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Venders want to move completion date after exchange
Evening all, I had a phone call from the estate agents today saying the property company who are building the house the venders are moving into want to change the completion date. We have exchanged contracts for 7th August completion. They now want a 30th August completion. Has anyone been in a situation like this before…
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How to get out?
We've just moved in to a flat on a 12 month contract and are not happy with how things have turned out...without going into specifics just in case, things that were said will be done before the tenancy began were not done, are in progress etc and no completion day in sight. These are such that they are hindering us from…
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URGENT advice needed (Santander mortgage problems)
A family member is having ridiculous issues with a mortgage offer form Santander. They had their offer accepted on a property over 6 weeks ago and Santander still haven't offered the mortgage. Santander lost all the initial documents and since then, have fobbed off my family with excuse after excuse. They now say it's an…
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Renegotiating the price after survey
Taking on board the recommendations in my HomeBuyers Report I commissioned a damp, timber and wall ties survey from an independent surveyor. He has come back with a list of defects, actual and potential, totalling £16.5k. The property needs modernising inside (new kitchen, new bathroom, redecorating), although it does have…
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My own survey rather than the Woolwich's?
Hi all - hope someone can help. Have had an offer on a property accepted. It's reasonably old, and will need a either a homebuyers or full building survey. Question is - will Woolich accept my survey and valuation or will they insist on another survey (meaning I will have to pay for that too) Thanks. Charlie
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Linden Homes Enhance service
Has anyone used the "Enhance" service from linden homes when buying one of their new builds? (Enhance is basically the "upgrades" department where you can spec better quality floors/kitchens etc than the standard ones) I'm off to their "Enhance" studio tomorrow to see whats on offer and I just wondered if anyone on here…
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Together mortgage advise needed
Hi I was just wondering if any one could help me. I bought a flat a 5/6 years ago and got a together mortgage to buy it from northern rock, £80,000 altogether, £70,000 was the mortgage and £10,000 was a loan. I currently want to set up home with my partner now and the flat is only worth £65,000. I've looked at my mortgage…
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Post completion problem with Chattels.
Hi, After a quick bit of advice please. Bought a lovely house, sale went through, everyone was happy... until we switched on the Fridge/ Freezer and realised it wasn't working. It is an integrated fridge/ freezer, built as part of a fitted kitchen - and advertised as such on the Estate Agents billing. It was listed in the…
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council tax start date
I have bought a house, completation done on June 28th. Still living on the rente property until 19July notice period. when will the council tax will start for the house i bought? the date of completion or date of movein? which is July 19 in my case.
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Buying a house with past subsidence problems
We are in the process buying a house. Just in the last few days we learned (via the seller’s solicitor) that the house had subsidence which was apparently fixed via underpinning 7 years ago. Our structural surveyor has checked and can see no recent movement. However I am worried the subsidence history could recur and even…
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Freeholder gone bankrupt
Hi, I own a leasehold flat and the freeholder of the building has just gone bankrupt. How does this affect me? I had a letter saying my property would be repocessed but I think this must be in error as I surely cant be repocessed if I own the leasehold? Thanks
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Renting break clause
I'm due to move into a new rented property on Monday and after much chasing have finally recieved the tenancy to read over. I agreed to a 12 month tenancy though I would of preferred longer, but there is a break clause which was not mentioned where by after 4 months he can give me 2 months notice a vice versa. It's cost us…
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Taking photos at a viewing
Does anyone know if it is acceptable to take photos at a viewing? We are going on a second viewing and I feel it would be beneficial to help remember the layout and also garden size etc, I was thinking about taking my iPad to do this but wouldn't if it would be considered rude in any way.
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Experience with online agents (eMoov, HouseSimple etc.)
Does anyone have any experience of working with companies like eMoov, HouseSimple, etc? We're going on the market soon and I've got three normal high street agents coming round this week for valuations. Aside from our music-loving neighbours mentioned on my other thread, it's an easy sale. Things on my estate sell fast due…
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Environmental searches on house I am buying
I've just been reading my way through the pages ..and pages...of the search that has come back on my house-to-be and wondering how on earth someone is supposed to find any house anywhere in Britain that is (and will remain) 100% safe from absolutely everything bad and with a location suiting the purchasers personal…
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What to do?
Very long story short. I own a house with approx 50k equity in. Desperately want/need to move due to neighbours. There is a official complaint against them with Enviromental Health and Police which I will obviously have to declare. Family have said they will pay for me to rent for 6 months just to get out but finding…
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Accidental landlord
I have a property which I bought in 2008 which has dropped a lot in value when I had it valued last week leaving me still with a mortgage left more to pay than the house is worth, yep in negative equity so unfortunately if I was to sell I would have to find more money to buy my way out which I cannot afford to do. so I…
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How far bellow asking price should can you offer if a house has been on the market f?
Hi everyone, Newbee here. Have been poking around for a while but have just signed up so I'm a little unsure on how everything works so please bear with me. I have been looking on here and online generally and cannot seem to find the answer a question I have. From what I have read u think I'm right in thinking that a first…
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Offering owners extra time to collect plants from garden
We are (fingers crossed) moving towards exchange and completion in the next few weeks. In the Fixtures and Fittings list it says that the Vendors intend to take some of the plants from the garden with them, which is obviously fine with us. The garden (mostly productive veg garden) has been lovingly tended and I have been…
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offer accepted... should we have heard something?
Hi! We had an offer accepted 3 weeks ago. Solicitors have been instructed and Memorandum of Sale has been issued. We've not received anything from the seller/seller's solicitor. Should we have? We're also selling a house and have filled in the fixture and fittings forms 2 weeks ago for our buyer so I would have expected…
