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1 bed room flats
Me and my Partner are looking at buying at the moment and so far have just been looking at 2 bedroom houses/flats. We have just seen a 1 bedroom flat in our perfect location, down a lovely road and at a really affordable price. Ive always thought a 1 bedroom may be too small for us to live in, has anyone got any experience…
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EA not advertising properly
Hi there, I put my property on the market last week and signed a sole agency agreement with the EA for 8 weeks. They have advertised it fine on Right move. However on Find a property and Zoopla they haven't put all the photos up. There's just one external picture and no internal pictures. Also they haven't put a floorplan…
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What would you do?
our house has been on the market for a year now, after a few offers and alot of viewings nothing ever seems to happen. We definatly want to move in future but have been thinking lately about taking it off the market for about 1-2 years as a break, i am 4 months pregnant and want to feel secure and do a room up for the baby…
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Detective Work Required
I really like this house, perfect location, price, has added potential ECT, but I have a feeling there is something fishy going on with it as its not long been bought, also it was under offer for a very short time and then it was back again with the 10% deposit. Please can I have some detective help with this and if anyone…
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Renting through direct let scheme
Coming to the end of the one year assured tenancy aggreement, my current tenants were very good on the whole and havent had any real problems with them at all. They were a young couple, she was pregnant and has since had the kid and now they need to move into a bigger place. They seemed really nice when I showed them round…
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Should we change mortgage on rental?
Hi just after a bit of advise really. We rent out my OH flat out interest on it is only 2.5% so at the moment we are paying off the capital and the rent we receive covers our agents fee (which we plan to opt out off) and ground rent, we make no further profit from it. My OH got made redundant last week and is now planning…
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Landlord trying to increase rent
I am asking this for a friend. She has 4 children living in a 4 bedroom property. The landlord quite ok with it. Friend is now 4 months pregant with triplets. Landlord came round for a 6 monthly check and found out about the triplets. Friend was going to tell him once she was further along in pregnancy. As landlord left he…
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Late rent Fee
So I got a text message from the agency today (2 weeks after the due date) telling me that I had missed a payment on my rent and that I was now in arrears. I check my bank account and it turns out to be true and I was a little stumped as I have a standing order set up and I have a comfortable bank balance so no reason for…
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Renting when a student
Hi everyone, new member here so hope this is in the right section. Wondering if someone could give me some advice. I am looking to move in with my fiancee in the next couple of months, we live around 40 miles away from eachother, and having spent the past 2 and a bit years commuting to eachother whilst i am at university,…
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Renting - credit check question
hi, I am looking for some advice, I own my current home with a mortgage however it is too big for my current needs so I am looking to move into a rented apartment that I have seen and rent out my house. My question is, when the letting agent carries out a credit check, will they decline my application when they see that I…
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Buying a B&B
Has anyone had experience of buying a business with a commercial mortgage? The private house I have been trying to buy is just about doing my head in. 3 1/2 weeks now and they've not instructed their solicitor and given their ID. I'm told that it's because she didn't have a photo driving licence and has an expired passport…
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New house, but home report is way off the mark
Hi All, Need some advice. Just took possession of keys to my new house last Friday. The house is empty and there's lots of decorating required. But I spend today testing everything; plumbing, heating, electrics etc and noticed a few very interesting things. 1. The Home Report that was provided by the seller states that…
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Is there a good forum for wannabe landlords?
Hi all, we currently have our house on the market for sale but as a backup we may consider renting the house out if it doesnt sell. is there a good forum i can look at to give me an idea on whats involved in renting a house out!! Also does anyone know on the off chance how much a letting agent will charge for looking after…
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Urgent Help needed for tenants. - landlord insurance
Right after viewing a property to rent a 2 bed maisoneete in Worthing my girlfriend and I were in agreement it was for us. It had a nice size bedroom and bedroom 2 ideal for my study (as from June I will be working from home) We were told to secure it, to be quick and get back to the letting agents shop front with £200 to…
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Letter from Council RE: Housing Benefit...advice?
Hi, major worry and panic here. :( Im on Jobseekers Allowance and in full receipt of Housing Benefit. Currenting renting property from Council, been here 6 years. Got a letter Friday there "NOTIFACATION OF SCHEDULE RECOVERY" for overpayment of housing benefit of £197.61 (I quote) ===================================== As…
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Launching legal action against Landlord / Agent
Hi All, It would seem that my visits to this particular board always tend to be negative so firstly I apologise for that but if there is any advice I would be most grateful. To provide a brief summary of the situation. In October last year I moved in to a flat in London costing just over £1500 per month in rent with £100…
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update: landlady query
just an update regarding my previous posts https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3099368 my tenant settled all of his arrears today and apologised profusely for all the problems caused. I am willing to give him another chance so to speak. I am immensely grateful to all those who took the time to guide me through…
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Tenancy agreement renewal!!
I need some advice please. I have an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement for a fix term of 12 months with a national letting agent. Last week I received a letter telling me that on the 28th of May the agreement will expire, but my LL is happy to extend the agreement for a further 12 months & if I wish to extend the…
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how much is a house worth
This may be a silly question, but here goes: when you're selling a house, instead of asking eas to suggest a price wouldn't it be better to get a valuation from a surveyor? A surveyor wouldn't have any reason to inflate the price or play silly beggers or whatever. I'm guess I'm missing something here, but I'd love to know…
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nice house but council housing nearby . .
hi all we have been to view a nice house this morning, it has everything we want; including a large garden. There is also scope for development and adding value to the property. However, we had a walk around the area after the viewing and saw that the street behind and also the next close on appear to be council housing.…
