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New Landlord - Do I need to rewire?
I am about to move in with my partner and so want rent my house out. It is a Victorian terraced house which is generally in good condition, however I'm not sure about the electrics - I have an old style fuse box (fuses not trip switches) and all the upstairs sockets are mounted in the skirting boards. The electricity meter…
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Is this the ugliest looking extension EVER?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-32350355.html Interior pics are ok tho.
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Getting forms done for renting
So I (and two others) are renting a flat, starting 1st July. We're all students, it's an AST for 12 months. We had a raft of admin-type stuff to do (scary stuff!) and it all had to be in 28th Feb. I got most of mine done apart from a reference (which was just something the council wanted) which was sent earlier this week.…
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Rented property, uncapped pipe, huge bill???
Hi I will try and keep this short but ensure all details are noted. I rent a 1 bed flat through an agency and have just has the gas guy round for the annual check. The only thing gas is used for is the boiler. He noticed straight away the meter was clocking up very quickly (more than 5 times faster than normal) even though…
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How do you choose where to buy?
Looking to buy in about 12 months time...so keeping a good look at prices and properties for sale just now. Not too fussed if its needing work done or not aslong as we dont strech the budget too much. Just dont really know what to factor in when choosing where? I stay in a small village 19 miles from gf...she stays in a…
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Does anyone know of Bedfordshire area well?
Hello, I am looking for a an area to buy so that I can do some research, but was wondering about Bedfordshire? I was looking at Leagrave as an area, does anyone think this is a nice part ? Thanks in advance!
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Small piece of land in front of house.
Hi, My house has a small piece of land around 1m at one end and 1.2m the other in front of my hedge and the tarmac footpath. It should be grass but people park on it whic has killed most of the grass. When people park on it they are also parked on the footpath which isn't ideal but the two problems I have are:- 1 When a…
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Anyone out there living afloat on a canalboat??
Hi There, I have a bit of a crazy dream to live afloat aboard a residential canal boat. I plan to be mortgage free by saving up to buy a decent 2nd hand boat and to then annually rent a residential mooring in a secure marina. This way saving to £30-40k seems a bit more easier to achieve than buying a house especially as a…
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Land Registry prices
Hi A friend sold his house last September. I am keen to see what he got for it (he boasted he got over the asking price - but this is in an area where houses just aren't sellling) However, I can't find it listed on mouseprice.com. Why would it not be listed? Would it not be included yet? The house is listed with the price…
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Inflation risk grows
Sorry, seems I have a habit of doing this. Wrong forum for the second time!
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Making sure landlord does what he says he will with our money
Hiya me and my flatmates have had an awful time with our landlord, he's taking 800 from us for removing a hole in the wall where a virgin cable was. We feel this is excessive. The deposit holding people awarded him the money because we didn't have any alternative quotes (we had got a quote for 80 pounds but didn't have it…
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New house sale scheme - too good to be true?
We have recently been contacted and offered the following deal which is apparently becoming trendy in America. Basically we give control of the house to this company, they manage the mortgage and the property including maintenance and repairs and they rent it out to a tenant. They'd give us £5,000 up front, and a…
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Landlord inspections
As the thorny question of inspections comes up regularly, either by irate tenants fed up with the intrusion, or by landlords denied access, I thought I'd share this from the RLA newsletter: CANNABIS FARMING - WARNING Landlords should be super-vigilant about what their tenants get up to, after a 30% increase in insurance…
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Which is the best UK sales site to sell New Zealand propery?
A friend of mine in New Zealand is selling his property near Auckland and has asked me to let him know of the best site to advertise his property in the UK. He is already considering Right Move. The property is on the coast and has a mooring. He has had a webpage done showing details of the property - HERE Any advice is…
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We've exchanged
Finally after over 6 months due to a very slow vendorwith Countrywide lawyers acting on their behalf (if these are anywhere in your chain, be very afraid!) and then losing a buyer we finally exchanged today!! We are moving on Tuesday-so relieved but a bit aaargh as not done any packing yet. Also vendor won't let us have…
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Part Exchange plus now my current neighbour says doing double extension....
Hi We have just agreed to do a part exchange plus for a new build and now my current neighbour who isnt attached she is in next semis has said she has put a planning application in for a double extension which would come up to our current driveway. She did mention this at christmas but to be honest like most things she has…
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Proving funds for buying a house
I am buying a house, and about half of the money is coming from other family members. There is no mortage required. Solicitor has indicated they need proof of where the funds are coming from - fair enough. But how do i show proof of the funds? Is there any legal requirement that states what needs to be shown so i can…
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gifted deposit on land registry
Hi all, I bought a house with my now ex partner last year. We are still sharing the home and the bills (including the mortgage). At the time my ex's parents loaned us the deposit of 15k which we have been paying back each month (seperate payments). The agreement we have come to is that she will take ownership of the house…
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Buying a house that hasn't been built yet
Is this safe? What are the pitfalls? Let me explain... For years I've wanted to live near my mum, but there has never been a suitable property. I've just discovered that a company is now planning to build 5 town houses which sound like roughly the right spec, and have said they could probably do me a deal if I buy early.…
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Make our offer before the next person viewing?
Hi there, Bit of background... We've found a house we like and have a second viewing booked on monday. It's only been on the market 10 days, but is a desireable house on a road where an identical one went for asking price in a week last month. So, it will sell. We are going to make an offer, but not sure when to do it.…
