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House viewers refusing to give feedback??
I've had my house up for sale for just over a week and last Saturday we had 2 viewings. However the estate agent has told us that they have tried to contact both viewers a couple of times for feedback with no success. Why can't they contact the estate agent to give feedback? Even just to say they weren't interested? Aren't…
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Estate Agent advertising but I havent given notice to leave - can they do this?
Estate Agent advertising but I havent given notice to leave - can they do this? Basically, I have had something personally extremely traumatic happen in my (privately rented) house and I am finding it unbearable to be here. I am going to go to the council on Friday and ask for their assistance to rehouse me (following…
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I Am Seeking Advice On How To Choose The Right Letting Agent
Hi I am a newbie here. After reading many of the exchanges here I am even more cautious than I was before, so unsure where to start. I am looking for a one bedroom flat. I am presently unemployed and cannot get a guarantor. However, I am easily able to pay 6 months or more upfront from my savings. Therefore would be able…
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Can I do a short let legaly?
I am about to become a buy to let landlord. I need to live in the property for 6 months from October, this does not leave me 6 months for a standard AST, is there an alternative way to do a proper tenancy over the summer?
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s21 Notice issues
Where a married couple - tenants on a periodic tenancy following on from natural end of an assured shorthold tenancy - have been served s21 notice for possession, what (if anything) is the significance of: a. Originally the couple both signed the written tenancy agreement, but subsequently a new tenancy agreement was…
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marriage break up and sale of house
this is my first post so hopefully it is the right place. I want to split up with my husband and therefore we need to sell our house. I just need some advice on how to split the proceeds. when I met him I had owned my own house for 10 years with a tiny mortgage...£33000 to be precise. he moved in and 3 years later I sold…
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Buyer demanding I leave items in house..
Hey guys and gals. Im in the middle of a PX with Barratts for a new build. I have filled in the fittings and fixtures form correctly, but my solicitor has recieved word from Barratts solicitor saying I MUST leave my free standing oven in the house. I told them I had not put that on the form so I would not be leaving it.…
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Completion date ... JARGON HELP please
Okay so got a letter from our solicitor saying we have a tentative completion date for the second week in July. Now can someone break down some jargon for me? What happens on the completion date? My solicitor told me, you'll need the money arranged (although no word about my mortgage, i assume he'll take care of that?),…
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Lease Extension to flat - Ground Rent increase
Hi I am new to this board - so I hope this query is on the right forum! I hope this is not too trivial, but it has now become a matter of princioal to me! I recently extended my lease with effect from 4 February 2011. From that date, my ground rent increased from £35.00pa (£17.50 per 1/2 year) to £75.00pa. In September…
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Buying and disputes
Hi I was wondering if anyone would be able to advise me on what can happen if you buy a property and the seller and his neighbour have had a prior dispute? I am currently in the process of buying a 4 bed detached house and on the information supplied by the seller, he mentioned that there was some dispute over his…
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Rent increase...
hi guys! I'm new to the thread so please be gentle! Simple question I think! Currently, myself and my dad live in a rented 3 bedroom house, been living here since March 2010. As it is, we have been renewing the tenancy agreement whenever the LA has written to us to give us the 2 month notice bit and asking if we are…
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Picking a moving firm / recommendations
Hi All Does anybody have any tips for picking a moving firm? My wife and I will be moving over the next month or so (hopefully, if everyone else hurries up) and would prefer to get some movers in to do it for us...the main reason being it's easier to have someone do all the lifting etc for us! Does anyone have any tips on…
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Tenant no written contract, notice to evict & deposit query
Hi all, Partner & me are tenants, so seek advice regarding the best way to proceed, we've secured a new rented home but cannot occupy it until 1st week August, our current agent wants us out by 1st July : We have a periodic tenancy paid monthly in advance as the letting agent declined our request to provide a tenancy…
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Buying a part exchange
Has anyone any insight on buying a property which is involved in another part-exchange, i.e the 'old' property being sold by a builder? What happens in cases where the current 'occupiers' (since they've technically already sold to the developers) wouldn't be moving from the property for say 6 months, when their new build…
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Offer advise
I am thinking of placing an offer on the following, hopefully the sellers aren't here: property-for-sale/property-33705410 on rightmove. I can't post links :( It is in a similar state to the one: property-for-sale/property-33695582 next door. Though the price on this is way over the market. I am in a fairly strong position…
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Tenant left house like a tip
Our tenant of 2 1/5 years just moved out of our 2-bedroom house and left it like a tip. Damaged and missing furniture, filth, ruined carpets and paintwork and the garden like a wilderness. We had let it through a lettings agency - fully managed - and only renewed the tenents contact based on the agencies inspection…
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Tenant left house like a tip
Our tenant of 2 1/5 years just moved out of our 2-bedroom house and left it like a tip. Damaged and missing furniture, filth, ruined carpets and paintwork and the garden like a wilderness. We had let it through a lettings agency - fully managed - and only renewed the tenents contact based on the agencies inspection…
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6 Months Deposit Up Front
Hi Im currently trying to rent a property. I have been asked to provide six months rent in advance and just wanted to know if after the 6 months will I then go to paying monthly? Thanks
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Retrospective Regularisation for Roof
How 'keen' are the bods from the local council when it comes to issuing the certificates? As well as deeming whether the work meets building regs do they also take into consideration the quality of the workmanship/materials used?
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How do you determine how much a property is worth?
Looking at similar properties in the area, only paints an "asking price" picture. Looking at what similar houses sold for on "nethouseprices" is difficult because you dont really know what state the properties were, and plus, when there are only a small handful listed which were sold in the last couple of years...? What…
