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Ugly fireplace
I'm about to put the house on the market soon, but I think the fireplace is ugly and might put off buyers. I can't afford to rip it out, so what would be a cheap way of making it look better? Here's the link to it hopefully
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Private Rent Problems
Hi me and my partner are currently renting a 1 bed house but we are planning on moving out into a bigger place, the problem is when we moved in we paid a £400 bond to the landlord (to our knowledge it wasnt put in a bond scheme), every month when the rent is paid we got a reciept but the landlord is saying we owe him rent…
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Council Tenancy Question
Hi All I've moved in with my parents a couple of weeks ago and my father has notified the Council. They now want to see my payslips and bank statements. My only concern is that I have quite a bit of money sitting in my current account, will the council increase the amount of rent I have to pay based on the amount I have in…
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Advice - new buy / part exchange / negative equity
Hi all, Hope you can lend some advice! Me and my gf are looking at a new dwh in Swindon but are a little unsure of our options. We currently own a flat each, mine being shared ownership and gf's in negative equity of approx 10k of the remaining mortgage (98k). My shared ownership flat is going on the market this week and…
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Online conveyancying???
I have had an offer accepted on a house and am looking to appoint a solicitor. With our flat sale we decided to go with the solicitor recommended by the estate agents, as although they cost a bit more, they were local and worked with the estate agent before so felt it would be worth the extra expense to make everything go…
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Utilities in new rented house
I have just been approved to rent a house. I move in a week today. The new house suppliers for electric and gas are British gas and ovo. Do I have to open accounts with these suppliers or can I just 'switch' suppliers?
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Looking at buying a property to rent advice on cost etc needed!!
I currently have my own mortgaged property which is due to be paid off in 5 1/2 years. I have some savings and I am looking into buying another property to rent out (I have done a small bit of research but want to do lots more before rushing into this). In my area I am looking at paying around 70,000 for a half decent…
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Can the Tax be offset against Residential mortgage
I am looking to buy a 3 bedroom flat. I will live in one room and 2 will be let out to loungers. Can I offset the income from loungers against the tax ?
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Can I get Indemnity Insurance for our conservatory ???
We are selling our house and 14 years ago had a small 3m x 4 m conservatory built . I cannot remember if we obtained building regs and if so given an approval of works cert. I was asked to call our local buildings regs office and enquire , which i have done . I have just been told by my solicitor that because i have…
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Track-a-matter
Hi there, Can anyone who is familiar with Track-a-Matter help me please? When the next stage is "Draft Contract Requested" which DOESN'T have a tick in it, does that mean my solicitor needs to request something from the vendor's solicitor? What precisely is it waiting for, what is the next stage and how long does it…
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Euros to Sterling for UK house deposit. HOW? Without massive conversion charges?
Help! So I have been given 7,000 Euro in cash to put towards our house deposit (thanks mum!). I need to change this to sterling yet don't want to be charged massive conversion rates. Who, where can I go to do this? Have heard of a UK euro account with Citi Bank that I could transfer funds to a company called HIFX who could…
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Asbestos Survey
I have been quoted £350 (excluding VAT) for an asbestos survey on a 3 bed property (SE London). The company is on the UKAS website for asbestos surveying and the survey includes testing samples from the property. Anyone had this done before and if so, does 350 ex VAT sound reasonable ? Thanks
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"Statement of Accounts"
My buyer's solicitor is awaiting a "Statement of Accounts" from my solicitor, in order for us to Exchange. Does this sound like a Completion statement type thing, or could it be to do with it being a leasehold flat that we are selling and therefore something needed from the Management Company? My solicitor left early so I…
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can i ask for a move council house
i live in a council house in the Mansfield district, I have lived here 9 years with no trouble. I am up to date on my rent and council tax but I have a big problem now. My neighbours have dumped food rubbish on their garden and tried to burn some of it and they also have a dog, I think this has attracted rats and they have…
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Last Will and Testament
Hi there everybody. So my partner lost both her parents in the last few months. Both of them had wills leaving everything to their daughters in (one being my partner) equal share. The other daughter is 24 years of age and recently moved back into the family home. The will has a right of occupation in her favour under…
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How do I remove a name from my lease?
I am currently a joint leaseholder on my maisonette and I need to have the other name removed. I am hopeful the other party will agree but I need to know what bits of paper need to be completed and who I need to notify. Does anyone know where I start without the expensive and time consuming interference of a solicitor?
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We would like to move house but...
Wondering if anyone can offer any advice please. We have lived in our semi for 25 years, its now at the stage where everything needs doing and all at once..we need new electrics, central heating system and boiler, kitchen, decorating etc. We are in a bit of a quandry..do we stay and get everything done and then when its…
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Help to Buy equity loan/shared ownership
Can anyone tell me what the difference between the two above schemes is? Is it down to eligibility? I might be being slow, but they seem very similar. https://www.gov.uk/affordable-home-ownership-schemes/help-to-buy-equity-loans https://www.gov.uk/affordable-home-ownership-schemes/shared-ownership-schemes
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Swindon Borough Council - Local searches
How long should these take to be responded to? Its been almost 4 weeks!!!! Its the only thing holding up exchange
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How long do you take 'viewing' a property?
I have found that all the 4 places I have seen I've spent only about 10mins on viewing....I'm sure if I am more into a place I would spend more time eyeing it or booking that second viewing with pen and clipboard to hand. One thing that really annoys me is the EA chit chattering to me whilst I'm trying to check the place…
