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Been gazumped, need advice
Hi, I put in an offer that was accepted on 5th April 2013, when a Sales Memorandum was issued by the estate agent, naming the buyer, vendor and both solicitors, with instructions to issue a draft contract asap. My solicitors requested contract details from the selling solicitor on 8th April... and heard nothing until…
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Phil Spencer
Morning All I was watching this guy last night , i do like his style and personality etc ,but i am confused about what message is supposed to be aimed at sellers (and buyers) I was udner the impression , most people , looking to spend thousands of pounds , could , and would look past crappy furniture and awful paint…
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Agreed sale Repossessed
Hello all, Was hoping that someone could offer advice on the following issue, as first time buyers we have literally no idea how to proceed at present.... We found a house on rightmove a few weeks back, listed on a Friday afternoon we went to view on the Monday and had a bid accepted the following day. The house was…
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Pulling out after exchange.... what happens?
Hi all, I know this is highly unlikely, bear with me.... Just thinking about a scenario. What if there is a chain of three buyers (1, 2 and 3). Each agrees to put a 10% deposit. At exchange, 1 puts a deposit of £10k. 2 puts a deposit of £20k (using the £10k from buyer 1 as part). 3 pays nothing because they are the end of…
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Are letting agents asking for electrical testing just to make more money?
I have two friends over the last couple of days with properties less than ten years old who let through an agent ,both agents have asked them to have an electrical safety certificate done and they can 'have it done for them' There is no legal requirement to have a test done ,only that the electrical system must be safe and…
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Administration Fee's For Renewing Tennancy - HELP
Please, please, please, is there anybody out there who can give me some advice on the administration fee's that letting agents apply to renewal of tennancies? I'm at my whitts end as I feel so helpless and am more angry that people have to just put up with them saying "It's an administration fee" and expecting people to…
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Ive not received a security deposit.. Is it too late?
Hi, My tenant (who is on housing benefit) has been renting out my flat since december 2012. At the time of signing the short assured tenancy agreement I did NOT receive a security deposit, although it states in the agreement one was/is required.. I have only recently discovered that its not the housing that are liable for…
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Noisy kids upstairs, should the previous owner disclose this when selling? Help pleas
Hello all, I am new here and urgently need your advices or any help! Make the long story short, I bought this flat about half a year ago. After moving in, I found the kids upstairs make all kinds of noise constantly during the day, running around,jumping, chasing each other, screaming or crying loudly etc:eek: Night time…
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Fire at rented property
Hi, I'm hoping someone can offer some advice on the situation I'm in... I'm currently renting a property with two of my mates, I am due to move out next week and another one of my mates is taking my place. Last week we had a fire in the garage which was started by a cigarette, the damage is superficial and there is no…
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Etiquette on Contacting Seller Directly
I'm a FTB after some quick advice as regards house-buying etiquette. I'm closing in on exchange, and now at the point of waiting for (36) additional enquiries from my solicitor to be answered by theirs. The seller's solicitor is, to my mind, extremely slow. I asked the EA to prompt them into action yesterday, was told…
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Neighbours from hell
Hello, I need some advice, a bit of background info, we have lived in our current house for 3 years, we've completely renovated it and we keep nice and clean...our neighbours rent their house, which is fine, but they've completely trashed their house, it is filthy dirty - I.e soiled nappies, sanitary towels, food, rubbish,…
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A quick question about completion
Completed on deceased mum's house lunchtime yesterday. Cash amount outstanding I presumed would have landed in my bank account yesterday - I'm pretty sure I filled a form in giving my bank details for completion. However, the solicitors online tracking for the sale says a cheque has been issued. Is a cheque normally…
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Another "Why no viewers" Thread
Over 4 weeks on the market and no viewers. I have some ideas as to why but I'd like you to look and give feedback too, if you could http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-41447156.html Thanks.
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lease woes while trying to sell
Hi guys, I don't know if anyone can help, I'm currently in the process of trying to sell a property, but so far 2 sales have fallen through due to a defective title The insert on the land registry reads 'It is not known whether the land tinted pink or some part of it is included with other land in a lease or leases for a…
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Broken cooker - who is responsible?
Hi, posting on behalf of a friend.. Her cooker broke a week ago, won't light (it's gas) she's contacted her landlord who at first said she would get an engineer out on the 8th May - now she is saying the property was rented unfurnished so it's not the LL's responsibility, however, the cooker does belong to the LL and is on…
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Advice for friend please
Hello, i have friend he want to move to my area/town but he lives 150miles away he got Housing Association flat he tried to ask them to trasfer him they put him in low band which will be hard to bid for trasfer,in sametime he tried to contact council here but they also put him on low band,even he put his flat on…
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Pressure from EA before first viewing
My husband & I are FTBs. We've seen 5 properties so far & another viewing this evening, but already we've had a call from the EA about tonight's viewing to say there's been huge interest in the property so we'll need to move quick if we want to make an offer, and they'll need to see our mortgage agreement in principle…
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Building survey
We are in the process of buying a house. We have been advised to get a structural building survey done if the house is older than 30 years. We have found a website with loads of useful links and we got a quick quote which was really good priced. can someone who has used surveyors4me.co.uk about their quality and how long…
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Britian has the smallest size in new build home
It appear from the link below that UK has the smallest new build homes in Western Europe. Is this the sign of the times we live in. http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/cramped-uk-homes-are-smallest-in-western-europe-095934100.html
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Burst pipe liability query
Hi, I have recently moved out of rented accommodation - on the day of inspection a pipe burst on the top floor and has caused damage to walls/carpets/laminate flooring etc. None of my belongings where in the flat, so none of "my contents" had been damaged. My landlord however is asking me to claim on my contents insurance…
