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Tenancy renewal fee for periodic term
Hi all I'm in some need of advice please - here's the situation... I signed up to a Assured Tenancy Agreement for 1 year starting 1st July 2011. When this term expired I didn't sign a new tenancy agreement as I knew this would mean that the AST would automatically become as Periodic Tenancy Agreement by default which is…
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Should I withdraw my offer?
Hi, I am having a bit of a ethical dilemma about a property I have put an offer on. Basically I am not sure if I should have, and if I have gazumped someone else. Basically I went to see a property about 10 days ago. I really liked it, and set up a second viewing the next day. The agent then called me and said there was an…
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Council Tax - Single Person discount
Hi all, I just wanted to know the flexibility on the rules for single person discount for council Tax. I will be living by myself but I may rent out one of the rooms if money becomes a little tight. Would it be wise to apply for the discount and let the council know if my circumstances change? Thanks, Vincent
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Estate Agents - follow up chase potential buyers?
We had a viewing on ours las week, people who are renting and ready to move. Feedback was nice, maybe a bit small downstairs and maybe a bit much on price. On this feedback and having had 10 viewings in 3 months with no offers, have now dropped by £10k. Would you expect your EA or if you're an EA follow up last week lead…
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Bristol - Frenchay Area
I'm going to renting in the Bristol area in the coming months due to a new job - i'll be staying 4 nights and commuting home at the weekend. Luckily for me my employer are paying my accomodation costs for the first year (up to £8k) which is a nice position to be in. I've never been to Bristol before so this is virgin…
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advise please - tenant not giving correct notice - periodic tenancy
Hi just some advise please. My hubby rented a property to tenant for 12 months which was to expire 25.08.12. We wrote to tenant serving 2 months notice prior to end of tenancy and the tenant asked if the tenancy could continue as a periodic. Now tenant is meant to pay on the 26th of each month and was due to pay on 26th…
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The waiting game...
Been an MSE member for a while but not really posted much, have picked up alot of wise advice from these board though...know more about houses now than I ever thought I might! Just want to celebrate that we are nearing the end of our house-buying journey, I can't wait till it's over! We put in our offer in April and, after…
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Rent a room scheme after death? Can estate still claim?
Hi, Sorry this is any unusual question however I have not managed to find the answer anywhere. My mother was letting a room in here house prior to her unfortunante death. It was not declared to HMRC as it was under £4250p/a allownace. After mum passed away the tenant remained in the property while the estate was being…
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landlord deposit dispute small claims
hello :) ok so moved out of our privately rented home in june we moved in 2003. After uping the rent this year we told her we may have a look at our options, she said that was ok she may look into student lets if we moved. a few days later she brings a letting agent round, then wanted to show new tenants around. we told…
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Whooo Hooo Exchanged Today
We've finally exchanged contracts on our first house today. :beer: With 9 weeks between the offer being accepted and today I've had a lot of time to read over these threads. Wanted to say thank you for everyones opinions and suggestions all across the board - they've helped me understand the process and given me…
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How much money would you spend on home improvements?
We have just bought our first house and currently i can think of about ten different home improvements i would like to do. My question is, we're planning on staying in the house for three years, how much should we limit ourselves for spending on home improvements?
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Section 21 & Break Clause advice please
Letting agent served Tenancy agreement that has start date as 20th March 2012 and end date as 20th March 2013. There is a break clause. I want to serve a section 21 to my tenants using the break clause. Please can someone tell me if the expiry date I should put on the notice is 20th or 19th. They pay the rent monthly on…
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Sold my house to a cash buyer,just had my offer accepted on a property.. what next?
Sold my house to a cash buyer. Survey done. Returned a form to the solicitor. I haven't got there cash yet. My offer on a house has been accepted. I wont be needing any mortgage. What happens next? Other than contacting the solicitor is there anything else i need to do? And does anyone know roughly how long it takes from…
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DWH withdraws new house build sale....fuming!!!
Hi all, just thought I'd highlight this to see if this has happened to others before... Reserved a new build off-plan house with the above builder quite a few months ago and part of their T and C's had to pay 10% and exchange within the 30 days. I always had this in my savings but I was also relying upon the sale of my…
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Help with complaining about estate agent
Are there any guides or advice relating to making a complaint to an estate agent ? As i understand it we first have to make our complaint to the management, who will then review and make a decision, if that decision is unsatisfactory, we can then complain to the property ombudsman. If anyone has complained successfully…
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Recommend: Transfer of Equity Solicitors Online
Going through a break-up and need a Solicitor to deal with the Transfer of Equity, have the Mortgage company forms ready to go but need the paper side addressed. There is no money changing hands so should be straight forward from a legal end and the house value is about equal to the Mortgage so there isnt really any…
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Just moved in - what docu,ends should we get from LL, also question on fire regs
My partner and I have just moved into a property and we were wondering what documents we should have a copy off. When I moved into my last house I was given a copy of the gas certificate, one for the electric and a few other safety reports. We have received nothing and was wondering what we should have? Also, what is the…
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mortgage query/ relationship breakdown
hi all - i have been living with my partner for 16 years - he had bought the house years before we met. I have never been on it partly due to having a poor credit rating due to student loans etc etc. i have always contributed to the house - for many years £400 rent a month plus other things id pay for and as the years have…
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First time renting, would like some advice
Hello, I would like some of you to cast your eyes over these figures. These are my estimated figures per annum. No doubt some will change slightly but they've all been gathered using comparison websites with the correct address: Electricity (no gas): £363.13 Rent: £6,600 Water: £238 Internet: £240 Contents Insurance: £71…
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"depsoit"/"reward" avoidal of protection scheme
I posted about an ongoing problem a while back I've been having with my letting agent. I rented a student house with 8 others in Leeds and rather than charging us a deposit the landlord charged us an admin fee which we would get part of back (£100 each) as a "reward" if the house was left in good condition. The landlord…
