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Paying Electric survey on my home
Can anyone please tell me if I have to pay for the Electric test on my home please , I paid the hip pack etc a year ago which I know has just been a waste of money , now I'm being asked by my solicitors & the purchasers of my home to pay this extra survey ? Also I have just paid for mining information £130 from the coal…
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please help_hes taking my nan to the cleaners!
Just posted this in the wrong place hopefully this is the right area. I guess im after some similar experiences and direction for legal advice...here goes, I will give as much info as I can and will find out additional info needed as and when... my nan has lived in her council house and rented it for upwards of 25 years,…
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homebuyer report on our property
our buyer has arranged a homebuyer report on our house next week... what things exactly will they be looking at? will they nit pick at everything? since buying we have completely rennovated our house damp proofing new floor joists and wooden flooring re-wire new central heating system complete re-plaster new windows…
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moving to london advice
Hi just looking for some advice on living in London, Just finishing university and will be moving in the summer to start work on the tube lines, around Whitechapel station and Liverpool Street station. It’s going to be all new for me so be much appreciated for advice on the best location to rent a room or flat. Budgets…
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Fencing in a corner plot
Hi I have viewed a property this evening on a large corner plot. The back garden is only very small so I had the idea of fencing in the large corner plot to give ourselves a substantial garden. However my fil commented this evening that he didn't think you could put a 6 foot fence to the front of any property. the fence…
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Shared Ownership - do I need to inform if partner moves in?
Shared Ownership - do I need to inform if partner moves in? is there a minimum time before you 'circumstances' can change, or if I did end up living with my partner would I need to move out of the property?
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Pipes burst, estate agent has all sets of keys, who is liable?
My girlfriend has inheritted a house which is 100 hundred miles away from where we currently live. Every set of keys was automatically handed over to the estate agents following her grandfathers death and she has also signed a document with the solicitors to give permission for them to act on her behalf. The solicitors…
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To Buy or not to Buy
Hi First post. Trying to make a decision wether or not to buy a house. We are luckily in that we will be in a position to buy in about 6 months time but can't decide if its a good idea. We will have to move fairly soon as house we are in now is too small but my landlord has other properties which we could move into…
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Public Field Plants growing on our wall Brickwork, are they responsible to Sort it ??
A LEGAL QUESTION, about some public plants our wall: Part of our property outside wall is against a Public footpath, and further down the wall is against a public field. On the grass near the wall, on the field there is Ivy plant growing. This has crept up the wall, to the top and is in the wall brickwork (Which can cause…
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Finally...
Well I never thought this time would come -7 months after putting our offer in and accepting an offer on our old house we are finally moved in and unpacked! We had a slow vendor who was in no rush as she was selling on behalf of an elderly parent added to her rubbish solicitors-Countrywide! This slowless caused us to lose…
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Buyer wants neighbour's insurance
We have sold our double story maisonette that is above another single story flat. The buyers solicitors have asked for a copy of the downstairs flat's insurance. Downstairs, who have normally been fine, have refused on the grounds that she has given out the details twice before, and the previous sellers never gave her back…
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Moving a property to joint ownership
We have a rental property that we are planning to sell. The mortgage is in my name, but the bank account that the monthly mortgage payment comes out of is held jointly by me and my wife. When the property is sold the profit will move to the same account. Land registry records have only me as the owner - because I bought…
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Renting Advice
Im moving in with my boyfriend for the first time in a few months. I have rented before but with friends and have been living with my parents for the last year or two. Im looking for advice on how much to budget for bills ect and how best to pay them. What to look for in a property? Any useful advice would be great Cheers!…
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transfer of deeds
Hi, was hoping to get some guidance - my Mum may need long term care and owns her own home outright. The thing is my sister still lives at home with her 2 children who are 7 and 4. If Mum had to go into care would we be forced to sell her house even though it's my sister's and her children's home as well. My sister has…
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Faulty Boiler in rented property who is responsible???
Hi there, I moved into a rented property in feb 2010 and within 3 weeks I had to call the landlord as they boiler was really noisy and waking up my neighbour. They sent out the people who installed it and they said it was fine and just a loud boiler. The boiler was so loud throught the summer that I could not have the back…
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Unfair End of Tenancy Charges & DPS
Hi, I moved out of my old flat at the beginning of March, and was very amicable with the landlady. We came to an agreement on a few bits and bobs - outstanding rent, returning flat to original state etc etc. I did post on here about the "professional cleaning & Steam cleaning" that she had quoted £4-500 for, which I…
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loft conversion - missing paperwork
I have been told by my solicitors that the vendors have no paperwork available for the loft conversion in the house i am buying and do not know when it was done. Apparently this may impact my ability to buy buildings insurance etc. The vendors are willing to put indemnity insurance in place. How serious is this, should i…
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Ripped off by a letting agency
As a landlord of three properties i put trust into the letting agent to successfully let out and manage the 3 properties. She has failed at this and as a result we are out of pocket by over 2 thousand pound, after looking into the company she is not part of any governing body's and as a result i am finding that there is…
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Another head or heart question!
Hi folks - Have narrowed house search down to two properties in two different villages. House 1 is grade 2 listed in need of loads of work to bring back to it's former glory. Kerb-appeal wise it is the less attractive of the two properties. It is a good size and has a decent sized garden, but - there are adjoining pub…
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Front Door problems - Claiming
Hi all, I am not sure if I am posting on the right forum but here goes. We had a composite front door fitted 9 years ago so technically still falls under the IPWFI protection should the glazer go into liquidation/bankruptcy and we need to claim. We have the paperwork for this and have the glazers guarantee. The problem is…
