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Can we get some compensation?
Morning guys, Me and my fiance have bought a Bellway new build. Its been a struggle upto now (a year and still not built) but were finally there, or so we thought. We were informed our house would be readyin 2 weeks last Friday 25th and made arrangements to go in and 1) inspect it & 2) take some last minute measurements.…
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Gas problems
No, I definitely am in the right place and do not need a doctor... My dilemma is very simple - Thursday night; smelt gas; called emergency number; man comes; finds leak; turns off gas; all is safe and most conveniently, no one is hurt! (It was only a small leak so no major threat to life :) ) Now this was all well and good…
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House insurance when selling?
Are you meant to tell your buildings / contents insurance provider that you have put your property on the market? It hadn't occurred to me to do this, but I'm just going through getting new insurance quotes and quite a few mention in their terms that they've made the assumption that the property is "not for sale". As it…
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renting in London-can you outsmart estate agent?
Hi Here is my situation. I live in a houseshare in south of London(zone 4). I m fed up with sharing and looking for a studio or 1bed appartment for myself.Still renting in the south of London. As per my contract, I have 1month notice to give my landlord. However I don't want to give it yet and be rushed in looking for…
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looking to buy to let for 1st time ; advice appreciated
I've decided to invest my savings into property. I'm in my early 40's and have 35k+ in savings at my disposal . Never had any experience in buying property to rent out so I'm finding it very daunting. Everyone I speak to says its a buyers market (2011) and since I have no pension provisions I feel now might be the time to…
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Any money saving tips for renting a flat?
Everything on right move seems to be a rip off!
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Can I sell without paying Agent Fee?
Hi, I have just put my house on the market in the North of England. We are advertising with an estate agents but they have been awful (missing viewings, wrong details online, late for viewings etc) After one viewing (which we had to do ourselves as the Agent didn't show), the couple there to see the house gave their phone…
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Do you know if you have an actual solicitor acting in your conveyancing?
Most people think they have an actual conveyancing 'solicitor' acting.Do you know for sure if yours is a conveyancing 'solicitor' or at least a legal executive?
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Think I have a deposit? whats next
Hi. I've been working really hard and on a good rate for a contract of mine and its almost coming to an end. I have saved alot of money and think I have between £10-£15K deposit for a house. I am not sure where to go from here and how I can buy a house as a first time buyer and how the whole process works. I am self…
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New Build - offer negotiations!
We're buying a house from Persimmons as part of a part exchange for £175000 and have been offered a £10000 cashback incentive - they upped it from their original offer of £5000. Is this a good deal or should we hold out for more? We have a baby on the way and want to make sure we're doing the best we can as money will get…
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Seller pulled out the day we get a buyer for ours!
Wow I've had a right day. After 2 weeks on the market we've accepted an offer on our house from a great couple who've sold their house to a cash buyer. So I was high as a kite this morning. I arranged a second viewing on a house we had all intentions of buying and on arriving on the doorstep after a 40 min drive the seller…
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little dilemma
Evening, this is purely a hypothetical question of course, but if you had sold your house and the carpet in the lounge had a iron burn in quite an obvious place would you try and get this sorted before completion? Would the buyers be able to claim anything once they have moved in? They've had a full survey and picked up…
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Letting agent wants money to create a new AST after end of initial 6 month AST
Evening all, Our LA has contacted us 3 months into a 6 month AST to say, essentially, that if we want to continue living here then we have to pay the best part of £100 to sign a new agreement for six months. I replied saying that we didn't require a new contract, and were happy for the existing AST to revert to a rolling…
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Additional searches?
We instructed our solicitor recently with regards to our sale and purchase and have received a bundle of forms to fill in today. In relation to the purchase there are three forms asking about whether we want additional searches. The first is an 'environmental search' which seems to be to do with contaminated land. The…
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Advice needed please....
Hello Everyone I am posting this on behalf of my MIL & FIL...so please bare with me when it comes to detail's as they will not disclose everything. Basically my father in law lost his job back in 2009 and my mother in law is on Incapacity benefit (long term rate). They have their own house and was rescued by the Mortgage…
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Lease with newly insolvent landlord
Hi there, We are a group of students renting a flat and our landlord has just gone into insolvency. Our lease expires in the middle of June. We have been told by the landlord's solicitor to pay the rent to them, but advice from our Student Union has been to pay rent instalments into a separate account we have opened for…
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whats the average price for removals ?
Hi all just a quick question. WE have moved house a few times but the RAF has paid for the removals. We have to pay for the next move and i was just wondering what the average price is for moving a 3 bed house to another 3 bed house which is 100 miles away ? anyone moved recently that can give me an idea!! cheers steve
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Aargh! House prices are so low but we don't have a deposit!
For the first time in years house prices in less desirable areas of town are low enough that we could in theory get a mortgage, but of course no one offers 100% anymore. We aren't doing so well now financially, but we'd be much better off paying a £300 pcm mortgage than £500 pcm rent, and I'm not anticipating the prices…
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first time buyer stamp duty query
i am buying a first time buyer house. House will have a siting tenant, but after few months intent to to give notice and make own residence. Will i be eligible to not pay stamp duty? (its under the 250k limit and i am first time buyer)
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Help! Conveyancer Problems :(
We're having such a rotten time with conveyancers. We have no recommendations so had to make some calls and go with who we thought sounded the best on the phone. We chose someone who sounded thorough, and desperate for clients, we thought he would help us complete more quickly. As it turned out, we discovered after 4…
