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Renting to Family?
Hi, I'm hoping someone may be able to give me some information on a situation I am in. I've recently been given the opportunity to cash buy a new property to move into as home. I currently have a mortgage on a property that we wish to hold onto and possibly use as a pension in years to come or to leave to family. I want to…
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If I buy a House but dont move in for a couple of months.....
Whats the minimum things I need to pay for? Mtg + Buildings Insurance as a minimum? But what about Council Tax? Bills Etc? Do I wait until I officially move in before I have to pay these? Thanks
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Replastering / Party Wall Act?
Hi, I've recently bought an old terraced property. I've had surveys on some damp in the walls - conclusion being that I need to have some replastering done, with a damp proof membrane installed. I've got the papers through from the contractor and the contract I'm signing asks me to confirm that "where appropriate Party…
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Can HA ask for backpayments if they miscalculate our rent?
Hi We own 25% of a property and pay rent on the remaining 75% to the housing association who own it. We recently received a rental review and it was a lot less than than we currently pay, so we queried it and we were told it was the correct amount we were meant to be paying and therefore we had overpaid by £60 a month, and…
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Offering on a house - Bidding War rules
Hi, Phoned an agent to put an offer on a property - but was told that another offer had already been accepted, and it was higher than our opening offer. We were told that we were ok to submit an offer though, since we have viewed the property already, so we upped our offer accordingly. The agent sounded a bit reluctant,…
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Official Landlord thread???
Having failed to find a buyer for my house, I have now been granted consent to let from my mortgage provider & wondered if there was such a thread full of tips, advice & legal stuff I need to do? There is a sticky for the official Buying, Selling, Renting threads but no Landlord one. If there is no official thread, can…
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Vendor asking for a lot more than the advertised price
Hi, My partner and I are first time buyers, we've got a mortgage in principal and have been to look at a few properties one of which was listed as £69,950. We go to look at the property and the house is fantastic. It needs some work doing bits of new plasterboard here and there because of leak damage, and doors where…
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Could somebody property bee this for me please?
https://m.rightmove.co.uk/quickPage.html?page=19&cc=html5%2Fhomepage.html%3Fpid%3D19307133%26goto%3DRESALE_PROPERTY_DETAILS#gallery I'm sure it's been on for a lot more than this and would like to know how long its been up for sale. Many thanks!
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Tax implications of selling a second home previously rented by a family member
Hi, we've had a death in family and person was living in mine and my wifes second home. She was paying rent at substantially less than the markets rate and there was no formal contract. Now we are thinking of selling the property. What if any tax relief are entitled to? As it's a second home I understand we'd have to pay…
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Looking for a Solicitor
Dear all, I've started looking for a solicitor for conveyencing. Got some quotes from local ones One says this: Does it look like a reasonable quote? Is there room for negotiation? did anyone use online solicitors here? Any recommendations please ? Stamp Duty £ 9600.00 Land Registry fees £ 280.00 Land Registry Search fee £…
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reasonable quote?
is this removal quote reasonable? we are moving from 3 bed semi to 3 bed semi within 6 miles no wardrobes being moved - normal amount of 'household stuff' no packing required any day available during the week £1300 :eek: this was with *ickfords..... is this reasonable? can anyone recommend another company - we are in south…
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Can't sell our house..
...Sorry another one of these. I am starting to get really down as our house has been on the market since Nov, in all that time we've had only 7 viewers, no second viewers at all:( I know there are certain folks on here who will tell me it's all down to the price - well I have done my homework. We have a 3 bed semi with…
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Credit checks from letting agents/potential landlords
Were looking into private renting in the next few months but the credit check part has me worried. My husbands credit report is coming up as fair, mine i dont know yet. My husband has a credit card with a balance of 3k at present from our recent wedding. Since we are having to move alot sooner than expected we dont have…
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Dunsin Surveyors in Guildford - any experiences?
We're buying a property in Guildford and are in the early stages at the moment - got mortgage agreement in principle and have instructed conveyancing solicitors, so the next step is to get a survey done. I think we're leaning towards the full structural option rather than the homebuyer's report. I've just started looking…
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Great Property Opportunity - But Need Advice as to Funding
My partner has been made an offer by a family member to buy a property of theirs at a knockdown price, in lieu of inheritance. We currently rent, and would want to buy this place and rent it out for the time being until we are ready to buy somewhere, rather than move into it. However, you can't get a buy-to-let mortgage…
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agents
Hi, Just had a mail shot from a company called "EXPRESS ESTATE AGENCY" has anyone used or heard good or bad reports of them? We have been trying to sell for the last 3mths. Smudger
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Get survey for EVERY property at auction?
I am thinking of buying at auction and have read that you should get a survey for the property you are interested in. The question is if you are interested in a few properties would you really get a survey for each one? That could get really expensive! Say I was interested in 4 properties then the surveys would cost ~ £400…
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Shared-ownership eviction!
Not happening to me thank god, but thought this would be worthy of a new thread saying as I often see SO queries. http://www.guardian.co.uk/housing-network/2011/aug/25/shared-ownership-problem
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How long to wait for news? Mortgage application done, solicitor instructed, FTB
Hi all, Am a first time buyer and just wondering what the rough timescale should be for things, in other words when can I start chasing people up (but not that soon that I annoy) FTB, buying a house that is currently empty and has no chain. Vendor has already moved out. House offer accepted 17/08/11, Went into lenders…
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Is deposit on new build likely to be refundable if I pull out?
I agreed to buy a new build property back in July, and paid a depoit of £500 to (via?) the estate agent. Contracts have not been exchanged yet. If I pull out, am I likely to get that £500 back or not? My solicitor has done some work on the purchase, and some searches have been completed, but this week another developer has…
