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Help getting deposit back please!
Hi all, hoping someone can give me some advice please. I'm going to paste what I have written down about what's happened so far, and a letter I've just written the first draft of. This is everything that's happened so far: Tenancy began: 1st July 2010 Tenancy ended: 31st June 2011 Keys returned and moved out 11th June…
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What to Do with Rent?
I lost both my parents over the last few years and having bought out my sisters share of the property (she lives abroad and didnt want the house) I am currently renting it out. Its rented out through an agency and the current rental period is due to finish at the end of this month. My question is I stupidly put the rent I…
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I've just had an offer accepted
and I can't stop grinning. This is really a thread because I'm bursting to tell people but the folk all around me are fed up hearing about it already :j Now that I'm less excited - I need some help with what I need to do next. I've informed my solicitor (obviously) I've got a meeting arranged with mortgage advisor tomorrow…
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Renting problems: Day One
Hi all, This is my first day of renting a new property. I've not actually been there yet, but my girlfriend has. The landlord was supposed to be here with keys at 10am. It's now 1pm and he's not here. But she's been able to look at the property through the windows... She tells me that the front door handle is broken off…
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taylor wimpey new house offer price?
Hi all, posting from my phone so not had chance to use search first. Just been to look ar the last home on a new taylor wimpey estate in dudley west midlands dy3. 3 bedroom detached with off site garage on for 165k. We are in a good position to purchase with no home to sell and a 30% plus deposit. We also own another 2 bed…
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Japanese knotweed again!
We are buying this flat, not exchanged yet, mortgage approved in full etc, and this morning I get this lovely letter from my solicitor :mad: No idea of the cost yet, but I am inclined to ask for a big discount. We are quite far in the buying process, my surveys didn't discover it as they were only inspecting the flat we…
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Deposit still hasn't been received. Help?!
Hi all, Last year I rented an apartment with my girlfriend and friend which required a £750 deposit when we moved in. The contract ended on the 14th June and we were informed in mid-July that the deposit would be returned to us within 7 working days yet there has still been no refund. I've phoned the agency on numerous…
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Council Tax Help
Hi, I am moving house on the 27th September into a rented property with a friend. I currently pay my council tax on Direct Debit and was wondering what needs to be done to cancel? Do I just ring my council up and tell them Im moving and where Im moving? Sorry if it seems simple but Ive never moved before other than out of…
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Need to sell house quickly
Hi all. Quick potted history: After sturggling with debts and bad health, I was finally made redundant earlier in the year. We already had our house on the market with a view to downsizing. It's been on the market exactly 1yr. There's nothing wrong with the house. It's structurally sound, uncluttered, decorated in neatrual…
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Help.... With getting deposit back from Landlord
Hi All, My wife and I moved from our rented house in May we moved in Dec 2009 and I went through all the checks with LL everything was fine, but i am still waiting for our deposit i have been resonable( I think) I have rung a number of times and she keeps putting it of with reason that she "cant pay the mortgage and she…
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Part exchange
Hi there, I wonder is anyone can give me a little advice. My partner and myself are looking at part exchanging our property with a new build. We have had our property indepantantly valued last week at 75-80k, does any one know roughly how much we could expect the builder to offer us for it on px.... Before we start wasting…
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Social Housing - Flat Offered: What's the Catch?
Hi, this post is probably silly but just wondering what people make of it. Since I got too ill to work a few years ago, my housing situation has been a complete nightmare. Local authorities have been rather discouraging with regard to joining their council/social housing lists, so I kept ending up in shabby and horrendous…
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Council Tax
Hello all, I purchased a property two years ago. I didn’t realise the work involved and it took me 20 months to get it into a habitable state. I applied for a council tax exception due to the work that was being carried out. I got 7 months at 0% then the following 13 months at 100%. 12 months seems to be the standard for…
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Letting Agent charging to change utilities providers
I have recently moved into a new flat, and was about to embark on finding the cheapest utilities providers. However, the letting agent's 'handbook' for the house says that if the providers are changed we will be charged £50 for each utility at the end of the tenancy for them to be changed back. There is absolutely no…
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Whoops Oversite on the TV Licence
I currently have a corporate let in my rental property - I was cleaning it at the weekend and found 2 letters from TV licencing that the tennants hadn't passed on. It appears the TV licence is now due for renewal. The house is let furnished my TV being part of the deal. Should I go ahead and renew the licence or is that…
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My Choice Homebuy
Morning All I was wondering if someone could help. I have property that im enquiring about selling. Now at this stage i own 75% of the property as I did a mychoice home scheme where an housing association paid the other 25% and then when i sell the property they get 25% of whatever its worth unless i pay back bits of it…
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any recommendations for solicitor/removals in east london?
Morning all Title says it all really - around E3 area ideally. EDIT - oh and a removal company? long distance. Thanks
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Referencing fee
We are moving and have paid our new letting agent to have the referencing done. Now our current letting agency wants us to pay them £15 to give our new agent a reference. Is this normal or are they taking the !!!! trying to squeeze the last penny out of us?
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Which comes first?
Morning All, I am currently considering placing an offer on a property and wanted to check what I needed in place. The three things I can think of are Solicitor, Mortgage and Survey. Which of this need to be 'ready-to-go' if the offer is accepted, and it's accepted which order should I progress? Any help appreciated.
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Single Mum Rent Help
I am a newly single mum who now needs to find somewhere for me an my little one to rent. I live in SE London which is really expensive and am struggling to find anywhere to live. I earn £26k pa, my little one is in nursery and I have one CC to also pay. I was wondering if anyone had advice about what I can realistically…
