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Advice - Who to shout at?
Hello, Just got the keys to my new house that my girlfriend and I have bought. We had assurances from the Estate agent and the Solicitors that the house would be cleaned and tidied for when we moved in...it hasn't been! And we have only been given the front door keys the old owners still have the other keys, which I find…
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Sellers - how close to asking are you/ did you hold out for?
Just out of interest (and as, as you can see from my other thread, I've had an offer of 90% of asking turned down), I was wondering how much of a reduction the sellers on here are willing to give from their asking price (or did give if you have sold)? I know it varies according to how much the asking price is, and how…
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ending tenancy
I have lived in my rented house for over 2 years, and want to give a months notice from 7th december, I sent a signed for letter to the landlord on the 24th November, but they have not picked it up, so currently don't know when I am leaving, although they are aware verbaly it is imminent. Should I ring and give them a date…
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EA won't put our offer forward without...
We have sold our house and want to make an offer on another property but the agent won't put our offer forward without knowing the full details of our purchaser (name, solicitor, method of payment). I can understand why they need that AFTER the offer has been accepted but I am perplexed and annoyed as to why they want it…
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Buy My House - I've Just Knocked Half a Mill off the Price!
Bit of a lump slashed off this one today: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26764582.html
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Renting - credit checks
Hello I am looking to rent a house and my credit check has gone through fine - however my boyfriend is on a temp contract - will this damage our chances? Many thanks Katie
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Help..house double rented
Hi ya I have just found out that our home that we rent, is all ready being rented,from a housing associoation by the people we rent from,We belived at the time we signed up it was a owned property,and that this was a private property rent.Post for them vitually stopped and in the post today in error I opended a letter…
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Removing downstairs loo, will we de-value the house?
Bit of a dilemma, we love our 3 bed semi but the kitchen is quite small considering the size of the rest of the house. We could knock through into the lobby area of the house to make a much bigger kitchen but it would mean losing the downstairs loo. We're fine with this as there is an ensuite shower/loo upstairs in our…
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Letting agent not passing on 6 months rent
I've just let a property via a letting agent and it was agreed that the tenant pays 6 months rent in advance. So far, the letting agent has only pass on the first month rent. The let started over 2 weeks ago. They said "that the tenant has not authorised to pay us 6 months rent in advance", even though this is stated in…
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tenants in common to joint tenants
we have our home registered as tenants in common but want to revert to joint tenants. Told we need Form RX3 (can download) but what other paperwork do we need to send with it. Someone said send copies of Wills (we are in the throes of making new ones) but why do we need to send that? Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.
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Witheld Rent
I'll try and make this as brief as possible. I lived in a property with 5 of my friends between 08-09. The whole thing turned into a bit of a mess. We had the usual problems: landlord not carrying out repairs, things breaking etc etc. Things got much worse and we had prolems with the electricity in our house. The first six…
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How can my partner buy into my property?
Hello I own a flat which I have a small mortgage for and the flat is completely in my name. My mother loaned me half the flat's worth in cash which I need to give back to her when I sell, i also put a cash deposit down myself so got a mortgage for about 1/3 of the flat's worth. However now my boyfriends wants to buy half…
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FTB - Limited lease on flat
Morning everyone. I could do with a bit of advice! My partner and I have been renting a flat for the past 2 years (after moving out of our parents homes), and slowly saving for a deposit (which is difficult when rent + bills are ~£1200 a month). We've now saved £20k. However, a ground floor flat within the same block as…
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No inventory list!
Hi, I have a concern, My partner and I moved into a rented property 6months ago. We went through a letting agent but then our landlord decided to take over management after. With all the paperwork we had prior to moving in, there was no inventory list included and due to numerous problems we had at the start with the…
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My flat is being rented- tenant is not looking after it
Can anybody help me here? I spent thousands doing up my flat 6 months ago to rent it out, it rented straight away. I have since heard from another neighbour that the tenant is not looking after the place. Tiles have blown off the roof and there is now a damp patch on the ceiling of one of the rooms. My neighbour has seen…
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Negotiating your house sale price
You have decided to sell your house. You advertise it for sale at a price of £120,000. You have decided that the absolute minimum you are prepared to accept is £100,000. A buyer, Fred Bloggs, has viewed the house, likes it and makes an offer of £110,000. Scenario 1 You breathe a huge sigh of relief and accept Fred’s offer.…
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Retention given on property im seling
Hi All, Just over a year I bought a flat in need of work with a mortgage. The flat was valued by surveyor used by mortgage lender and in the report, surveyor mentioned slight movement however not progressive and in line with age of building. Just over a year later with the property on market after i've carried out light…
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First time buyer....need your suggestions please.
Hi, We (my wife & I) are first time buyers. We have seen this house on 2 occasions & we like it. The asking price was £269,950. We initially placed an offer of 243,000 (10% below the asking price) 2 weeks back, which was rejected. Our second & final offer was 250,000 (7% below) a week back. It was also rejected. The EA…
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Who would have to pay for burst pipes?
Hi, My husband and I are exchanging and completing on a house tomorrow, and we're a bit worried as the house is empty at the moment and the weather is set to be freezing tonight. Who would be responsible for paying for any pipes that burst because of the cold weather? Would it be the vendors as they should have maintained…
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House we were buying now being reposessed! We still want it - next steps?
I posted a while back regarding our house purchase as one of the vendors (divorced couple) went bankrupt during the sale process. The other was trying to avoid bankruptcy. We had a few hairy moments but were still looking good to complete & exchange last week until the bankrupt half of the couple refused to sign the final…