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Eviction due to redevelopment letter
I must state that I don't have any problems with current tenants. What i need is to evict them due to change in building's purpose from domestic renting to commercial lodging (b&b). Eviction will be followed by full stripping out and redecorating of the inside of the building. Are there any samples of letters outlining…
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Should I clear my mortgage before moving??
Hi - I'm in the fortunate position of only having about £2,000 outstanding on my mortgage and am in the process of trying to sell my house and move onto something bigger. Does it make the move process easier if I were to settle my mortgage before trying to move...?? Would it make the solicitors fees any cheaper...?? I've…
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evicting a Lodger
I currently share my house with a paying lodger, who pays me monthly. I own and live in the house. I have not got a written contact (silly I know), only a verbal one, but would like that person to move out. What do I have to do? What would I just put in writing that they have 28 days to leave? They also were late with last…
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New here - changing Estate Agents?
Hi everyone. We put our house on the market back in April of this year. We have had around ten viewings and one second viewing which was this week. We have a four bed detached house with driveway but we have converted the garage and a small garden which is up on a level but flat, if that makes sense? We really want a…
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How Can Self-Employed Rent? Please help!
Hello Am writing on behalf of my brother and his girlfriend who are both self-employed and about to be made homeless. They have been working on their own business for 2 years so do not have 3 years' accounts. It seems that letting agents will not consider them as they cannot prove they will be able to afford their rent.…
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Help a newbie please!
Hi all, I am new to the site and have a bit of a problem. Not sure where I should post this so please point me in the right direction if I have got this wrong! I am hoping to buy a new house so looking at money etc. I have been a bit rubbish lately and finished a 0% deal on my credit card. I am looking to transfer to…
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Unfurnished house?????
Hi all i need advice urgently!!! My sister and her husband have today signed a contract for an unfurnished house they are renting. After they signed the contract the letting agent said " by the way there is a leak through the ceiling that the landlord hasnt had a chance to fix, also the upstairs toilet may be blocked and…
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Girl upstairs
Hi I live in a rented flat and the girl upstairs from me lives with her baby and is 16. She stated that the landlord would throw her out if she knew (?) but not only that, she keeps having parties in the flat til all hours and her friends are there and they are all drinking alcohol, making so much noise you cannot sleep…
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Landlord & Deposit please help
Hello Everyone, I am looking for advice on the return of my depsoit please. I moved out of my previous rental (Brand new 1 bed, 1 living room inc kitchen, 1 bath) on 29/07/2011. On 17/08/2011 I received a text message from my landlord asking if I had received an email sent on 14/08/2011. I had not received this email as he…
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What kind of offer and general advice on house buying
The house we are interested in is on for sale at £239,000. What kind of offer would you say we should start at? We have tried low offers on two other houses and both have been rejected, I don't know if we are being unreasonable or not so thought I would pick some brains on this forum if you don't mind. First house we were…
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Letters to unknown person - what to do?
Usually when letters arrive addressed to the landlord (or old tenants in previous properties) I have passed them onto the landlord. However in the last two weeks we've received numerous letters for two people with a surname that does not match the LL or the previous tenant. My OH has been in the property a year and letters…
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Tax implications of a second home
Hi, My situation is as follows: I bought my flat at the height of the market and now in negative equity even though I am mortgage free. I would like more space than a cramped flat and considering purchasing a larger home but holding onto my current flat as I'd rather not suffer a loss. My finances are as follows: Annual…
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Mid contract rent increase advise needed please.
Hello, I have today received a Section 13 notice to increase my rent by £50 a months from 1st October and need some advice please. I have been living the house since May 2009 renting on an assured shorthold tenancy agreement. This has always been on a 12 monthly basis. When we moved in the rent was reduced slightly to…
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Boundary wall
I moved into a new house last year. The separating wall between my neighbour and I has been built more onto her side of her property. I think this was due to the fact that when I made some raised borders etc at the bottom of this wall I noticed that there was a stump of a tree, at ground level, which I buried. I think when…
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Is this ethical? What would you do?
Hi I am looking for some advice about 6 weeks ago we saw a flat which we loved, we had only just started looking. The vendor had it listed with two agents and it had only been on the market a week. We saw it with an agent who had it on for offers over £155 the other agent had it at a higher asking price. The vendor…
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Wth? Landlord "added" me to my SO's current contract but just noticed >>
that the new one is a brand new 6 mth contract - SO has been here for a year and 6mths was up and then it was a month my month thing with 1 mths notice. Now in the new contract it says we need to leave 2mths notice to leave? Ugh. If we had known it was a brand new lease we would've just not bothered with it and got a new…
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Buying a home in Pettswood
Dear all, Anyone from Petts wood here? as some of you already know, we've been looking around to buy our first home. We saw this nice property in PettsWood (Oxhawth Crescent) ... We never lived in that area so no clue of now nice/safe it is... I am keen to hear from those who lived there or know about the area. A price of…
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Property in France - Help!
Hi all, Not sure on anyone on here has any experience of this or knows someone who does, but we are struggling to get any professional advice. My mum and step dad are buying a property in France. They are very clued up on it all and have had an offer accepted on a house. :T The issue they have is with the legalities…
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Should I buy or not? Part ownership
Posted this elsewhere but think this forum may be more relevent. Hi there, last year I bought a flat on a part ownership basis. I bought 30% what I could afford at the time, but now have just enough to buy (step up) around another 25-30%. Of course I have to pay another load of solictiors fees but dont have to pay for a…
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Rising damp or not?
I'm currently hoping to buy a 3-bed, 3-storey terraced house. It old (c1850 I think) and has solid stone walls. The homebuyer's report has come back with (among other things) 'evidence of rising damp', but I've read quite a bit on the web about how rising damp can often be misdiagnosed. Sounds like it might be worth…
