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Sellers support thread
Last time i sold my previous property, i started a sellers support thread it was great! So as hpuse is going on the market today, i thought i would start a new one. Trying house network and pics being done today. Can any one recommend an epc provider? Nervous! We have seen somewhere suitable, so race against time.
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buying a second home/house
Hi Everyone Me and the Mrs are going to the bank on sat to see if we can get a mortgage to buy a new home, dont know if we'll get one because we have been with a debt management agency for the last few years, anyway here our detais and what we are thinking of/options we have a terraced house that we live in at the mo prob…
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Land Registry/Rights of way query
Have a couple of queries regarding a neighbours property and will try and keep it brief - have googled and cannot find the answers I need. Firstly how would I get a copy of the deeds with the rights of way coloured in? I have paid 3 times for the documents from the land registry which show the boundries but no 'edged…
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BT Vision
We are just looking at setting up our broadband for our house that we move into next week and were considering getting BT Broadband in order to get BT Vision. We can't afford to get Sky TV so considered BT Vision however I was wondering whether anyone has experience with these as we are not sure whether to get this or buy…
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does the vendor like my completion date?
hi my vendor is signing all her documents this week with her solicitor. i have indicated i would prefer a completion date of 02/08/13. does this mean the vendor is happy to accept this date or will she offer her own? her solicitor has not confirmed this date so far but my solicitors do not see a problem with it thanks
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moving forward..
I've owned (with a mortgage) a two bedroomed maisonette for 7 years. I have rented it out most of the time and lodged/shared/parents myself. The property is now vacant and I am finishing refurbishing it, but I don't know what to do next. I agree with advice to stay on the property ladder, but I'm not sure whether to keep…
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Selling a house with an absent co-owner
A friend of mine is trying to sell a house that he is the co-owner of with a relative who lives in another country but can't be contacted. I will explain a little further, the house has been rented to the local authority for many years and they recently gave notice to leave. My friend contacted the solicitor who acts on…
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Homebuyer report - issues highlighted
Hello all, After a long long search, I found a house (around 1930 build) for me and agreed the price which was little higher then what I would like to pay for that but as me and my wife like this so we agreed. Today my surveyor did the homebuyer survey and he has highlighted few major issues with the property over phone…
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offer refused
Evening all I have had an offer of £310 refused on this They bought in the down time and other than some small enhancements (kitchen mainly) haven't done any work from what they paid. I do not know how to look at prior buys, what they added etc. Can anyone help? Also the Estate Agent said there is another local one with 4…
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Admin fees
I know agencies charge admin fees for credit checks and for inventories but are they allowed to charge a fee for administering the deposit? Also is there and set rate they are allowed to get away with on any of the above?
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Issue with Property Bee
All properties are stating that the 'initial entry' was today. Any ideas how to resolve this? :beer:
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Buying parents home for amount they owe on their mortgage
My parents are in financial difficulty and their home (where I also still live) may soon be repossessed due to them having to come off an interest only mortgage they negotiated with their mortgage provider because of their circumstances. They have now come to the end of this agreement and the mortgage company will not…
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Insolvency Act Policy
I'm hoping someone can help with this issue as I'm not finding a whole lot on Google. I'm in the fortunate position of having a property transferred to me as a gift and the solicitor who is handling my side of the arrangement has proposed that I take out an Insolvency Act Policy in case the gifters go bankrupt within 5…
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Going with a different EA - a bit cheeky?
We're looking for our first house & we viewed one a month or so ago. It's really nice, but £9k over budget & we were preferring to move into the city. With that looking unlikely at the moment we're looking once again at this house we viewed first time round & are interested in a 2nd viewing. I contacted the EA again about…
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Adverse Possession?
Hi, We have lived in our current property (rented) for 16 years and have looked after a piece of land next to the property since we moved in. (Mowed the lawn, weeded, shed etc) Now the title number paperwork for the house we are renting the piece of land we have looked after is greyed out with diagonal lines running…
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Expenses on Rented property
Hi, I rent out a property and tenants recently moved out. I had to make some changes to the property in order I let it out again. So far I have done:- 1). Painting 2). Chimney removal as it was in poor condition and dangerous 3). Garden - had no fence between the 2 house, it was full of grass so I have removed it all.…
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Bovis homes part exchange tactics
In January this year we agreed to part exchange a rental property we owned.Survey was done, offer made and accepted.solicitors instructed, contracts drawn up. We were purchasing a new Bovis home, we didn't need a mortgage. Four days before completion, even though they had done a survey 2 months previously, we had a Sunday…
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changing the completion date
We have exchanged contracts on the sale of our house and we are meant to be completing in 2 weeks. However my wife is heavily pregnant and not well and I do not feel we are going to be able to complete on the agreed date. My question is this: under what circumstances/ reasons can completion of a property sale be delayed…
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When is a 4 bed house not a 4 bed house?
Advertised as 4 bed. In reality it is 3 bed with an extra space that is big enough to be a bedroom. Are there any issues re the deeds, tax etc about turning the space into a permanent bedroom? Would need an internal wall adding and an internal door. Maybe an external window.
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Mortgage rates - which one to go with
Hi guys Your views are much appreciated. I already have a mortgage (M1) of near 60 k at a fantastic rate. Monthly repayments are about 375 with 15 yrs left. I need to borrow another 130k (M2) which will be over 25 yrs if M1 is ported. the repayments on M2 will be around 573 for a 2 yr fixed or 624 for a 5 yr fixed making…
