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Advertising with Estate Agents, but selling privately...
...Well possibly We're about to put our house on the market with an Estate Agent. A few months ago we put it on with an online estate agent, just for a couple of months. Someone contacted us through them, and we've since swapped numbers etc. At the moment, they are in a chain, so they have to sell their house before they…
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Should I spend all my savings buying a house?
Hi wise people of MSE. What's your thoughts on my dilema? Im 32, since leaving uni 10 years ago ive travelled the world, got married and had a child. After all this we've saved 12k and have no debt. With the new help to buy scheme, this would enable us to buy a property in the area where we live. We know ww love it here,…
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How much do conservatories and loft extensions add to the value of a property?
Seen a really nice house that has had a conservatory added and a loft converted to form a bigger master bedroom. The loft conversion hasn't added an additional bedroom to the property though as a smaller bedroom has been cut through to provide access (the smaller bedroom is now a dressing room). If the value of the house…
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Cracks around extensions..
Hi all, I'm just about to buy our family home. We have found a house that we both love but on the last visit I noticed cracks in the mortar around both extensions (utility room and porch). The cracks are in both extensions seem to get larger the higher they go as if they are pulling away from the house from the top. I'm…
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buy to let in the stoke area?? is it worth it??
As the title suggests is worth buying property in this area for investment?? Iam lucky to be able to buy for cash upto about 80k,I live in kent and there dont seem much value down here,just wondered if anybody had invested in the midlands/north in buy to let?;)
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Flat fails electricity test - due to exchange tomorrow
Hi all, We are due to exchange contracts on a two bedroom flat in London tomorrow. The survey came back a while ago and was fine, but the surveyor advised us to get a gas engineer and electrician to conduct safety checks, which we did. The gas report was fine but we have been chasing the electrician for his report for…
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Sub-floor ventilation is inadequate
I plan to have a full survey carried out on the property I'm purchasing (it's an Edwardian terrace) but at the moment I just have the valuation report which contains the following paragraph... "Sub-floor ventilation is inadequate which may have allowed defects to occur. You should instruct a timber treatment contractor to…
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are they trying to play us? ftb final offer rejected
Background Saw house went with there mortgage advisor at first was not paying 500 quid for her just apply for me on halifax. Could of done it myself did it myself got 5k more on my own. So then made offer on house up for 65 k We offered 57 k - rejected Offered 58 k got told she was looking more for 60k so left it and…
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Damp Issue - Renting
Hi all, First time posting so apologies if something similar has been posted recently. I rent with my partner and 2 year old daughter a flat which is currently having a lot of problems with mold, damp, condensation etc. Our letting agent / landlord has been Okish at responding to all emails I have been sending although we…
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Damp Issue - Renting
Hi all, First time poster so apologies if something similar has been posted recently. I currently rent a flat and am having some real problems with damp in the 2 bedrooms mainly. This has been going on for some time and although the letting agent / landlord have come back to me and seemed to be doing something it appears…
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Buying 2nd property
Hello all, Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I am newbie! I own a flat outright with no mortgage. I am looking at moving out and renting it out. I am then looking at buying a new property and taking out a new mortgage to do this. My question is: can I offset the rental income from my flat (which has no mortgage on…
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No kitchen.. Hrm.
Once again, I am moving house. Joy! :eek::o I've found a super cheap place to rent above a shop, right by my new (hopefully) place of work, but here's the catch... It doesn't have a kitchen....:eek: It has been tenanted for a while, and the agent (while being quite honest and saying that they wouldn't do it) says that the…
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first steps to becoming a landlord!
I'm currently renting am and 27 years old. I have saved £50,000. I wish to buy somewhere to live and get myself an investment property. I would like some advice on how to best wisely spend my money - and if possible to get two properties! My plan at the moment is to buy a property with 10% deposit after 6 months ask for…
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Offer was in Jan - survey still not done
I got an offer on my place in January which I accepted, it was way below what I wanted but I took it anyway for a quick sale. It's now April. The buyer has booked the survey three times and cancelled it. The buyer has told the estate agent that the survey can't go ahead until the alleyway next to my house is cleared (it is…
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To buy or not to buy, that is the question!?
Hi I'm in a bit of a predicament at the moment, unsure of whether to rent or buy. I have just got myself a new job with promotion, but need to relocate to north London from our current home in south London. My partner is on the hunt for a new job and the majority of the jobs are likely to be nor London/ m4 m40 corridor.…
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Led down the garden path by the bank !!
A year ago we went to our bank starts with a H (not sure if I can name them) to see what we could get in the way of a mortgage. They offered us £106k on my husbands wage as we have a large deposit. This allowed us to look for a house in the £190k price range. we found one, got a successful offer for £186k ,Paid for the…
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No building regs or planning permission for house we're about to buy
Ok, so as the title suggests, me and my wife are about to buy a house that we've just found out has no planning permission or building regs for a two story extension and the removal of a internal wall to open up the living/dining area of a terraced house - as discovered via the solicitor's searches. I've had a look on some…
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Just bought a new house - now people looking through my windows !
I bought a detached house a few months ago with garden surrounding the house. The footpath to the front door goes alongside the house. I've noticed that whenever anyone comes to the front door to ring the doorbell, they step to the side and put their head up against the hallway window and look through. If I don't answer…
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Property Bee
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36812257.html?premiumA=true can anyone look this up on P-Bee for me, I cannot get it to work
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Buy to Lets x 2 (Does it mean double the costs)?
Hi All, If I want to raise 2 x Buy to Let mortgages, does it mean 2 x Estate Agent Fees, 2 x Surveyors fees, 2 x Solicitors fees (what else have I missed). I'm hearing different things and the Estate agent I visited wanted £500 for each B2L and reckons the Solicitors fees would be £1000 for each of them. Is this the norm…
