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Charges Register
I have received a Land Registry report. Who is responsible for the charges on the register/land ???
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Renting with GF temp job.
Hi. My GF has recently graduated from uni and has started a job covering maternity leave til March next year. She currently lives with her parents, but we are planning to move in together in late September. I live in a small studio flat at the moment which is barely big enough for me, never mind the 2 of us, so we are…
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Letting my house
Hi Everyone, Just wondered if anyone could answer this question... Our lender ( HSBC) has given us permission to let our house whilst retaining our current mortgage product. We want to keep hold of the house as there is a strong rental market in our area and we are looking at it as a chance for our young son to get on the…
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Well, Here goes - a stress and hassle free purchase.......
Or not! We've been looking for six months and finally found the 'wow' house for us. Offer went in yesterday, close to asking, and was accepted yesterday evening. Next was the mortgage. Decided on on a 2 yr tracker with santander, spent two hours there this afternoon and came out £495 less off but with a full mortgage…
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Electricity Pylon; Tree Responsibilities and wayleaves etc
I'm currently looking at a small woodland which is on the market. Having viewed it, I've discovered an electricity pylon which is situated on the site and overhead cables which run over part of the site. The site has been unmaintained for several years and is therefore rather overgrown. Several trees in places have…
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Leaving tenancy early
hello! I am currently half way through a six month AST, but due to being the victim of a domestic incident a few days, its become apparent that i need to leave the area. my next rent payment is due in a few days, so that leaves me two payments,taking me to november when my AST rolls over periodically. My flat is rented…
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Is it normal to extend tenancy by a week etc?
We are currently renting and are buying our first house. We are on a rolling monthly contract and our tenancy is until the 4th of each month, but we are not moving until the 9th of September. Rather than pay up until the 4th of October, we wanted to extend the tenancy by say a week or 10 days, paying obviously. We spoke to…
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FTB - Offer accepted! (What to do next?)
Me and the GF have finally had our offer accepted at £107,000, with a deposit of £15,000 coming from her parents. :) What's the next step? We have an appointment with Nationwide regarding our mortgage tomorrow, any advice or details that we need to bring along. I've also been in contact with a local solicitor who has given…
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Paying the solicitors bill on exchange?
Is it normal to be asked to pay the solicitors bill on exchange of contracts? Seems a bit strange to pay them everything before they've completed the work
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Find me a forever house...
This is more for fun really, as we won't actually be moving until this time next year, so we're unlikely to actually buy any of the suggestions! We've decided to take a rather unconvential route up the housing ladder, by paying off in full the mortgage on our existing property, and then making a big jump to our dream home.…
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Do Estate Agents have to diclose offers on repossessed properties?
Hi, I am new to the forum, and new to the property market. I am a first time buyer, and recently viewed a property this week which is a repossession property. The property in question has been on the market for 3 months, and I am in a position to purchase the property as a cash buyer. I was informed by the agent there was…
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Yet another why isn't this house selling thread, comments please
I'm posting this on behalf of my mum and dad who put there house on the market about a year ago. In that time they have had viewings and have accepted 2 offers, in both these cases the buyers dropped out. The first time was after the survey was carried out, this survey was full of inaccuracies and plain lies which scared…
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Eviction and letting new tenants view property
I have been served with a section 21. And have been advised by the local council to stay put until I get court bailiff to get me out.The letting agent rang me today and asked if I was going to pay the xtra money they wanted for the rent and I said that I was unable to pay it and that I would continue to pay the rent that I…
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Shared Home with Elderly Parent
I'm in need of advice about the risks of sharing a home with an elderly parent. My mother has lived with me for almost 2 years but my accommodation is not suitable for her diminishing mobility issues. Therefore, we are going to buy a more suitable home. She will put in £100,000 from the sale of her house and I will fund a…
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Getting a rent deposit back
My letting agent have said that my landlady isn't responding to their emails/phone calls regarding the return of my deposit. My letting agent won't authorise it's release from the DPS until my landlady's agreed to it. Tomorrow will be one calendar month since I moved out...am I being too impatient? Any advice on how I…
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notice period from tenant
Hi guys, could you clarify for me the procedure for my tenant leaving my property. The end of the 6 months tenancy is completed on the 25th of August 2011. I called today to ask whether the tenant was staying for a further 6 months. She verbally said she would be leaving at the end of August, and would confirm this in…
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Management agency taking the P
I own a leasehold on a flat that I lease out through a letting agent. In November 2009, the agent notified me that some reconstruction work was required, with photographic evidence. I advised the management agency acting on behalf of the freeholder asap - albeit by telephone call, and nothing was done. At that stage all I…
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Landlord with-holding my deposit...
I would like to know if anyone can shed a bit of light on where I stand with this - I paid a £300 deposit for a room in a shared house. The landlord does not live at the property. I have not signed any paper work. I moved in on 25th June 2010, originally by email I stated I was looking to move for 12 months but it has…
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Urgent help needed re Neighbour Dispute. Worried about having to declare it later.
If anybody could help with this it would be greatly appreciated. We are currently having a nightmare which is incredibly upsetting. I don't think we've slept in nights. Anyhow, a section at the bottom of our garden (and 2 other houses) adjoins to some neglected land which is filled with rubbish, weeds, bins, old furniture…
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Screwed over by vendor
Hi there, I'm wondering if you can advise. I had an offer accepted by a guy who let us go ahead with a structural survey (£850) whilst we were getting our mortgages finalised. He started getting shirty about the time it was taking (4 weeks had elapsed since he accepted our offer) then suddenly revealed he had another…
