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Redrow Mastermove Questions
Hi everyone I started the ball rolling with Redrow with a hope to part exchanging my house. I was eligible and passed their initial credit worthiness check and so they sent a valuer out. The valuer came out from an estate agent 70 miles away and said he contacts local estate agents to get a better feel as to what my…
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Please would someone Property Bee a house for me?
rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25626810.html I don't think I can add the link. Thanks very much. Snods
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How is Homebuyer survey arranged ?
I am hopeful of having an offer accepted imminently on a 7year old house so am opting for a homebuyer survey rather than the full structural survey. Could anyone help advise how this is arranged ?? Through my conveyancer, through the mortgage provider or even independently ?? I have read I may be able to get it done by the…
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Houses and schools
Hey everyone The better-half and I are relocating for work. We're using a rented place to give us a foothold in our new city (York), but hope to buy in the not-too-distant future. We've explored the city and quite like one part (Bootham). But the school isn't great (I think it's Clifton Green, for those who know the…
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Where to live near Heathrow?
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this thread, so any mods feel free to move it. I've just managed to get my first "proper" job after graduating and it is based in Heathrow airport. I'm hoping to buy a house in the area but I will first need to save for the deposit, so in the mean time I am looking for…
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Help to buy scheme enquiry---do you need to get a mortgage to get the 20% gov backing
Hi, got an issue related to my parents, first time buyer who have saved for many years and have now managed to get a big deposit. but the issue is that the price of a family home is still greater then the deposit they have managed to save I know most people would say that if you have save such a big deposit why not just go…
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Draft contract does NOT match what I was sold...
Draft contract & lease finally came through from my [STRIKE]largely absent[/STRIKE] solicitors. But there are so many inconsistencies between what I'd been told (separately told to my surveyor, so it's in the survey), and what's in the actual paperwork! The lease is 26 years less than originally stated. My share of service…
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House insurance and utilities
Can anyone provide insight for when home insurance and utilities should be set up? Is it when exchange has happened and date is set for completion? i.e. you're able to tell the companies when the policies should begin? Or is it after completion? Thanks chaps!
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Lending a house
This is my first go at this, so apologies if the answer to my question has already been answered somewhere and I just haven't found it. We have started a slow and intermittent 'move' from the house where we lived for 40 years to another house. My wife is disabled and I was working until recently, which is why we are taking…
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Rent Due Back
Hi everyone, hoping that someone might be able to help? We have recently purchased the house we were renting. Our rent was always paid monthly in advance. When we completed on the purchase of the house, it was mid month, and so we in theory we are due back portion of the rent that relates to the balance of the month, as…
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Leaving before tenancy ends - council tax
We are leaving our rented property to move into one we have purchased.Our landlord is based abroad and would not give us a break clause, so therewill be a few months left on the tenancy when we leave. We agreed to pay rentuntil LL finds a new tenant or until the lease expires. The LL has an agentmarketing the flat, but I…
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In a mess please help
I just want to know few things I put an offer on a property and it got accepted but now since last 3 to 4 weeks I have been waiting for the EA to send me the vendor solicitor details on it as I still dont have it. My solicitor says we cant proceed till we have that info and the EA keeps telling me he is sending them but…
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Selling without Building Regs
Hi Everyone, We converted a downstairs room to a shower room and wc. I now realise that we should have got building control involved, however we didn't :( . Feeling very cross with myself! We are (hopefully) going to sell our house so obviously this is going to come up. Any tips for how to deal with this? As I understand…
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Boiler regs - possible issue
I am just in the process of selling my house and and the buyers have asked about the boiler as it was installed in 2006 and there doesn't appear to be a building regs certficate for it. I must admit that until searching online about it now I didn't realise one was needed. We had it installed shortly after moving in and in…
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deposit question-Scotland
The tenant lived alone, had her name only on 6 months lease, at this time, the law regarding Deposit Schemes was not in place in Scotland, therefore we held the money ourselves. After 18mnths, she moved her boyfriend in,a joint lease was signed, no actual deposit changed hands as we already had the original money. Now both…
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Advice on first offer please
We have seen a nice cottage we'd ike to make an offer on....here are the details: Cottage, 18th century Been on since Aug 12 started £285k Reduced mar 13 to £279k Loads of viewings but no 2nd views or offers. We viewed twice and would now like to take it further, however we viewed lots of similar properties over the course…
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How long would you wait?
So, we have had an offer accepted on a property, but the vendors havent found anywhere that they want to purchase. We have waited three weeks so far, but we arent in any particular rush due to being chain free, etc. However, at what stage would you either start pushing for some progress, or start looking at other…
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Waiting to hear if offer accepted - am I being impatient
Sorted now, thanks
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Original signers of tenancy contract replaced but landlord not told
Hi, I've been living in a rented property for a number of years. Basically, what's happened is that there were 3 names put on the original contract - one of which is mine. All 3 parties having given deposits. Subsequently, the other two names have vacated the property and been replaced by people I've found with deposits…
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Solicitors Fees
Hi Does £1,006 sound about right for a £130K purchase? No stamp duty as seller has agreed to pay it. They are my mortgage advisor's referred solicitor highly recommends them etc... Thanks Michelle
