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Selling a House with Tenants
Dear all I am wondering if someone would mind offering me some advice. I bought my house back in 1997 in a village in the north of England and for the last 18 months have been renting it out through a letting agency that is let only, as i moved to the South West. I am currently renting a house in the a city in the South…
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Advice please - buying
Hi Can i get opinions on this house please? it has just come on the market at guide price 245k and in my ideal area. It is over my budget but i do think it is over priced as I have compared to sold prices on that street (although there are not that many) for comparable houses eg 3 bed semi of the same size: Most recently…
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Flat buying - fire escapes go into nextdoor flats (!)
Hello all, I am currently buying a maisonette, and I have found a rather odd issue. There are two fire escapes, each of which leads into the nextdoor maisonette either side! The doors for the escapes are about 3'6" tall so you'd have to crawl through them, and they are double-doored with a Yale lock on each side i.e. I…
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What to offer on guide price of 300-325?
A new question...I'd be really interested to know what people on here think would be an acceptable offer on a property that is set as a guide price of £300,000 to £325,000. Basically I don't know if there is an etiquette when it comes to a guide price. I was selling a property for guide price 180-200 and would have…
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few questions about buying house
hi all, I have few questions about the flats that I currently have bought 1. how can I find out what the price of my flat is or right estimation of it? is the only was to do survey? 2.has the market moved at all? I own flat both in Sheffield and London and think Sheffield prices may have not moved since 2007 but London…
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Tips on buying older buildings
Hello nice people. May I pick your brains??. As some of you are aware from my Diary of a House Search thread I am looking to help my boys buy a house. We have spotted a property and are about to make an offer but before doing so I thought I would ask for some tips and advice. The property we have in mind is Grade II…
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Disagree with survey
Hello, Our buyer has just had their structural survey done and it came up with quite a few issues. Some we agree with (roof), others we don't. I know the surveyor is qualified etc but we think he has been a bit picky on some things; like the house was rewired in the early 2000's when it was refurbished by previous owners.…
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Intermediate/Forever properties
We're looking to move from our current 2-bed flat (£60k, no mortgage) as it's not really child friendly for a number of reasons. But we have a few different options we could take: #1: Buy a very nice 3-bed house in a good-enough area for £130-150k now, then put the flat on the market and sell by the autumn. This would…
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Better to wait until Winter?
Hi all, I'm a FTB in London, and am struggling a bit at the moment! Every time I see a property that I'm interested in, it seems to go under offer before I even have a chance to arrange a viewing! I was supposed to be viewing 4 properties today, all of which were listed in the last couple of weeks, and now they're all…
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Rented property - bathroom query
Hi I am due to begin renting a flat with my friend. The flat has two bathrooms - one is an en-suite shower and the second is a family bathroom. The family bathroom although advertised as bathroom with shower is only tiled a quarter of the way up the wall, has no curtain rail/shower curtain and the shower head is not…
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what to do with maisonette with short lease
i have recently got back possession of my maisonette which has a short lease of 65 years. i have a mortgage of 85k / 450 a month with 23 years left. although i had done it up quite nicely several years ago, due to renting it out and previous damp problems it is looking rather tired again. if the tenants were private they…
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3 bedroom house with converted loft but no license from the council rent as HMO
Hi, I'm in the process of purchasing a house for buy-to-let. The house is advertised as a 3 bedroom with loft, with 4 students living in it. The house itself is in a good condition, and the loft conversion seems decent, insulation and a window are provided and a carpet on the floor is fitted. However the LL hasn't acquired…
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Sutton Housing
:) Hi all, does anyone know how often sutton houses come up for rent in Trent Vale, Stoke on trent, we are on the waiting list but have no idea of time frames, as we havent rented before.. appreciate any info or advice...
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Not happy with factors charges. What can I do?
I moved to a new development of houses and apartments about a year ago. There is due to be about 500 properties in total, about half of which have been completed so far. About a month ago I received a letter inviting us to a meeting to meet the reps from the company nominated to be the factor for the development. At the…
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Purchased a freehold house that attracts annual management agent fees
Hi, I have purchased a freehold end terraced town house. There are 3 townhouses in my block and we share 6 parking spaces which are bordered by a brick wall and hedging. To gain access to my par kings space(which is part of the land I will own) you need to drive onto a shared bit of the drive first. My conveyances has said…
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How enforceable are Terms Of Business
Hi. My lettings agent gave a very good speech when explaining how their company conducts business. They delivered on their promise to a degree by having several viewings on the property the next day and also one of the groups put in an offer. However, things have since then been not so pleasing. This particular agent has…
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Service charge increased by 900%!!
Hello I am in need of advice. I used to live in a house and 4 years ago I sold that and brought a flat. I own it, it is in my name, I have the deeds. Last year I had to pay £50/year for ground rent and £30/quarter for service charges such as maintaining the communal garden keeping it tidy and for those on the top floor…
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Repairing after taking fixtures/fittings
We are selling a property and have filled out the fixtures fittings list and a lot is being left behind (Curtain poles blinds etc) Their solicitor has asked if we plan to make right and repairs required after FF are removed. The only things I can think of are wall speakers removed - presume I just fill and sand it back?…
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annoyed with our estate agents
I'm mainly using this to rant but if people can give me tips then great. Our house has been on the market 4 weeks and I find myself questioning if we went with the wrong agents. theyre popular in the area but they seem to struggle with the basics. 1. The property was supposed to have a Premium Listing on Rightnove. This…
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Scam attempt
Son #4 has just called me. He has had a letter addressed to him at the property he rents from me claiming that someone has an AST for that property supposed to be a family of 5. Also claiming there is a deposit of £850 that has been paid over, evidenced by a scan of a page from the 'prescribed information' There is also…
