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List of landlords that accept dss
Me and my 3 kids are lodging with my brother and his family. I need to move out in under 2 weeks cos we are overcrowded. I'm getting nowhere with the local councils so am looking to privatley rent. Where can i find a list of landlords that accept dss. I'm in west yorkshire but am willing to relocate.
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For anyone who owns in Wavertree, Liverpool
Cosmopolitan Housing Association have told 3 buildings worth of their tenants on Smithdown Road (right opposite Asda carpark), that they have to leave their homes :eek: as Cosmo have agreed to sell the buildings to the YMCA. (Said they would compensate, relocate, etc. etc., no time scale given) So it looks as if there may…
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Moved out early; can i get a refund on rent?
Hi everyone, I left a contract early and one of the terms to leave early was to find another tenant to take my place which i did. the tenant has now moved in. i already paid for the entire month but the tenant moved in in the middle of the month and paid all moving in monies to the LL. can i claim a refund on the days of…
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Council tax, joint ownership
These are my circumstances. 1. Inherited house from parents with my sister and am joint owner of property. 2. Sister still lives there, I live elsewhere in another county and do not use the inherited home as a second home. 3. There is no mortgage on the property. 4. Sister pays her council tax and council is aware that i…
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Are copies of TPOs necessary?
Hi all, Where can I find a full copy of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Handbook? Specifically, I am looking for the information of what are my solicitor’s exact legal duties in respect to my mortgage lender, as I have a feeling he is a bit excessively cautious and ordering searches not strictly necessary (in my…
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Any advice please?
Hi, Me and my partner are FTB and we put in our offer (which was accepted) 6 weeks ago. We have paid our Solicitor £250 to get the searches started over a monht ago, only they still haven't been done! The house is vacant therefore we were hoping things would be pretty smooth (wishful thinking). From what my Solicitor has…
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What does a conveyancing solicitor actually do?
Hi This is a question for the legal beagles on here. After much persuasion which I wont bore you with, I have sent an email to my solicitor instructing him to prepare the contact prior to exchange. Can anyone tell me how long this takes and what exactly is involved? What will be in the 'contract' exactly? I realise that…
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Buying property in Luton/Bedford a good idea?
Hi guys, I want to canvass some opinion on buying property in either Luton or Bedford. My first choice would have been Milton Keynes but that has seen prices already rise into the more premium scale whereas Luton/Bedford are still relatively cheaper but still have good transport links into London. What do you think? Good…
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Time limit for return of deposit?
Hi, Our tenancy ended 16th July at 12pm, i gave the keys back on the 15th July. The check out was done on the 18th July and found to be fine. The check out report says that all repairs are to be done by the LL. We haven't had our deposit back yet and i was under the impression that it was to be returned within 10 working…
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Should we be worried??
My gf and I moved into a house last June, the previous occupier was the LL son. Since we've moved in we continue to receive the LL son's post. Most of its junk, but a few bits have clearly been sent at his request. Firstly, he'd submitted an application to the council to hold an event in the City, he put his application in…
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Help please! Mortgage advice gratefully received...
Hi - my fella and I are ready to buy together. Situation is: He owns a house that has been rented out for 6 months now, with the family in the middle of renewing for another 12 months - stong covenant. He has no other savings. I have £180,000 cash to put into a new property - this is the proceeds from the sale of a house…
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Split up - How do we handle the flat and mortgage
I've recently split up with a long term girlfriend, about a year ago we bought a place together. We had been living there for about 2 years previously to buying the place as I'm not sure if that will have any effect on things going forward. We havent made any decisions and were still in contact and we are now trying to…
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On-line Lettings Agent advertising on Rightmove?
Dear fellow Landlords Can anyone recommend (if they exist) an on-line Letting Agent that would advertise a property for rental on Rightmove? I'd like to rent my flat privately but it's difficult to find a reliable source. Any tips would be welcome! (Also for recommended Agencies for refererence/credit checks).
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Home buyer company
Hi, I'm looking to make a quick sale on my home and decided to look into these companies that say they buy your property for X% of the value no mater the condition or location. Example: sell-quick.co.uk nationalhomebuyers.co.uk For me in my position, these deals seem awfully to good to be true. Now my question is are their…
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Looking into Buying our First House
Hi Just wanted some quick advice as were going to see a mortgage advisor at the weekend. We currently rent a house and have done for two years we now want to look at getting a mortgage , we have our deposit saved up for the budget we have. i would just like to know would having a £1000 personal loan and having £2000 on a…
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Marriage break-up, housing association, but not on tenancy
It looks (finally) that my marriage may be ending. We have a 1yr old DD and I'm pregnant. I live in my husband's house (was council - who transferred all their housing stock to a new HA). The tenancy is in my husband's sole name. It was the house he lived in with his first wife, and son (now grown and left home). The…
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Advise: fixtures removed between exchange and completion :(
Guys, Hope someone can advise what my options are, i am due to complete tomorrow and went to view the property yesterday after much nagging. The house am buying had Fans in the walls in all the rooms and the seller has agreed to keep them in the property, he said he did not need to write it down as it was fixture and…
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Safety measures for Homes
Hi , i want to know form all experts here that in Rainy season Metal Roofs makes lots of noise & how to protect roofs from snow ? if i want to install snow guards then whice one's are better & why ? this will be a very helpful for me . :money:
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Exchanged without completition date - who has power to decide when we complete?
Here's our situation, I think being FTBs we've been quite nieve... We were looking for our first house with about four months left on our rented accomodation, figuring we should be able to push a purchase out to the end of our rental agreement or extend if we needed to. The house we wanted to buy had sellers who hadn't…
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Referred to the natwest underwriters
Hello, For some reason I cannot post on the mortgages board... so I will have to post here for now.... ;) I have applied to port my mortgage with additional borrowing to my current mortgage providers- Natwest. This is mainly due to avoid the early redemption fee on my FTB deal. I am also adding my partner on the…
