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Survey reveals asbestos - worry?
Spoke to the surveyor of the house I am hoping to buy and he told me that the house has a couple of asbestos ceilings, namely the porch and utility room and also the sofits are asbestos. I am NOT planning to change any of these, they are all in good condition and don't appear to need any work doing on them. BUT should I be…
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council tax
my rented property is now empty and i have put it on market to sell, does the 6 month free council tax still exist?? the property is in high peak
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395pcm rent on 1000 monthly wage?
Hi, I was just wondering if people think it would be possible to rent a flat which is 395pcm all bills included, when my monthly wage is around 900-1100 pounds a month? Or would that be a bit difficult? Thanks for your help.
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Taylor Wimpey new build home recent experiences
Can anybody please share their recent experience on new homes built by Taylor Wimpey ? PS: I've seen a lot of bad experience from customers of Taylor Wimpey, but just trying to find what is the recent experiences? Thanks for your time and effort.
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Rental Price Advice !!!!!!!!!
Dear Fellow MSE experts. I need some help and advice please. My wife and I have just retired and are off travelling for a few years. We have sold our home, and bought 2 smaller ones with the proceeds. A 2 bed for 135K (end terrace with garage) and a 3 bed for 150K (end terrace). BOTH on the same estate We are going to rent…
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Using leafletting to find the perfect house
Where we want to buy (South London) there are hardly any houses available. As soon as a house comes on the market it gets chased by 40 buyers and inevitably sells within a few days at way over the asking price. To try to find a property in the streets we most like we are thinking of writing a leaflet saying that we are…
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Costs with part exchange
We are thinking of buying a new build and part exchanging our house. What are the costs associated with this?
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Is being on rightmove enough or is it best to be on Zoopla etc
Sorry another question and I am sure it will have been covered so please feel free to direct me to the appropriate thread (I think that's what its called-still learning!). I had a few estate agents in and one said that they would only advertise on rightmove this is the one we are thinking of going with but I am concerned…
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Valuation Survey fees
As a first time buyer I'm new to all this so please can anyone provide any advice on valuation survey fees... I've taken out a mortgage through Halifax using a mortgage advisor from New Homes (it's a new build property) for the valuation survey i've paid £255 and admin feed of £100, on top of this the broker requested £145…
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Renting house - is a full month's extra deposit for pets fair?
Hi, we're about to rent a house for the first time, having sold our flat, and I've been reading up all sorts of posts on here to find out everything we need to know, but I've got one query. We have 2 cats, and for the houses we've viewed so far we've made sure they do accept pets, but one of the agents said that their…
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Selling our house - parking
We have our house on the market. We have had about 10 viewings. Most people love the house, some people even have said that specifically want to tell me what a lovely house it is, even though the estate agent shows them around. I think that the price is reasonable for a house to move straight into, not even any touching up…
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Can I take a tree?
We are still in the early stages but I've just completed the F&F list and have realised that we have a Japanese maple tree that we would like to take. Basically it was a gift when we bought our first house together and is now 8 years old. It was always in a pot so easily moved but in our current home, we planted it in the…
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Pursuing landlord for deposit??
I bought a place of my own in march and left private rental home. Thank The Lord! The landlord had moved without telling me so didn't acknowledge my notice.i have no idea where she lives now. Anyway they eventually contacted me thoroughly apologised, said she was going on holiday and would return my deposit when she got…
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Bathroom to Corridor
Hello All Just a quick question that I hope you can help with... I have been to look at a lovely house today - well it was nice but the kitchen joined onto a wetroom directly. There was no corridor between, where there was a 'pantry / utility room' then have removed the door and placed the cooker & fridge in there. This…
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Giving Notice - Private Tenant
Hi, I've been searching all day for the answer to this & I'm still confused...I was on a AST agreement that began 5th July 2012 for 6 months. Nothing signed since so I'm now on a periodic agreement. I want to move out & served my notice a couple of days ago. As per my agreement I gave 1 months notice. Agency responded to…
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Something funny happened on the way to the forum!
My house is on the market with a local estate agent (there is no tie in as such - they just ask a week's notice if want to change them). I have had an offer on my property and as it is quite a bit below the asking price, although I have accepted in principle I decided to go ahead with the 'open day' they had booked for me…
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LA won't give us landlords details
Hi, I'm having real trouble with our letting agent at the moment, and I'm not sure what to do - mainly as they won't answer phones or emails. Sorry it's a bit of a long one... Here is a timeline of what's happened: - 6th April: contacted letting agent via email to let them know we were thinking of giving notice, and what…
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Negotiating exchange and completion dates
Hi, We are first time buyers currently living in rented accommodation. We have had an offer accepted on a house and so far everything seems to be going ok - mortgage is going through, surveys underway, solicitors instructed etc. I'm still trying to ascertain exactly how long the chain is and everyone else's plans. Our…
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Carpet thieves
My brother owns a flat in a seaside town in Yorkshire; until recently he let it out to a young couple. He often had problems getting the rent but they always paid up after a bit of chivvying. However, after a particularly barren period they suddenly upped and did a flit, owing 1500 quid in rent and stealing the carpets for…
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Nationwide's panel,of conveyancing solicitors
I'm currently remortgaging to Nationwide, and understand that the solicitor needs to on their approved panel. Being the weekend, I can't contact our case manager at L&C (who are the brokers) to ask them, so is there a way to find out who is on the panel as I'd like to use our own solicitor (also closed till Monday)…
