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Moving to Clapham Junction / Wimbledon advice ?
Hi All Was just thinking if anyone has any advice about either area in terms of good areas with no crime or estate agents to avoid etc Any advice would be welcome no matter how trivial it may seem. I currently live in Hersham in surrey paying £800 pcm for a one bedroom flat. I could probably go as high as £1000 pcm. In…
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Concerned about new landlord. Or just paranoia?
Me and my girlfriend found a property on gumtree last week and we went to view it a few days later. It's a semi detached property recently converted into two apartments and is just about finished. Everything in the property is brand new and it's very nice and fresh with a lovely shared back garden and a deck/balcony coming…
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help - breach of planning permission - going back and forth with lender & solicitor?
Can anyone help please? I'm trying to buy a flat in London and I don't understand why my solicitor cannot buy indemnity insurance and make the exchange. The house conversion has planning permission and the building regulations signed off to make it into six flats. There were a couple of conditions on the planning…
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Is this on? Rental issue close to signing tenancy agreement
Hi there, Just interested in others thoughts on this issue. Put down a holding deposit and fees against a new property with 2xallocated parking spaces, three and a bit weeks ago. Now, three days before we are due to sign, the landlord says they want to withdraw one of the parking spaces as they know "we don't need it" as…
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Renting house wanting to know the ins and outs!!
i am about to rent my house out but i want to know the ins and outs!! i will only be making about £140 a month i wonder how much i would get taxed on this? i know i need a gas and elec certificate,and need to take out landlord insurance i also need to inform by mortgage lenders(can they stop you renting to someone with bad…
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I'm a tenant being evicted - need some advice please!
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Do You Actually Need Proper Windows/Fire Escape in a Flat?
I kept seeing this come up for sale - then I passed it in the EA's window the other day and nearly went in to ask directly.... .... this is a studio, but check out the windows. They're in the roof. How'd you escape in a fire? What're the regs? This place has NO views, the only windows are those velux windows in the vaulted…
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can my land lord throw us out?
hi, i am in a tenancy on a flat. my tenancy started on 31st march 2011 and is due to be a six month contract. I have pais £1050 to move in and that was one months rent and deposit. My monthly rent is £575 per month. I have since lost my job and had to go on to housing benefit and income support. I was 2 weeks late with my…
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Notice required at end of AST
I have an AST which is due to end in just under two months. I am in the middle of buying a house and am not clear of the time-frame involved yet. Normally two months before the end of my housing contract the LA write to me and gives me a two month notice to quit and asks me whether I want to extend the notice, my rent due…
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Expenses?
If a house has been refurbished to get it up to a rental standard, can you declare the entire cost of that refurbishment as an expense on your tax return? We obviously have reciepts etc, and all work done was necessary. Thanks in advance :-) Bmj
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reservation deposit. legally getting it back?
Jumping directly to the facts: 1. A month ago I viewed the property (in England) for the first time. Needed to be painted, new carpets etc. from EA. I didn't sign any contract of course, before seeing the renovation myself. Agreed to pay their holding fee and signed an application form stating (among others): 2. After they…
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Simple question about negotiating
We've got a few issues from the survey about the house we wish to buy, it needs some damp treating... probably looking at about £3k to sort. If we were to ask the vendor to knock this off the price (or split the cost), does this just come off our deposit, or do we have to change the mortgage too? How does this work with…
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renting; viewings; rent
need a bit of advice here please guys im currently renting a flat at the moment that is full of mold and damp, with a broken cooker which my landlady is not bothered about as she is selling it. we do veiwings for her when we can and out of estate agents time. i have just recieved a text message of her telling me that the…
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asbestos in garden....
so we were not told that the shed at the bottom of our garden was made of asbestos until after we moved in. We have been here since july 2010. so nearly a year, and now my daugther is active and starting to want to spend more time in the garden i want to get it sorted. it's completely exposed and makes me very…
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Negative equity on unrentable property
Hi. My Husband and I got married last year and we both live in a property in Oxfordshire. I am the owner - i am on the land registry and the deads solely. The funds i used to purchase my property came from a previous failed marriage. My husband also has a leasehold property in Sussex. The property was purchased several…
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Selling a house and the associated fees
Good afternoon all, I am just enquiring as to what the usual fees you pay when selling your house. For example my house is worth £120,000 - if I was looking at selling it and it sold at asking price what are approx estate agent fees, and any other fees you normally have to pay? Have never sold a house before, so just…
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forced to pay landlord debt
Today Swalec have come to my rented house and installed key meters i was told to pay £503 upfront or they would have to change the meters the thing is i moved in here 28th May 2011 so as far as i knew there was no debts outstanding and i was able to carry on as normal so they had a warrant for access and to change the…
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help please - damp
hi all we are currently trying to buy a house - through the survey have found out it is £10K over the market value, and needs a new damp proof course downstairs, and a new hot water cylinder. vendors have so far refused to negotiate a price saying they cannot afford to. our mortgage offer has put the repair of damp proof…
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things on title deeds, what if you don't comply?
I have seen a house I love but think there is something on the deeds that will mean it is unsuitable for me :( This relates to the height of boundary fences on the roadside. What is likely to happen if I bought it and put up fences that go against what is outlined in the deeds. Who would force me to take them down? Just a…
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landlord renting advice
I am afraid I have made some errors renting out my property. I rented through one agent to a lady with 2 children, she omitted to inform me she was pregnant, but that may have been irrelevant. The agency had all the necessary checks carried out including the inventory, to which we both signed. Sometime into the tenancy she…
