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Installing dormer windows in loft conversion
Am buying a house with a side loft conversion but I would like to install two small dormer windows at the front of the house. Does anyone know the likely cost of this? The floor of the conversion has been reinforced but I don't know if adding the dormer windows is a significant change in terms of load bearing etc. Thanks…
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large glass doors makes me rethink about purchase
I've been viewing houses for past more than couple of weeks, almost all houses I've viewed has large double glazed door between garden and lounge/dining, which is very easy for a thief to break in ! Yes most gardens are fully fenced but it should be fairly easy for a young person to jump in, and break the glass door. I…
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can i take unpaid rent from tenants deposit?
been having grief with my tenants and they have 8 days to pay their rent otherwise i will be serving a section 8 to them. my question is that my rent guarantee insurance kicks in after the tenant has failed to pay after 30 days. so once i serve the section 8 can i take the missed rent that i wont have received last month…
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Help
Hi all, to cut a long story short i am now divorced from ex husband and we jointly own a house no mortgage, me my dd 18 and ds 20 live here, dd is at college. He is a violent bullyish thug and police involved, he is in court today for drink driving. He phoned me yesterday to say he is forcing a sale on the property and to…
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First Time Seller - advice needed
Hi all. After months and months and reading various sections of this forum, which holds some quality information, I've decided to post. Basically some advice and/or constructiive criticism is sought, in two aspects really. Firstly, it appears that the estate agent used does not advertise on Rightmove. Does you guys…
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What am I missing?
Been to view some houses. Found one that we liked, seemed reasonable price compared to others in the area including those previously sold. However, looking on Zoopla, seems the place has been on the market for 1 year and has had 4 reductions from £260 down to £240. If our place had sold we would have made an offer. What…
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Dream home has no building regs for loft conversion - please help!
Hi I am having a complete nightmare and would really appreciate any advice anyone can offer.... We recently found our dream home after searching for 6 months and a number of failed offers on other properties. The house was first marketed as a 4 bedroom detached house and then after 3 weeks reduced in price by 3%. Whilst…
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Advice needed about homebuyer report
Hello I would really appreciate people's advice on our homebuyer report. As a first time buyer, I don't really know where to start with it! These got rated as 3 - defects that are serious and/ or need to be repaired, replaced or investigated urgently. 1) main wall dampness is present to the living room. Adjacent timbers…
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FTb question: What does it cost to redo a house after slob vendors have "wrecked" it?
Hello, I'm a FTB interested in a 4 bed detached house in cambridgeshire. The development was built in ~2000 in a cul de sac. There are three identical units next to one another the middle one is the one im interested in. They all sold for the same originally. Zoopla "values" left and right ones at 275k. Mine at 262k. Mine…
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Advice needed: financing a renovation and planning issues
Hello *waves* I am a relative newbie and a complete dunce about mortgages and the like. So I'm hoping that you kind folks might be able to give me some opinions and advice. Please be gentle, and dont worry about dumbing down, words of one syllable are fine :D Here goes. I live with my husband and baby in a house which is…
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End of tenancy - unnecessary cleaning & deposit reductions
My letting agent has got a cleaning company to do some cleaning of the property I lived in until recently. Before moving out, I spent days cleaning the place and, in my opinion, it was at least as clean as when I moved in. In the check out report, they listed quite a few items as needing cleaning but mainly small stuff…
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Pat testing - needed?
Do I need to get Pat testing if I'm renting a house to someone - Pat Co, some electrical safety guys I know in Hornchurch (pat-co.co.uk), said that your insurance is invalid without it. Is that right?
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advice needed urgently
Please could someone help us we are currently renting out our property and we was using an agency to sort out our rent etc but things have taken a turn for the worst as we think the person who owns the agency has done a fast one on us we managed to get our rent but what's happened it was a shared rent by two friends well…
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Moisture reading
I had a home report carried out and he detected higher than average moisture readings in one of the basement bedrooms and in the first floor bedroom. I live in a Victorian split house. Recommendations were for a specialist company to inspect. I have received an offer and timber expert is coming on Thursday. No signs of…
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Can you carry over refurbishment costs of rental property
Hi All, Currently in the process of renovating a rental property, was curious whether you can carry over material / labour costs into the next tax year? i.e. 2 years max.....etc The reason I ask is because the property requires significant refurbishment therefore the rental income will not cover the outlay of…
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Waiting for our vendors to find somewhere
We have now been waiting over 10 weeks for our vendors to find somewhere and I'm wondering is anyone in a similar position or indeed has been waiting longer? The EA keeps telling me that they really want to sell to us and have been viewing loads of properties but they're not willing to consider moving into rented and seem…
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Custom House & Prince Regent, East London
Just want to hear from others. What do people think about buying around Custom House and Prince Regent area in East London? What is the area like?
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Can I Remarket Property?
Im in a 16 week contract that has sole selling rights but I was unhappy with the agent so decided to get out early by removing the property from the market. I know that if I sell the property to anyone within the 16 weeks Im liable to pay the agents fees. My question is can I remarket the property with another agent? I…
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How i chose my estate agents
Hi folks just a little tip that i found helped me in selling of my house that i used on 2 occasions in both cases my house was not on the market but we had seen the house we wanted we knew the agents were of good standing so what i did was to put our house on the market with them explaining that we would be taking it off…
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Renting Tips - new guide feedback
Hi all, We've written a new guide on Renting Tips to help if you're renting a flat or house, and it'd be great to get MoneySavers' feedback. Please do share your experiences, any extra tips to help others and useful resources you've found along the way, as well as any points you'd add to the guide. Just click 'reply' to…
