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What to Expect from EA?
Morning all. We have had our property on the market for 6 weeks now and have had a measly single viewing, with no feedback forthcoming from our EA. We initially had 4 appraisals done - 1 @ £215k, 2 @ £220k and 1 @ £225k. The agent we initially wanted to go with was the one which suggested £215k, but we went with them and…
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Replace old boiler before selling.
I am hoping to put my flat on the market very soon. I have a gas boiler that is more than twenty years old (G rated). Do you think that I should get a new boiler fitted before the flat is marketed? Or should I leave the old boiler and get the flat priced accordingly? I think that if I were buying a flat that had such an…
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Advise needed:Acquiring property on buy-to-let to switch to residential mortage
Hello, I have been living in the UK permanently for just over three years(UK citizen) and have been working for two years. I have excellent credit with no outstanding loans etc and am presently renting. I have a strange dilemma, which is that i have a 200K deposit for a 400K property that i wish to purchase to live in…
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my ex refuses to sell our house
hi everyone, i was wondering if anyone has had any experience of the problem im having at the mo. me and my ex split 18 months ago, we wasnt married, we have 3 children together and they live with me. i left the house on the understanding that he sold the house or bought me out. we both signed a proper contract before we…
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Derelict ?repossed house
We have scouring the market for the last 6 months and have yet to find anything suitable and that is reasonably prices (average house has been on the market for 37 weeks). Where I grew up, there is a derelict house that has stood empty since the creditors served notice 6 years ago. What is the possibility of purchasing…
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solid fuel central heating
What does this mean in an advert? Is it gas central heating? I am probably just being dense:p
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Mortgage question
Hi, have a bit of a question so need so wise brains to pick. Basic situation is that I am ftb with boyf. We have a deposit of 40k with a little (lot!) help from parents, and already know we can get up to £220k joint mortgage. This leaves us looking for a 260k flat in London. We have an offer of more parental help. We have…
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Help - looking for land to buy
hello new to this so i might make a few mistakes. anyhow i would really like to purchase a peice of land to possible build a house or even just to have a shed on it to grow some veg etc . i live in a small village with little bits of land dotted about all over but i really dont know where to go or who to see about…
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Agent pressuring us to move at short notice
In the process of buying a house. Price agreed, survey done but still to get mortgatge offer (awaiting valuation survey) and still some legal issues to resolve. Agent called today trying to get a completion date for 3 weeks time. Bearing in mind logistics of moving, packing, people in chain having to give notices on rented…
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Accomodation in Winchester help!
Dear all "Money saving experts", my dd is moving to Winchester with work, please where should be looking at to rent with 2 others and where are the NO GO areas for a young woman of 21 in this town Any thing you can tell me about the area will be appreciated Many thanks Medical
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Landlord wants ID - risk of identity theft?
Hoping for some advice ASAP me and the other half are applying for a rented house tomorrow morning! Basically the letting agent want 4 forms of ID - 2 as proof of name and 2 as proof of address. The only proofs my other half can provide are: Passport National Insurance card Payslip Bank statement They require to see the…
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House sold-surveyor valuation lower than sold price.
Hi, First time poster here. Myself and my wife recently decided to sell up and move home.We found a property,and also sold our own.We sold our home for £190,000 and everything was looking good until today,when our agent phoned to tell us that the surveyors valuation came in at £170,000.Needless to say,myself and my wife…
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Concerned about property fraud
Hi all The other day we received our water bill. This was fine other than we received another at our address with someone elses name on it stating it is their first water bill. I have written back to the water company about this and just hope it is their error. What is worrying me is fraud. Could this person be trying to…
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Council Tax & someone else now living in flat
I bought a flat last year, and due to work commitments I've had to live on the other side of the country for more than 1/2 the time I've owned the flat. I'm definately away till the end of the summer, and could be away permanantly. When I realised I was going to be away for so long, I took furniture out of the flat (wasn't…
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Happy Movers
:money:With what seems like 101 things to organise when moving house, it's easy to forget to do the little things that can make a huge difference - such as packing a box of household essentials for moving day. We've all searched through endless boxes for teabags and toilet rolls long after the removal van has left. Help is…
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Buying A New House - WHAT NEXT??
Hello, I am in the process of buying a house. I have my deposit, fees, etc ready. So all the money is okay. However, I am not sure what the next step is. Can someone point me to a step by step process or help here? So far I have: * Got a mortgage in principal for a fixed rate. However, should I get a 3 year or 5 year…
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Moving out and in on different days - suppliers?
Hi, We are moving into our house about a week before we properly move out of our rented house. This is good because it gives us the chance to properly clean the rented house before the check out, but I am stuck with what to do about suppliers like electricity and gas. We will obviously need it all switched on in the new…
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Whats reasonable warning for a agent to visit and is it my flat or theres?
Just had a text literally 20 mins ago informing me that my 3 monthly check is up, an appointment has been made for thursday between 9.30-5. They inform me that there is no need for me to be there as they will let themselves in, nothing asking if its convenient. Cant say I didnt agree to the three monthly checks but this…
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How long...
does it take for our solicitor to receive the necessary paperwork from vendors solicitor after an accepted offer? its been 5weeks and still nothing! Is this normal? FTB
