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advice on difficult tenant/landlord situation
Hello, A friend of mine needs some advice, she has been renting a room for the past 6 months. The landlord was difficult to deal with, and she has now agreed to move out. Today the landlord demanded that she leave, and then refused to talk. My friend is concerned that she will not get her deposit back. She cannot find her…
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Re-letting fees
Hi everyone, Apology if this type of question may have been answered previously. Just some background I am from Australia its my first time living and working in the UK. I rented a flat with a 12 months agreement (I asked for this) because I wanted a stable base while I settle into my new environment. A make a long story…
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First Time Buyer - Survey in and concerned!
I got my homebuyers report through from my surveyors, which had 3 red traffic lights of concern. They are: The Gas hasn't been serviced in a while. I'm not particularly concerned about that - the local Gas Showroom do saftey checks for c.50 which I could get done before sale. The boiler is <5 years old, and a decent combi.…
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Can anyone propertybee this house for me please?
I'm having trouble downloading the latest property bee - would anyone would be kind enough to check for me please?…
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First time buyer - Offers Over £100k?
Hi all. A Property has just come onto the market which we like and know well (next door to the Parents!) and it's already under offer ( been on for a week or so) and it says offers over £100k, what would you offer? We know the vendor but havent seen him since he's let the property otherwise i'd have asked him what he was…
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Neighbour may have stolen part of garden
I'm hoping that somebody can correct me if my thinking on this is incorrect. We agreed a price to purchase a house more than 3 months ago. The house was immediately taken off the market and as it's a probate sale with the vendors not living nearby nobody has been in it since. We finally got confirmation on Wednesday that…
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Who pays solicitor charge for retention funds when selling leasehold flat?
Stupid question - but is it the seller or buyer? I'm selling the flat and the request for retention funds has come from the buyer. I'm happy to leave retention money but don't see that I should have to pay for the service when I know I'd pay my share of the service charges etc. The solicitor's information was unclear on…
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consent to let and remortgaging
Hi, we are locked into a mortgage deal till end Oct 2012, we moved from our property in Jan due to work relocation and have been renting a property to live in whilst also paying our mortgage on an interest only basis. We figured out we would rent our property out until we decide more long term decision. We have tenants…
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Call for regulation on renewal fees - newspaper article
Just thought I'd post this from our weekly local rag for interest: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/injustice-lawful/story-16469132-detail/story.html Pity the Letting Agent featured apparently doesn't know the correct term for an SPT - maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt that the paper misquoted him :rotfl:
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Water Damage to Personal Belongings. What are my rights?
Hey guys, had some great advice off this website before and even though I've looked nothing seems to be too similar to what we have and therefore thought I'd make my own post. Currently renting a student property and the roof of the extension (which is also our main living area) started leaking majorly during heavy…
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Recs on a website where you can advertise a flat for sale>
Preferably a site will also place the advertise on Trovit and moneysavingexpert etc Edit: Sorry, I didn't mean moneysavingexpert, I meant Rightmove etc....
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EICR - Main loop impedance "poor"
I'm currently in the process of buying my first house, and I got the EICR/electrical report back today. The report states that the Main Loop impedance is poor. On the included quote for remedial works (the report highlighted some other issues too) the electrician has written he is told the vendor will be contacting the…
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Dealing with the deluded.
Hi all, After about a year of looking for a house, we missed out on two we should have bought and almost bought one, but the sellers decided that a right to water wasn't important! :mad: So back to the market we go and as ever, we find there is in reality two markets. One for people who wish to sell and price according to…
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solicitor mislaid/lost title house deeds
Hi- Probate has now been granted and have a buyer, all paperwork on house sale done i.e. fixtures fittings list and gen info. I have proof that title deeds are held in strongroom by the solicitor for this property This is via a letter from them in relatives house, papers and documents. Solicitor as yet can not find deeds…
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Negotiating solicitors fees
What experiences have money savers had when negotiating solicitors fees. I am selling a vacant inherited property likely as a private sell and have obtained probate and have looked at online conveyancing but have been scared off by the comments on this forum. Have others managed to knock a quote down or are most…
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Sofa not in inventory, can we take this when we move?
Hello! We moved into this house, private rented on the 14th May 12. In the inventory they have stated that there is a freezer/table/oven. They haven't though, put anything about the sofa that the previous tenants left(who is the landlord) Does this mean, we can take the sofa when we leave? Bit of a risky thing to ask i…
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Mortgage Valuation mentions Pylon
Hello everybody, I'm currently buying a house and am paying around 10k below its market value. I am probably getting it slightly below market value due to the fact that it is being sold by a builder who has taken the house in part exchange against a new build of theirs. My mortgage application has been successful and…
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Another house not selling - help please!
Hello everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice. Our house has now been with the estate agent for about two and a half years. It's not been actively advertised during that time, I found out I was pregnant with twins after it had been on the market for 4 months so we changed our minds about moving for the short term but…
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Stuck unlocking equity - help!
Ok my situation is this, the property I am sitting in is worth slightly north of £500,000 when I move out its worth £2000 a month to rent. I have no mortgage. I also have half ownership of a property which my stake is £100,000. So my property equity is £600,000 plus. I have found a cottage I wish to own at £170,000 and…
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Splitting rent in a shared flat
Hi, The shared flat I'm currently living currently splits the rent in favor of one person - who is paying far less than everybody else. The total is £1,550 for three rooms. There's myself, a couple in one room and a guy in the other. Me and the couple pay £618 each while the guy pays just £314 - well below the market rate…
