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Home Survey didnt mark the roof as red
Hi, Id really appreciate any advice. I just bought a house and it completed a week ago. Two months ago I got the middle type of survey done on the house, not the basic one. Comments were categorized as red (serious/urgent repair), amber (needing repair but not urgently-should proceed as normal) and green(ok). The survey…
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Outstanding rent at the end of a tenancy
Can anyone advise (or point me in the right direction to find out) the answer to this: Assured Shorthold Tenancy (in England) begins on 30th of the month (a 31-day month) for a fixed 10 month contract. Rent paid monthly in advance. At end of contract (also in a 31-day month), tenants wish to stay until 3rd of the next…
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Borders House - 8 months on market and counting...
Hi Folks, I wonder if you could possibly offer some advice and guidance on why there's been no luck selling. The house has been on the market around 8 months, but has only had a handful of viewers initially, but none now for months. http://www.bspc.co.uk/propertydetails.asp?pRef=14013&pPostCode=TD9%209PH Pricing is as per…
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Checking up on EA. What to ask?
Hiya, I want to ask your advice. I'm going to get my sister to call up to check that the EA are still pushing our property. Just wondering what questions to ask without it being obvious.
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Help needed with transfer ownership
Hi there, I really need some advice on my current situation. My parents and my brother bought the property we're living. Now after few years both my parents have become pensioners and theyve decided to transfer theyre part of the ownership to me. The property still has around £90k mortgage left. My brother is not happy…
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Buying a 'ransom strip'
I’ve recently bought an end of terrace house and there is a strip of grass 2.4m wide between the side garden fence and the pavement (tapering at one end, approx. 57msq). This land is owned by a housing association, which they pay to maintain, is regularly flytipped, and is of no use to anyone else. I wish to gain vehicular…
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An email i nearly sent to a new home builder... but wimped out...
I penned the below email this morning and wimped out of sending it. I thought i'd share with you just how i feel about new houses at the moment, because i'm doing my own head in, sitting here tapping away in a silent bundle of rage. Good morning, Yesterday my husband and i went to see the new homes being built in Senora…
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Rent to Buy advice needed
Hi everyone, My partner and myself are both self employed, with a business that has been running for 2 years. I am aware that we have absolutely not a cat in hells chance of getting a mortgage at the moment however I have come across information on 'rent-to buy' schemes which sound perfect for us. We will be moving to Kent…
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Buying Share of Freehold
My husband and I are currently looking to buy a leasehold flat in a building (converted house) with three flats, with the freehold owned by the residents of the top flat. Ideally we'd like to buy a share of freehold for the flat. How should we go about negotiating this? If we aren't able to buy a share of freehold, we…
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Implications of owning part of a second house
My brother & myself have each been left one sixth of my deceased mothers house where she lived together with my unmarried sister. The remaining two thirds is left to my sister who now lives there alone. We dont expect to gain any benefit from this one sixth until my sister dies and the property is sold which could be…
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Valuations
Hello, I'm trying to buy a house and with a bit of luck the Valuation should be happening this week. I'm not worried about the valuation as I think I got the house for a good price & I have a large deposit so there should be no issues. Anyway I'm just wondering how people who have recently bought a house have found the…
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Hello, still looking for conveyancing: Bolton Jones and Co or fwdlaw associates
Hello everyone, During my recent post I've been referred by someone from this forum to comparenadconvey website and at the moment looking at the two above nationwide solicitors. Apart from these two: Birchall Blackburn Chadwick Lawrence LLP Mackenzie Jones Solicitors Limited Beaumont Legal Has anyone used them before? We…
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Letting agency, money upfront?
I let a few houses out so when a friend wished to do the same i helped him along his way. He used a local agent (one off fee of £299) and found a excellent tenant quickly (£575 PM) I then leaned the agent took the deposit and one months rent upfront (fine) but also £600. This is for £100 PM for 6 months. Therefore the…
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Short Lease and other queries
Hi My husband and I have hopefully sold our Spanish house and intend to buy a property in the UK. We have seen a flat, in a devlopment we know well. It was built in the late 1950s and therefore has a short lease of less than fifty years. It also needs all new windows and new flooring and the kitchen and bathroom need to be…
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10 weeks later... getting my deposit back
Hi there everyone! I moved out of a shared house at the beginning of June (contract till end June). Luckily my housemate-!!!-landlord was able to find someone almost immediately; I didn't pay the rent for June as the room was taken. After this my housemate began to hassle me about state of the garden, which hadn't been…
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Am I aiming too high compared to what I can afford?
I am looking to buy a house for up to 125k max as this is the stamp duty threshold for non ftb's and the maximum amount I can raise. There is a house that I have seen that has been priced from 140k-160k. Should I even bother to bid on this house if I am not prepared to pay over 125k and if I do bid on this property, should…
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Selling in current climate
Hi all, I have a question in relation to hypothetical scenario. The answer is probably staring me in the face, but due to my lack of knowledge i can't see it... So, the housing market is lacking movement because there are few first time buyers as it is difficult to get a deposit and a mortgage, and people are reluctant to…
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I need to make some money
i got some money (inheritace) £160,000 cash. i already own my mrtgage free house (£350,000). My friend told me in the pub at dinner time how hes made loads of money from buying houses to rent out. Could i invest it like this,if i bought 6 houses which are worth £100,000 each BUT only pay £25,000 (6X£25=£150K £10K for…
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New Build Homes
I'm a FTB (with my partner) and we've just started looking into houses. We've been looking at new builds but are not sure if this is a good idea or not. We're in Manchester and the main players seem to be Taylor Wimpey and Barratt. Benefits for us are, that the house would be covered by the 10year builders guarentee and…
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marriage breakdown- can i???
recently bought a house solely in my name, now me & my better half splitting up and she says she wants no claim to the house, is it possible to get a lawyer to sort this out before i go putting a lot of money into the house repairs
