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Leaving Rented Appartment...Advice on wear and tear
Hi guys, This is a question, just so we can be prepared as we are in the process of getting a mortgage. Now my questions are, we have been living here for nearly 6 years, and there are a few things I am not sure what to do: 1) Our carpet in the living room has 2 issues. One is an iron burn (blame my husband!) and the…
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Tenancy renewal question
We are approaching the end of our initial 6 month tenancy. Our assumption was that at the end of the 6 months we would move on to a periodic tenancy (ie, rolling monthly) as standard. Yesterday we received a letter from the letting agents stating as follows: Dear Mr xxxx According to our records, your tenancy agreement…
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Letting agent charges - reasonable or not?
We are first time renters and we have just viewed a property to rent and received the LAs terms and conditions. The up front non refundable arrangement fee is 30% of one months rent + VAT + £35 per adult tenant. It strikes me as a large sum of money effectively additional commission for the LA - especially as the house is…
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Replacing storage heaters
A storage heater at my rental property needs replacing according to my property management agent. Their electrician has said that the cost will be £575 which is difficult to take as I've already replaced the fridge freezer, washing machine, kitchen taps and hallway flooring this year... My question is, are storage heaters…
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Another rental property being repossessed. Joy!
I will try and keep this short, Just found out today that my friends rental property has very likely been repossessed. She has only lived there for 3 months. As we understand it the court case took place on the 13th (or there around) of Novemeber 2010. There was a letter sent to the property for the occupier, but we have…
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ground rent
I have been living in my house for 26 years and pay £26 per year. Am interested in buying my lease which was for 99 years so now has 76 years left. Does anyone know if there is a way to calculate this or do you have to just apply to the Compton Group and ask what they will charge. Second question is we pay them for the…
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Buying Another Property without selling existing one
Hi, I hope you can supply me with some advice. We have been looking to move home but have so far been unable to sell our present property. The property is valued at £200k and we have no mortgage on it. We have though now seen an ideal house for our family. Although I would prefer to sell our existing home and purchase this…
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No win no fee for suing landlord?
Hi all, Wondering if you can help. I'll try and keep it brief and as less boring as possible!! A few weeks ago, i was stood outside our privately rented property, fishing in my bags for my keys when a huge piece of concrete (the stuff that keeps the tiles together) fell off the roof and greeted my head. An ambulance trip,…
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Possible relocation for work
I'm hoping that someone will be able to come up with a magic solution here but maybe I'm being a bit optimistic! Basically we bought our house 2 years ago on the Ownhome scheme - we have a mortgage for 60% of the property and the other 40% is an equity loan. It looks like I might have a job opportunity coming up which…
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no building regs
Sorry, i know there are a few similar threads to this, but.... Myself and my boyfriend have an offer accepted on a house which has a loft conversion. We didn't know until the home buyers survey that the owners didn't have a building regulation certificate for it. The current owner is refusing to apply retrospectively and…
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Landlord threatening to sue for damage, deposit not registered..
Hi It's been a few weeks now since I moved out of a joint tenancy house rented to 5 tenants by a private landlord, the contract was for 6 months, and then another 6 months. Upon moving in we paid a deposit of £1950; one month's rent, and we have it in writing from the landlord that we paid a deposit at this time. I have…
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accepted offer,valid how long?
seen a house [repossesed]that we like & have put a couple of offers in , thing is this house had a closing date of sept16th,to which someones offer was accepted at 62k.since then he has been unable to pay for it so house put back onto the market at 59,950.i offered 57k as it needs a lot of work done on it, to which they…
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Zoopla - Estimates - Are they fairly accurate??
Just had a look at the website which I have been rec and it estimates our house to worth 11k less than we currently have our house on for and roughly 17k less than we purchased it for in 2007!!! Just wondered if ppl feel these estimtates are realistic or not??
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Building insurance queries for new house
Hi there, About to exchange on a house and need buildings/contents insurance in place. Been on GoCompare to find a policy but unsure of how to answer some of questions - if anyone can advise i'd be very grateful. 1 - When they ask for the % of flat roof - should I include the garage (or is it considered an outbuilding) and…
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Charge on the house
I want to buy a house from a friend for cash. We would like to arrange matters so that I pay slightly less than half (say 5/12ths), although the proportion is flexible. When I sell the house in 3 or 4 years time he will receive the outstanding sum (say 7/12ths). The final sum would be adjusted up or down depending upon the…
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Who pays council tax?
I am leaving my rental on 31 December, however the tenancy technically continues until 23 January (and I've paid rent up to 23 January). I intend to inform the council that the property is unoccupied from 31 December. Who is then responsible for council tax? Do I have to cover it until 23 January even if I don't live…
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Need to Sell Urgently
Hi all. Apologies if I ramble a bit, but I ought to give you some background first. We've lived in the same house for 30 years and are now desperate to get out asap. We moved in in 1980 as Council Tenants and bought it under Right to Buy in 1990. We live in the farthest corner of a small cul-de-sac and for many years…
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How much to put house on sale for?
Hi Long term lurker and now decided to sell my house! I could do with some help working out these sums. I have a 3-bed in the BL6 area. My street is a mix of 2 and 3 bed ex-HA houses. The last house to sell on my street was a 2 bed for £77k sold 22/10/2010. There are currently 2 x 3 beds for sale at £75k reduced from…
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Tenant refuse to move out on completion day
Hi, I wonder if someone can give me some advice here?? We are running up to the exchange of contract... it was meant to be yesterday and completion a week after. The seller initially proposed these dates and we worked along to meet the schedule. Everything is in place from my side. However, on the day of exchange my…
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Freehold purchase
Dear all, I'm after a little advice on behalf of my girlfriend please. She recently purchased a 99 year leasehold on a flat in a building that has 5 other flats within it. All the other flats have 65 years remaining on their leasehold as they were sold by the freeholder in 1976 with the exception of my girlfriends which…
