, I earn as much as my partner and want to put my name on the house. We have extended the building so…
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boiler bill
the people who bought my house are trying to send me a bill for the boiler. I am refusing to pay as it is caveat emptor. Is the only recourse to them to take this this to a small claims court?
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Lettings Interest 1.5% Martin HELP !
Well thanks Nationwide I have just been potentially clobbered with an ADDITIONAL 1.5% mortgage interest rent/lettings levy ! Has anybody esle fell foul of this this week ? I wanted to rent my residential property out as I cannot sell, I asked verbally if this was ok earlier this year and they said yes, could even do it in…
