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DPS deposit return
I moved out of a rented property on May 6th. Agent told me checkout had been done and all was fine (there was no signed inventory at check in though so they wouldnt be able to prove any claims anyway). I requested the return of my deposit via DPS website but it still says "awaiting agent/landlord response". How long do I…
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Buyers incentive and headstart with agent- help
After speaking to estate agent (b*rn**d m*r**s) yesterday I've decided that I will have meeting with their mortgage guy (a while back not to bother but i see this agent sells a lot of good properties and would like to increase my chances of finding home)just so then they put me in their head start program so I'm told of…
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Pet damage
From march 2012 - April 2013 I was renting a house from a friend and he knew I had a cat. There was nothing in the tenancy agreement to say I wasn't allowed a cat in the house. He has now billed me almost £300 for alleged damaged caused by the cat. He states he needs a carpet cleaning at the value of £175 due to the cat…
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Dss tenants
How long did it take you to find somewhere to live while on benefits? was it agents or private landlord? If agents which 1's and how much was there fee? Many thanks, having trouble finding LL who take dss
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income threshold for housing association?
Hi everyone, first post on here although been an avid reader for a while now! I have finally found a house exchange from my Guinness Trust HA property to a local council one. Looking at the most likely reasons for refusal of the exchange one of them is that, as the HA is a charity they can refuse the incoming tenant on the…
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Can a landlord ask a tenant to leave early?
My ex has given a months notice to vacate a property that he rents. The tenancy ends on 2nd June, but he is moving out on the 25th May and planned to use the remaining week to thoroughly clean the property, tidy the garden etc. The new tenants came to view the house last week and were very pushy, wanting to know when he…
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How should you market a house in Scotland offers over/in the region,fixed price etc?
Hello Does anyone have any views on how to market a house in Scotland. I don't know what is best offers over or in the region. I know you don't really know until the house is on the market but just wondered if anyone had any views. Thanks in advance for any advice I am going round in circles.
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Estate Agent charging buyer finders fee?
Hi all, We are in a situation where we viewed a house that requires work but decided that we liked it enough to put in an offer. We have offered just over the asking price (not money saving I know but the market is crazy here!) in order to move swiftly and put ourselves in a good position. We got a call from the estate…
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Advice on opening offer
I would be really grateful for some advice. We are first time buyers with an agreement in principle to purchase a property at £145,000. We have £21,750 as a deposit and the rest will be met by a mortgage (already approved). We have seen a property that we love for £149,995 but are just trying to decide where to pitch our…
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yellow springbok fast house purchase
Has anyone had any dealings with 'Yellow Springbok' fast house purchasers, Good or Bad? Searched the net and most surprised to find it devoid of comments outside their own sites.
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Who pays for surveys "problems"
We've just had a survey done and the surveyor called me to just go through his findings. He said nothing of great concern but round some damp areas on one of the walls perhaps caused by the flashing around the porch, and some woodworm in the loft timbers, other things like couple of uneven roof tiles, bit of external…
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House defects
I have sold my property a week ago. We had some rabbits that the carpet in the corner of the room has been chewed up. Thus leaving about 10 x 10cm area with no threading. There is also a dent in the floor from where the sofa has been. This I was unaware about but it is easy fixed. But because of this the buyer who moved…
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End of Council Tenancy Charges - Complicated
Hi all, Apologies in advance as I think this is going to be quite long. The situation is that my mum lived in a council property for 41 years, she passed away last September. Over 16 years ago a friend moved in with her as they were company for one another. He was never included on the tenancy or any of the bills. When my…
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Can we stop LA showing rental property before we give notice?
Hi all I am after some advice regarding our tenancy agreement I will try to be brief My husband is disabled so we are restricted to the properties we can rent, we rent a bungalow at £2697 per month, we signed a years contract in May 2011 and again in May 2012. In march 2013 we purchased a property which we are having…
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NHBC not registered by original owner
Hi guys and gals, Bit of a long one so bear with me.... We are currently selling our flat originally built in 2004 and we are in the final stages before exchanging. It has come to light that our flat never had a NHBC certificate issued to the original buyers as they failed to register it with NHBC. Other flats in our block…
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Home Buy Scheme - Assisted Private Purchase
Good afternoon guys, Just wondering whether anyone has or knows anyone that has bought a home under a councils 'assisted private purchase scheme'. To my understanding, the council provide you with a grant to give up your current home, to enable you to purchase a property in the private sector. Just wanted to get any…
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Stressful few weeks
House on the market on the 1st and we have had a buyer and lost them and found a house and lost that. Had no other interest in the house and estate agents said its seeming that they are having a run of cheap houses coming onto their books which they are getting the most interest for so not looking like we should expect any…
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New Build flat in London, stamp duty 'gift'??
After looking at the market for the past 6 months or so I have decided to put an offer for an off plan 2 bed in London with Telford Homes. Luckily there have been many recent developments in the area I am looking, so there is a wealth of information regarding recently sold prices on Zoopla to determine the market value of…
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Vendor has very slow solicitor
Hi wonder if anyone can advise on this....my vendors solicitor is taking forever to send documents to my solicitor....even the vendor and EA cannot get through to them....this is now seriously delaying the whole process. do you think it would kick them in to touch if the vendor threatened to raise an official complaint…
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Full checklist for change of address
Hi all, can anyone recommend a download for a full and comprehensive checklist with items you need to change your address on when moving? I've tried writing it all down by hand but am bound to forget something - I've googled for some but none of them are that good. Thanks
