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council: ending tennancy problem.
hi Need to end a tenancy . Council wont end it until keys are back. Person is sorting out end of tenancy(or suppossed to be) for old person. Now person who is supposed to have told council that tenancy will end has not, and we suspect they want it for themselves to live or rent it pretending it is still in old persons…
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tenancy questions- divorce
Hello, I have juat split up from my husband and have moved out. We were living in a rented house and the tenancy expires on 20th September 2013. The tenancy was just in my name so technically my husband shouldnt have been living there anyway/I was breaching tenancy agreement. He has bad credit record so would find it hard…
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estate agents, websites that accept benefits
Hi Been looking for somewhere to rent for the past 2 months now, only problem I have is that alot of estate agents dont take people who are on benefits, if they do they charge alot for admin fee's etc. Ive tryed gum tree, 1 landlady didnt even show up she "forgot to let me know" tryed posting my own add and nothing. does…
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Landlord selling property- where do we stand?
Hi. I hope someone can help settle my mind as I'm beginning to panic!! We have just extended our tenency for a further 6 months and tenency agreement expires on 1/12/2013. I have just received email from letting agents to inform us that the landlady is having property valued with view to selling. Can she do this before the…
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Chain fallen in at bottom - should we rent???
OK, so I found out last night that out chain collapsed at the very bottom! :( We are unfortunatley in the middle of a chain of 4: 1 - FTB - Broke the chain due to "cold feet" after survey, mortgate and all searches etc done. 9 weeks into the process :mad: 2 - Our buyer - needs to sell house to buy ours. Everything in place…
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Help getting onto the property ladder
me and my new wife currently rent, we have been for almost 3 years, however we are not happy in our house at all, there are so many problems with it, its so small for what we pay and its a dreaded new build so the walls are so thin with next door that we can even hear then use the toilet..... :eek: We also are looking to…
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rtb or rta my house help!!!!!
Please help.... Ive been living in my house since 2002 this was my mums and I took the tenancy over in 2004. I filled in the rtb1 form in march as ive decided im sick of payin money in rent. A surveyor came last month to value the house. Ive just spoke to the housing association now an they are saying I don't qualify for…
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Fire in next door flat, we have no electricity. What are our rights?
Hi all, Brief background: I am one of four tenants in a flatshare in London. We rent one of four flats, in a converted terrace house, from a private landlord (who himself owns leasehold). We have a good relationship with our landlord thus far and he has always been very responsive. Now, the story. It's a bit of a read, but…
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How much can I really expect to pay on rent?
Hi all, I am starting my graduate job in August so I am looking around to find a decent pad for the next year. I will be taking home near enough to £1600 a month. I went looking for houses yesterday and found one or two I liked. Problems being they were either too far from town that it will cost £20ish for a taxi home, or…
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Valuation 5 weeks into the process?
When we had our offer accepted and then spoke to our lender to get our application under way, the survey was carried out the following week. During this same time we accepted an offer on our property and I've just had a call to say that they want to do the valuation next week. Is it quite normal to have them done now as it…
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self storage
I'm going to self storage. Its my first time. So what are the things ?that should be considered most important during the self storage.I want to get self storage tips. So please ..:rotfl:
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Excessive Letting Agent Fees
Hi, I'll shortly be moving out of an unfurnished 1 bed flat. My tenancy states I have to pay for a check-out inventory to be completed. The letting agent has quoted £115+VAT = £138 for this to be done, which seems excessive to me. Any advice on how to challenge this? Should I just refuse to pay? thanks!
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The expectations & reality of buying your first home
I'm a FTB and buying a house is nothing like what I thought it would be :o Owning a place has been my dream since I was a child. When my partner and I finally decided to buy a house, I was absolutely elated and couldn't wait to get house hunting. However, It wasn't exactly what I had expected. The estate agents were lousy,…
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Just moved a month ago - housing association now want to increase rent by 25% HELP!
Hi We moved into a new build flat about a month ago. It is through a housing association but our contract is an 'open market' rent. We have settled in and love the flat. I got a phone call from the HA yesterday saying that they had made a mistake and that rent they are charging is wrong and should be 25% more as they had…
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Chelsea building society, long delay to valuation survey
I have been told that the earliest I can get a valuation survey for the house I an buying is five weeks away. That's despite me having over 40% deposit so presumably very low risk. I am really worried as there is a cash buyer who wants our house and is in contact with the seller. The seller wants to complete ASAP so I…
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Advice on renting with someone under 18, and unemployment. Can we do this?
Hey everyone I could do with knowing some facts and advice here. I am a 20 yr old unemployed guy who claims JSA & DLA at a totall of £600, take £50 or so for DD. I want to move into a place with: A)My friend, a 20 YR old guy with a full time job (1k+ a month) B) My girlfriend, who is 17, unemployed and a full time student…
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rental complaint - Do I push for more?
We moved into a new house on Thursday 30th May, and were pretty annoyed to find the toilet didnt work, and there was nothing in the heating system. they came out and sorted this on the Saturday afternoon, then Saturday night (after moving this was the first time ee'd gone to make food) we realised the cooker didnt work.…
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NewBuild - Non adopted roads - Indemnity
Hi, I am currently leading up to exchange on a new build house with a national builder. My solicitor has raised the issue that there is no agreement in place for the roads to be adopted by the local authority. Apparently there is indemnity in place in the deeds to protect me, but not the mortgage lender, or future buyers.…
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Will my lender accept my building warranty?
Following the financial collapses of 2008- 2012 there has been a general tightening of financial procedures throughout the industry. This has led in many cases to a demand for additional certification, documentation and a general ‘ticking the boxes’ mentality. This in turn has generated an influx of requests from legal…
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Persimmon Homes - Subject Access Request
Has anyone had any success in requesting a Subject Access Request from Persimmon Homes? We have had nothing but serious problems for nearly two years and are considering making a claim against Persimmon Homes. We would like to gather as much evidence as possible to support our claim, but Persimmon have said that have never…
