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FOREX recommendations - UK house purchase from Euro zone.
Relatives who live in the Euro zone are considering a buy to let investment in the UK. They feel the exchange rate is good. Has anybody got any recommendations for a FOREX broker to transfer the majority of the acquisition cost from Euros into Sterling. I have heard that these folks can be 4% better than retail banks. How…
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negotiating rent
Is it acceptable to negotiate on a monthly rental price? We are going to view a house for rent, on the same road we wanted to buy (i lost one of my jobs, sale fell through and not ready to get a mortgage yet!) so we are really keen on it already! Its on for £775, 1 bedroom house, off street parking, private road, newly…
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Repossessed homes
Hi, My girlfriend and I are looking at buying a repossessed house. The house is on the market for 58k we first offered 51.5k, then raised it to 54k, 54k which were all rejected. We were then told 55k should be enough by the estate agents. So we offered 55k and again that was rejected. What we were wondering is there anyway…
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Shared Ownership - I don't understand please help!
Hi all I apologise if there is already a thread on this elsewhere but I am somewhat confused. I have a shared ownership property of which I own 75% outright and I rent the other 25% from the Shared Ownership company. The house was valued at £112,500 back in 2002 and I raised a mortgage for the 75% of that price (£87,000) I…
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Landlord not responding to reference requests
Hi, my daughter gave notice and has found a different property to rent, and has asked her current landlord to provide a reference. Despite several requests from the new landlord's agents, he isn't responding. She's always paid her rent, these no reason why she wouldn't have a positive reference from him. The new landlord…
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Buying rental property in Florida
Hi, I'm wondering whether anyone has had any experience in buying rental property in Florida. 1. What kind of yield would you expect to make on average 2. Do you pay a management company to sort out problems, how much 3. How often do you have 1-off expenses 4. What % of your income do you pay in utilities+ property tax 5.…
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Moving costs?
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help on what costs are involved when selling a property to buy a new one? Estate agents, solicitors, what else and how much? The house I'll be selling is shared ownership, my share approx £56,000 and buying a property on the market for £130,000. Thanks in advance
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Builders in Cambridge Area
Hi All! We've almost bought a house and are currently looking at getting quotes from builders in the local area for repairing the floors. This is a detached house from circa 1905. At the moment, we have wooden floor boards (old, suspended floor) and the joist are damaged due to dampness so we've been advised to have them…
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Any1 able to property bee this for me please...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33155519.html Many Thanks :beer: This is currently No.1 on our shortlist....
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Dispute with tenancy period/DPS or small claims court? - HELP!
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone would be so kind and help someone who’s in a bit of a pickle. My housemates and I have recently moved out of our house. It was to our knowledge that our tenancy period was set at 11 months. This is confirmed by several emails, phone calls and meetings with the estate agents prior to the…
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Consent to Let
What happens if you are awaiting a consent to let form, but when you call looking for the form, they mortgage company say 'thats right, you've been letting the property out without authorisation', the form is in the post, fill it in straight away and return??? What could effectively happen now? I have been paying the…
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Buying from Dad
New to this forum so please bear with me. My husband and I have been living in a house owned by my dad and paying him a monthly rent. He has a small mortgage on his own house at the moment. He is getting on a bit and looking for me and hubby to buy the house we're living in from him for £180k which would clear his mortgage…
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Do you have to pay tax on second home that family are living in?
Hi, My parents are thinking of realising equity in their property to buy a second house for me to live - am moving to the area and my house hasn't sold so will be renting it out. I will need to live in this house for 5 - 10 years. After this time my parents will either rent it out or sell it. Their current property will…
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Letting Agent check out fee
Hi all, I have recently moved out of a small flat I was in for a year with no real problems. I have been asked to pay a check out fee by the Letting Agent and it turns out that the tenancy agreement mentioned in a line something like ‘tenant will pay any check out fees and fees related to damage/cleaning incurred’. Am I…
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Rent rebate
Hi everyone, I rent from a private landlord, my rent is £475 a month, how would I find out if i can claim a rent rebate? I am on a basic wage and get working tax credits.
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What to look for in a Removals company? Cotswolds/Worcs
Should they be members of any organisations? Should I ask to see their insurance cert before we agree to use them? First time using removals (done it ourselves before) so any hints & tips welcome! Thanks, C xx
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Tenants left property filthy! How much to deduct from deposit??
Hi, My tenants have just vacated my property. I went to inspect it yesterday and found it in a horrible condition! There will need to be a lot of cleaning and painting done before it is inhabitable again! This is not just wear and tear, this is the tenants not cleaning it and putting it back to the condition it was in when…
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Tenant Question
Hi All, My tenant is coming up to her 12 month anniversary of her tenancy agreement and just wondered what the process was going forward. 1. Do I make her sign a new 1 year tenancy agreement or let it roll as it is without her signing a new one ? 2. My tenant has commented she is saving to buy a house and not sure when she…
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It's completion day!
It's completion day, and I am sitting wating patiently waiting for a call to say we can go pick up the keys. What time do these things usually happen (i'm a first time buyer so have no prior knowledge.) In scotland if that makes a difference. Thanks.
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Part Buy Part Rent Schemes
I've been looking into the council/ Local housing agent's Part Buy Part Rent schemes, and wondering if these are worth doing? In the area in which I like to live 10 miles away from Kingston upon Thames Surrey most flats etc start at 130k+ if your lucky. However my local council housing assocation are building new flats and…
