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Compulsory purchase order on flats
Would someone be able to explain how compulsory purchase orders would affect leaseholders? I have a lease on a flat in a block of 15 flats which runs for 125 years. In my area, there are a lot of new developments popping up and the block I live in is about 50 years old and on top of a disused car showroom so could be ripe…
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Can my friend catsit in our rented property?
Hello everyone *waves* Have been browsing the boards for a while now, but just got round to registering. Hoping you intelligent people might be able to help me with a query! My partner and myself privately rent a house. We are lucky enough to be going on holiday in June for 19 days. In our tenancy agreement, we must let…
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Epc
I bought my maisonette about 8 months ago, and am now selling it. The estate agent told me he needs me to get an EPC done as I've accepted an offer. I believe they are valid for ten years so surely there should already have been an EPC when I bought it, but the solicitor hasn't included this in the pack of all the…
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Leasehold Advice
Hello, I wonder if someone can help me with a leasehold question. We're looking at buying a house (making offers stage) and turns out it is leasehold and the freeholder is absent. It's in Sheffield where I gather this sort of thing is quite common and is an 1870s property. How difficult is it to buy the freehold if the…
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Shared Equity/
Hiya :j Can anyone give me a quick rundown of pro's an con's of shared equity? Can you do this with local council? (you own 50% council own 50%). I like the idea of this as it gives me my own home (my forever home, so no worries on selling) with secuurity but not as much cost.
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Land Issue with House Purchase
Hi I'm a 1st time buyer, found a house I love, had offer accepted, survey came back with no structural faults etc, everything was going smoothly until a Land Registry search showed the back garden and the kitchen extension that sits on the back garden sits on land that doesnt actually belong to the house!!! The house was…
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Best way to finance new home
Hi Everyone, I own one rental property (currently 52% LTV) and own another which is my main residence(I also have a mortgage on this with under 72% LTV). I plan to move house within a couple of years to a bigger home and am wondering what the best way to finance this would be. I would also like to rent out my current home,…
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FTB - BTL - need advice!!
Hi All, Looking for some advice... We have just been given an opportunity to get on the property ladder – a family member is selling their house, and have said that if we can get a mortgage for X amount, then, they could sell to us (keeping it in the family). House is currently on the market, and asking price is a little…
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How to find the right house (long distance buy-to-let)?
Hello Everybody, I live in Devon and have some cash, which I would like to invest in a house. It would be a buy-to-let first, but I may move in to the house afterward if and when find a job in that city. I would like to buy in a big city (for example Bristol, Manchester, London, etc) where house value will be kept and will…
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first time buyer mortgage???
I was wondering if I would qualify for the 0% intrest free mortgage, I'm married and my wife owns the house that we live in (her name is on the mortgage and deeds, not me). As I have never had or applied for a mortage would I still be eligable?
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Finding out how long a house has been up for sale ?
:)Hi everyone,does anybody know if there is a website that will tell you how long a house has been up for sale even if it has changed estate agents + by how much it has been reduced by. Thanks amazamum
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Ballpark figure on house extensions
Hi, We're in a bittersweet situation. Sold our house after 2 weeks (yay) but are without a suitable option to move into so are scouring smaller houses with extension potiential. Does anyone have a really rough idea of an extension on your average 3 bed semi? Both one story and two story. I know what you lot are gonna say…
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Am I being petty over this?
Would value some opinions on this please! Bought my house just over a year ago, and last month new neighbours moved in to the back of me. Because of the layout of the roads, our garages adjoin as do our drives, and looks like a double garage/drive (althoughfrom inside you know it is only single). I tend to park in the road…
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Information requested by EA
Hello, We're first time buyers and we've had an offer accepted on a house. The vendors estate agents have just rung me and said that they need copies of our passports, 3 months bank statements and a utility bill. Is this normal? Thanks, Danny
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New tenants
We had numerous problems with the previous tenants in the flat above but thankfully they moved out.The new tenants are moving in today so would you approach them and let them know what we can hear.We can hear them using the toilet,cooking,closing cupboard doors,talking etc and i know this is not there fault,it is the…
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Any other good rental sites apart from RM? And another Q
I am looking for a property to rent and the choice is awful on RM at the moment, the worse ive seen it in months! Is there anywhere to look for private rentals? Or any other good websites I am missing, I know some others but they are all repeated from RM anyway. Also how long is it usually from agreeing to let the property…
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Help with exchange and completion timings
Hi all, I'm just after a bit of advice. I'm currently in the process of buying my 1st property which has a tenant in. The tenant is due to move out May 9th (she has already found somewhere else so there shouldn't be a risk of her overstaying). The problem is that my mortgage offer expires 16th May. I can only exchange when…
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Tenants in common problems
Dear all, In 2008 my father sold 50% of his property to his cousin and her husband. This was because the property has a 106 agreement on it (agricultural property) and my father wished to release some of the asset tied up in the property and further develop it, plus they would all co-habit and look after one another in…
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no inventory a month after start of tenancy
Apologies for the naive question, but is there a legal obligation for a LA to provide a Inventory report & ensure that it's signed by the tenants? We went through a supposedly thorough inventory at the start of our tenancy and we've still to receive a copy. I have asked (email) the LA numerous times for a copy & have also…
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Buying / renting my Parents Council House
Hey I need some advice with my fathers council house he is considering moving out due to illness and too much space. he pays 70 pw rent on a 3 bedroom semi, what i wish to know is i lived there for 18 years till last year and i moved out. What are the rules on moving back in and trying to rent it once he is leaving? For me…
