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Estate Agent - Woes
I have a dispute with the other owner about a jointly owned property which I´d like resolved before selling it (otherwise I have no chance of resolution). The other owner lives in the property and has signed a contract with a local estate agent to market it , which they´ve done. Can they legally do this ? The estate agent…
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Private Roof Terrace - Not so private?
Hi All, We've been renting our flat since the start of the year. One of the main selling points for us was the very large private roof terrace that came with the flat. It's not actually connected to our flat but across from our front door with the entrance on our shared outside corridor - there are only 2 other flats on…
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Maximum Notice Period I Can Give?
Hi All, Just found this forum after searching for an answer to my question. I'm just trying to find out the maximum period of notice I can give to leave my rented flat. Story is this: I rented a flat for a year that is about to come to an end on 06/08/13. I've been asked to sign a further year contract which I don't want…
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Selling our flat/home report
Hi all Our flat went on the market on Thursday last week. We're in Scotland so had to have the home report done before it went on the market and we were really chuffed with what was in it...everything was listed as 1 apart from the outside of the windows (old tenament flat so paint flaking away etc). We've had a couple of…
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How much should we offer
We've been looking for a house for the last 3 months and finally found one we like. On rightmove, it sys Offers in Excess of £480,000. How much should we offer? Should we offer higher or lower? The house needs total refurbishment. We think the house is only worth around 465k. However location is spot on. Thank you.
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Express Estate Agency
We viewed a house three days ago offered through Express. It had previously been listed at £330,000 in Sep 2012 with local EAs and then gradually reduced to £275,000 until the vendors switched to Express a month ago. Currently at "offers in excess of" £260,000. Our budget is the SD threshold of course. Then I searched on…
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LA asked for bank reference, help please!
Hey guys, Here's my situation, I'm a BSc student (just finished my first year) and am in receipt of student loans and a weekly wage from work (Avg £50pw but goes up to ~£100pw over summer hols). I currently live with my parents but am looking at doing a house share with my best friend as my parents are moving and won't…
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Buying a house that has been part exchanged to taylor wimpy
Hello me and my partner are first time buyer and have found a house we would like to buy, but we found out once we had made an offer that it had been part ex to taylor wimpy, and the current couple living in it are waiting for their house to be built. They have been told there new house will be ready in January (they also…
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New Build Taylor Wimpy - Negotiation?
Hi all, My partner and I are currently looking at buying our first house together and like the sounds of the 'Help to Buy' scheme. With that in mind, we've seen a nice house we are interested in with Taylor Wimpy. The house is priced at £215,995 which doesn't include any extras, floor coverings etc. at all. The house will…
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Selling a Mortgaged house after 3 Months
Hello I would like to sell a house that we have owned for 3 months. We had taken out a buy-to-let mortgage but have decided to sell it. Is there any problem with this in regards to a new person getting a mortgage on the property? I understand that I will have an early repayment charges Thanks
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Problem with rented flat
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Free things you can do to help sell your property
I see lots of properties that people are selling, or thinking of selling. So many of them can be made much more saleable with a just bit of time and effort, and without spending any money. Here’s my tips to help you sell your house without spending any money: * Clean it! Don’t just get the hoover out for 10 minutes. Do a…
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Agency Contract Renwal Fees
Hi, We've decided to extend our tenancy in our house. The rent has gone up slightly, and the length of the tenancy will be 12 months with a 6 month break. The agency has charged us £270 to renew this contact. Surely they just change a date, and the rent amount and press print? Does anyone know a way to negotiate or avoid…
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TSA signed, deposit and first month rent paid
Hello, I recently agreed to rent a property with a letting agency. Therefore I paid the deposit and the first month in advance and also signed the renting agreement (I have not received the contract signed by the landlord though but the letting agency assure me that everything was in order). I have obviously checked that…
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I have a rich uncle....
Hi Guys, This is my first time post so hello all... Here is a scenario, Say if my uncle suddenly decides to buy me a house out right a give it to me as a gift what are the implications from a legal/IRS point of view is he allowed to do that? Also what if I decided to start paying him back...would he or myself get in…
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Downstairs cloakroom or shower room?
Just want to get some advice on what others would do. The house has a double-storey side extension measuring 8ft wide. Shower room is 8ft wide and 5ft long. Currently there is a shower room downstairs going off the study like this: There is a bathroom upstairs. I'm not sure whether to change it to just a cloakroom with…
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History of sold houses on Zoopla
How detailed is this? In other words, can they miss a chunk of sales off their list? We're currently eyeing a house for sale in an area we want to live in. Due to reasons in my other thread we're undecided on whether to go pursue it or not. The other option is to leave it & wait for something else in this area to come up.…
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Buying from new
I am interested in buying a house on a new Taylor Wimpey site. Work started on site a few months ago and prices haven't yet been released (due out in August). I was wondering how long it is typically before the first houses become occupied. How long do new builds take to be constructed these days? I have just sold my…
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Would you rent for the experience?
I'm nearly 26 and through a change of circumstances have found myself living back with my parents. I've been here just over a year, we get on well, the rent is practically nothing and part of me is happy to stay. However...I have just landed a permanent job in the next city over...about a 30 mile drive each way door to…
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Arranging utilities for First time buyer
I am hoping to exchange contacts on my first property purchase this week. One thing I am not sure about is arranging utilities. At what point can I start arranging electricity, water etc? Do I have to use the current vendors supplier or can I shop around? Will the vendor's contract be cancelled when they leave or do I have…
