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House buying advice please.
Any thoughts on a strategy? We have just had an offer rejected on a house. Our initial offer was 93k. EA stated that they had just reduced. They have had viewings since latest reduction but, we were told, no offers as yet. History is - 18 March 2011 - On market at £124,950 16 April 2011 - reduced to £119,950 19 May 2011 -…
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rent out my place and buy another
i own my 2 bed in orpington its been on the market for somtime now because i need to down size and pay off dets but ive not even had one call for a viewing. a friend said to me why dont i rent my place and use it as a deposit to buy another with a morgage.the rent in my aera are about £875-£950 pm,and im looking at buying…
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Notice period - assured shorthold tenancy
hello we've just been given the completion date for our new house purchase - yay! i've scoured our existing tenancy agreement and it just says we have to give 30 days notice to terminate can anyone tell me if there is an assumption that this has to be made for the begining of a month (we pay our rent on the 1st of the…
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Flaking paint in rented house
I live in a rented house. The en-suite shower room is painted in the exact same paint as the rest of the house (eg cheap) and there is only one coat on the walls. Over time the paint has started to flake and come away with the steam from the shower(this is how we know there is only 1 coat on). We use the extractor fan…
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Letting Agents Fees
Hi, I'm looking to move apartments soon. I understand that letting agents have their own fees to charge. But when it comes to the credit check etc I have only recently had one done, about 4 months a go. Is there anyway that I can get around this fee and use the same check as I had previously? Also, I would appreciate any…
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Rental inspection query
Hello all Last week I was been served S21 notice to move out of my rented flat (due to move at end of tenency mid Aug). Fair enough. But now I've just has LA's leave me voicemail asking to do the 6 monthly inspection. The LA's have messed up on their inspection (obviously) and I've only had 2 in the 2 years I've lived…
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solicitor did'nt remove a debt against property
I purchased a property 5 years ago with 2 debts against it which my solicitor was supposed to have removed by the other solicitors as this was not my debt. I am now selling the property and have found that the debts still remain in the property. This has caused me no end of problems. I have been told I can take a case…
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Re-claiming rental deposit after 9 years???
Hi there,Bit of a strange one this. We bought our house nine years ago after being in rented accommodaton for a year after moving back to UK from abroad, and whilst we were looking for something to buy. The agents we rented through were awful and the house had many problems - no fault of ours - but we didn't part on the…
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What is the law around your neighbour making a concrete ramp on your property?
I was wondering if any one could advise me on a bit of a problem i'm having with my neighbour. I currently own an end terraced property where the people who live next door have a right of way to access the yard of their property. There are some steps (only 3) that go up from my yard to their yard. The steps are on my land…
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Applying for a mortgage extension, so stressed :(
Hi all ... I wonder if you can help with a bit of advice. We are purchasing a property and are now very close to exchange as we have our draft contract and just sorting out the last few forms etc for signing and getting the bankers draft etc over. AAARGH though, our mortgage offer exprires 4 June and we are only completing…
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What's the typical timescale between exchange and completion?
What's the typical timescale between exchange and completion? We're in the initial stages of buying a property. Currently in rented so need to give a months notice. We don't mind having some overlap, so would plan to give notice on exchange and complete 2 or 3 weeks later. Is this sort of timescale likely to raise any…
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PLEASE HELP - Agents Withdrawal Fee in excess of £1K
My father put his house on the market with a local independent agent (distant family connection) back in October 2007. The property never sold though he did reduce the price once probably about 18 months ago (from my memory he approached the agent regarding this). From speaking with my sister they seem to be of the…
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HELP HELP HELP With Halifax Mortgage application
Hi all, This is my first posting on a forum but I am desperate for help. We applied for a mortgage from the Halifax via our mortgage adviser and I advised that I had been previously bankrupt and discharged in February 2009. We had a mortgage offer and exchanged contracts 2 weeks ago. We were due to complete last Friday and…
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Help! Is this legal?
Can someone advise me on this please. My parents rent out a property. And we have no found out that the tenants who have just vacated had changed the electricity suppliers to the property. This is even though it was a clause in the contract that they were not to do that! Is this legal? Also the problem now is that it seems…
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Landlord Advice - Extending a Lease
I am currently letting my flat and my tennants have a 6 month rental agreement. It is coming to an end on 22nd June 2011, i havent had any indication that they are planning on moving on so need to get the paperwork in place to cover the next 6 months. How do I go about this, do I just issue a new 6 month lease or is there…
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Repairs/carpets
Hi just wondering if anyone can help . We have lived in our rental for a year now love the place and really don't want to move but we have afew issues we have been waiting for a major repair since we have moved in but don't seem to be getting anywhere with the landlord how do we move forwards with this? Also we have asked…
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Running a business from a lease hold property
Hi, Im buying a flat at the mo, which is leasehold. In the contract it says you are not allowed to carry out any trade or business from this property. I have my own business as a locksmith, i would not be taking any trade from the flat or have any office space and all trade is off the property. I will be receiving buisness…
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Newbe to site !!! Wanting advice on ending tenancy
Hi I'm new to this site & wondering if anyone out ther mite b able to help. Started my pirate tenancy 5th July 2008, seems to have been rolled over, over the last 3 years. Want to move out in middle of july this year, when should I put in my notice to quit. Was going throu paperwork today think I paid way to much before I…
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Choosing a building surveyor - what to ask/check?
Hi, First a quick background filler... We've seen a house we like, parts of which are 100 years old, single-brick, etc. It clearly needs some work doing to it, but on the surface looks mostly like redecoration. However the seller is only interested in 'proceedable offers' so we have just put our house on the market and…
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Sigh. Any Boltonians want to buy a lovely house? I fancy my chances against my EA
Been on the market since Jan but only 4 viewings. Moving to London in September :eek: Fed up now. I have no patience. I you find me a buyer, I'll pay you my estate agent fees! Can't put a link as I'm a newbie, but type BL5 1AL in right move for a nosey. Any feedback or words of encouragement welcome!
