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How long to wait for LL to make a claim off Deposit?
It's been nearly a month and although I'm aware they wish to make a claim they still haven't?
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EA rant
Just letting off steam - I am now ready to start serious viewings and of 8 enquiries sent via rightmove only 3 have got back to me. 1 rang while I was busy and told me to ring back. 2 have arranged viewings but only one has actually asked what my requirements are. What do these people do to earn their commission?
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Leasehold flat: Management company issues
Hi, I am looking for advice on how to get the money back i'm owed. We sold our leasehold flat in Nov 2012. At the time of sale, our solicitors informed us that after the sale completed that they would be keeping £300 of our money until the management company confirmed our account was up to date at the end of the financial…
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Landlady putting our rental to auction.
Hi All, I was informed last night by our landlady that she wishes to sell the house we rent. She asked if we would be interested and when we declined she said she would send it to aucition with a reserve. She has asked if we will 'stay put' until she tells us the house is sold. Now normally I would have looked for…
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Can a neighbour leave a dog in a shared passage
Ignore post i found the answer on Garden law!
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Garage indemnity Insurance
Morning, I have been requested by the buyers of my property to obtain indemnity insurance for the Garage. The garage is separate from the property and was built before i purchased it so i have no documentation. Where would i go to get the indemnity insurance or is it something my solicitor should be able to assist with?
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MSE News: MPs call for tougher letting rules
"'Cowboy' letting agents who behave badly and charge rip-off fees must face tougher sanctions, MPs have urged..." Read the full story: MPs call for tougher letting rules Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Stage Your House To Sell Quickly
Hi, I'm an interior designer and since selling my house last year I've been advising quite a few clients on the need to stage your house properly when selling - the difference it makes in time to sell the house and getting the price you want is MASSIVE. I just wanted to share some quick simple tips - that I'm happy to…
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MSE prayers and finger crossed please.. valuation man - been and gone
Hi all Please can you say prayers, keep fingers crossed and genuinely send positive vibes through the universe... My buyer's mortgage valuation has just been done. Totally inscrutable and refused offer of coffee. In and out in less than half an hour Said would do his report within 3 days and buyers would receive an offer…
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Sell second key to letting agency?
Hi all, Looking for some information regarding a key that I had cut to a property that I'm renting. Myself and partner only received one key when we moved into our rented property. This caused massive problems as we both work different times. Therefore we had to get a key cut, for which we asked the letting agency's and…
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Social Housing - as expensive as private rent
I have been looking on my local Social Housing website and the rents look as expensive as private rent would be. Not sure if I am looking correctly but looks like a 2 bedroom flat (Nottingham) is around £100.00 a month Private looks around the same price Is this right? About how long on average would it take to get a…
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Leasehold Flats Apartments
Hey All I've a niggling thought thats been on my mind for sometime now and thought I would get some others thoughts. I owned a new built apartment which I managed to get before the burst of the bubble ..... also managed to get lucky and come into some money so decided I would sell my apartment. When the valuation came back…
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Agency found me a tenant that works in the same company as me
Hi all, I put my property up for rental via an estate agency. The person that the estate agency found and made an offer for my property, works for the same company as me. What will happen if I ask the person that made the offer to disregard the estate agency and have a contract directly with me? I will obviously be making…
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Is it illegal to rent out you driveway?
Hi, I have been using parkatmyhouse.com to rent out two parking spaces of my driveway. I am the owner of the property. My house is 8 miles away from Gatwick Airport. Recently I was told by a Senior Planing Investigation officer that I do not have planning permission to rent out my driveway. The term he used was "Airport…
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service charges
Hello, New to the forums so apologies if this is the wrong place to post! I've been going through a flat purchase, had offer accepted, mortgage offer in place etc. We were just waiting for landlord information pack to be provided before being able to set dates for exchange and completion. When the landlords pack has come…
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access to garden
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Ending Assured Shorthold Tenancy Early
We have been renting a house for the last four years, and we have been very good tenants :A. We have just bought a house and we are about to exchange contracts. However our landlord says we cannot vacate until the 30th of September which is when our renting contract ends. Our landlord has been aware that we are buying a…
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How much attention do you pay to the EPCs?
My wife has found a site tonight where you can view EPC details in full - more than just the bit you get at the bottom of most rightmove ads. One of the houses we were looking at is listed up as a G rating with the number being about 12. It was today reduced by £10k from £159,950 to £149,950. She had a look at this more…
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Any reason why all the flats in part of a building would be unoccupied?
Hi all, Hoping someone has some advice for me. I'm interested in buying a flat in a converted building. The building is from around the beginning of the 20th century, and used to be a pub. I've attached a picture if that helps. There are 6 units, one on the front (45), the one I'm interested in (45d), 3 flats that share…
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Housebuying for non UK citizens
Hi, I am American and my husband is French. We have been living and renting in London for the past 6 months, and we hope to buy here one day. I have an HSBC account and my husband is now looking at opening an UK account. He feels he should get a different bank from me, as this will give us another alternative when we ask…
