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Is it possible to hide your identity when buying a house?
Is there anyway to buy a house without the seller knowing your identity? If not, how long can you keep it hidden for? Thanks :D
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Deinstructing a conveyancer
Hi, We instructed Beaumont Legal on Tuesday an have received their terms of engagement and initial forms. We have not yet paid them or signed any of these forms. Upon looking at the terms of engagement we've discovered that their "fixed fee" seems to be more of a "fixed fee unless..." kind of fee, and would therefore…
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builder schemes selling on part ex houses
Hi just wondered if anyone had bought a house sold through a builder/building scheme selling on a part ex house. Can you get good bargains as in will to negotiate?? just wondered if they are like repos where they are wanting as much as possible or are they just wanting to get rid because the house they are sellings owner…
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Estate agent still listing property for sale
Had an offer accepted on Monday and immediately put the wheels in motion on mortgage etc and kept the EA informed. I noticed this afternoon that the house was still listed for sale on Rightmove so asked them to take it off. The EA replied saying they couldnt do that until they had sent out a memorandum of sale, and were…
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Restrictive Covenant Advice
Just after some wise advice please. When we bought our current house (13 years ago) The sellers held up exchange of contract for ages to the point that we nearly lost the sale of our house. When we finally received the contract the sellers had included a restrictive covenant stating that no dwellings could be built on the…
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Exchange & completion help please
There are two others in my chain - a first time buyer and the one who is buying mine. Since April when the offer came in I have repeatedly said that I want to exchange and complete with at least a week between. I am a woman on my own and would like to move over a few days. The process has seemingly been beset with various…
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Deluded vendor
Really disappointed as the vendor of the house has refused to negotiate a lower price after our survey came back 15% lower than agreed. He has put the house back on the market and is apparently waiting for a cash buyer. I know there is nothing we can do but i feel so frustrated with us being a week from exchange and have…
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Unprotected Deposit?
Hi all, Looking for some advice on how to deal with my former landlord. I rented a room in a shared house, and moved out in early June. The landlord's son (her representative) checked me out of the room and told me that he was happy with its condition, so I would get my entire deposit back. (Coincidentally he also…
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Contents insurance - when to start
Relative has just exchanged contracts to buy a leasehold flat. Building is insured by freeholder, and r has a quote for contents insurance from a reputable insurer. When should relative activate contents insurance - now or on completion?
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Another "leaving rented flat - cleaning etc" thread...
Hi guys Sorry to add yet another one of these threads but was hoping for some specific advice on a few things related to sorting out our flat in order to get our deposit back... 1. My biggest concern is this: The wall has been "singed" by the electric heater, we only noticed how bad it is after taking down the picture! The…
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No lintels above windows!
I have had my double glazing windows on order for the past month and the builder was coming to knock a wall through so the patio doors could also be fitted. They are coming tomorrow to fit the windows and patio doors but the builder couldn't make it to make the hole in the wall and only arrived today to start work! He was…
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How many days do the landlord have to return my deposit?
Hello everyone, I'm a tenant renting a flat through an agency. My tenancy ended at the end of last month and I moved out 1 week before the tenancy ended. The lettings agency didn't return the deposit yet but will return it in August. It's stated in the terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement that they have until…
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Buying a Victorian terrace made of Quetta bond bricks. Is this ok?
Hi Survey on 120 year old terrace says that only the front wall is solid Victorian brick (looks really pretty). The rear wall , side walls and small extension are made of Quetta bond bricks and no insulation between the 2 layers of bricks. I have never heard of these bricks so I have done some on-line research and…
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BTL mortgage - not in employment
Hi, Looking for some guidance here. My situation is that myself and my partner fully own 1 property outright, never had a mortgage before. Both myself and my partner are currently not in employment and not looking for work either (nor claiming benefits), but I am thinking is it possible to get a BTL mortgage on another…
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Did you buyer pull out?
I have a horrible feeing our buyer will pull out :( We're 9 weeks into the process Basically there have been umming and arhhing over something for a few weeks now, we have provided them with all the information we have and as a last resort our solicitor has suggested an indemnity policy. So yesterday our solicitor…
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I think my Section 21 is illegal.
I have been issued with a Section 21. I have gone through all the legal bumf to check it out, and I am pretty sure it is illegal. I have contacted my local CAB and they have sent me a lengthy email with lots of quoted paras. I pushed for a simple 'yes or no' answer were they were a bit cagey, but I think she was agreeing…
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Estate agent tactics or just bad luck?
Hi I'm a second time buyer but this is my first time dealing with estate agents as I inherited my first property. We've recently just lost the bidding on a property and I was wondering if anybody has any opinion on what happened. On Thursday last week we viewed a property that needs a lot of work and was listed at 275k. We…
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What the.....?
All ready to exchange and complete and we've now been told that sellers are going on holiday and we can't complete until the middle of August! Consequently, this delay is going to cost us an additional £800 in rent. Surely, this should have been stated at the start... Your views would be appreciated. Thanks
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Creaking Stairs - NHBC claim
Hi! I have posted this in another forum but I would like to hear from anyone else that has experience with this kind of things. So here's the deal: I am having a problem with creaking stairs. I am not the first owner of the property so I don't know what happened before we moved in, but clearly someone tried to fix the…
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Planning permission required?
If I was to replace 60" x 78" double doors (external - leading from kitchen into the back garden) with a 30" x 78" single door, will the change and associated work (extend wall) require a planning permission?
