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Deposit deduction advice needed.
Hi all, I would be grateful of any advice you can provide me with. I will give a quick run down of the situation: 12 month student AST starting in July last year. No photos of property from us, unfortunately I only moved in in october at the start of term. Only one tenant moved in on day but then left till october aswell.…
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Landlord not forthcoming with deposit
Hi Just looking for a bit of advice regarding getting my deposit back, I'll try and keep things as brief as possible. I had a 6 month assured short-hold tenancy which expired on 28/11/2012. Since then the property has been let on a rolling monthly basis. The property is a converted house consisting of a flat downstairs and…
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Buyer threatening to pull out.
Hello A little bit of history. We have sold our house and was purchasing another. Day before exchange our new home we were buying the seller pulled out stating that they had simply changed their mind!! We are still actively looking put in an offer on another property today and are waiting to hear. Now our buyer is an…
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Advice urgently needed
I live in Scotland and last year was fortunate to be able to buy a new build, which was discounted by the Scottish Government. All was well apart from the usual new build niggles. At xmas the flats were flooded by the small burn that runs along side it. Although being on the first floor i was not affected as such but 5…
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Shared Ownership & Stamp Duty Fee, HELP
Hi, guys, I'm very confuse of the situation we have atm, I'm urger for help. We're recently bought a shared ownership house with 25% share. According to our solicitor that we have to pay about £1999 Stamp duty fee. By my understanding is that ppl do not need to pay any stamp duty fee if their purchase price is under…
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Finally exchanging contracts, need advice on removal company
Hi all, Finally received a phone call from the estate agent saying we should be able to move in 3-4 weeks time to our new house :j So I guess it's time to arrange a removal company. As I've never done this before, I'd really appreciate your advice on this. Can anyone recommend and removal company who will do the packaging…
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Buying new house 500 meters from dual carriageway - A65 Burley-in-Wharfedale Bypass
Hi All, We have found a nice house in village called Burley-in-Wharfedale but the house is close to dual carriageway (A65 Burley-in-Wharfedale Bypass) When we went the first time to view i didnt hear that much noise the windows were closed. But when i went the second time the windows were open you can hear the noise. and…
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Building Survey is it worth it
Hi All, I have found house we like and have put an offer and they have accepted it. We have been twice to view the house. I had some concerns about the windows for the entire house. and few other issues in the walls. I dont know any builder to come out and check it for me. The other question if the building survey…
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FTB - The Bargaining Process
Hi all, Hope all is well in your MSE adventures! Good news is I got a DIP today and am looking to buy a house. Only 2 have really caught my attention, though I'm not one for 'falling in love' with a house - good properties for the price. I'm viewing one tomorrow, my more favourite of the two. If I like the house and would…
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do it yourself conveyancing
Afternoon, hoping someone can give me some pointers.. I know there are other threads on this subject but none of them that I can find have the answer to my query. My parents have asked me to do the conveyancing on a house they are selling. There is no mortgage on the property or charges over the property. I have prepared…
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Help! Boiler bust - landlord impossible to get hold of/not organising repair
Hi there We are two recent graduates that have moved into a flat in London. We have been in the flat for two weeks and the boiler has been working fine. We deal with the letting agents for management issues as the landlord is someone we have never met and he owns many different properties. We have had some minor…
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Submitted notice - but in docs. it says they are serving me notice!
Last week I submitted a four week notice to leave my rented property. They then sent me the check out documents, and to my horror it included a document stating that they are serving me notice to vacate the property. So, am I right, they are evicting me even though I was the one that gave them notice to vacate the…
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Where to find private landlords?
Hi all I'm trying to find somewhere that lists contacts/accommodation info from private landlords. All I seem to find are letting agents on things like Right Move and Zoopla - any ideas if there's anywhere that private landlords advertise? Thanks!
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Home Buyer's report
Does anybody know how much a home buyers report should cost in the middlesex area? i cannot find this info. dont want to start ringing and asking. so thought i would ask you knowledgeable mob. many thanks.
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One way to market the sale price of your home?
Here's a suggestion. When a prospective buyer makes a bid on your home you can try this response... Let's say the house is put on the market at £200,000. The offer is £185,000 but you want £190,000. You know the buyer is very reluctant to go higher than £185,000 but you're convinced he/she wants it, they're not keen to…
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House offer accepted - then removed immediately from Rightmove
I made an offer on the house I am buying and after the agent bidding me up quite a bit it was eventually accepted. The very next day the property was removed from Rightmove, Zoopla and even the agent's own website. The sale seems to be going through, but I just thought that was really odd. Normally they like to leave it…
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Are you allowed to mention negligent EAs on this site?
I don't want to breach any forum rules by posting the name but I had a particularly crappy experience with mine and I'd love to warn people to avoid them at all costs! If you're not really supposed to make posts like that here, fair enough, I understand.
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Landlord has altered inventory
In the course of negotiating for the release of my deposit (held in scheme but term and start dates are incorrect), I asked the landlord for a copy of the inventory. The inventory he provided (in pdf format) has been altered to remove my comment on the condition of a fitting. The history of the alteration is on the pdf…
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another PB request :)
ok, so I'm a bit excited about this one. I'm at work with no access to PB & I can't, just simply can't, wait until I get home tonight to see its history Would any kind soul kindly cut & paste the marketing details for me on: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26942541.html many thanks
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Letting agents asking for Guarantor's Bank Statements
Hello, I'm a 20yo student who is trying to rent out a flat in Glasgow, UK. I'm international and I'm from Germany. The letting agency asked me to provide them with 3 years accounts (as my guarantor is my mum and she's self employed), 1 bill from 2012, 2011 and 2010 AND 2/3 most recent bank statements. My mum is refusing…
