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FTB advice regarding tenants
Hi Long-time lurker just wanted a rant and some advice. Posting here will stop me ranting at the EA – for the time being. ;) We put an offer in on a flat about 4 weeks ago for a 3 bed flat which was accepted very quickly for £4k under the asking price. All good. The flat currently has tenants who were due to move out this…
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Solicitor
Hello, just had an offer accepted in a flat. Ive looked around for solicitors but these all seems to vary in price. any thoughts on how much I should spend on these, and what to look out for? thanks in advance Migs
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Is there any chance of getting a mortgage on this ?
Between my mum and I, we are looking to possibly buy a derelict property together if structural survey comes back with no major problems . Link: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-39313843.html The plan I put down the 20% deposit, she funds the work with cash(upto 30k from her, 10k from me). I can then…
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Another Consent to Let question....
Hi all. Sorry for another Consent to Let thread but.... As some of you may know, I have had to move out of my property because the landlord did not have consent to let, and the property is going to be repossessed. I am moving into a new place, it has been agreed that I will move in in a couple of weeks time. Our initial…
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Land Registry Documents for Garages
Just wondering how accurate are the prices listed on registry documents? In this particular case it is for a double garage sold in 2007. The garages are likely becoming available for sale through auction. However I have been asked to make a private bid if interested. Also with regards to the registry does this give enough…
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What happens if Fixtures list items are missing
What happens if, when you have completed your purchase of the property, get the keys and get through the door to find you have considerably less items in the property than were listed as "Included" on your fixtures list?
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Council housing: Down sizing
Hello From being offered a move to a smaller council house, how long do the council allow you to pack for the move?
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DPS - waiting for BACS???
Hi everyone, So received this email from the DPS yesterday (Wednesday 19th) with this line in it: Date repayment calculated: 17 June 2013. Please note that payment will be released within two business days of the date repayment is calculated. Once released, the payment will be subject to standard bank clearing times. -- I…
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No contact from LL or LA re moving out
I finally came to a mutual agreement with our LL to surrender our rental early. This is due to end next Friday. I have emailed & called the LA regarding the check out but have had no response. If I can't contact them what do I do? I would like to be here for the inventory check out ideally but if they don't arrange this…
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Really stupid FTB question - mortgage on completion
Sorry straight off for being quite so clueless - I'd ask my solicitor but made mistake of going for a cheapy online one that takes forever to respond to calls. We are hoping to exchange soon and then complete by next Friday. How does the mortgage get from the lender to the solicitor on completion date? Do I have to do…
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Ending rental under difficult circumstances
Hi all, Bit of a back story and you may have seem some of my previous posts, but here it is in a nutshell. Building where I rent a flat was repossesed a year ago, bought last month and new letting agency took over. Just after they took over, we made an agreement to change my tenancy to weekly (as I knew my house purchase…
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First offer made - next steps
We have made a first offer on a house. The house on the market for £260,000, but is (in my opinion) over priced, it's a full renovation project, would be buying from deceased estate so money can be passed down to the adult children. We are also first time buyers so there is no chain on either side. We have made an offer of…
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Sound proofing in a rented property
Hi I've recently moved into a ground floor flat as has the tenant upstairs, since moving in we've noticed we can hear everything, his tv, radio, phone conversations even when he is in the bath or shower. We have had a complaint via the letting agent from the tenant upstairs saying he can hear us. Which doesn't surprise me…
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renting costs?
Why do rents keep going up when house prices go down?
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buying a rented house
Cross fingers, I may be able to look seriously for a new house in the next few months. A house has just come on to the market that I would seriously consider, except that ... it is advertised as being rented for another 18 months. Now I have seen enough on this forum to know that getting rid of tenants is not quick or easy…
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I Hate my Solicitor and the Vendor's!
FTB, no chain, seller motivated. It turns out that my solicitor is useless. Worse still the vendor's solicitor is useless! :mad::mad::mad: Our purchase involves two adjoining pieces of land. I obtained the title documents myself and the additional piece that the house is not on has a restriction for reasons unknown. Well,…
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Advice needed on offer price
Hi, My husband and I have found a family bungalow that ticks all our 'must haves' and are keen to make an offer on it. We originally booked to view the property as it came through on a rightmove/zoopla search at the very top end of our budget at £320,000. However when we actually viewed and were given the paper details the…
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In a chain of sales...
...do all exchanges and completions take place on the same date? I realise this is a silly FTB question - sorry!
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advice on solicitors letter
Hi, we are in the process of buying a property. We have applied for a mortgage just in my partners name as my credit file isnt the best and I didnt want to jeopardise anything. However we have informed the bank that I will be living there. We have made an offer on a house that was accepted and we are in the process of…
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Worried about Renting New property - Credit checks
Hi there guys, I'm looking to rent a new property and I'm worried abut the credit checks and how much I should tell them. Basics are that my partner is unwell (has been for sometime), but has not received benefits for a while now. I have a full time job and we both run a small online business, and now its got to the stage…
