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the estate agent lies?
Hi all, I think i am being messed about by the estate agent i want to buy a property from. To explain the situation: I saw a property i liked the look of and called the agent to book an appointment. When arranging the appointment, the agent said the vendor had already rejected offers of £182k and £184k (asking price was…
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Homebuyer's Survey: results are in...
My Homebuyer's Report has returned :j, with surprisingly little work needed at all. In fact, the only amber 2 score (not counting the standard "gas and electricity need checking" blurb) was on something I don't really understand. Could someone kindly please advise? External joinery and finishes generally remain in…
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semi detached boundary wall
I am considering puttin an offer on a semi detached property, the back garden only has a small stone wall and iron railings of about 2 ft high. I have asked the vendor if I can put a 6ft fence there and she said she couldnt see why not. Would this be down to the solicitor to check as I dont want to put an offer in, get…
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Legal & contingency buildings insurance indemnity
I'm part way thru buying my first place (1st floor leasehold maisonette) and have received a letter from my conveyancing solicitor outlining that "the seller would be happy to offer a legal and contingency buildings insurance indemnity policy on completion". I've googled the phrase and I'm still no further forward in…
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renting a house on the market
we are currently attempting to buy a house via a first time buyer scheme, before our baby is born. however the scheme is a mess and slow to say the least. i am thinking about asking the house seller if they are willing to consider renting the property to us privately, with a lease etc of course. i don't know how to go…
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Capital Gains Tax
Does anyone know if I will have to pay capital gains tax? In 2006 my wife and I bought a house and lived there until 2009. We moved abroad and let the house. I would now like to sell it and buy something bigger. It is my only house.
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Advice on extension without planning
I know things like this have been asked before but can't find anything about the same situation... I'm looking at buying a house with a back and side extension. The side extension has planning permission and the back extension is shown on the plans, back in the 70's. But the back extension has no plans, that I can find. I…
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What should I offer?
Just wondered if anyone new what would be an acceptable price to pay for this property now: This is what it was sold for in 2011: The house in a 3 bed freehold end terrace decorated to a high standard, garage in block is rented from the council. The house sold for £168,000 Houses in Stevenage not needing any updating seem…
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Help please, why are we not getting viewers?
Can anyone help please? We put our house on the market mid January. Have only had one viewing since then. This despite having an open viewing day on 13th April, (nobody turned up! we had put up a poster on the sale board, as well as the estate agent promoting it) and reducing by £20,000. The link for it is:…
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Landlord is increasing our rent too much! Advice needed.
We moved in to our house in early 2011, via letting agent, paying £420 pm. The house has no central heating and needed totally decorating and extensive work hence the low price. We saw its potential and did not mind doing the decorating as repairs as it was cheapish rent for the area. After a few months the Landlord…
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can I do this?
Hi Me, my partner and our children moved into our current rented property in feb 2010 When we moved in the garden was in a state, but we were assured it would be sorted. After numerous phone calls to our landlord nothing has been sorted. I was planning on writing him a letter asking for the garden to be sorted out in a…
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Advice please, Landlord wants us out
Hope someone can advise I have fallen behind with my rent due to circumstances beyond my control. I am behind 1 month (missed march) but am hoping to have the money to pay by the end of the month. LL came to my home yesterday and asked about the arrears i explained and he said 'not his problem' and that he wants us out (me…
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Should we try to buy the Freehold?
Hi, We bought a flat 5 years ago in a 1930s block of 13 flats. We live in the top floor flat, which historically was the caretaker's, and therefore the only flat which doesn't have a share of the freehold - this is shared among the other 12 flats. The block is managed by the residents association, which over the past year…
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Freeholder paying Service Charges
I am a homeowner of a freehold property and have been paying a service charge to a HA who own the estate. I was paying an annual fee of £80, increased to £150 per annum. In Jan this year I received a bill for £40 advising me that the HA underestimed the previous years outgoings therefore we are liable to make up the…
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Extension Question re: Plans - Are They Needed??
Hi hope you can help. Planning to build a small side extension to my property. No more than 4m x 3m. Have looked at the various sites and no planning permission is required, only a single story and planning to use the existing side door rather than knock through. So far so simple. Had a few builders out, local papers and…
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Property Bee - Please could somebody PB a house for me?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-34416173.html/nomsite I only have a phone and tablet so can't download Firefox! Many thanks!
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Eviction / Balliff - Urgent advice needed
I have just learned that a longstanding neighbour and friend faces eviction at the start of May due to owing money. I have no idea at this stage of the details but there is a bailiff letter stating they will be turned out on a specific date. How can I help? What should they do. This is very time sensitive - specific and…
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Bathroom conversion
Hi, I'm looking to put my house on the market soon. A few years ago we extended a downstairs loo into the back of the garage to make the room large enough to accomodate a bath. It hasn't been signed off by the building inspector, and probably wouldn't pass an inspection because it's stud walling in a garage, which I…
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1st Time Buyer - jump on market now or keeping waiting?
Hi all, I've been saving for the last few years whilst living at home. Now that the government have set-up the 'Help to Buy' it has given me the opportunity to increase my deposit significantly and buy a new build. I've travelled to a new development approx 32 miles from work in an area outside of Bristol…
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Should I be worried about these wall cracks ?
Could someone please advice, I've just re-visited a property I'm buying to have a look at a different issue(solicitor discovered part of garden is owned by council) only to find some cracks that I hadn't seen/noticed at my first 2 viewings. These were also not mentioned on the full structural survey and have now got me…
