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Landlord.... bit poncey really
As a land"lord" the lord bit suggests something that's not happening. Living in large castles, with roast oxen over an open roaring fire whilst wenches fetch me fausts of ale. That doesn't seem to happen. I seem to spend most of my time fishing furniture out of gardens, attending to leaking showers and writing out AST…
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A friendly heads-up to buyers and sellers
Negligent overvaluing of houses is still endemic. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100013916/house-prices-will-fall-again-in-2012-surveyors-say-as-more-homebuyers-sue-for-negligence/
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Anyone heard of cash4homes?
I've looked at a house today which was bought as a repossession by cash4homes.co.uk. Now the agency who showed us round said the landlord (that being cash4homes) only wanted the agency in question to find them a tenant and that they would handle the rest, such as repairs etc. The only problem is I was told there based in…
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Advice sought over getting an ex out of my house
Hi, my first post is somewhat desperate as I am trying to get an ex partner (not married) out of my rented house. I hold the tenancy in my name, although in fairness she has contributed to the rental costs. We have been boyfriend/girlfriend for the last six years, but have only recently moved in together (four months). We…
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Deposit protection scheme -opt out question
I have been perusing my friends ast for new property in the accompanying form it says that I agree to pay £50 to have my deposit protected in the deposit protection scheme or i waive the right to have my deposit protected and any claim i may have as a result of this. I am under the understanding that the protection of…
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Renting flat to vendor - legal problems?
Have had an offer accepted on a flat which we plan to rent out. It turns out that the elderly lady who owns it (and wants to move to be closer to family) has not sorted out the flat she wants to buy. She would like to buy a particular place but it is being refurbed and not ready yet. So she is looking at other places…
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FTB solicitor fees
Hi, I've agreed a price on a propertly for £140k and now trying to find a solicitor. I'm a FTB and it's a single application. I went to two local places who quoted me between £900-£1000 though I've had email quotes for half that. Am I missing something? Also I want to get it moving quickly - would like to complete by…
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Mortgages, road adoption & complications!
Hi I know several threads have already been made on this topic, except ours is a slightly more complicated. We are in the process of selling our new home on a new development. The house is about 1 yr old and the development is less than 5 yrs old. Below are some key facts: 1. Site developer went into administration the day…
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Renting contract query
Hey guys n gals, Due to sign a rental contract for the end of the month and wanted an opinion on a clause in the contract: "the cost of stamp duty shall be paid by the tenant in accordance with the stamp duty (land tax) affecting short term leases with effect from 1 december 2003" "to pay for the cost of checking the…
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Offer has been accepted BUT
I've just had my offer accepted on a house (!) but have a couple of questions. The house is on the market for £170k and I had an offer of £161k accepted (Original offer of £158k was rejected). Part of the terms of my offer were that all future viewings were cancelled and that the house was taken off the market. However the…
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Happy Christmas MSE posters and viewers
Have a great 2012 everyone
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owed money form overpayment to landlord
hi i received a letter today from my former local authority landlord stating that a estimated invoice from Nov 2003 was over paid BY £709.00. As i had sold the property since it appeared i was never notified of this, which they apologized for in the letter. I called them and asked why interest is not added to my owed…
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Housing factor liability question?
Hi, I wonder if anyone would know the answer to this or be able to point me in the right direction. I have an issue with a housing factor. I live in a house that's attached to a small block of flats; on this block of flats they have an issue with their roof during bad weather. On the last storm their roof started to fall…
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EA wont reveal sold price
Hi, We are just about to exchange on our property and the property next door has just been bought also. I asked the estate agent how much the property next door went for and she said she couldn't tell me due to the data protection act, is this right?
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Recommend a Convayancer for Birmingham?
Seems very hard to find reviews for this complex product. I'm a FTB who's probably going to get a leasehold on a repo so I want someone who is contactable and quick, I'd like a decent price but also no completion no fee as from what 've read repos can go tits up. Many thanks
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Rough idea of cost to extend?
Can you help? I am looking at mid-war Semis, and there is quite a variety in terms of price and level of modernisation. I cannot decide whether to go for something modernised, which would cost c£290-£320k in the area I am looking at. Or..... buy a house needing work for £250k or slightly less. There's a couple of options I…
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Annual Service on Boiler in Rented Property
I have been in my current rented property since August 2010. A new boiler was installed in November 2010 and as such is overdue an annual service. Although I pay my rent through an agent I've been told to contact the landlord's father regarding maintenance issues and he is under the impression my boiler doesn't need to be…
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emergency number for plumber
Hi I am womdering about the event of a burst water pipe when the LL refuses to give the phone number of a plumber to contact, insisting that he is contacted instead. What about when he is not available? He says he will not pay the bill if I contact a plumber directly. What about damage to my posessions?
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Mortgage interest as a letting cost
Some info for a friend please........ A few years back (about 2003) she sold her house, made a big profit on it, and bought a smaller house outright plus a flat on a small BTL mortgage. Recently, in preparation for moving closer to grandchildren in a year or 2, she sold her house, used the proceeds to repay the mortgage on…
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Rental Advice
My partner and I recently became unemployed and have just signed on for JSA. We don't get help with our Mortgage but we would get help if we lived in rented accomodation. My question is this................... If we moved out of our property and rented it out to cover the mortgage, could we in turn then go rent another…
