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Shelter Campaign- End Letting Fees
Hi, I don't know if this is allowed here. Sorry if it's not - let me know and I'll delete it. Shelter have an online petition to end letting fees. As someone who's been stung a number of times and likely to be stung again soon enough I've signed. Didn't know what Shelter did really until I googled for some help. Seem like…
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Buying a house - sensible?
I'm thinking of buying a house which is on the market for around 80 k. I've had a builder look at it and it needs 20 k work done on it to sort out the roof, rising damp and electricity and a couple of other things. I'm thinking of renting it out.....at least for the medium term. I'll be a cash buyer. No mortgage. I'm not…
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Help with next step re repairs etc
Hi all, in addition to a number of other problems I've had rubbish out in the front of the property since the beginning of the tenancy about three months ago. This includes a toilet and two rental boards. Given that I'm paying in excess of £1000 per month I'd expect the landlord to have collected these. I've sent numerous…
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EPC Rating - silly question
So im looking at places on rightmove and I have looked at the EPC information. For one property it says: current costs lighting - £207 over 3 years heating - £1467 over 3 years hot water - £285 over 3 years then is has a lower projected cost over 3 years depending on improvements to make it more "green". So does EPC have…
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installation of replacement boiler. Still need completion certificate?
A question re installation of new/replacement boilers. House built 2004 come with combination boiler, boiler replaced by another combination boiler in 2009. Installer was corgi/gas safe registered. But unable to find completion certificate and gas safe was not notified of installation. In process of selling house, lack of…
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would i still need deposit...?
Hi We're currently in a2 need flat worth approx £185-190k. Mortgage totally paid off. If I manage to find a buyer and sell for e.g. £185k and then find a 3 bed house for £215k, I'm assuming all I need is a mortgage for £30k? (I've got savings for estate agent fee, solicitors fees, stamp duty, surveyor) Would I still need…
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Selling leasehold flat, freehold company in liquidation
I have a leasehold flat that I want to sell. The freehold company has gone into liquidation in Jun 2012 and the company is now registered under a insolvency practitioner. I have checked the house sale in the block, there were 2 flats that were sold in both Oct and Dec 2012, after the freehold company has gone into…
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LL has bought next door
Evening Folks, Just after any opinions and thoughts on our situation. We have lived in our rented semi-detached for 10 months. No issues with the house; the agents have always responded quickly to any issues raised, but about 4 months ago the house next door was sold and it transpires that our landlady has bought it. No…
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Rented house sold at auction
I've been reading the forum for a long time and have got a lot of useful information, but am now posting because I want to try to help a friend. She has been renting a house for a few years, initially with her ex, but on her own since last summer. She has a small child, works part time and receives some benefits, so has…
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Letting agency charges for cleaning/maintenance after moving out
Myself and 6 friends have just finished our second year of uni and moved out of our rental property last weekend. We had not paid a deposit on the property but this morning received a phone call from out letting agents informing us that they will be charging us an as yet undisclosed fee for leaving the property poorly…
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Re-negotiating asking price after survey
Hi, As the thread title says really. I am trying to write an email to our sellers estate agents asking them to drop their asking price following our survey (both mortgage valuation and full buildings). Does anyone know of a place I can find email templates for this, or just give me a rough idea of how to word it? Basic…
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new build negotiation?
Anybody have any experience of buying a new home in the Colchester area? Or a new build at all recently. I have been round all of the developments and they are not willing to accept any lower than asking price. I'm looking at houses in the region of £195k. I have been offering £190k and getting nowhere, its only a 2% drop.…
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Help! Letter to landlord re. taking in a lodger
I have drafted a letter to my letting agents, and hope you can give me some constructive feedback as to if I'm on the right lines here (basically my husband is leaving me & I can't afford to stay here alone). main body: Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inform you that with immediate effect Mr Lostlove wishes to be…
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Buying house that needs lots of work
I'm looking to buy a re-possessed house that needs lots of work. Basically survey shows woodworm, damp, problems with windows and roof. I don't know where to start. As it isn't my house, can I get builders, etc., to quote? And will they even bother knowing I don't own it? Like people say get three quotes for every job -…
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how useful is the landregistry price calculator
Or how much to go more than the price suggested by landregistry calculator. I'm looking for a general advice, but anyway the current property which I'm interested on is advertised for 170K. The current owners bought it for 165K in 2006 (from landregistry sold prices), calculating the current price (April 2013) in…
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having a lodger move in
hello, i've had a lodger agree to move in with me and he has paid a deposit. what do i need to get sorted. as far as i'm aware it's: contract - apparntly you can buy a contract for £5 from smiths or something? i know i signed one before when i was living with a landlord contents insurance - i don't actually have contents…
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Completion and purchase not quite on the same day
I have been eagerly digesting advice from the forums for sometime but need a little bit of specific advice. We have sold our home (exchange should be this week) its gone through very quickly as first time buyers are very keen. So we have only just found a property - which causes some problems as we are working towards a…
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Should I worry about these cracks
In short viewed a house today which is nice in many ways and nothing else on the market. However I am a FTB and was put off by these cracks: http://s1347.photobucket.com/user/easilydistracted1/library/?sort=3&page=1 Would any underlying cause be picked up on a mid range survey? Vendor says they are probably settling…
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What would make you pay more for a property?
I've been reading the What things would seriously put you off buying a property? thread with interest. I thought it might also be interesting to find out which things would make a property particularly attractive to you, or that you would pay more for. For example, mine would be: Garden, but manageable and not too big, as…
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Section 8 Court Order Rent Arrears
Hello Need some help.I have fallen behind on my rent 3000 now and have a section 8 court order to attend on the 12th July 2013.I am able to start paying rent monthly again from 28th june 850 and able to pay off 100 in arrears each month. I will not be able to bring the arrears down under 2 months so a mandatory action of…
