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Renting out a house
I took bad advice some years ago from a mortgage advisor who said it would be ok if I rented my house out on an interest only residential mortgage. Found out this was illegal. However, during this time I have rented it out to tenants but it is now empty. I have received a letter from my mortgage co saying that if I can't…
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Does the landlord have to fix the tv aerial
I have recently moved into a student let property and discovered that the wire that runs from the roof aerial appears to have been cut so is no longer connected. It was broken before we moved in. Does the landlord have a responsibility to fix this? Or do we have to pay to have someone come out and fit another wire? There…
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"Private Home Sales to be Easier, says Government"
This was a BBC Business story from 13th Sept, I've searched for it on here but can't find a thread on it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19587341 Does anyone know of a thread on it? Or if not, when are these changes likely to happen? Thanks!
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Will estate agent find out if we buy privately?
Me and my wife are first time buyers and recently found a house we really like through an estate agent. We put an offer in but this was rejected and we were told there was a much higher offer. We left it for a week and phoned back to see if the other offer had been accepted. At this point the estate agent said the offer…
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House purchase. Bidding wars.
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First Time Buyers- Central London- Advice on Starting!
Hi all, I've found the advice on the mortgage thread very helpful, and already have some questions about the process of finding a property. We're currently renting from a private landlord. When we renewed after a year, she would only agree to a six-month lease, and then going to month-to-month. We knew we would be her last…
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Estate agents
Looking for good estate agents to sell through! I live in red hill area in Kent I want to get a estimation and put it on market
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properties in Reading for single person
Is it me or for a town the size of Reading, it seems there is a lack of affordable studio/1 bedroom properties, which are modern, and in a nice quiet location? There are loads of 3/4 bed houses here but doesn't seem to be much for the non-family, non-kids single person. If anyone lives in or knows the area maybe they could…
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How long would it generally takes from placing deposit to transfer final payment?
Hi, all, Can someone tell me, when purchasing a house, once you place the deposit, how long would you have before get all money transfer?
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Selling parents' house - how much to expect?'
Hi all, I have POA for my elderly parents - mum with Alzheimers' - and DH & I are assisting them sell their home on the South Coast in order for them to downsize closer to us. We put their house - a 1930s 3 bed semi with shared drive and single garage - on the market a month ago. The house (1100 sq ft) is in a good state…
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Sell Up or Rent Out?? What would you do?
I've posted this question on the DFW board and haven't had much feedback, therefore would appreciate your opinions. Link to original thread here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4175263 I have the oppurtunity to move (on a long lease rental term min 3 years) to an ideal bigger and nicer house, right next…
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Good estate agents in south east?
Im looking to move house and wondered if anyone had any recommendations on agents in sussex area?
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First time buyer - indemnity insurance question
Hi there, I am a first time buyer looking to buy a leasehold flat in London. 4 months have passed since my offer was accepted because our solicitors have been going back and forth on various issues... The first issue was that the head lease (the management company for the block of flats) is shorter than the individual…
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Buying out sibling with loan on inherited property
My mother in law owns her bungalow outright (worth ~£200k) & on her death, it will pass in equal shares to my DH and his sister. The sister has never owned her own place (she is 59 now) and is quite adamant that she wants the bungalow and that there would be no problem in her getting some sort of equity release loan to buy…
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Help ending tenancy agreement pls
Hi, Thanks for reading. We have rented a flat for several years but now need to move to a new area. We need to move in February but we were issued with a fixed term agreement for a year that runs until June. BUT when we received the last tenancy agreement we didn't sign or return it and we have the unsigned contract here.…
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Starting to look at first house.
Hi people, Just looking for some advice as to what I should look out for/consider/ask when starting to look at a house to but for the first time? I will be buying with my girlfriend, we have between 80-100k to put down on a deposit. When asked by the estate agents I have said that my budget is around 250k? Do I need to…
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Housing Association + Mortgage is it a Sub-Sale??
Hello all, It's a tricky situation but I'll try to explain it as best as I can. My parents currently own a 64% share in a housing association house which they are having to sell due to divorce agreement. As both parents are upset that to see the family home go, I thought myself and my partner would see if we could purchase…
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voluntary surrender
hi if you are considering voluntary surrender of your home, do you start the process before or after you file for bankrupcy also is there template letters for voluntary surrender i have asked my lender for consideration onto the assisted sale scheme, but i havent had an answer yet so i am considering other avenues tia
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Tenancy Agreements
My husband and I have a residential property and a business property that we rent out. We are fed up with paying a letting agency to renew the contract every 6 months. We manage the properties ourselves it's just the tenancy agreements we are stuck on. Has anyone any advice about going it alone??
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Pls help... underhand agent cutting in
Please can someone advise... We were in a sole agency agreement with One agent (Agent A) the tie in period has expired, however need to give 7days notice to terminate the contract. We had a call from Agent A saying that we had a request for viewing in 5 days time stating their surname. This buyer subsequently cancelled…
