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DIY Selling
I am putting my house on the market and have decided to see if I can sell it myself without using EA's. Managed to get a buyer for my partners house a couple of years back for the price of an ad in the local newspaper so fingers crossed the same wiill happen again! I have been reading the threads about the fees, and to be…
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House sellers asking for money to leave carpets/blinds etc
Hi everyone, We are just after some advice please! In February this year we put an offer for £250,000 in on a detatched house. We really liked the house, though we felt we were paying a little bit over the odds for it. The owners were very awkward at the time of putting in the offer, they wanted our house to be sold before…
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Is it worth chasing LL for breach of contract?
Hi all, Myself and my husband moved into a rented property 15 months ago with our two kids, then 2 and 5. We are moving out next weekend after a ridiculous amount of problems, and wanted some advice as to whether we should pursue a case for breach of contract. Our rent stated it was inclusive of council tax, oil and water…
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Landlord not protecting deposit
My landlord appears to have not protected my deposit in a housing deposit scheme. Do I have to do anything about it now or can I leave it until the end of the tenancy. Do I lose any rights to take ffurther action. England Contract signed after 1st May 12 6 month AST
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Buying a house for a parent
Hi, Any advice gladly received. My wife and I have found ourselves in a slightly complicated house situation. We have relocated to Cornwall and are renting while looking for a house to buy. The plan was always for my mother-in-law to follow us down to Cornwall once she had sold her London property which she owns outright.…
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Help with making an offer?
Hi, We've seen a house we really like and are keen to make an offer. It's on the market for £220K and has been on for about 6 months and has recently been reduced (from £230K as far as we can gather). It is in need of major renovation but structurally sound (apart from needing damp proofing and new wall ties) but we're…
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Housing Benefit and Tenant Rights
Hello. I recently made a post or two about my Landlord refusing to let me claim housing allowance (Although I still put a claim in) and trying to get me to move out. On the application I left the part where I needed to put the landlord details blank. The guy dealing with my application didn't even mention it when he went…
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Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit as a couple 1 student.
Hello everyone, I've looked around and cant seem to find much information about this. Im 22 and I currently live in a shared house with a friend I get ESA and HB shared room rate. At the beginning of August me and my girlfriend are moving into a 2 bedroom house. My girlfriend is a full time nursing student and I am just…
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How much would you offer (buying in Scotland)?
Hoping MSE folks can help me...I've seen a house in Glasgow on at £178k fixed price. I know it was purchased in 2010 for £176k and they've done new bathroom, kitchen and CH/HW; vendor's reckon there's £30k been spent and makeover suites my taste so there no question of ripping out. Family issues are forcing sale. As the…
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Question on S21 timing
I have been served S21 2.5 months before the end of fixed AST. The accompanying letter stated that if the renewal terms are not agreed 1 month before the end of AST I have to move out by the end of AST. This effectively gives me a 1 month notice instead of the statutory 2 months. Furthermore, such arrangement may be viewed…
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Renting out my house...advice please!
Hi, I'm looking to move out of the area but would still like to keep my house (possibly as a pension) and rent it out. I would not be getting another mortgage on another house. I'd like a bit of advice on the following....* Do I have to pay tax for renting out my house? If so, how much? * My mortgage is £550 per month and…
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On-going Saga- Rented property
I'm so irritated but I'm not sure what I can do!! So my shower has leaked for nearly 2 years. Consequently, there is water damage to the ceiling and wall of my living room. The letting agents know this and know it isn't my fault. Over the past 18 months, they've sent about three people round to re-seal the shower and it…
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Rental Check Out Inspections
Ok is there are specific guidelines as to when a check out inspection should be carried out on a rental property? Would it be usual to expect it to occur on the last day of tenancy (or next working day if it falls on a Bank Holiday)?
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Advice sought: Landlord is refusing to provide information to buyer
Hello all, I'm de-Lurking (as I do once every Transit of Venus, it seems) to ask for advice. Me and Mrs Lurker are currently selling our leasehold flat, but we're having a hell of a job getting the freeholder to supply information about the management of the building for our buyer; he's had a form about things like…
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Housing Association - Audit of Community Fees
We have purchased a 95% housing association property (OAP Bungalow) and have had one or two concerns with getting maintenance jobs carried out under the lease. This has lead me to look at the Community Fees Annual Accounts Statement which were presented to us in Feb this year at the AGM. As we were new to the development I…
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Question: AST and Memorandum of Agreement
(It would be fair to start a new thread) The following link mentions that "[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Memorandum of Agreement may be entered into by both parties, on statutory periodic tenancy."[/FONT] http://www.futurelet.com/forlandlords.php Another source that references s5(5) says the 6-month rule…
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F303E Lodgers agreement - lodgers rights
Hi there So I have been renting off a friend with a lodgers agreement for the past year but I have had a few problems mainly to do with repairs and issues in the flat (e.g. we have been without a working washing machine for 1 month now despite complaining regularly)- what are my rights to complain about this? And where do…
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Offer accepted-what's the order now?
Hi, We have had our offer accepted on the property. What do we do now? We already have a mortgage agreement in principle. I've had a look online, and there seems to be some conflicting advice/ info, so now I'm confused....I think I understand the later stages like completion slightly better, it's just the first phase im…
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Leeting Agent fee
Hi, I have been letting my properly for about 5 years, same tenant from day one. For all this time I have been paying the agent 5% of the monthly rent for finding the tenant. Do I have to go on paying this forever? I can't find my original contract to check the details. Thanks, Steve
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Experts Please
Could any of the experts from this section help on this thread we have on the Insurance thread at the moment. Summary... 3 Flats all rented out by same landlord, top flat has leak which causes damage to the two flats underneath. Asking whether landlord responsible for reaccomadation costs during work and storage costs of…
