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How can I make a third bedroom?
Hi, We are looking at buying a new place and have found a great little house that we would be happy to do up. However we can't work out a way to make a third bedroom (which we would need) out of the huge landing without moving the stairs. The width of the house is 3.5 meters. Any ideas? (Oh, and if you can fit an upstairs…
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Deposit Return - Landlord not responding to agent
My problem sounds a bit similar to this post but I thought I would start my own thread rather than hijack someone else's. Our tenancy ended last week and the checkout report was fine, basically saying that we had left it better than we found it. This morning we recieved a letter from the agent saying that the landlord…
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Finally exchanged
:j well after what feels like forever, we have finally exchanged :j will be moving into our new house next Tuesday. I think I'm in for a very busy weekend!!
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Advice needed re landlord's responsibility
This is a long one so please bear with me! I rent an unfurnished flat from a private landlord. Included in the flat is a washer/dryer. On 20th August, I contacted the landlord to tell him that it had broken. He sent out an engineer within a few days but didn't contact me to let me know the outcome. After chasing him up, he…
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What happens at exchange of contracts
Hi we're 1st time buyers and are exchanging contracts tomorrow,wondered if anyone could tell me what happens? We are chain free and the sellers don't live in the house were buying our solicitor says its feasible to complete in 2 weeks time does this sound right?
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buy to let question - tax and improvements
Hi all, just a quick question - are improvements - specifically a patio and decking area - come off the profit for tax purposes? we have lovely long term tenants who would like to go halves on improving the garden subject to our agreeing thier plans. If we say yes - does the expenditure come off our profit thanks
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Advice re new mortgage
My wife and I purchased our current home back in 2004 and have spent a lot of money refurbishing it and have been very happy but in the last 2 years we had a family with young children move in next door and they are a nightmare so we have decided to move and has luck has it some friends of the said neighbors have made and…
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who can witness signature
Buying a property and need to fill to sign the TR1 form,,,, who can be the witness to the signatures,,, seem to read it yesterday were it stated can not be witnessed by immediate family but i have read it again and do not see it,,,, so could the conveyancer be the witness???? or do i need to get a freind to be witness???
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uninhabitable flat
Hi there is anyone able to give us some advice on this problem. We moved into our rented flat in June and signed a lease for 12 months however last week when we moved our bed ( due to a strong smell of damp) we discovered a very large infestation of white bugs everywhere. We have had enviromental health in and an…
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FTB - Damp Surveying - Really Necessary?
We recently had an offer accepted on a house which me and my girlfriend both really like. It is a basement flat over Lower ground and raised ground floors. We have had back a full buildings survey which suggested that there may be a problem with damp in one of the bedrooms, but also that the floor was springy so there may…
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Safe temporary home for proceeds of sale of house
My siblingsand I are the trustees and potential beneficiaries of a discretionary trustwhich currently owns a house. We are selling the house and need to decide whereto put the proceeds of the sale before we either reinvest the money or distributeit to beneficiaries. The netproceeds will be of the order or £450,000 ie more…
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Floorboards or Carpet in bedroom?
Hi, I am doing up my home, planning on selling in a year and a half. It's a victorian terrace, I'm going back to original flooboards in the 2 downstairs reception rooms and hallway, tiles in the kitchen. I'm leaving the stairs, landing and 2 bedrooms carpeted but am thinking about refurbing the original floorboards in the…
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Finding somewhere to rent when unemployed
Hi there. I'm currently unemployed and my contract is up on my current property so I need to find somewhere. I saw a house this afternoon, it would be sharing with 2 others for a combined rent of £900. The agent showing us round said that what I would need to do if I wanted the place (and the others agree!) was fill in the…
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Have to accept new rental contract?
Hi, just a quick question regarding rental contracts. I don't actually have a problem at the moment but I wanted to be prepared! My boyfriend and I rent a house, and we signed a 6month contract starting 4th April. We have a house inspection by the letting agency on Saturday, which they state is just checking things are ok…
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Survey needed? Modern purpose built block, no mortgage.
Hi everyone After looking for a long time I finally found a place to buy, I put an offer and it has been accepted. It is a flat in a modern built block of 30 flats (built 1999), and I have no mortgage. So I was wondering if a survey is any useful? For my previous purchases, when I had a mortgage, the banks required basic…
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Remortgaging and Countrywide Conveyancing Services
I've read on this forum about the problems people have had/are having with Countrywide Conveyancing Services for buying and selling properties but I haven't found anything about problems with remortgaging. I'm applying for a fee free remortgage with HSBC and wonder if I'll have problems if I use Countrywide?
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Advice needed - Retention of deposit towards cleaning
Hello all, Firstly a long overdue thank you to everyone on the forum whose advice I have read before finally registering today, now comes the time that I've got a question I couldn't find the answer to, so time to dive in an ask for myself! I'm fortunate enough to be buying my first home and moving out of my shared rented…
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Exchanged - yipee
We've just exchanged contracts :j It's been 16 stressful weeks but we finally got there. Now we just need to make sure that completion goes ahead tomorrow without any issues. I'm going to have a home again tomorrow - woohoo :D
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House Purchase Fell Through Advice
I was intending to buy a house but it fell through due to the sale of my home taking too long and the house I was buying subsequently being withdrawn. My solicitor has now sent me a rather large bill for an "Abortive Purchase" which seems exessive. As it is not my fault that the purchase fell through, is there any way I…
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Residential property, commercial contract?
We are in the process of purchasing a house which was converted in 2006 from a former grain store. We are buying from an asset management company as the property was seized from the developer, who still owned the property. The asset management company solicitor is insisting that we proceed with the sale as a commercial…
