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should i be worried
hi we were due to exchange contracts tomorrow which is not going to happen as my buyer isn't ready and my mortgage offer hasn't been issued. the plan now is to exchange and complete on 29th june. what worries me is today the survey was requested. i repeatedly asked the estate agents if a survey was going to be done (no…
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Do I need to use deposit protection scheme ??
Hi I currently rent a house out. The tenants have been in for ages (well before the deposit protection scheme came in ). The tenants signed the original lease but have not signed any others. Do I need to have the deposit in a protection scheme ?? Thanks in advance for any replies Lisa
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Getting Rented deposit back.
I was wondering if someone could help. I moved into my BF rental property with my dog and the landlord was aware at the time of renting I owned a dog. We did not have to pay a deposit for the dog and nowhere int he contract does it state that that the carpets have to be cleaned upon exiting the property because we have a…
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Quick advice please, Landlord/Agency notice period
Hi All - can anyone help me please. Brief summary: I rented a house 31st Jan 2012 - private tenancy through an Agent in Nottingham Therefore assured tenancy ends 31st July 2012 I suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last month and spent 2 nights in hospital. Agents arranged for new boiler to be fitted in 2 weeks. Landlady…
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Is this normal practice in conveyancing?
Hi everyone I'm a FTB buying an empty property through a private sale. I paid my solicitors the £300 deposit to start searches etc over 2 weeks ago, but they still haven't started the work as they haven't received the draft contract or plans from my vendors solicitors yet. I have chased up the vendor, he is collecting…
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Cavity Wall Ties
Hi, should cavity wall ties in a 1950's Wimpey built house be a problem? Would it get picked up on a normal building society valuation? I have no reason to suspect any problems just being paranoid!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:
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advice on house price negotiations
Would appreciate some advice as what others would do in same situation, as this is first time I have been involved in house buying negotiations. Viewed house at the weekend which had been on the market just under a month. Originally priced at 265k, but sellers reduced to 249,950 around a week ago as they found a property…
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gutted our buyers have pulled out!
Heard today from our estate agents that our buyers have decided to pull out and have put an offer in on another house. :( I know this has probably happened to lots of people on here before but im just so gutted that we've probably lost the house we loved and also lost about £800!!!! :(
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Council Complaints between neighbours
I was just wonderin if theres any such term as harrassment, my friend lives in council property, she is reported left, right an centre for all sorts of things, shes a single parent an is genuinely a lovely person as are her children, an i feel she is bein annoyed with council letters of complaint from neighbours, all the…
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Raising money on a property
I hope this is the most appropriate forum for this question. My elderly father is investigating the possibility of moving into a care home, and for this he will need to raise some money beyond his savings and income. He owns (with no mortgage) a semi-detached sixties bungalow in a fairly prosperous area. Clearly he could…
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Advice on a tenancy agreement required please
Hello All, I am a newbie here but I wondered if someone could offer me some advice please? I recently left a flat where I had lived for two years, I had faxed the letting agent two months prior to the end of the tenancy agreement to let them know I was leaving. (I do not have a copy of this fax). When I renewed my tenancy…
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Buying and selling - timing!
Hi all Just wanted some advice and hoping people on here can help. I have accepted an offer on my house and am looking to buy. I do not want to move until I have found somewhere new myself. The estate agents are begining to put on the pressure and I have received documents from the solicitor requiring my signature so it is…
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sewage pipe leaking into garden
we have just moved into a rented property the drain outside appears to be blocked and now the toilet is leaking out of this drain??? I have informed the landlord that sewage is leaking and running down into the garden tissue, poo the lot UUGGHH!! still not fixed! Are there any rules that state how long they have to get…
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How long between "Sold STC" and Sold?
Hi...on average ...how long does this stage usually take? thanks.
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Changing estate agents, costs involved
Hi - Situation is I have had my property on with sole agents around 2 months now and not impressed with them and just fancy a relaunch with a new agent. My contract with them has also expired. Ive never sold before or faced this situation so is it a question of calling them and letting them know Im going to try a new agent…
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Getting my deposit back
Hi All, I was after some advice regarding getting back my deposit for a property that I rented. I rented the property for a year and paid a deposit of £650. I recently moved out and a few weeks later I was told by my landlord that I would only get £100 of it back. There was a list of items that apparently needed to be…
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Can my friend leave rented house earlier!!!
Hi My friend moved into a rented property in late december. Since she moved in she has discovered a few things about the property which needs to be sorted out but landlord in no hurry. She also has a 5 month old baby with her. The house seems quite damp in places, the patio doors at the back do not lock properly and let…
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Getting a lease changed....advice? pitfalls?
Hi I've been renting my current house since 15 July last year. Initially a six month fixed term now on rolling. My fiance moved in with me last October - landlords had no issue with this. Both ourselves and the landlords see this as long term. We've redecorated and replaced the carpets (with landlords approval) and…
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Damages.
Coming near to the end of my tenancy, given my months notice now too. Theres a great big long list of damages in this property and i've reported most of them to the LA and they were never done. Iv since noticed after re-reading the letter that i've neglected to mention other things. Now i've given my months notice would…
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An idyllic place to live - and cheap!!!
Mid Down, Northern Ireland Something the English discovered years ago, but somehow has escaped the attention of the people of Northern Ireland. Rural living beats the lifestyle in towns and villages hands down. And unlike in England, rural houses are cheaper rather than pricier to buy. House price crash? I’d say consider…
