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Negotiating Price Post Offer Acceptance
Hi, The vendor has accepted my offer at asking price and I am a first time buyer, so pretty tasty to them I should think. They are not being very forthcoming allowing me access to the property as I want to check for locks and realistically things that need more attention. I know the guttering was all done recently and the…
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letter to landlord
Hi all I've posted previously about previous letting agents going bust with our deposit and asked advice about what to do regarding landlord etc. (no idea how to post link to previous post) I contacted shelter scotland and they gave me great advice and told us to write to landlord. Was wondering if you could all take a…
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Leasehold property and major works
The housing association who manages our leasehold flat have recently advised us that they intend to complete major works on our block. They have sent us an estimate for over £8k of work and plan to come and discuss this with us on 4th July, then a consultation will follow. We have major concerns with the estimate provided…
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Completion cert/building regs
Sorry another question on this. The house we are buying as a two storey and garage extension and rear single storey extension. Planning was applied for and approved for all the works and I've seen this on the council website. When asking for the building regs her solicitor said oh let's not worry it was built back in 1986,…
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Insurance on exchange
Potentially a silly question but lat time I brought a house I c&e on the same day. So the solicitor is asking for our building insurance this week as he's hoping to exchange. So do I just obtain building and add contents later or should I just find a good deal for the two and purchase that insurance? Also if he's planning…
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Ending tenancy as amicably as possible when you can no longer pay rent.
My husband who is joint tenant at our address has left me just a few days ago. I would appreciate advice on what I need to write to the letting agents now, as the council advised to me to write to them ASAP telling them I have applied for housing benefits but can no longer afford to pay the full rent (but can and will pay…
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Lower offer for a newer kitchen/bathroom?
Could any kind people offer advice on the following please. Is it usual for a below asking price be offered if a new kitchen or bathroom is needed? For example a newer kitchen (approx 20k) or newer bathroom (approx 10k) needed and offering less these amounts from the asking price? Just curious!!!
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Freehold issue
Hi everyone. My mum is trying to purchase the freehold to her property but is coming up against quite a problem. The company who owns the freehold went bump back in 2007 and now the land is in escheat (owned by the crown estate). Now the crown estate wont let her purchase it because there is a charge on the freehold. The…
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Not sure what price to negotiate for things I'm leaving in the flat
Evening. Just after a bit of input really. Moving (hopefully) soon and just filling out the necessary forms. There are a few things that I'd potentially like to leave but I have no idea whether I should just let them go for free or whether I should try and negotiate something for them with my buyer (if he's even…
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Survey - minor issue but unforseen - who pays?
We just had a valuation report on a house we are buying, still waiting for the homebuyers report. The mortgage company surveyor has identified a blocked drain and requested a drain survey before they proceed. Should we just pay for this ourselves or ask the vendors to unblock the drain and then pay for the survey? Any…
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Estate agency contract - am I liable
Hi, can anyone help? I had a sole agency agreement with an estate agent, that I terminated in December and rented the property instead. While we were selling, a friend of a friend introduced us to a couple that wanted to buy our house. We told them to go through the estate agent. However the sale never occurred We have now…
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Indemnity insurance..
Which of these needs a certificate to sell/buy and would indemnity cover it? Windows without certificates? Boilers without certificate? Ensuite with no buildling regs? Loft with no regs? What else should have 'regs'.. I'm new to this game! When you look round a house should you ask the seller or does the soliciter ask? And…
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A Downstairs Third Bedroom
Hi , I'm after some opinions on a property that I'm interested in. The property in question has a third bedroom downstairs which looks like it was previously a garage. This in itself is not to much of an issue as we only have one chid with no view to extending the family so this room wouldn't actually be used as a bedroom.…
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How long to prefect your house after buying?
Me and DH are first time buyers and have been looking at some houses over the past few weeks, but the ones we have viewed in our price range seem to need a lot of work doing to them. We went viewing one tonight which was built in 1999 and it seems to need quite a lot of work doing on it as from the looks of things nothing…
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Am i being too cheeky or realistic?
I am looking at buying a house for a BTL, and have put in an offer on a house I have viewed today. Now the house needs a lot of work doing to it, i.e. new kitchen, bathroom, boiler, downstairs re-plastering, decorating throughout, and a few other odds and sods to make it rentable/liveable. It has been empty on the market…
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Problems with getting info
A friend of mine wanted to ask some questions about leasing out a business premises he owns . a) any point him asking on here or is it restricted to residential letting stuff here? b) I told him about Landlord zone, but when I looked myself, I can only find a months worth of past posts under each section ! How does one…
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Young Adults Renting Premium Property
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Rat problem at rented property
I privately rent a house (since Aug 12) and the ast 2 days I have seen a rat in my garden. Garden is wll kept and full of play equipment for my daughter who s 2. Is it my responsibility to get pest control in, or my landlords? Thank you.
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3 bedroom flat with dressing room, or 4 bed flat, what's most appealing?
Advice please. What would be better with a view to selling a large 2-floor maisonette? On the upper floor we have 3 double bedrooms and one small single bedroom, that has been fitted with inbuilt wardrobes and turned into a dressing room. Would it be better to turn it back into a small single bedroom, making the property a…
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indemnity insurance re:boiler instalation
Hi, Still in the middle of buying a house and it has now come about that the seller doesn't have a boiler installation certificate (which obviously means some mate/boyfriend put it in). My solicitor has asked for 'indemnity insurance' due to this and I don't really understand what this is or if this is a problem. We have…
