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How long left?!?
Hi We had an offer accepted on a property 7 weeks ago.. surveys, mortgage offer, fixtures and fittings schedule has all been received. Searches were received today by the solicitors. We still have to pay the deposit and have sight of the contract. How long do you think it will take now to move? There is no chain Thanks…
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Thoughts on a 12x12 lounge
I've been looking at houses for a while now, generally 2 bed terraced victorian houses where the through lounge is approx 25x14. This flat has caught my eye, but i'm concerned by the small living room space. Only me and my partner will be living there, but we would like family to visit and stay regularly. Any thoughts on…
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loan for deposit - parents pay mortgage
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Acorn estate agent trying to force me to stay in property when contract has finished
Hi, I really need your help. I had an 18 month contract to stay in ahouse with Acorn estate agents and since I moved in, I have stayed 3 years. Last week I gave them 2 months notice to move out. Since then they sent me a letter saying because I didn't renew the contract after the original month 18 months I have to stay…
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Extension - council tax rebanding?
Hi, (Not strictly speaking house buying/selling so apologies for that!) We have permission to put a large extension on our end terrace house. It will nearly double the size of the house. Will the council tax band be recalculated? What if someone complains to the council? Might they reband it then? Thanks in advance, Zebs
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Can I get my rent back?
Morning all :) Hoping someone can help me. I took out a tenancy on a property on a Saturday. It is managed by an agency who have a huge customer base. I have heard very good things about them from numerous people BUT.. I attempted to move in last night, had arranged removal men the lot. I went down early to do a quick…
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Survey tomorrow, should I assume my mortgage is (nearly) approved?
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Need House Advice for Mum
Hey, Not sure if this should be posted in the families section but it mainly concerns legalities of a house sale. My mother re-married a couple of years ago to a man who was also divorced from first wife - he had about 100k from his divorce. They lived with my grandparents in their house caring for them until they died. My…
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How do you pick yourself up?
Hi all. We went to view a house a few weeks ago. We really liked it but being first time buyers we were quite tentative and we left it a few days before deciding to make an offer. Turns out an offer has already been accepted in that short space of time which led us to thinking the house was even better value than we…
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is my husband classed as a home owner?
hi. need dome advice please. i own a house with my mum which has bin mine n my husbands marital home for 9 years now. i dont work due to having baby, my husband does. were looking into taking out a loan, buy im not sure wot to put wen the lenders r asking online whether hes a homeowner or not. can someone please tell me if…
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Expenses to offset CGT
My brother and I as joint tenants are about to complete on the sale of our late father's house, which we have owned for ten years. During this period the house was occupied by our step-mother, who had the right to live there under the term's of our father's Will, with her paying her own way to include maintenance of the…
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Online estate agent - Leeds area
Hello, Can anyone recommend an online estate agent? I've redecorated, photographed, measured up, got an EPC and got an estimate based on a near identical flat that sold in the same block a few months back and two others that sold recently. I'm now thinking to myself is there anything an estate agent would do apart from…
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Not able to rent?
Really hoping someone can give me some advice. I currently live with my grandfather however for pure sanity reasons I'm desperate to move out. I've got a deposit and first months rent saved and have begun looking for places. I'm aiming for the end of July to move, I viewed a place today which was really nice, however…
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House not selling
Hi I'd really appreciate any advice, because I'm stuck between what the estate agent says, and my own thoughts and common sense! I've had my house on the market a year now, with only two viewings, which were towards the end of last year. I bought the house for 90k three years ago. I marketed it for £105. I obviously wanted…
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FTB in a neverending purchase
Hi all We have been stuck in a chain for almost 9 months now. We have been lied to consistently by the estate agents about the readiness of others in the chain to move. Only recently our solicitor (also useless) decided to tell us our seller's sellers don't even have a mortgage agreed yet! No wonder we missed the stamp…
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Need some advice on selling my home.
Hello there I have a question with regards to selling my home, which I coown/share with my father and uncle The house is owned as Tenants in common and all three of us are on the deeds and mortgage There is no trust deed setup for who owns which share When purchasing the house, my father put down a £40,000 deposit My…
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Advice on saving for deposit
Hi. Not sure if this is the best place to post but we have put our house on the market and have had confirmation that we can get a new 80% mortgage. IF my house sells for what I'm hoping I will have enough for the deposit but need to do a bit of saving between now and selling in case I have to accept a lower offer. My…
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Never commit to works before occupation
Landlords: Never say to a tenant, yes, I'll do X, Y and Z before you move in. It will go on forever and ever, and the tenant will never be satisfied. Only ever offer what physically exists when they view. That's twice now (ok, in 15 years) I've been bitten. Going soft I said, ok, I'll change the bath and put a shower in.…
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Who's right estate agents or internet price guides?
Two houses I like the look of, one is on at £516K - valued on Zoopla (yes I know....pinch of salt!) @ £384 and findaproperty @ £388. The other is on at £535 and the 2 sites quote £334 and £460! What do you do with that sort of info then? Obviously the EA is taking the **** but they must be using some rule of thumb? They…
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EPC score of 1
Just viewed a house with an EPC score of one. Has anyone on here had a score that bad on their house? My current house has score of 40 and that seems bad enough to heat.
