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Tenant is Dying
I've just found out my tenant is dying from terminal cancer and he's asked if i mind if he sees his days out in my property.I don't personally have a problem with it but does anybody think it would put future tenants off a property if they knew someone had spent their last days in the house they were considering renting?…
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Time to sell?
Recently accepted an offer on our property an the buyer wants to move in ASAP,preferably 8 weeks.We havent currently found a property to purchase and my patrner is expecting a baby in around 11 weeks.The purchase I believe will be cash ,so no mortgage or mortgage survey required and not sure if they will even do a building…
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Boundary dispute - type of solicitor to use?
Is a conveyancing solicitor the one to go to over a boundary dispute, or is that best handled by a litigation solicitor? Thanks
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Amazing!
I am selling a flat and signed an 8 week contrat with my EA after a few weeks I realised that their methods did not match with my expectations The flat is 150 miles from where I live and I the agent has had the keys theyhave as far as I am aware shown it to 6 or 7 viewers with one second viewing Two weeks ago I gave them…
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Advice on selling my house
Hello Guys please can members offer any advice about my house that i have put up for sale. (I wanted to add the link but it wont let me because im a new member - my house is on rightmove prices at £72k - postcode is S63 9DH , its the 2 bed end terrace property. Basically i would welcome any positive suggestions. Im aware…
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fully furnished??
hi MSE'ers haven't been on here for a while so hoping someone can help me out..... my daughter has rented a fully furnished house but on arrival there was no pots & pans etc and no lawn mower to keep the huge garden!! now I thought that fully furnished meant all of the above or am I wrong?? agents now telling my daughter…
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Lease wording- to sublet or not to sublet?
Hi, can someone interpret the following please? "Not to assign transfer sublet or part with possession of part only of the demised premises" Does this mean I cannot rent my flat?
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Initial inspection/inventory and end of tenancy inspection
Hi. Following on from my earlier thread about problems with our landlord, I was curious to know how an initial inspection and end of tenancy inspection relate to the final disputes etc of the deposit? When we signed contracts we were basically whizzed around the house, landlord pointing out various items that belonged to…
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Buy to let mortgage may be a no go - how do I best raise the money...
I am buying a house with my partner and we planned to buy it outright. I was funding my half with a big lump sum + I figured I could raise the rest (around £60K) against my flat on a buy to let mortgage (currently owned outright and worth conservatively £150K). I can rent the flat out at £650pcm (already have a tenant on…
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When buying and selling
Should you wait until you have an offer on your property before you make an offer on a property you want to buy?
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replacing patio window in rental property
Hello all. I rent a property and the landlord is fine with me having my dog and two cats. Unfortunately where my dog is sometimes outside and the cats 'torment' him he scratches at the patio door to try to get to them. I notice there are lots of surface scratches on the glass. I don't know if they could be buffed out or if…
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To buy or rent
Hello, I have a housing dilemma, and I'd like your thoughts on this. I'll try and include all the relevant information I'm 31, single, and earn £29k per year, and live in South West England. After pension and student loan deductions, I take home £1650 per month. I have £25k in savings. I don't have a car and living…
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BTL record keeping advice needed
Hi folks Very quick question. Can anyone provide me with or point me in the right direction of a suitable excel spreadsheet set-up which allows me to record rental income, expenses etc for tax purposes. Many Thanks Claire
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Fault in new build house built 2004
Hi All, I bought a new build house from an established builder in the summer 2004. When we moved in we completed all the usual snagging. As it became colder towards ther end of the year, we noticed that the bedroom directly above the garage was unable to be kept warm. As the builders were still building, we found it easy…
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Estate Agent playing cheeky again!?
Hi all, Recently i put in an offer on a lovely property and got it accepted =) got it surveyed and lawyer on the case. I checked the website and on most websites its either sale agreed stc or sold stc. =) But a week later the EA re advertise the property with headings like property just added 'NEW PRICE OFFERS OVER…
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Help / Advice Needed
To cut a long story short we live in private rented accom and this month haven't been able to pay rent (4 days late so far) - Im on STAT MAT leave and funds just don't cover it. We have no money to pay it, (resorting to selling car to obtain funds hopefully can pay begin sept) We've been late twice before (no more than 7…
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Rented flat subject to planning enforcement notice
Hi, I wonder whether anyone could provide me with a bit of advice on this query. We live in a house which was converted into two flats a couple of years back. The landlord received an enforcement notice around 6 months ago stating that he had breached planning regulations by converting into 2 flats and that it would need…
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Grace Property Update
Hi Guys, I was just wondering if anyone has received an update or knows what the current situation is with Grace Property Developments and the receivers etc? I posted a fair few months ago stating that we have a tenancy agreement up until September 2012, but after the collapse of our landlords business (Grace Property), we…
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Leasehold with 87 years remaining but 'share of freehold' being setup
I am a FTB looking at a property that ticks all the boxes. Except some fogginess around its leasehold situation. It has 87 years remaining, which I think is a bit on the low side. And the current owner has paid £250 to initiate the proceedings to setup a 'share of freehold' with the other people in the apartment block. The…
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Selling Shared Ownership - Any Suggestions
Hi, Forgive me if there is already a thread regarding this query, I am fairly new to MSE! I have a 1 bed flat in a shared ownership scheme with Hyde Housing Assoc. and I am looking to sell my 25% share and move out; You may have seen a previous post of mine regarding quite alot of un-secured debt I have, and tbh I just…
