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Not completing on agreed date...
the sale of my Gran's house was due to complete today (exchange took place last week). Have just found out that they can't complete today as their mortgage isn't there..... Where do we go from here?
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Land Registry Plan
I'm in the process of buying a 1st floor flat. My conveyancing solicitor has sent me a copy of the land registry entries. Attached to one is an Ordnance Survey map with the property outlined. I've been asked to check this is the correct one. The properties in the street are all terraced, with each property having two flats…
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Developer placed garage door in wrong place.
Back in February when I reserved my plot I was asked if I wanted to add a 'personnel door' to my garage as only the 'up and over 'door is standard. I said yes and that I would like it placed as near to the front of the garage as possible. I have a copy of the options form which clearly states this. I popped up towards the…
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Estate Agent being difficult over refund
Hi I wonder if anyone can offer any advice with my current issue? I got hit with £125 of bank charges when the estate agent took my rent and deposit payment out twice by mistake. The company who they use (Sagepay) to make the payments sent me a letter confirming they would cover the charges. SagePay had to give the money…
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Online estate agents - your opinions please folks!
Hi all, I'm about to put my house on the market and I'm looking at methods of marketing to save a few bob. I was looking into online estate agents - such as emoov.co.uk - where they allocate you a local estate agent, you get the for sale sign, they take measurements, photos etc. They then place the house on the market via…
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Landlord wont return deposit
Hi In November 2007 I rented a property from a private landlord. I had to pay my deposit monthly and being a single mum of 2 at the time found this extremely hard to do each month, my first was made by replacing the lino in the kitchen for £100 as it was tatty and ripped and we kept catching our toes on it. I rang to ask…
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Private Renting Issue
Hello I've privately rented my home for 7 years , I've been on benefits for the last two years and in that time have had to claim DLA and I'm on long term ESA. My landlord has been threatening me with repossession for the last 18 months each time my rent goes in the red. Rent is 550 a month of which i have to pay 156 a…
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Faulty Boiler in Rented House
Hi, i am not sure if this is the right forum and my apologies if not anyhow. I have been renting my house for 14months now and discovered my boiler is faulty 3months ago and been costing me the earth in electric on average £140 and now average cost is £50. I live on my own so don't use much electric and have no gas. The…
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Tenant Notice in Short Term Agreement
I've been reading the posts and came to conclusion that tenants have to give 1 month notice and LL 2months notice. In the past I remember LL asking me to give 2 months of notice. I checked the agreement but couldn't find this clauses, may be I need to read it again. Question is what is law, can LL impose 2 months notice…
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House on Separation
Thanks for answers below. Found what I needed. Original post removed as contained personal information.
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Inaccurate Land Registry Plan
Hi, quick query. How important is it that the building outlines on the Land Registry plans are accurate? The land outlines are right but the building outline doesn't include an extension built in 1982. If it should be accurate how do we go about getting it updated?
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Shropshire/Birmingham relocation and commute times
Hi, The OH and I would like to relocate to Shropshire next year to be closer to my parents (Shrewsbury). We work in IT and think we are most likely to get jobs in Birmingham. The trouble is that we are finding that the places we would want to live in Shropshire could be 1.5-2 hours commute each way to Birmingham. Whilst we…
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Signing Purchase Agreement - Seller is overseas
Hello I'm about to purchase a house and the remaining step is to sign the final purchase agreement with the seller. However the seller (both wife/husband) now live in Taiwan and will not be present to sing the purchase agreement in person. The seller's agent mentioned that he may be able to get a notarized confirmation…
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Conservatory building regs
Hi All, Seen a house I really like, but there's no door between the kitchen and conservatory - which currently acts as a dining room. I've heard that's against building regs? When would this be a problem, I assume at survey for mortgage? Then what happens, is onus on vendor or buyer to remedy the problem. The space works…
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Bank status enquiry for tenacy - worried
Hi, I've been worrying so much about this, I just hope there's someone here who knows more about this kind of thing so I know what to expect. I'm about to rent a flat with some friends and I found out today that I need to fill in a form to give to my bank so that they can provide a reference for the agency. Most of the…
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Head Start scheme (David Wilson Homes)
Does anybody have any advice regarding this scheme? It's where DWH give you a 10 year interest free loan for 15% of the property value. The catch is that when the loan is repaid, the repayment cost is 15% of the property value at that time so if the house is worth more, I have to pay them more. I am quite sceptical about…
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Mirfield a nice place or not?
Hi I am looking to buy a place in Mirfield - West Yorkshire. I am from Derby but have recently got a job up north Anyone give me some advice on the area? Schools etc? Thanks
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Bit of a dilemma...
Well, not so much a dilemma, more a "how do i handle this?" type thing. On the front of it, it seams quite a simple thing. A pesky leaky kitchen tap (that has been leaking since i wibbled my fat booty in the door for the first time) and i have mentioned it to the landlady quite a few times. Now the tricky bit: I do get…
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To buy or not following poor survey report on loft conversion?
Hi Advice appreciated - we are in the early stages of purchasing a Victorian terraced cottage located within a conservation area - we've not signed anything or paid a deposit so can easily pull out, although it's heart wrenching as we quickly became emotionally attached to what we thought was our dream house. We instructed…
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Architect, surveyor and /or builder?
We are looking at possibly buying a house that is part grade 2 listed, and part the way through some building work, and would appreciate any advice! Basically the couple who owned the house applied for planning permission which was granted to do some work inside the grade 2 listed part -as far as I know, a couple of…
