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Renowned landlord deposit issues!!
Apologies if this is a bit all over the place, I haven't posted on forums for a while and also pretty new to the whole renting minefield!! In July 2010 I had to, for various reasons, find a rental property and having lost out on a few properties, decided on one much against everyone's wishes. The reason for this is…
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Loft conversion building and fire regs
We are looking to buy a house that has had the loft converted to a games / play room. We have found out that there has been no building regs (or fire regs) approval. We need to find out exactly what needs to be done to meet the regs as we want to use the space as habitable space - and our surveyor has said we can not do…
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Renting - japanese knotweed
I was watching telly last night and it was about japanese knotweed, I instantly recognised it as what we've got in the garden. We have been renting this house since July last year and have now handed in out notice and are moving out next week. This plant has always been there and I thought it was there on purpose, it's…
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Deductions, Deductions, Deductions
Hi, Unfortunately no one has beeen able to answer my orginal query about an insurance claim for damage to a floor caused by the cleaner when we moved out but I hope someone can assist on my other matters. The Landlord has put in a claim for a cracked window pane which we noted on the inventory and sent to the agents when…
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Is my landlord in breach of contract???
I am wondering if anyone can help me with this or point me in the direction of forum on the internet? Background: I have moved into a basement flat in clapham last month, i took the flat as it came with a garden that was up 3 steps from the back door, directly outside my door there is 3 foot wide concrete section - dead…
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Renting a property for less than six months
Hi, I will rent my house next September to a friend of mine for only three months. Even though we know each other I want him to pay a month deposit plus a month in advance and we would like to sign a contract. Do I need to put the deposit in a scheme for such a short tennancy period?
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Can't contact landlord??
Hi all, We've been in rented accommodation for 3 years now and it has so far been pretty stress-free. Our landlord lives in the States and so we have an agreement whereby we get any necessary maintenance work done ourselves, then take it out of the rent we pay him. We always explain what needs to be done first, get a quote…
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Transfer of house deeds after divorce
Hi, I have a 3 bedroom house in mine and my ex husbands name. we divorced a few ago and agreed to me buying him out of the marital home, he kept the Spanish villa we both purchased as it was in his sole name.. and I paid him cash and gave up any child maintenace and pay the full mortgage to keep this hoome. My ex husband…
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Building regulations
Hi, I'm looking for some opinions on how people would react in the following situation. We are in the last stages of buying a house (aiming for exchange next week) and have just had a bit of a shock. The house has a basement that has been converted to a room. We learnt early on that there were no building regulations for…
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Leaving my flat early
I'm leaving my flat an elegible for rent until the 29/08. My landlor has found new tenants that will be moving on the 20/08. He wants us to do the check out/ inventory on 04/08 and hand the keys, because he wants to redecorate the property before they move in but sill wants us to pay the rent until 20/08 and all the bills.…
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Shared access/driveway.
We are in the process of purchasing a house in the county. Our solicitor has identified a number of issues associated with the driveway/access. It has been made clear that the driveway is owned by the house that we are buying. The other houses on the drive have access rights. The only terms in the contract regarding the…
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Council Tax on empty property
My wonderful Mum passed away in January leaving her house to my two brothers and myself. We had 6 months council tax after probate at 0% but have just received a bill for 7 months at 100% - £978! It's been up for sale since Mum died but no offers yet (except for stupid ones!). We knew this would be happening so not a…
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Purchasing share of freehold for flat. Increasing flat value?
Hi, I have purchased a flat recently, and paying £250 a year for ground rent (leasehold). However, the residents have bought the freehold, and I am therefore offered to buy a share of freehold for £3,800 (and therefore saving on having to pay the £250 yearly). Given that this is equivalent to a return on investment of 6.5%…
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Searches
Is there a fast track service available for searches? Do you know how much quicker it is and how much more it is likely to cost? Our sale is STARTING to move and I was wondering if we could push it faster.
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Things wrong in flat we have just bought
Hi there. I am just really looking for other people's experiences. We moved in to our new flat on Saturday. As advised by the solicitor, we tested all appliances etc and found that one of the heaters in the hall was not working and the washing machine was also not working (it half fills up and then just stops.) The washing…
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MSE News: Nationwide: House prices remain flat
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "House prices inched higher in July, but have changed very little so far in 2011, state new Nationwide figures ..." Read the full story: Nationwide: House prices remain flat
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completion today some advice please
Hi We are due to complete today on a brand new flat via a developer. There is damage to some wood decking on the outside of the flat which the developer said would be fixed. this still hasn't been done and they hadnt come back to us to explain why. are they required to make sure that this had got fixed before completion?
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Undervaluation by Abbey Bank/Santander!!
I have a shared ownership flat, which I bought brand new about 18 months ago. I put it on the market figuring to buy a larger non-shared-ownership flat. Three different estate agents through it for valuation, then I had a RICS valuation before listing at a price mid-way between all the valuations. Viewings were VERY brisk,…
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To knock through utility or not...
Hi I have a 4 bed town house set over 4 floors, the bottom of which (lower ground) consists of a large kitchen leading to the garden and a decent sized utility room. Since moving in a year or so ago, i have constantly felt the urge to remove the wall (its not load bearing) seperating the two rooms in order to completely…
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Problem with landlord - advice needed please
Hi, I'm hoping someone can let me know where my husband and I stand with the below. I've been in my current rental property or over 6 years now (with a friend, then on my own and now with my husband) and we're due to move out on Saturday. The landlord has never been the easiest man to deal with, he's basically a bully,…
