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Landlord didnt protect deposit and we were evicted via section 21
Hi guys :) I am a little ignorant when it comes to the legalities of renting a property so bare with me. We were served a section 21 notice were he was reclaiming possesion of the property as it was his own home and he was kicked out of his partners address, this was very upsetting for us as we are expecting our first baby…
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Storage Costs- going back some years
I'm not sure if anyone will be able to help- looking for a place to start understanding what my liability is here. Given that this situation may come up when moving house, it seems like a reasonable place to start. I'll try to keep it brief... Many years ago, I put some items into storage with a local man-with-a-warehouse.…
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No Upper Chain !!
Thats exactley how it looks on an ad i have been emailed from an EA , on investigation he tells me its a couple who have split and getting divorced My 6th senses are tingling , this version of no upper chain is going to be a pain in the backside......?
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chasing for money
In 2008 I won a tribunal case. My ex tried unsuccessfully to put a notice on my property to stop me from selling, it took 3 years but eventually I won. He wanted me to pay him £28k. There was never any agreement or discussion about this. I bought him out in 2005 all legal and above board. To prevent him from stopping me…
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Please help! Advice needed. Offered property and accepted, but not sure about it no
Sorry that should say not sure about it now in the title! Oh I am in a proper quandary. Please be gentle. :( Basically, 2 weeks ago, we were offered a property from a housing association - a 2 bed house, and it was advertised on the bidding website of our local council, and the pic showed a house up in the top of the cul…
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Prop Savvy
I am looking on more inforamtion on a company named Prop Savvy they claim to purchase houses at a discounted price and to sell it to you at dirt cheap.. i mean £30,000 all inclusive. YOu have to pay a down payment of £4000for the service. But I wanted to know whether the type of business is real, or a bunch of scammers.
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Nationwide legal fees v Chancellors
Hello The mortgage i am looking at with Nationwide offers "free legal fees". I spoke to Chancellors and they can do this: Total Legal Fees (purchase fee and VAT) £768.00 They also will be providing: Search pack Land registry search Bankruptcy search Land registry fee Stamp Duty Total cost for all £2,703.58 Am i able to…
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Outbuilding roof - Help
We are in the process of buying a house and did a home buyer's survey on it.The surveyor came back with, which is marked not urgently required to be repaired: The outbuilding at the side is in a defective condition. The roof is of concrete which has been crudely covered with bitumen felt. The felt is not fixed down and it…
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What is happening with this house?!
Our house sold just over a week ago. We had an offer accepted on a hour we want. When our house sold, within half hour it was showing SSTC on rightmove. Our house we want was accepted last Thursday. I emailed the estate agent on the weekend to enquire why it wasn't showing SSTC on their website or rightmove/Internet sites.…
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Conveyancing Searches - do I need them?
I'm buying a leasehold flat in a relatively new development (6 years old), off the original builder / landlord. There are many other flats also being sold, many already sold. The development is clearly of good quality, and there are offices of many multinationals within walking distance. Do I need carry out the searches…
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Landlady claiming cleaning - tenancy a year over.
I'm due to move out of my property soon and my landlady is kicking up a stink about professional cleans. It's a bit of a confusing one, basically I've had two tenancies on the property. One with the LL's daughter, and one with a friend. I originally moved into the property on a 3 month tenancy. After 3 months, the tenancy…
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Query on mortgage
Hi there, My partner and I are currently in the process of saving a deposit to hopefully buy our first house together next summer. The flat we live in at present is owned by my boyfriend, however I have never had a mortgage before. How will this affect us getting a mortgage when the time comes bearing in mind that I am a…
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Completion Day Here At Last
After 4 months of waiting, completion day is here. There was no chain and I was a cash buyer. Simple you may say. However there is a management company involved who charge about £90 a year. The previous owner did not know who they were as had never paid them. This took almost 2 months to sort out but it's now all sorted…
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Missing NHBC question
Hi All New to the forum as currently in the middle of a house purchase. PX and Newbuild buy. The builder is asking for my NHBC certificate (flat 7 years old) which of course is fair enough. I dont ever remember receiving one from Barratts and realise I can get copies for a fee from NHBC. My question is : does anyone know…
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Waste of time viewing?
Morning peeps Just wondered , i know it probably gets asked a lot and is obviously subjective...we are going to look at a house later ,ticks a lot of boxes , its been on at the same price , according to Zoopla , since last August , it`s up at £229.995 , and with no doubt at all , at that , we cant afford it , our absolute…
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Letting agent and tenant trouble
Hi, I need help. Sorry for the long post. I live abroad and have a house that is fully managed with a letting agent back in England. At the end of April the tenant moved out and the agent supposedly checked the inventory and returned her full deposit. My husband returned to England and called in the house to see what state…
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How much is this house really worth?
Hi all, Can some kind person tell me how much a house is really worth? I want to put in an offer on a five bedroom detached house that is on the market for £499,995 and has already been reduced in price from £550,000. I can post a link but don't want to send the hits up exponentially if I don't have to. Area is south east…
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Ending tenancy agreement before moving in
Hey all, I'd really appreciate any advice on ending a tenancy agreement prior to moving in. I understand that I'm going to lose money, that's fine, I just want to know what I might be accountable for. Background; have fixed term rolling contracts with work, which have always been extended. I decide to move house only to…
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Building survey report with no pictures
I was promised pictures from a survey. We actually pulled out of the house due to costly issues and the surveyor had said he would send over pics as I said they were missing in the report he said he would. It's actually been several months, would you bother pestering the surveyor again or just walk Subsequently he never…
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self storage - grabbing the headline rate and moving providers?
Hi I have a business that requires some self storage. just a small telephone box size storage. both big yellow and safestore offer competitive rates for the first month or months. If you enter a longer storage requirment term you seem to get a longer cheaper introductory period. I was wondering do these typically have…
