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Lodgers Agreement - a free download
Ive recently agreed to rent out my spare room to help with paying the bills and have found a really nice girl of similar age to share with. She is moving in on 30th May 2013. However I would like to ask her to sign a lodgers agreement so we both know where we stand. Including a few house rules! Does anyone have a lodgers…
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Survey query
Hi, Does anyone know what the term 'access tunnel' could refer to? This was in my survey: The precise maintenance and repairing responsibilities in respect of shared drains / sewers and the access tunnel affecting the property. The vendor thinks they mean the basement - could that be the case or does the 'access' part…
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Maintenance Charge Confusion
Hi, So I'm buying a leasehold property, in theory I should be exchanging contracts at the end of the week and the vendor is being very pushy about it. However, there is one thing that is currently very confusing and no one can give a straight answer. A few years ago the two houses which make up the development were bought…
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Will we ever complete??!
Hello, Firstly, apologies as this is mainly a rant. I am stressed beyond belief and at a total loss to what to do. My partner and I had an offer accepted on a flat at the end of January. We are FTB and the flat was a business address and therefore chain free as the Vendor is moving back to his main address. Everything was…
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Wall ties and woodworm treatment
Anybody know who would likely be the most expensive to carry out these tasks? House is on the Portsmouth/Havant border---Hampshire.
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Revising offer after survey - asking to see report
I had an offer accepted on a property a few weeks back. Survey done within the same week, which highlighted a few issues but nothing too onerous. Say original price accepted was £115, Surveyor valued at £114, I have put in my revised offer today at £113k to give a little room for negotiation on both sides. EA has said they…
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Electricians in London
Hi everyone, I need to find a spark to take a look at the electrics in a flat I've just bought. There's nothing major needing doing - some of the lights are a bit wonky, but nothing to compromise safety. It's a leasehold flat and I have vague recollection that any work needs to be carried out by a recognised tradesman. My…
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A quick question re stamp duty
My friend is looking to purchase his council rtb property for £300k with a discount of £100k so purchase price is £200k His solicitor has confirmed the stamp duty will be 1% of £200k instead of £300k. Is this correct. The last thing he wants to do is pay more that what is originally expected. You're thoughts please
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Condition of property to obtain a mortgage
Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a house that requires refurbishment. I'm finding it difficult to find out what condition the property needs to be in so that I will be granted a mortgage. i.e. does it need to have a kitchen sink connected to mains water, does it have to have a toilet & bath/shower connected to mains…
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How to find a old property advert
Hi all, I am looking for the floor plan of a property that was sold back in Dec 2011. Cant find it on Zoopla / Rightmove. Is there any way I can get hold of it? Thank you
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Buying a long Freehold property with a lease
I wonder if somebody can help me. I am looking to purchase an investment property. It is a house 20 years left of 99 year lease £5 a year ground rent Does anybody know how to put a value on this property? Also if the leaseholder wishes to buy the Freehold from me at a later date am I entitled to Rent x 20 Reversion value…
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Deposits from Rental properties
Hi I am having a real job getting my desposit back from Blundells and Country wide lettings. I moved out of the flat on 29th April because of noise disturbances and antisocial behaviour by neighbours and the fact that they tried to charge me for an admin fee i was completely unaware of at the time of renting initially.…
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Valuations - Chelsea BS
I've just applied for a mortgage with Chelsea BS and paid £330 for the basic mortgage valuation. I'm now thinking about whether to get a homebuyers survey done as well - the house is 15 years old. I can either get this done through Chelsea or get someone independent. Would an independent homebuyers survey include a…
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MSE News: House asking prices reach new high
"Average house asking prices have risen to £249,841 this month, property website Rightmove reports today...." Read the full story: House asking prices reach new high This thread is not in the 'discuss house prices and economy board' as that is only open to those logged into the forum so anyone coming from the news story…
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Letting Agent's Renewal Fee
My tenancy is being renewed and I have received the new agreement paperwork from the agency (a well known nationwide franchise). Do I have any redress with regard to the renewal fee? All they have done is send through a photocopy of last year's tenancy agreement and simply changed the date. For that, they are trying to…
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Tenant done a moonlight flit - advice please
Hi all, I rent a house via a management agency in England (I moved to Scotland), had calls yesterday from family and friends saying that there were removal vans outside the house and that the tenant appeared to be in the process of moving out We have called the management agency this morning and they have contacted the…
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Leaving our Rental Early - Anything I need to do?
I've posted a couple if times about problems I've had with my LL. We were told by our LA he refused our request to surrender early. Not trusting our LA at all we wrote to the LL direct but had no response (1 month). I have text & called without success although his wife occasional responds to say she will chase him for me.…
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Search Results - Flood Risk
The house we are purchasing has never flooded and isn't within the flood risk colours on the environmental agency website. The search report has come back to say: A neglibible risk of tidal/fluvial flooding and a negligible risk of surface water flooding have been identified within 25m of the centre of the property. what…
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Buildings Insurance query so early on in the process
We're only 2 weeks into the buying process and I have property information form to complete and there is one about the building insurance. It says: Who is arranging your building insurance? If you are arranging this yourself please send us a letter from your insurer confirming that they will be insuring the property for at…
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Expert advice needed. How to get my money back?
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