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Misled over stamp duty, can I do anything?
Around 9 months ago I purchased a flat in London. At the time of purchase, I was told by the well known property company that because I was going ahead with it during the stamp duty holiday, I would not have to pay it. And now, after securing a mortgage and with legal completion weeks away, I'm told I must find another…
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Buy To Let, £60k House - £425 Rent
There's a house For Sale for £60k, I know the tenant in the house, he pays £425 a month rent and would like to keep on renting it. Would this be a worthwhile investment ? I have my own mortgage for my home, currently worth about £140k with the mortgage being £40k at 2.5% from Nationwide. I have made about £15k overpayments…
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landlord left us with condemed fire
we have been renting off we feel 'dodgy' agents, the fire wwas condemned last November, so have been without a fire since then, what are there responsibilties.
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Landlord left us without Condemned fire
Hi we have just moved out of a property which we have rented for 3 and a half years. It was a tip when we moved in and we have re-decorated throughout and left the house spotless. The Owner of the property will not and has never spent any money on the property all the time we have been in. The gas fire was condemned last…
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buyer pulling out of sale after exchange of contracts
really need some advise, my parents have a property with land which they are selling, our buyer has been a nightmare from day one, he first made his offer last November and only exchanged contracts in Aug, last week my father found people wondering around the land laying down felt mats on the land, when questioned they…
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Another Share of Freehold Question
First time poster here, but long time reader. After reading hours of threads on share of freehold I thought I was prepared and informed enough to purchase (FTB) a share of freehold flat, but now find myself in a confusing situation. I am close to exchanging on a share of freehold flat one of three in the building which is…
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Section 106 Agreement.....
Just a question wanting to know what others views are. My shared ownership home that I brought when I was 18, has been in the process of selling for the last 3 months. I am doing a simultaneous purchase, stair casing to 100%, and transferring it over to the person buying the property on the same day. This has been agreed…
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Refund on agency fee?
Hello all, Was hoping you can advise me on whether it is possible to get an agency fee/holding deposit back. I saw a house advertised as £850 pcm furnished and went into the estate agents and said I would like to take it at the advertised price. I paid a £200 fee to take the property off the market until the contracts were…
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Help with letting agents!
I am looking for a letting agent in the south east mainly around sussex area can anyone recommend any good ones?
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Selling a (leasehold) flat - management information pack?
Hello MSE forums, I'm new here and after a bit of advice. My OH and I have recently sold his flat and are going to be moving in together. The flat he lives in is part of a block of 6, with a residents association formed of the owners of the 6 flats and run by one of them in particular. As part of the flat sale the…
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Disputing an inventory at check-in
We recently moved into a house. They provided us with an inventory the day after we moved in. We had performed our own inventory (including some photos) from the moment we walked into the house for the first time so did a comparison and updated it where we felt appropriate. The LA said that they disagreed with some of our…
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bit scary experience, needless summons for council tax
background- I signed on at start of July - only online option was given, when you call to start a claim, though you then have to go in to jcp a week or so later, to get 'verified' with your ID, supporting docs etc! The jcp clerk confirmed a claim would be started with local council too, for rent and c/tax. all good so…
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Section 13 was never received by tenants
My husband and I have privately rented the same property for 3 years and 2 months. When our tenancy agreement ended on 1st August this year, we had no communication from the LA or LL so assumed our tenancy to have become an AST which was on a rolling month by month basis. Then in the 3rd week of August, we were sent a…
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Whole end of terrace house but only share of freehold?
http://www.pedderproperty.com/Property/Residential/for-sale/London/West-Norwood/Rommany-Road/PWS24798.aspx Going to see this place on Saturday, I'm unsure how this can be a shared freehold property when it is a full house. I rang the estate agent to clarify but they said they are going to have to ask the vendor for more…
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Deposit return question
Hi everyone, quick question! Is it reasonable for our thankfully ex landlord to demand final utility bills/ council tax bills before refunding our deposit? We have closed all the accounts but have not received any paperwork yet, what has it got to with him anyway seeing as the bills are in our names? MBM x
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Mortgage valuation
Our purchasers mortgage valuation was carried out today. If the valuer judged the property as worth less than the agreed sale price would the mortgage company take into account the buyers deposit and still ok it as long as the amount lent did not exceed the new valuation minus the deposit?
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Self Assessment on Rent Free Property
I have a second home which I let a family member stay in 'rent free'. I do not make any income on this property but my issue arises as although he gives me money for his utilities, council tax etc, I pay for ALL the bills etc. I have hit a problem when completing my first SA and upon asking advice from HMRC I was told I…
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Mortgage and Buy to let advice
This is slightly complicated but here we go... My partner is looking to buy a property outright and I am looking to take out a mortgage on the property to add an extension and to pay for the rennovation costs. I'll be looking to borrow £50k. The property will be in her name. I already have a property and I'm looking to…
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Property Transfer of Equity after divorce
I'm trying to organise the transfer of my ex's share [we're tenants in common] of the family home into my sole name to comply with a divorce financial order. No payment involved. I asked Land Registry, explaining situation : advice was AP1, TR1, RX3 to lift tenants in common restriction ... each to prove identity ID1 ....…
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First Time Buyer: Am I out of my depth?
Hello all! :) I read this forum regularly as I am on my quest to own my own property (simply because for me it would be cheaper than renting). This is a very helpful place and I hope that you guys will be able to offer me some advice. Anyway, I found a 1 bedroom flat in London that I liked on Rightmove that was listed with…
