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Buying - Misdescription of the floorplan
Hello, I have just recently bought a house as a FTB and I wonder if I could get some advice. Though I have visited the house 3 times before buying, when it came to making the decision on the size of the house, I have based my reasoning on the estate agent's description and measurements. I have not done measurements at the…
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Anyone used Trethowans for their conveyancing?
Right, looking for a good conveyancer (online / offline don't really care which). Someone mentioned Trethowans to me in passing, but a quick google search threw up some mixed feedback. Anyone on here got any opinions, or any previous experience?
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moving to welwyn garden city
hey. I graduated last summer and have managed to get a graphics job in welwyn garden city! thing is, im moving there within the next month and i dont really have any idea on wheres good to stay or not in the area. preferably id like to be within walking distance of the train station as my work is right beside there plus…
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Is this true about Estate Agents?
Hi all, I have put an offer on a house we would like to buy, mine is going on the market this week so have yet to sell it. Anyhooo the estate agent who are dealing with the house i want to buy aren't my favourite and although they did a valuation on my house, i found them too pushy for my liking and sales orientated. The…
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house purchasing
more of just a general query to be honest, recently been accepted on an offer for a house and had my mortgage accepted! need £28000 deposit and fees on top, i have all of this in place but was wondering if its possible to take up the m&s 0% over 15 months on purchases to put towards my deposit? this would leave me with £x…
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Renting - agent insisting on six months in advance, but contract says monthly payment
Hi, I was hoping someone could offer me some advice on the situation my wife and I have just found ourselves facing. We relocated from London to the West Midlands last November. Decent flats in the area we moved to are few and far between, so when we found one that we liked we were determined to move there. As we were…
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own conveyancing when buying from a relative with no mortgage
We have been given the opportunity to buy a property for a small amount of money from a relative so there will be no mortgage companies involved. Would doing our own conveyancing be possible and how do I know where to start? The house has been in the family for about 15 years. Can anyone help with what is mandatory and…
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from a house to a flat
hi i was wondering if anybody had gone from living in a house to living in a flat? i currently rent a 3 bedroom house, and when my kids get a place of there own in the next year or two, i've thought of giving up the house and renting a flat instead, the idea being a smaller place being easier to clean, easier to keep tidy,…
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Arc Property Solicitors - dreadful service, awful reputation!
I know there are other threads here on how shocking this company are but I'm so furious and confused I need to post a new up to date one. Please, please, please spare yourself the hassle if you are reading this before instructing a solicitor to deal with a sale / purchase. Please do as we SHOULD have done and use a…
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Moving Out - viewings when we're not in
We've given notice on our flat, and obviously the landlord now wants to show the flat. We of course don't have a problem with this, but have requested that these only take place when we're in, since we have a lot of valuables and are not comfortable with viewings without us there. My query is, is this something we are…
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Part Exchange - what % of genuine value do you tend to get?
Question for anyone who has done a part exchange using their existing property, obviously the property company who buys your house values it as 'for cheap sale' - typically, what does this mean in practice? Do you tend to get 90% of the genuine market value or what sort of amount? It should be pretty standard for mine,…
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Solicitor - best way to find a good one?
I need to ensure I have a good solicitor as I'm possibly going to buy off plan, so I need to make sure they know how to word all the clauses and get outs correctly for me - but how do you know which solicitor is a good one, it can't just be by price, and internet reviews are not particularly useful. Word of mouth? Phone…
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completion?
Well we finally exchanged on Friday, completion set for Tuesday so we have spent the weekend madly packing. Was just wondering what happens on completion? Our deposit for the purchase is not tied in with the sale of our current house so that has already been transferred on exchange and the solicitor said our mortgage funds…
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How much to offer?
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Boiler cover as a landlord
I'm just getting myself ready to rent my flat out for the first time since it failed to sell... I'm trying to cover myself as much as possible by getting the boiler/ heating covered. I know British Gas do landlord cover, but I have also found something called Omni Assist. Anybody heard of them? Their prices seem almost too…
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landlord says i never paid a deposit- help
Hi all i moved into this property in may 2010 . I have no contract as originally i thought id stay 3 months and he said ' her solicitor could only draw up 6 month contracts plus'. so we agreed i would simply let her know a month before that i wanted to move. ( i know this is dodgy but it benefited me and my question isnt…
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Buying a house which is freehold and holds a leasehold
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has been in a similar position.. We're currently in the process of buying our first house which is a repossession. The people previously bought it under a shared equity scheme by the looks of it. So they owned a percentage of the house and then the rest belonged to the housing…
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hmm, guy from downstair just came up cause there's a leak in his flat...ROP
and he thinks it's definitely coming from our flat...but there's no obvious flooding/water leaks anywhere...ideas? He's getting a plumber out tonight or something he said :S He said it only happens sometimes not very often :S
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Transfer of Mortgages
Evening everyone. We are currently in the process of selling our property to relocate to a new county. The mortgage is only just in positive equity after 5 years with NRAM and is fully up to date, never missed a Direct Debit payment to them and never had a problem with them (their Cover Me insurance is another story…
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Exterior wall unsafe in 5 year old property, Help please.
Hi. We are the second owners of a 4 bed detached on a new build estate. The house is 5-6 years old and as it is an end detached has a side wall going round the side of our garden which backs on to a footpath/pavement. The wall is constructed of vertical pillars of brick about 2 metres high and in the middle there are…
