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Archives for June 2013

New tenant
I have a new tenant who has just moved into my property yeasteday. I agreed to the unusual request of letting them keep a pig-mi goat at the property as I have a very large garden with lots of grassy areas, along with a small dog. Imagine my surprise when a neighbour 'phoned today to tell me they are erecting a huge 12 ft…
How to find a room Mon to Fri?
Hi - as stated in the subject :D I need to find cheap monday to friday lodgings or similar in Oxford (medium to long term rental period) What's the best way to do this and avoid weirdos?
eviction advice
Hi Social landlord well aware if my financial situation haven't followed pre action protocol to evict Arrears is just over 3 weeks £20 pcm being paid off papers arrived Friday spoken to shelter and got local councillor involved husband unable to work I have a disability that is triggered by stress and have to call them…
Notice on rental agreement
We had a nightmare with our house purchase that ended with the seller withdrawing the property nine weeks in. We are staying with family at the mo and have to move out very, very soon. If we enter a rental agreement, would we have to stay the full year before we could move out? Could we move with a suitable notice period?…
Surprise rent increase
A month ago we signed a form saying we wanted to renew our contract for another 12 months and paid £90 to cover the "administrative charges". On Friday the agent (Andrews) phoned my partner at work and told her the landlord was increasing the rent by £25 per month and we had to agree to it asap or they would let the flat…
No Lintel Over Patio Doors - Not On Survey
The house we bought has a set of patio doors in a single storey, flat roof extension. They're about 1.8m wide. The extension is decades old but the doors, uPVC, were put in around 5 years ago. Recently I've noticed one of the doors is catching when it closes and has reached the point where, once open, it is very difficult…
vendor wants to keep the garage and rent it to us...
we have been to see the house we want to buy and put in an offer - 35k lower than asking price as the house is in a real state and needs lots of work doing. The vendor has agreed to the price but wants to keep the double garage and rent it to us then let us buy it later on..i have never heard of this before and am very…
how can i finance this?
i have the chance to buy a show home for £310000 which the builders will then lease back from me for £1550 a month for the year that they still need it. How can I borrow £310000 for only one year then pay it back and re mortgage it as my own home when I will need only about £100000. I currently have a house worth about…
upstairs breaking lease agreement (flooring)
hello, i bought a a flat around a month ago. it's one of those older buildings converted into flats. unfortunately the flat above (i'm sure) has laminate flooring. i can hear footsteps, chair scraping, doors closing which is really starting to annoy me. especially now as i had a lodger who has mentioned it too and i'm…
Property has come off market :(
There was a property I wanted to see after some time but sellers have now taken off market as few things I think vendor wants to sort out like allocated parking but also a family members of theirs has moved in. Speaking with agent he said vendor may bring back on market in a month then I called week later for any update…
Finding historical property values
I'm trying to find a reliable price history for some properties I'm considering buying, but am finding it terribly difficult to find what I need. Here are my current thoughts: 1. Property Websites: These tend to give crude estimates by multiplying the average price movement by the property starting price. So the percentage…
right to buy
Hi All, Does any one know how long will it take for a right to buy leasehold flat from a housing association take all together? Thanks
Advice needed Re divorce and property sale
When we purchased out property 13 years ago we did so as joint tenants. My then partner, now husband, put down the money for the deposit on the purchase. Now we are going through divorce, he has calculated that the initial deposit was 6%, and now he wants an additional 6% of the value of the house on top of his 'share'.…
Section 21 Rules
Hi All, Im wondering if anyone can help me. I have recently out of the blue been handed a section 21 notice by my landlord. However, please note the following points: 1. I am still within my initial 12 month tenancy agreement signed at the start of the tenancy.(Currently on month 4) 2. The section 21 notice served upon me…
Query for land registry rep or anyone who may know
The very old title deeds of my property suggest that the boundry of of our house extends halfway into the road its built on...but does not suggest who owns the other half of the road...the old title deeds are of the development when it was "off plan" in the 1920's so its not an easy case of going back to the developer to…
Finding price of part ex property
Hi we are hoping to buy a property that was recently taken in part exchange by a private buyer. Is there anyway of finding out how much he paid for it (other than asking the EA)? How long do the prices take to appear on rightmove/zoopla etc? cheers Nick
part exchange
I was just wondering if we could get some advice. We currently own a property worth about 120k with an outstanding mortgage of about 96k. We are looking to possibly do a part ex for a new build however it is off plan and wont be ready for about 18 months. The sales exec have said they would first try to sell the house on…
Looking for recommended House Surveyor in Reading
Hello I am buying a house in Reading. It is 120 years old so I want to get it surveyed for all the usual things. Damp, Rot, Subsidence and so on. There is no mortgage so no bank valuation/survey to be done. I have been on the RICS website and it gives me registered individuals/companies but does not give any reviews. Can…
Where to buy..... South Leeds
Hi, Anyone got any opinions on the following places as we are looking to relocate. Need to be south of Leeds due to my job but near enough to Leeds for my other half to get to work. Public transport to Leeds quite important. Good schools are another vital point. The 3 areas we seem to like are... Morley Gildersome Tingley…
Pls HELP! Negligent solicitor caused developer to withdraw from sale!
Due to complete yesterday. Deposit ready, contracts ready to be signed etc. Raised question with solicitor last week asking for clarification about the boundaries of our plot-did they include bushes/trees in neighbouring field as this is what it looked like on the plan. We received no response from solicitor and reminded…

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