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Allowing contractors access to flat
Hi all, Wondered if someone could give me some advice. I am moving out of my house in three weeks time but due to the terms of my AST agreement, I have to pay rent until June. This is fair enough as I was supposed to give two months notice and I've only given one. However, I've been told that the landlord wants to…
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Offer rejected :-(
Made an offer on a house on Monday - only 10k below asking price on a 325000 house, but we have been rejected - they want an extra 5k I thought this was a buyers market!
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Arranging viewings
Hi all, I've got a viewing of a house this Saturday abd the estate agents still haven't told me the time - they are to get back to me by the end of the day, but we'll see, they were meant to let me know at the start of the week. The house has been on the market less than 2 weeks and i tried to get a viewing as soon as it…
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online house price valuations
When buying a property and deciding on your offer price, do you pay any attention to something like a Zoopla house price valuation?
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"Offers in Excess of"
Straight forward question really - how much attention do people pay to this line? Me and the OH have our place on the market and are looking at places for us to buy and there are a number which are near enough to our budget, but many of them have the "offers in excess of" line in front of the price. So, if something was up…
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looking for a number for the tenancy deposit scheme
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a landline number for the tenancy deposit scheme (TDS), any ideas? I have the numbers for the other two agencies just incase anyone needs them: My Deposits: 0208 275 3260 Deposit Protection Scheme: 0117 305 1606 Thank you :)
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Any advice on how to play this?
Hello We have seen a house we really love. We've been looking at properties for years!!! And this is the first realistic proposition we have found. It went on the market on Tuesday, we viewed it on Wednesday. We're doing a second viewing tomorrow (Friday) It’s likely we will want to make an offer Assuming there will be…
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any feedback on Blackheath area?
Hi Can someone give me first hand feedback on area surrounding blackheath village? e.g. demographic population and property prices over last few years? we are after a 3 bedroom house for maximum of £320k and dont know for sure regarding the location we want. While i was browsing, found that the village is quite expensive…
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A bit of reassurance needed please
My husband and I are in the middle of buying our first place and, up until a couple of weeks ago, I was so excited and eager to get it, so much so that I'd imagine us in our lovely new flat every single night while I was going to sleep! A couple of weeks ago, the chain was finally completed and my solicitor has done…
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New barratt house - problem?
Hello, Just agreed a sale. Myself and my partner are buying our first property, a brand new house from barratt homes. They won us over with there five star rating and 5 year guarantee. It is fully fitted kitchen etc. We had another look at the progress and the kitchen has now been fitted. However we noticed the end drawers…
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Head or Heart? I need sorting out!
Bit of background.... Put our house on the market last Oct and moved into rented 200 miles away, finally accepted an offer 2 weeks ago. We are planning to see the sale through to completion and then we will be in a very good proceedable position to buy. The longer I live here (rented) the smaller my ideal area to buy…
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Wait for sale or rent out?
Hi :wave: I'm new to this forum but have been reading MSE for years. I hope that somebody will be able to offer me some advice please? We have been trying to sell our flat since July last year, having had one offer that we accepted in September only for it to fall through in November (purchaser made redundant). Since then…
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Scotland only - Refreshed Home Report
Hi guys This one is for the scots only I think since it wont apply in other parts of the UK. If a buyer requests a refreshed Home Report as one of the clauses in an offer, what problems might arise from this? Is this standard practice nowadays? I'm out of touch! Mazz
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Renting for the first time
Hi :) I'm new so apologies if this thread is available somewhere else. My boyfriend and I have been thinking of moving out as we are currently living with my sister and her 3 kids which is a bit irritating due to lack of privacy, never any food in the house, always watching cbeebies instead of corrie etc etc etc.....…
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A little help please
Just after a little advice please I've rented my house for a year now . My landlord still has post delivered here and turns up every few weeks for it ? This I's going to some mad but I suffer with my nerves and him turning up as and when really has me on edge thing like if I've not vax that day and picked up the childrens…
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Home exchange recommendations
Hi. I hope that I have posted this in the correct forum. I have an apartment in Spain. It is a beautiful apartment, with views over the Mar Menor Sea. Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, we can no longer travel abroad so sadly we have to sell. However, I would still love to have a place by the sea in the UK.…
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Reducing stamp duty
I was just looking up stamp duty levels on house purchases. A lot of the Google search results for "stamp duty calculator" that came back were links to sites that purport to show you a way to reduce it. You have to sign up to be pestered in order to find out how it works. I don't want to be pestered, so I was wondering if…
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How old were you?
When you bought your first house? Just for a bit of fun a general ftb chat :)
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Buying out a partner in a mortgage
My boyfriend has agreed to sell his share of their house to his ex, they have agreed an amount and now we want to find out what the next step is? Do they sign the paperwork on the day of the money transaction or does one proceed the other?
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Wiltshire/Dorset villages...........help please!
Hi there, Just wondering if anyone has any advice or views on villages around the Wiltshire/Dorset borders please? We are potentially looking at villages such as Fovant, The Donheads, Mere, Zeals, Ludwell, Tisbury etc, but don't know the area at all being originally from Hampshire and currently residing in Essex. Having…
