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How long did it take ? Accepting offer to exch/comp
How long did it are you to sell your house from accepting the offer to exchange & completion ?
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damp&mould problems in private rent
Hi im doing this on behalf of my sister she is currently renting a two bedroom house private rent and in her bedroom there is a large amount of damp and mould on one wall, its on the same wall as the window, that wall is completely covered in it. She has rung the agency up and told them,, to which they sent someone out,…
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Repossession.
Hi, Hope someone here can give me advice, My situation is as follows: I let via agency. Repossession hearing is next week. My agency tell me I have nothing to worry about as its for ground let and my landlord is sorting it out. Last night I opened a letter addrssed to landlord by mistake and found out that not only he…
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Completed today....but not as expected.
So the journey started on January 11th with the sale of our house, 7 viewings and multiple offers finally sold 2 weeks later. So we went on the search and found a house we liked the week after and had an offer accepted. March 18th survey completed on our house and our purchase, mortgage offers recieved the following day.…
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Tenancy Guarantor
Hi, My brother is on benefits and agent asked him for a Guarantor. I happy todo it for him but because they do a credit search I am worried they might a create a financial association on my credit report with him. The agent are using letsure company to carry out reference checks. Does anyone know if this will create a…
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Buying a house but not moving in for a while
Hello - I wonder if anyone can advise me about what I need to think about ( mainly the financial outlay) if I were to buy a house, but continue living at my current (rented) property for a few months. I live in a house that was owned by my mum ( and I had lived with her there for the last few years until she passed away a…
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Rightmove - filters ?
Am I missing something, or is Rightmove decidedly lacking in the ability to filter properties based on some fairly basic wants such as having a garden, garage or off-road parking, number of bathrooms etc ? All I can see that it allows you to state is minimum / maximum number of bedrooms, price, type of house (flat,…
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Would a 1970s timber framed house be mortgageable?
We are interested in buying a bungalow in Wales. We have been advised that the construction is a timber frame built on a brick base. The bungalow was supposedly built in the 1970s by a local builder. There is supposedly a timber frame with marine plywood on the outside which has a timber cladding on top. On the inside it…
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Bradford University & UBU Urge Caution Over Colonnade House (‘The Fort’)
University & UBU Urge Caution Over Colonnade House (‘The Fort’) The University of Bradford and UBU are warning students to exercise caution before signing up to live in the former Colonnade House. Student accommodation development Colonnade House, which was plagued with problems since its launch last September, has been…
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Homes between homes
I have recently sold my home but have an 8 week gap before my new home is ready. Does anyone have any ideas as most let's are for at least 6 months and a hotel is out as I have 3 kids a dog and a cat!
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Eviction time?
can anyone advise me how long it takes for eviction from private tenancy on ast 12 months please landlord is claiming not to have recieved rent but we paid via cash thanks
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Giving Estate Agent Notice
We put our house up for sale in late January with a local estate agent and have not had one single viewing. Our house is a modern town house, very neutral with modern fittings. Estate agent blames it on a number of new developments being built in our town and the incentives people can get when buying a new home. We've…
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Tenant rents through Estate Agent - is it possible to rent to him directly?
Quick question. 1) Tenant is a good person, and might even want to buy the property later on. 2) Estate agents got 2 employees already who left the agency (not a good sign). 3) Landlord wants to reduce the rent for the tenant by simply letting him the property directly without EA in the middle. Is the landlord allowed to…
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Shared Assured Shorthold
Hi folks, hope you can help. Okay, so there are two of us on a shared assured shorthold tenancy. I'm staying, the other wants to leave asap. Can he hand in his notice immediately, or must he wait until the next rental date is due and hand it in then? We just paid rent on the 24 May, next payment obviously due on 24 June. I…
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Getting rental deposit back
I was wandering what i will need to do to get my deposit back as i just keep getting passed back and forth between the agent and landlord. Each of them saying they are waiting for the other to contact before doing anything and that i need to speak to them to move it along. so when i contact the agent, they say i need to…
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Cellarcote as basement tanking - anyone used it ?
Hi, I'm looking to waterproof a basement and have come across a product called cellarcote that seem fairly well regarded and effective. http://www.sealocrete.com/product_260_16 Has anyone used it - is it easy to use and totally watertight ? TIA, Mike.
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BT Telegraph pole on my land - what are my rights ?
I've recently purchased a 2 story property that has a courtyard at the back with a BT Telegraph positioned in the courtyard. I guess the previous owner allowed this and probably had some kind of agreement with them. In time i'd like this removing if possible - what are my rights here as the new owner ? My hope is i can…
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Lack of floorplans
I think a floorplan is essential so I'm surprised that only 2 out of 7 local Estate Agents provide them. At least it narrows down my choice!
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Help appreciated - Trying to work out if this plan works (FTB)
Hi, My partner and I rent in London (but can't afford to buy), and are trying to work out a way we could buy a house in the countryside (where we'd eventually like to live). Current earnings: 50k each Deposit saved: 20k each Current monthly rent: 650 each Current monthly savings: 800 each We've found a 2/3 bed house (=…
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Loft conversion - fire regulations query
Just had a very nice chap in to have a look at our loft and tell us what our options might be for conversion (ideally we'd like a bedroom and ensuite up there). All conversation was fairly much as expected, likely costs and process pretty much in the ballpark we were thinking. Then the bombshell. Apparently he thought it…
