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Non-compliance with 106-Planning Obligation
Hi I have posted several times on the problems we have had on our development. Essentially the developer has failed to comply with the 106-Planning Obligation (PO) linked to all the purchasers Land Reg Titles. The PO was for the provision of recreational open space to be retained in perpetuity. The purchasers are…
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taxes on renting 2 houses and mortgage problem..
Ok, my mother is currently living with my father in another house. She is going to rent out the family home soon.. She has also mortgaged the family home to buy another house, to try to turn into permanent accomodation for my handicapped brother. Unfortunately she got a crappy mortgage and can barely pay off the interest…
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Should we break the chain??
We are third up in a chain of 4, buying an empty house from a bank. We accepted a low offer on our house as our buyer said their sale had almost completed. 10 weeks later they failed to turn up to sign on the exchange day- a problem with boundaries on their sale with no sign of resolution. Should we pull out and buy with…
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Lovely people with property bee?
Is that's what it is called? Property bee? I know little in this area!! Please would someone be kind enough to look at this: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-21685545.html I am sure I saw it about £200K recently, but perhaps madness is setting in? :o
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Does lodger = subletting?
My husband and I privately rent a small flat from a private landlord. Our landlord is pretty awesome, and we've been here for 18 months. One of the clauses of our contract is that we can't sublet the flat. Now, my brother has asked us if he can move into our spare room for a few months whilst he's waiting to move house,…
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Renting For First Time - Quick Question
Hello All, Generally how short a rental can you get and does the tenancy length impact things like the actual rental cost? Mr Pink and Purple Glitter and I are selling our house in the midands and moving into rented accomodation as we're trying to relocate oop north. We would need 6-8 months but probably no more. Cheers
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Potential tenant for a room of £650 pcm all inc earns £1300 net. Is this ok?
I feel like he is over stretching and I'm worried about his ability to pay the rent. As it is, I have reduced the deposit from £800 to £650 following his request that I do so. Would you proceed with the tenancy if you were the landlord? He works in the city as a broker, and is on a working visa until the 2014. Not sure if…
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Renting with poor credit rating
Hi all. My partner and I are currently in the process of looking for a place to rent together. The worry I have is that my credit rating is very low, due to being an idiot when I was young. I do not however have any CCJ's on my name and am working to build up my rating.....have just joined Experien to identify exactly what…
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Accepted offer...now don't know what to think!
Just looking for a bit reassurance until I hear something from estate agents. We accepted an offer in our house yesterday sfternoon....however, estate agent called this afternoon asking for feedback on a house we viewed and then mentioned that they have left messages to the lady that made offer to say we accepted but not…
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is it cheeky?
Put in an offer on house today that was rejected. In my opinion its overpriced (vendors want close to asking which ain't gonna happen!) compared to others that have sold in the street but the position ticks all the boxes. Quite keen on the street itself, is it cheeky to stick flyers through peoples doors asking if anyone…
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Survey report not very good.
We have found a house we liked and eventually agreed on a price with the seller. As it is an older house we decided to get a thorough survey done and it has come back not so good. Quite a few things that are marked as a 3 as needing done. Most of the items are marked as a 2 and only a couple marked as 1 ( this is with 3…
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So fed up: sale fell through, no remortage etc WANT TO EMIGRATE
Hi In a last bid to do something to get to ASutralia (hubby has job waiting in August) - house sale fell through, bottom of chain grhhh...just had an appointment for 25k extra funds to clear debt. Was refused even though we have 50-60k equity. Now have appointment with a mortgage advisor to look for a buy to let option -…
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Negotiating on a New Build House
Hi Guys, Myself and my partner are first time buyers and currently have a 10% deposit to put down on a property. We are currently interested in an end link new 3 bedroom property. The development site is coming towards the end and they currently only have 13 houses left on the site - the one we are interested in is still…
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Offer refused - what are my next steps?
Firstly, apologies for posting the sort of question that must have been posted a hundred times before, but I need help specific to a house I am looking at. Asking price £160k My offer £146k EA response vendor wants as close to £160k as possible and that she would struggle to get him to go below £155k at the moment. My…
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Exchanged at last! :-)
Just thought I'd pop a quick message In here. I've finally exchanged contracts & will be completing next week. It's been one of the most stressful times of my life & hopefully won't be doing it again for a good few years. The buyer of my house was the 4th as previous 3 had all fallen through. Its took a year from when my…
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Conveyancing: Barnetts via Britannia, any experiences?
Hi I am first time buyer looking to go through Britannia for a mortgage. They have quoted me £846 for conveyancing (not including stamp duty) which is cheaper than I have been able to get locally. They use a solicitors firm from Southport named Barnetts. I don't want to use online conveyancing as it scares me. So I have to…
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Reposession
I'm in the process to buy a repo and I got the contract yesterday there are so many amends the selector seller had done t the standard contract and one of them id that I have to give them permission to get in the property for 12 months and I take the property with encumbrances. Has someone bought a property and have…
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exchanging n completing next week :)
finally I have the go ahead from my solicitor - they have everything they need from the other side and ready to exchange now to set up buildings insurance at the weekend and email over proof mon and will then exchange will complete a week today :j I will have 5 weeks to replace boiler, get the flooring downstairs ripped…
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How long before appointing a solicitor?
Hi I'm just about to make an offer on a flat (no mortgage involved) , but if it's accepted I shall be having a full structural survey done first, as there are some possible structural issues. I have both a surveyor and a solicitor lined up, but is there any reason I should not wait until I've had the survey results - which…
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Do new build developers pay for you to vacate your property before the new ones ready
Hiya For example: We are purchasing a property from a lady, she has agreed to buy a new build from a developer. I have been told that the developers will pay for her to vacate her property if she needs to leave before the new one is finished. Is this possible or not? Thanks
