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Do I have a leg to stand on?
Hello all, writing for some help please... I have been renting my house for over a year. Before I agreed to the tenancy, my landlord promised he would fix some problems (big problems) with the house. Since he did not fix the problems, the problems have spiralled and environmental health have produced a 5 page report on the…
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any rooms for rent in livingstone or near
I am likely to be working there for a few months and wondered what rate I am likely to pay for a bedsit / apartment or room in a house for 4 nights per week
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Partners Ex Giving Her House But Staying On Mortgage?
Hello, this is quite complicated and I have been searching online but could not come up with a phrase to describe it so hear is the lowdown.. My partner split up with her ex a few years ago but is still on the mortgage to their house which he has been living in. He has said he will sell the house to us for an amount in…
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LL Didn't own house when he rented it to us
Hi all I will try to make a long story short 6 Months ago we rented a cottage that was a holiday let,Ten agreement now over but LL renewed another 6 months great we though until a week ago i opened(In error) a letter (Eviction notice) addressed to someone else not LL. This letter was from a property management company…
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Renting House Out Without BTL Mortgage
Hello, I have been trying to get my property remortgaged in my sole name, following divorce (see my other thread). Although I have been paying this mortgage by myself for over 12 months, my mortgage lender seems to think that by applying in my sole name and increasing the length of my mortgage to reduce my monthly payments…
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Buy-to-Let - set up company or partnership
Hi Guys Newbie to the forum- hope all are well. i have a question which i hope someone can help with. i am sure it is relevant to people on the board and someone will be able to give me some advice or things to consider There are a group of 4-5 of us who are looking to put say £25-£30k each into buying around 5 buy-to-let…
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transfer of equity
Hi all Hoping for some advice on my situation. Husband and I are separating. House deeds and mortgage are in his name but he is happy for me to buy him out. I have arranged mortgage thru London & country and they'e suggested a transfer of equity prior to my mortgage or simultaneously so that my mortgage aan be classed as s…
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Landlord wants additional rent i didn't agree to???
Hi, hope you can help with this little dilemma. Moved into a shared house last June and 12 month contract signed by all 6 tenants. Sometime in February housemate A wants to add another 3 weeks to contract, and was discussed, but I did not agree to this since after the contract period I already have a place to live. I moved…
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Help - house price offer
Can anyone advise? We just got a call to say we have got a mortgage for 180,000 and we are putting down a 20,000 deposit so total 200,000. We are first time Byers currently living in armed forces married quarters so have no ties at all on our side and can be out of our MQ quite quickly. We have seen a wonderful house…
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Why Now!!
Hi All, I have just recently been accepted for a mortgage (YAY!) and had an offer accepted on a house. All has gone through fine and an initial deposit to the solicitor has been made a while ago. (around £4000). Anyway, all contracts from both parties have been signed and returned. All ok so far. My Mortgage company has…
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Advice needed: Looking to buy but no building regs..
I am just after some advice from those who have any experience or legal knowledge of the situation. I am looking at buying a house that has no building regs for the loft conversion or extension to the rear of the property. Planning permission exists and is fine but as the house was repossessed from the previous owners,…
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Housing Assocation Inspection & Charges
Hi, Hoping I've posting this in the correct place. My partner is soon to be moving into a new property and as such has just cancelled her tenancy with the local housing association. Today she has had her inspection and has been told a number of jobs which need carrying out within 2 weeks. One piece of work which they have…
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What to expect when selling?
Hi all Have been reading through some of the posts about selling and guess there are still a few things I was wondering as a first time seller. I signed up with an agent at the weekend and was told they had someone interested and arranged a viewing for yesterday afternoon. They said they would call and let me know how it…
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The Most Cruical Help I've Ever Requested (London Flat Renting)
Hi all, So - I've decided it's time to move out of my parents place. I'm 20 years old, been with my partner for 2 years. Currently working full time (40hrs) at St Thomas' Hospital and the girlfriend is part time working (22.5hrs) on Oxford Street and part time university. I've been paying £350 a month to my parents for the…
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Deposit
Hi, I'm new to the forum so apologies if something similar has been posted previously. Myself and my OH received notice that our old letting agency had been bought over and the new company were organising a new lease. We're due to sign this new lease tonight. The girl at the letting agency called me this afternoon to…
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Help With a Friend's Predicament - Threatening EA
Afternoon all - appreciate some thoughts on a predicament my friend has found himself in. (no, really!) Aforementioned friend has a house in Ireland which has been on the market for a long time. He has recently slashed the price to try to get a quick sale. Until recently he was marketing it with one particular agent, who…
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Any rights on a verbal tenancy agreement?
Our tenancy agreement is due to run out shortly, and as we wished to renew it we asked the landlord about this. He wished to put the rent up, and proposed a new price to which we agreed. This was all done by email a few weeks ago, and he said he would send us the new tenancy agreements. This morning we received a message…
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Renting with a CCJ
Hi, I've been lurking on this thread for a while, haven't needed advice until now though! I hope someone can help... My partner and I are currently living in a rented property on a 12 month AST, we were served our Section 21 when we took the tenancy, which ends 5th Aug. We always knew that we would only be in this property…
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Is this a bit strange..??
My mum owns a property that has just become vacant so she has put it up to be re let. Now Tesco have put in a request to the estate agent to let the property for 2 years but with these 3 conditions - House must be cleaned throughly Garden must be tidy THERE MUST BE A BLACKOUT BLIND IN EVERY WINDOW!!??? Anyone think why???
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mortgage for auction property at short notice
Hi All, I need a mortgage at short notice for a property i have seen in auction. I have spoken to my own bank and another. As time is tight, is there any risk of doing 2 applications at same time, reason is one bank has a better fixed rate at 4.09, while the other bank has a no set up fees tracker at 2.99% (that can be…
