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Help!!! Dodgy Landlord, bullying and back dated demands from council!
Hello All, I was wondering if anyone here would be able to help- I've been on the boards before when I was trying to buy my first home and received a lot of very helpful advice and support and was hoping you guys could help this time. one of my collegues, J, is in a really difficult position and we'd really appreciate any…
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How much can agents typically lie to increase offers?
Hello I am thinking about making an offer on a very nice house in a popular area. This is my first experience of buying a house. The agent tells me that other offers have been made at a certain level (around the very upper limit of my budget) and so my offer needs to be above them. This does seem probable but how can I…
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Name on Register different to name of vendor?
Hi, We're looking at offering on a property. There isn't any data on the normal websites about the last sale so I thought I would have a look at the land registry. I downloaded the title register and the first name of the vendor that we met is not the same as the name of the person listed as the proprieter. I don't know…
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Can they change their minds?
I recently sold my home and although my house was on the market with an estate agent (let's call them EA2), the buyer had been introduced by a different estate agent (EA1). The sale completed last week. EA2 wrote to me saying that they were not pursuing a fee as they felt that EA1 deserved their fee and wished me every…
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Which Letting Agent?
I want to go to Australia for at least 2 years and will need to rent my house. I have a bit of equity in the house so hope that the rent will cover my mortgage with enough left over to cover the unexpected such as repairs or periods of non-rental. I have seen numerous letting advertise in the local vicinity (Paisley) so am…
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About to become homeless with no income and panicking as don't know where to begin.
Not sure if I can delete this thread as I'm very thankful for all the time and effort people have put in to give me advice. I'm aware that what I've put could be seen and put me a in another very sensitive position with family so have opted to remove this. Again thanks to everyone who has helped and given me very important…
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Is it still income if tenants pay mortgage?
My cunning plan to repay my mortgage in record moneysaving time. Perhaps someone can tell me if it will work? Essentially, instead of bein paid directly by my lodgers, in their tenancy contract the terms will stipulate that they they will pay no rent, instead they have to contribute X amount towards the mortgage - paying…
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Oh dear - feeling a bit dim!
We are feeling a bit daft - not having bought and sold a property for over 10 years.....! We instructed a solicitor for the purchase of our proposed new house and received pricing quotes etc - all fine and signed up, sent off docs and money etc.... A week later we receive a letter about using them for the sale of our…
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Not sure what to do
Hi there, I am a long time member but have chosen to change my name to post this as I could be identified by my username/avatar. As my name suggests, I became a landlord without really planning it, I am following all the proper rules, have mortgage lender permission etc and am a registered landlord but I am out of my…
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Repairs to a house in probate?
Hi, I'm hoping someone out there might have an answer to this question. I'm a joint executor for a will which includes a house; we are still in the process of sorting out the paperwork before applying for Probate. The house is being left jointly to two beneficiaries, separate from the beneficiaries of the residue of the…
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Has somebody ever tried this to buy a house? Or is it too crazy?
Hello all, we are still desperately looking for a house (it is now over one year that we have been looking). Looking in the local paper, I saw a notice that somebody has died with the usual announcement that "whoever has a claim must contact lawyer xyz by end of August". Do you think it would be really crazy to call the…
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Return of Deposit - Deposit Protection Service
Hello all, I recently moved out of a flat and made sure the place was clean and tidy before leaving (I have taken photos). The only small things wrong was some bluetack from posters on two walls and the inside of the oven door, which had some dirt I could not remove with oven cleaner. All bills where paid including water…
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First home with partner = how much to pay???
Some advice needed - have touched on it before but the issue I had specifically before is sorted. What I need advice with is how much to pay him. Some info= he owns the house, he bought it himself and he is a first time buyer. We have been together for 2 years and a bit now. So what I am wondering is, should I only pay…
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Overhead electricity cables close to the house?
We're in the early stages of buying a house(had an offer accepted a week ago) We love it and it ticks all the boxes but one negative thing about it is that it has overhead wires pretty close to the house and the wooden pole is just at the end of the drive(3-4m from the front door) There's also a relatively small…
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Buying - declaring problems on a property and advice on propertybee or similar
Hi all We have recently put an offer on a house and had it accepted, currently going through mortgage approval. We are FTB so please bear with me if these are stupid questions! One thing keeping me awake at night - the house doesn't have central heating (uses warm air heating) and the boiler is pretty old. We factored this…
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Can any legal experts offer me any advice re EA contract....?
Hi there. We recently completed the sale on our home. A very long story but basically, almost a year ago we had our home on the market through an EA. They sent round a few people, one of whom made a (low) offer. It was rejected. A couple of months later, we terminated the contract with the agent giving the contracted two…
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Outrageous update! Stressed FTB!
Hi all, I recently posted about a dilemna I had regarding whether to stretch to the required price on a house we'd fallen in love with. Ie. We offered £135k and they wanted £140k (house is on for £149,995, however vender, Barretts only paid £142k as a part ex). The exact words were ''£140k and it's yours''. After much…
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Selling a house with probate
I am the sole executrix of my late mothers estate. I have recently received probate and I think therefore I am in a position to sell the property which is part of the estate. My solicitor has advised that I need to "assend" the property to the beneficiaries of the estate (myself, my brother and sister) - as the property is…
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Tips for selling house quickly?
We are currently planning our move to Canada and hoping to leave as soon as possible, the only thing stopping us at the moment is the house. I have spent the last week painting (My arms hurt!) and have four more rooms to do. We are going to have some EA's round to value the house then but have been looking into those quick…
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5 yrs of wear and tear for LL
hi all im a tennant of 5+ years i have been having a fair few problems lately but after a few emails back and forth there being resolved, slowly but getting there my question is mainly to LL's would you offer to repaint after 5 years? after how many years would you expect to have to replace some flooring? thanks
