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Leasehold Survey
Hi, I am need of some help. I have bought a property about 10yrs back without fully understanding the problems with lease. When I bought the owner said he would help me get the lease extended but nothing came to fruition then. Currently I have a very short lease left about 40yrs and want to extend but the freeholder is…
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Will Defaulting a few times affect me from renting at my age?
hello my name is nick, im 20 years old this year i will be 21 I hopefuly will be getting my flat near christmas, november roughly if all go's well, however, im in debt im still paying it was about 700pound at first now its below 300 well 249, im defaulted a few times only to change the date of when i can pay and what i can…
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Buying a flat:Holding deposits
I am in the process of buying a flat in South West London. I have offered asking price, which has been accepted and to take the property off the market I have been told that a £1000 holding deposit is necessary. I don’t have a problem with this at all, however the agent has told me the deposit is non-refundable and has…
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Changing letting agent
hello, I am using a letting agent who is just useless for both myself and the tenant (whom they found). They have enjoyed years of income around 1200p.a so what right do I have to simply cut them out of the management and continue on with the tenant? Thanks anyone
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Renting Dispute/LA
Hi all, wonder if someone could advise me where i stand? Our landlady has the property we are renting up for sale at the moment, we have been fairly leanient with the letting agent with regards to arranging viewings, however, they have begun to be more frequent and becoming a major inconvenience, i have advised 3 days of…
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Moving out of the rat race
I have always felt i needed to live somewhere different and not in a normal home in a normal street,i recently asked my wife if she would fancy moving to the Falklands but she won't,oh well.
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complete on my house today
just a little message... completing today on my first ever house purchase nervous/excited. sitting at my desk waiting for the call! can't leave work til 4 doh. today's gonna drag! not moving into it for few weeks, but get stuck in with refurb :j thanks to everyone who has helped with my questions/queries so far! I'm sure…
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Freehold Maintenance Costs
Help!! I own one of three flats but the freehold has just been bought by a 3rd party. Firstly, none of the owners paid any maintenance costs over the last 6/7 years and did it 'as and when'. Now, the new freeholder has backdated the last 6 years worth of costs, including ground rent, and we are getting hit with 'emergency…
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Buy to Let
Hello Me and my partner are looking to buy a house. Although due to stupid mistakes in our early 20s we are unable to obtain a mortgage and my partner's income is made up of a lot of overtime, bonuses, call out fees, etc. This is effecting how much they will lend us and they are not classing it as gauranteed income. Anyway…
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New build - incentives to ask for?
Hi, Negotiating on a new build at the moment. Wondering what ideas people have for incentives that I could ask for. This would be to keep the purchase price of the property higher, so the developer looks good, but effectively allow us to pay less. My starting list: - stamp duty - carpets/flooring - garden turfed Any…
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Structural Building Warranty
Hi I have exchanged contracts on a new build property and we were supposed to complete Monday just past. However this did not happen because I find out that the builder has laid ceramic tiles directly onto 22mm weyroc flooring in all upstairs bathrooms using fast flex tile adhesive. The buildings structural warranty…
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Newbie asking for tip
Hey guys, My Name is christena schecher.. im 28 years old.. I love all things that make you think. Gives you a feel of accomplishment when you figure it out. I spend a lot of time learning new things.. I've been writing on subjects such as student degrees and student financial aid for for the last three years, I look…
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Giving tenants notice
Hi We need to give our tenants notice to leave the property. They have been in the house for 3 years and went onto a rolling contract after thier first years agreement ended. They are friends of the family and as such we have been pretty lax with them ( never renting again as people just trash the place). Can anyone give…
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Landlord issues ??
Hi I'm new here and I am desperate for some advice, so firstly I'm just going to give a few quick details and check I'm in the right place So as to not waste any of your timeworn and lengthy explanation and I have put it j. The wrong place ! Lol I have been living in my rented property nearly 2 years now and I have had…
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LandLord Gas Safe Certificate
I always go through local letting agents to find my tenants using there one off fee option (i.e. half one months rent fee and thats it, they have no further input) One agent has asked for the latest Gas Safe Certificate which i had done last week (they have a copy of the first one) They said they want it for there records…
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complaining about housing when you work there
I believe I have suffered an injustice by the housing department of my local authority. I am a medical case who was 1st for a property and despite my details being sent to the relevant association to contact me for a viewing,I was never contacted. This is because the association decided they wanted to offer the property to…
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Old landlord given my new address to ex tenant
Anyone help me? Bought a house in March 2012 and moved from my rented property to my new house. I paid my final gas and elec bills for old address. I keep receiving a few letters and bills from the time I left to when the new tenant moved in being sent to me from the old address. I think these are from the new tenant. I…
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delete the account!!!!!!
surely it cant be that difficult to have an account auto-delete that is triggered when the account posts so many times in a short period, or has so many spam reports in a short period
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Ground Rent - Additional Administration Charge
Quick query for any knowledgeable bodes on here - I have a two-bed maisonette with a long lease (900+ years) that only incurs an annual ground rent charge, which is £75 until 2020-something. This is my second year in the flat, last year I got a note through the post saying I owed the £75 and I duly paid. I've just received…
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FTB How much extra money do I need?
Hi guys, I am currently thinking making an offer on a 2 bed house for around £75000 (Midlands area). I am in a lucky position and can pay for this without a mortgage from my savings. My question is how much roughly should I expect to put to one side for solicitors,surveyors,moving costs etc? It may seem a little strange…
