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House needs rewiring how much
We are in the process of buying a property, and the survey has come back saying the electics wirings and fittings are dated and wouldn't meet current requirements. Would this mean a rewire and how much would this cost (3 bed mid terrace, midlands)
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Change in circumstances on fixed term mortgages
Hi there, sorry if this sounds naive but can anyone tell me what is the likely outcome in this scenario: I have a fixed rate mortgage deal. During the fixed rate period, I decide I want to sell my property and buy a new one with a partner. Are mortgages portable enough to cope with a new property and a new ownership…
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Low click through rate on Rightmove
My house has been for sale for 9 weeks now. We have had 7 viewings which im happy with. No offers yet. The click through rate on rightmove is really low. Can you tell me why? Its coming up in peoples searches but they arent clicking on it. We have reduced the price but this hasnt changed the click through rate. Can you…
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buying mothers property
hi i am after some advice, i have lived with my mother all her life in her house, only her names are on the deeds. she now wishes to sell the house to me. i have 3 brothers, she has valued the house at £180000 and split that into 5 shares so that we have a share each valued at £36000. she wishes to keep hold of her share…
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Want to buy another house, while renting current home.
Hello, some advice from mortgage brokers or knowledgeable people required please. I want to buy another home but as we all know the market is poor for sellers. So I don't want to sell my property at the moment as I'm looking at about 30k - 40k loss. My present house is mortgage free and I paid £305000 for it. I have a…
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Been offered a house in 6 months.
A friend of the family, has offered us their house at a great price, and we love the house. The problem is their new house is being built and wont be finished for at least 6 months. The house is valued at £147,500 we can buy it for £133k. This would allow us t keep our existing house and rent it out. How would we go about…
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Bloor Homestart - First Time Buyer
Good Evening, I'm 21 years old and looking to move out with my girlfriend who is approaching 21, I have saved around 13k for a deposit so far. Today we went to look at the following; Okay, cant post links! But its on the bloorhomes site in Dunstable. With the value being £128,950 of the whole flat. We was introduced to the…
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How Overpriced is This Barratt Development?
Reluctantly we're considering a new build via a part-ex due to our inability to sell ours as quickly as we'd like. We viewed one of the houses today, though on a development in the next town as there aren't any yet here, and were pleasantly suprised by it. Now Barratt, on their website, price them at 'from £144,995' which…
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First Time Buyers
My fianc!e and I are first time buyers with a mortgage offer in principal and can move any time so are in a pretty good position (we think) in terms of negotiation. We have seen a house that we like which is for sale at £149,950 and has been on the market for just over 3 weeks (it appears they dropped the price by £5,000…
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What should I be doing about paying tax?
Hi, I currently have a second house which I own with a friend and we let this house (we don't have a buy to let but our mortgage provider is aware this property is let). At the moment our mortgage payments are £320 (interest only) and our rental income is £640. Meaning we are currently making roughly £320 a month before…
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How do I buy Building Regulations Indemnity Insurance
Does anyone know where I can buy Building Regulations Indemnity Insurance? Of if I need to go through my solicitor to do this. I would prefer to do it myself if that is a way to save money. thanks in advance for any help Lee
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advice please
A couple of weeks ago we had viewing on our house that went well the lady put in an offer 40,000 below the asking price of 400,000 we declined the offer as it was too low we have since found a house we like so would this be cheeky to ask her if she would meet us half way my husband says she was trying it on for a quick one…
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Taking out Equity
I have decided to take 15k out of one of my properties that has a large amount of equity in as i need to buy myself a new car as my old car is on its last.I dont really want to take out finance for the new car but i wandered would it make sense to take out 15k from equity from one of my rentals.My reasoning for this is,my…
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Share of freehold flat - agreeing maintenance
Hi Everyone; My partner and I have recently had an offer accepted on the top floor flat of a converted Victorian townhouse. There are 3 flats in total that share the freehold; the other two are not owner occupied but have long-term tenants. The freehold agreement says that all freeholders share responsibility for…
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Moving out of my parents house.
I'm planning on moving out of my parents house later on this year, and I need advice on what my expected cost of living will be. I'm going to put my name down for a council flat which I'm told is a lot cheaper than renting privately, I've looked at how much people are charging for rent and that seems to support this also.…
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does my house need to be for sale before i can offer on another??
Hi all this is probably a stupid question but here goes... We have seen a house we like and would like to buy it, our house isnt currently on the market as we were not even thinking of moving until this house came up in the right area. The estate agent has told me that in order to place an offer on this house mine needs to…
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Order for possession
If someone can share some ideas or experience it would really be appreciated. I received an Order for possession (accelerated procedure) (assured shorthold tenancy) I received this yesterday, Saturday 26 March. The date of the letter/order is 23 March On the 17th March District Judge XXX 1- The defendant (myself) give the…
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Informing solictors of new windows when selling?
I'm currently filling in a load of paperwork for my solicitors regarding the sale of my house. One of the questions is basically 'if any changes have been made, has planning permission, building reg approval or listed building consent obtained? If YES, please supply copies of the relevant permissions and where appropriate,…
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Are any of these companies that guarantee to buy your property worth using
Me and the missus are keen for a quick sale for personal reasons. We've been on the market for a year and had 2 sales fall through so thinking of getting in touch with one of these companies that will buy for their set price. WE are based in Essex and wondered if anyone had used one of these companies, checking online its…
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My landlords ...HELP!
Sorry if i have posted in the wrong place! Help !!! Keep up with me. i moved into this farm house 7 months ago since then they have put a broken double glazed window in the living room and not sealed it. Our back extension was never signed off,outside heating boiler no certificate, no electric certificate even tho we have…
