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House buying, renting & selling
Archives for June 2011
Discussion List
section 21 notice to quit
hi, i have just received a notice to quit from my landlord, i have lived in the house 2 year now and got this notice. the landlord has not personally contacted me to explain this but it says i need to sign it and send it back to her. does anyone know if this means i have to leave?? the notice came with a letter that says…
Flat property insurance/damage/repairs
I have never purchased the flat before, and was wondering what is the situation if there is a leak in the roof, the foundations subside, and when you are insuring the property?
Taylor Wimpey New Builds?
Hi guys, We've been looking at a couple of local developments by Taylor Wimpey. Obviously the show rooms look nice, but i wondered what peoples opinions were on build quality? Especially those that have been in theirs for a few years? Without any negotiating from us they offered us 30k off, but said that would be as low as…
Starting to think there is something very wrong with our house
Hoping to get a bit of advice about our situation. Our house has been on the market for just over nine months, we have had three different agents so far, and three price reductions. Believe it or not we have had no viewings, at all, none. The market is quite slow where we are, but houses are selling here and there. In the…
Best Way to Fund 2nd Property Purchase
I've just had a disappointing concersation with my mortgage lender about taking out a further advance to buy a 2nd property for medium term rental with a view to our children moving into in later years. Our circumtances are as follows: Ages 43 & 45 Homeowners of detached house est value of £280K. Current mortgage balance…
When do we start paying Council Tax in new house
Hi, We are going to complete the purchase of our new house tomorrow, that is on the second of June. We are still living in our old house which we are planning to rent out at the end of June and we are going to use these 30 days to do some work in the new house which is unfurnished, while we stay in our old house. When do…
EA rant
Just phoned a local EA about a property. Apparently the property is "gone" (under offer). EA asked me for contact details in case other properties come up so I said I would just leave my email and please don't send me any spam, I only want responses to specific enquiries I make. He assures me that I will get no spam and I…
Home Owner Renting A Room
I'm a home owner currently receiving benefits that pay the interest on my mortgage. Someone has asked if they can rent a room off me but can they claim benefit to pay for it as they are also unemployed. I'm assuming that if they do that the benefit will be taken off me making it non beneficial to myself. Anyone know…
Need advice on opportunity to get on the property ladder
I'm fairly new to the site so I hoping this is the best place for my post I'm 24, married and me and my Husband are renting a property that we have lived in for just over a year now. The reason for my post is that we have an option to buy this property within the next two years and I need advice on how to get our acts…
Buying house in the UK when working abroad
Long time lurker, first time poster (no innuendo intended!). Apologies in advance for the length of this post-I sincerely hope someone might be able to help/point me in the right direction. First, a little background: due to the lack of jobs in the sector I work in (and projections for cuts for the next five years or so),…
Reposessions and Land Registry Data
I'm looking at a house for sale but am having trouble finding what the current owners paid for it. They tell me they moved there 3 years ago and purchased the house as a reposession. I've looked on Nethouse prices, Zoopla, Mouseprice etc and the property is not listed - I assume because it was purchased as a reposession.…
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