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Online tennant introduction service
We are going to rent our house out and have found a tenant. He was the previous tenant before we purchased the property and he is keen to move back in. Does anybody have any good ideas for online intro letting services that will do the checks and draw up the tenancy agreement for us? Is House network one of them? Thank you.
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Anyone Know Any Santander BTL Rates on a 5 year fix
Hi....No replies to this question on the mortgages section so thought would try this forum Hi Just wondered if Santander choose to use their right to change the rates of a residential mortgage that has just been approved for Consent to Let at any time, onto 'rates equivalent to their Buy to Let product'....Then does anyone…
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Renting your property - tell lender or not?
Current residential and would like to get another property. Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on this and if anyone has had experience of doing this. Would love to hear the thoug processes behind your decisions.
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Overpaid landlord a month's rent - help?
I'm posting a lot in here recently.. guess I'm too careless with money
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Has anyone found a tenant through Gumtree?
I am about to become a LL for the first time (I have read the suggested guides on here - very useful. I have also ordered Renting out your home for Dummies - waiting for it to arrive) and just wondered if anyone has ever had any success, or nightmares, using Gumtree to find a tenant? I like to think there are more honest…
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Our vendor seems a little unhinged...
I just got the list of fixtures and fittings through on the flat my partner and I are buying. Several of the things that we'd thought were included in the sale (as told to us by vendor's wife) are not - eg door furniture, cooker, washing machine, etc. That isn't a massive concern, as we'd been planning to replace it all…
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Buying help
Hi there, just wondering if anyone can shed any light on whether an estate agent has to check that the seller owns the property prior to advertising as we are in a situation where the solicitors have informed us the seller only owns 50% of the leasehold. We have now paid out on a number of fees and looks like we'll lose…
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Bit confused about Advanced rent
So I moved in 2009 to a property and got my notice April this year. I paid £450 first months rent in advance when I moved in (I'm on dss and council won't pay in advance so it was my own cash). The 'deposit in form of a bond' was handled by a company who my landlord once worked with so I never actually paid a deposit. I…
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Best rate for fixed 2 yr - 10% deposit mortgage...
Mine has gone up from 4.19 - 4.79! Want to see where I can hopefully get a better deal... Any ideas where to start?!
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Offer accepted should it be in wiriting ?
I have made a written offer to a property that I have written by myself to an EA and it has been accepted. I got offer acceptance via phone, not in writing. Do you think it is common in this way ? I have got AIP from HSBC prior to this acceptance and I understand that I now need to get the lender final approval. I could…
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Buying a house - what is a fair split between partners?
First time poster so be kind.
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Advice on getting foot on the property ladder..?
Dear all I would like your experienced advice. I'm in my 20s, a first time buyer, the limit of my budget is 120 k. I am planning to put down 20% deposit (I have been eating dry pasta for weeks to do so). My credit score is good and my job is secure. I want to a buy a place that I can live in for 5 years before trying to…
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Some questions about Tenant Deposit Scheme
Firstly, I live with 6 people. What they do is none of my business. If one of them, say, causes damage, would ALL of us be liable under the tenant deposit scheme?
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When can solicitors bill you for conveyancing?
I'm completing on a property next month and my solicitors expect their fee in full before completion. Am unhappy about this as want to be certain they've done the job right. Is this standard practice? And wouldn't that mean they are paying themselves from my client account? Any advice welcomed! Thanks
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Bankrupt and looking to rent. Will I experience problems?
I've just been informed of some rather gruesome changes to my Housing Benefit which will likely mean that I'll have to leave my current one-bedroom flat and rent a room in a shared house. I would really like some advice from people who know anything about this part of the rental market. How does the process basically work?…
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Buying House: Gas Safety Record Certificate No Gas Safety Installation Certifcate
Help! The house that my mother is about to purchase is nearing completion. However things are being held up but her solicitors insistence that a 'Building Regulations Compliance Certificate' be produced for the boiler that was installed in 2011 when owned by the current vendor. The vendors solicitor has provided us with a…
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buying a show house
We are consideing buying a showhouse.All the views pros and cons are welcome
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Time between exchange and completion
Hi there, We're moving house. We've been instructed by solicitors not to arrange house movers until we exchange. But looking at various FAQs on the internet, getting quotes from removal companies takes a while so I guess we can start that process now? What is the usual amount of time allocated between exchange and…
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Offer accepted - how long is acceptable to sort out mortgage/soclictor?
My husband and I heard that our offer on a property was accepted on Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, this week has been very busy workwise this week - I have been working lates and spending the morning doing freelance work - and we have not had very much time to devote to sorting out our mortgage and solicitors. I have…
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Buying at auction
Hi there Apologies if this has been asked before. I am considering buying at auction as I have a mortgage in place and no chain etc, I want to put down a 20% deposit for the mortgage. my question is, when you put down the 10% deposit if you win at auction, do you then need the 20% mortgage deposit on top of the 10% paid at…
