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How do we make use of our tax free allowances: renting our old house in Scotland
Hi, My wife and I recently moved to London, when we did we retained the house we lived in in Dundee and let it out and bought a new house in London. I am now earning just over the higher tax threshold, however my wife is not working; to that end we would like to investigate if there is a way of ‘allocating’ the rental…
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Selling a house that seems "stuck"
I posted awhile ago about this house & found you all helpful; so more advice please! I am staying in an inherited property, temporarily, and need to move out for family & job reasons this autumn / winter. I have been trying to sell since April. we have one private offer on the table, but he is unable to sell his house.…
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Managed let Agent problem
Can anyone advise: I have a joint interest with my brother in an inherited property. It has been on the market 5 months. It has had 8 viewings and 6 offers within 10% of asking price so the asking price must be realistic. All three accepted offers have had bottom of chain collapse. The agent now has a further buyer who…
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Part Exchange - What to offer?
Hi There We are looking at a part exchange with Bloor homes. Our house is on the market for £128k, and we think they will offer around £120k. The house we are looking at is a 3 bed semi priced at £179k. I was thinking of being cheeky and offering £155k + plus carpets, tiles and turf included. Is this realisitc? They lady…
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Council House- Shower.
Hi all, i am moving into a council house on saturday and it doesnt have a shower, only a bath. I am just wondering if the council should install a shower, or if i will have to do it?
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95% mortgage from Skipton
More good news for FTBs on mortgage availability: http://www.skipton.co.uk/mortgages/f...2yr_95ltv.aspx The rate isn't hugely attractive, but it is encouraging to see a strong building society like Skipton offering a helping hand to FTBs. Well done Skipton
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i remember when this was 80k ?
about a year and half ago, please can someone property bee this for me please ? its very tempting http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23453566.html?backListLink=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Ffind.html%3FlocationIdentifier%3DOUTCODE%255E973%26insId%3D1%26sortByPriceDescending%3Dfalse
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Buying a Garage
I want to buy a garage in a row of 10, all individually owned. From speaking to some of the owners it appears there was no formal conveyencing when they bought, just a 'bill of sale' ! Is this sufficient, should land registry be involved ?
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Selling House Quickly?
Does anyone have experience of the following estate agents:- The Express Estate Agency,
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Living with baby in 5th floor Council flat
Hi All We are currently council tenants and are living in a one-bedroom flat with our three month old baby. We are on the fifth floor of a tower block - the block is only 5 floors high so we are on the top floor. For some bizarre reason the lift terminates at the third floor so we then have two flights of stairs to climb…
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Removal of name on mortgage & deeds.
If you pay a mortgage with two persons named on it, on your own, can you after 6 months have the other name taken of?
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mould in my new rented property
I viewed the property about a month ago the garden was full of weeds to the extent that you couldn't use it and there was a mould problem, the letting agent assured this would be sorted before the move in date. The garden is clear but there are still patches of quite extensive mould in the cellar and in my room, I feel…
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Letting out a property - furnished or unfurnished ?
Hello, I have always let properties out as "furnished" in the past as I was advised by a family member that it made eviction easier. Having read through the section 21 notices etc, it doesn't seem to make any difference if the house is furnished or not ? Is there any benefits to furnished or unfurnished ? It seems to me…
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Loose dogs from rented property
A house nearby has an alley running alongside it which is closed off with alleygates, to which all residents in the road hold the key. New tenants have moved in and one of their first acts was to remove a fence panel so their two male staffies can have the run of the alley as well as their garden. They have also been seen…
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Enforcement Orders on Agriculturally tied property
Hi ... I'm new and hope I'm on the right board! My question is .... is it possible to get Enforcement Orders (or Notices) lifted from an agriculturally tied property, or once placed are they there for life regardless of whether ownership of the property changes?
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Clutching at straws
Hi, I know NOTHING about buying a house/mortgages etc so I'd really appreciate some advice. I have 7.5k to use as a deposit & would love to be able to buy...however, I have an awful credit rating. Is it completely impossible to get a mortgage right now? Thanks, I know I must sound very stupid!
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Rental notice - have I got the date right?
Hi all Well, having finally bought somewhere, it looks like the builders will soon be finished and we can move in. This means giving notice on our rented flat. I think that as long as I tell the landlady on the 18th August that we're off then we can stay until 19th September, but can someone confirm please? Details... -…
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Problem with sink in rented house
More advice needed please! :) We are moving out of our rented property at the beginning of September, and we are on holiday for most of August. We have had a few problems with the kitchen sink leaking. We have lived here for two years and the landlord is very nice but hasn't been particularly proactive in getting things…
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1970s extension over sewer? Drainage search results query!
Have just received drainage and water search results. Conveyancer has included a note saying that there are no public sewers disposal mains or lateral drains within the boundaries, but it's not always been a requirement for public sewers/drains to be noted on the public sewer map. They also go on to say it may affect…
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£240 for Management Company Sale Pack?
Hello everyone, I am currently selling my house (first time i've done this!). We have received a letter from our solicitor asking for £240. This is to pay the Management Company for them to provide a pack which contains things like our statement of accounts, articles of association etc. In the letter my solicitor described…