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completing today!
just waiting for the phone call now to pick up the keys :) anyone else in the same boat today?
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back to back sale
I read somewhere that banks won't lend in cases where someone buys a property and then puts it straight back up for sale, does that only apply if a mortgage is on the property? if someone buys cash and refurbishes a property and offers it straight back for sale then it is not an issue right?
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tenanted house
do I need to provide a fire extinguisher/blanket for a house i rent out? If so where is best place to purchase, and what type?
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First time buyer - advice on living costs
Hi, I have been living at home to save for a deposit. I am now in a position to look at buying. I just wanted to know if anyone had any estimations of monthly living costs for a single person(after mortgage, leasehold charges & council tax). The property I am looking to buy is a 2nd floor 1 bed flat with gas central…
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Estate agents being lazy? What would you do?
Hello we have our flat up for sale and its probably been up for about a month and a half. We hav only had 3 viewings and all of them have an excuse not to buy! We was hoping for a lot more by now. Anyway when the estate agent came round and took the photos, there was a pretty rubbish photo of the garden so he came round…
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Should we buy a freehold?
We live in a house, with ground rent of £126 a year. We have been offered the freehold for £3700. Sounds a lot, but I've heard it can make it easier to sell. It would also mean I don't have to pay them to give me permission for a woodburning stove! Has anyone bought a freehold? Would we need to employ a solicitor, bearing…
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Horrible landlord!!!! ending tenancy early.
I would appreciate some advice in renting. We took on a rental December and specified we only wanting to move in if it was to be a long term tenancy. The estate agents assured us it would be on email and the landlord only wanted six month tenancy first as he had bad tenants in past. (all correspondence by landlord is email…
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With or without furniture?
My husband and I are going to move into rented accommodation before our current house is sold. Is it better for us to rent a fully furnished place and leave our furniture there or would prospective buyers prefer the place to be empty to imagine their own furniture there?
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Management Fees for Industrial Unit
I own a small business unit on an industrial estate. A management company oversees the running of this industrial estate and all the business units on this site pay this company an annual fee for water, electricity for pumping sewage, security / roads and general service charge. I have asked this management company for a…
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How accurate are professional property valuations?
I am getting a valuation done along with a building survey on a property that I want to buy, (not the mortgage bank valuation) and its costing me around £200. How accurate are they? I know they look at sold prices etc but what do they do that I can't do myself? I don't want to feel that I ended up paying for a basic…
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Is South Croydon a nice please to live?
Hello, I am thinking of buying a house in South Croydon and any advice on the area would be appreciated. Its being marketed as 'Sanderstead' and is right next to Sanderstead railway station yet I have been told its not part of Sanderstead? Any clarity on this would be great too. :) Thanks ps i meant to say place not…
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Advice please - buying
Put an offer in which was rejected and told by EA that vendor will not accept lower than £xxx. Told EA to forget it then as we cannot go that high (although we can go higher than our initial offer but not to the price the EA stated). This was left like this a week ago. We really like the house but cannot go up to the price…
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surrender of head lease - help!
hello, our head leaseholder has neglected the property i live in for over 10 years and it is in a terrible state. in an attempt to resolve the situation the freeholder has asked the head leaseholder to surrender the head lease. after years of arguing, the head leaseholder has said he will do this, if all his costs are paid…
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Share certificate - leasehold management SALE
Hi Hoping someone can help or may be able to offer some advice. I am due to exchange on my leasehold flat tomorrow and they have just asked for a copy of my share certificate.... All I have is a piece of paper not signed with my name on saying I have a share for a £1. No dates, no signatures and I honestly don't think it's…
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Rental Deposit and “Notice that your home is at risk”.
Hello All, I am looking for a bit of advice, here is thestory. Around October 2012 me and my girlfriend started to rent our own placetogether for the first time. Two months later at the end of December wereceived a letter address to the “Occupants” titled “Notice that your home isat risk”. The letter basically says the…
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Notice to quit/leave help please.
My daughter has been renting a house for 4 years and is planning to leave in a few months and is now on a periodic tenancy. She has had a fall out with the agents over repairs and they have now rang her up and told her that they are giving notice for her to leave in 2 months and that they will doing viewings at their…
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RICS Valuation
Bit strange situation... I have a shared ownership flat with 25% share. I was thinking to sell my share and I recently got a RICS valuation of my flat which came around 125K of full 100% share. I was expecting a bit higher value but seems due to current market situation this the maximum I can sold for. Based on above…
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Prospective tennant?
We are about to let out a house (first time landlords!). The first person who came to view it has offered the asking price. Just wanted views on their situation and whether people with more experience could give their views. She is coming out of a divorce and the former marital home is being sold. One child (5yr old girl)…
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Problem with neighbour's chimney
Not sure if this is the right forum, but here goes. We bought an end terrace fairly recently. It has a loft conversion and there was a very noticeable wet patch on one internal wall, coming down from the ceiling. Our surveyor thought it likely to be down to the neighbour's chimney which is above; we've had a builder round…
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Checking for good water pressure and mains gas supply
Is there any practical way to find out (apart from actually living there!) if a property has a mains gas supply, and enough water pressure for a combi boiler and an upstairs shower run directly off it?
