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Water Damage
Hi dont know if you can help me but here goes anyway. My daughter rents a 1st floor flat which recently the water boiler bust and flooded her landing carpet. We had to rip it up cause it was so badly damaged and we have recently paid to have it replaced. What I want to know is who is responsible for the cost? This is an…
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FTB, advice on reserve fund for leasehold property please.
I'm a first time buyer in the process of purchasing an apartment in a 5 storey listed building of which there are 50 apartments. My solicitor received financial statements from the Management Company for 2008 which showed a reserve fund of £29,000, he is currently waiting for financial statements for 2009 and 2010. In…
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Survey Help Please
Hi I am purchasing a property for £200k, the mortgage vaulation survey has been done and the Mortgage company are happy with it. The property needs updating inside as the previous owner was an OAP who sadly passed away, and the house hasnt been decorated or new kitchen/bathroom in years. It has a double storey extension on…
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Awful landlord next door
I don't know if this is the right place to post this thread, or if anyone can offer any advice - but here goes. I bought my house 13 years ago, about 5 - 6 years ago the house next door (both are mid terrace in a row of 4 houses) was bought as a buy to let. From the outset the LL didn't seem fussy who he let the house to,…
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Valuation advice please
Hi, have paid for a valuation to be done by an RICS chartered surveyor but I am not happy with the value he has given. We know our house is not in great condition - no central heating, 70's kitchen & bathroom in need of replacing, needs total redecoration and he was advised at the time of the valuation also that the roof…
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Advice needed - does AST contract count if new one not signed?
Hi there My friend moved into a two bed property he shares with a friend August 2009 on a 1 year AST. The new AST for August 2010 the agency sent out was not signed. My friend has lost his job and wants to move out of the property - the agency have told him and his friend they cannot move out until August 2011. Is this…
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I've completely messed up my chances of buying a house, any advice appreichiated!
Hello, I am a long time lurker on these boards, it sees like a friendly place so I thought I'd ask for some advice, My boyfried and I want to buy a house, we've got a 25.5% deposit (I inherited a large sum of money) and we've found THE house! Here lies the problem, I earn a good salary but my credit rating is shot, 633 to…
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First time seller needs advice
Sorry for this long-winded first post but I'm after some objective advice about my dilemma. I have had my flat on the market since Feb 2010 (selling only not buying a new property). I accepted an offer fairly quickly from a first time buyer who then messed around for a while, got cold feet and withdrew her offer. In June…
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Private Landlord Properties (How do I find them?)
Ive been put in a position where I need to rent somewhere pretty quick sharpish ive search rightmove but there is no properties on there in the area im looking to rent in. But im pretty sure there are properties available via private landlords my question is how to I find these properties?
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Pulling out of purchase week of exchange
Feeling hugely depressed. We're buying a house which we were due to exchange on this week and complete in the first week of Jan. After 2 months of chasing, we finally got responses to our enquiries on Friday, which showed the 25 year old boiler had never been serviced although the seller (not a gas engineer) had…
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can the rent be too cheap?
Hi everyone, hope somebody would be able to clear this up for me. We are looking to rent a bigger house sometime next year. I just had a quick look on local websites and found one agent renting houses £50 to £100 cheaper than others in the area. Admittedly it's a rural area and market is slow, but price difference looks a…
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Leaving rental property guess what- a dispute
We moved out of our rented property on saturday left everything clean tidy etc.no dispute about that We got permission from the letting agent to get a gas meter installed, when we left we phoned british gas several times to get the meter removed and they refused, saying that if the landlord is moving back in they can phone…
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Buyers, don't be conned by unscrupulous sellers and EAs.
Some sellers readily admit that their aim is screw their buyers to the wall by misrepresenting their property and stripping it right down before completion. There is a thread advocating this at the top of this forum at the time of posting.You don't have to let this happen. You are spending a lot of money on a house, more…
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Buyer's Premium..?
Pattinsons EA appear to be selling most of their properties through their own auctions. I understand that they can charge a buyer's premium (as with all auction houses) when they sell houses this way BUT they have said i can make an offer on a house which previously didn't sell in an auction and they will still charge me…
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Ex signing over property
Hi I'm planning on taking some proper legal advice in the new year but like to go prepared with a bit of knowledge and I'm having trouble finding info on the net. I bought a house with my ex in 2002. I moved out in May 2008 as he refused to go. As the mortgage was too expensive for him on his own I continued to pay half…
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Spareroom.com or letting agent?
Hi Im new to letting and wonder if anyone could advise me if letting agents are better to use than internet based letting such as spareroom .com? I have had quotes from letting agents and think I could get the same money advertising the house myself. In short im moving an hour away so will worry about my property, my house…
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Flat 18 months old, boiler broken down. NHCB?
My son moved in to a new flat 17 months ago. All was well until a few days ago and now the boiler has broken down so no heating and hot water. I have looked on the NHCB website to see what is covered and it says this: In the first 2 years of your Buildmark cover, your builder is responsible to put right any defects or…
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no heating and landlord ignoring messages
Hi, I'm posting on behalf of my daughter who is flat sharing. They have had no heating now for 4 weeks, and have contacted the letting agent countless times. He promised a British Gas engineer would come out last Monday, she took a day off but no-one came, and BG won't speak to her as she's not the policy holder for the…
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Renting out my house - advise please!
Hi All, I currently live with my partner and my 6 month old son, in a one bedroom house with a study (that we have a mortgage for). The study is my son's bedroom and it just about does us, but we obviously knew in the future we would need to move somewhere bigger. We have just found out that my partner is expecting our…
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Need to leave tenancy early due to pregnancy-related disability
Hello, hoping someone can help... I have lived in a 4 bedroom shared flat for 2 years, my partner 3 years, occupying 2 rooms. The other tenants have changed over this time with four new people coming and going, and myself and my partner have done all the work in finding people and keeping the house full and ensuring our…
