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How much bond can an Ex-Landlord keep?
Hi all, I am posting on behalf of a friend. She has just left a property and the landlord is now trying to charge them £1500 for a one square inch stain on a limestone fireplace. She still has the bond of £800. The tenancy agreement says that there shall be no charge for general wear and tear, but this probably falls…
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Letting Agent bust and no contact details for landlord, help!
Hi all, We're coming to the end of our 12 month tenancy (end of August) and thought I should get in touch with the letting agents to make sure they know that we're not renewing. Couldn't find their website for the number and eventually found an article saying that they were being investigated regarding deposits and have…
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Rental final inspection
Hi, About to hand the keys back on my first rented flat. So far my letting agents have been brilliant all the way through the tenancy, and in return I have done my best to be available to show people around since I have handed in my notice. (which has now been successful as they have tenants moving in a week after I…
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My solicitor treats me like an idiot!
I'm selling a property at the moment. I spoke to the solicitor briefly twice before I instructed her - she didn't seem warm and friendly but sounded efficient and I know she's very experienced 20years+. However, the couple of times I have emailed her queries, she has either completely ignored them or responded with a…
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Section 21 issued with AST
I am reading a sample tenancy agreement for our new tenancy and after the AST there is a Section 21b to sign. Now I am aware that if the deposit is not protected beforehand this is invalid, and I think I'm right in assuming we have to sign the AST before the 21b for it to be valid? My question is say the deposit was…
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How long does it take to rent out a property?
I know its a piece of string type question ...but to all LL's out there whats the average time your property takes to rent between tenants? We are taking first steps on the letting ladder and our property has been marketed for 6 days now....lots and lots of interest via the website and hits on rightmove etc...5 viewings…
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Another admin fee question...
So my LA rang to say that our admin fees never went through (3 months since we 'paid'!!!) we paid 440 for both of us however later they said that the contract had to be in my boyfriends name and I'm just an occupier. Which is fine but should we really have paid 440 for a single person tenancy? Surely it should only be…
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chasing for exchange when in a chain
Hi all Was just wondering the best way to go about founding out information when you are in a chain of 5 ;-(. I am thinking of doing it myself as EA and solictors seem to take ages at any thing and then you have to chase them.
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Asbestos
I'm having my hall way widened, the builders took down a stud wall to reveal a 3m^2 sheet behind it. Turns out its asbestos (the white kind). I realise this is relatively benign but just wondered what the likely costs are to remove it? I live in South East London. It's pretty much in one peace and attached to a frame that…
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Companies that can buy your house; are they any good?
We've decided to sell our house due to constant problems with the mobile mechanic. However, we dont want to put it on the open market as we would have to declare we've had problems. We've seen adverts on the telly and in the papers about companies that can buy your house for full current market value. What does anyone…
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house pointing
Morning All, Some advice please concerning brothers brand new house. He bought a new house six months ago and has just been informed that the developer has to cut out existing cement to a depth of 40M then re-point the whole house because of defective cement, he is one of twenty plus that have this same fault. He is…
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Buying retirement flat without probate
Hi all, I hope someone can help us - my 80 year old nan recently sold her retirement flat, moved down from Devon to be nearer to us in Kent (she has bought another retirement flat). The whole process has been very drawn due to delays with the solicitor - we were told it was originally because they were exploring why she…
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Estate Agent Failed to Return Keys
Hi everyone, I'm posting on behalf of a friend. He missed a planned inspection with his letting agent and so they required a new date AND for him to hand over his keys to them to inspect the property (bit odd, as I believe they have spare keys) it was agreed the keys would be posted through the letter box on completion of…
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Repaired Cornish build house.
Hi all, its my first post on site, but hope you all don't mind sharing some experience! We put an offer in on a house we really liked and as such have been excited and eager to get in. However the mortgage company called asking for a prc certificate as the ' mansard cottage style' house they marketed was actually a…
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Reference-my-tenant.com??
Hi guys, About to enter my details into a site given by my LA called reference-my-tenant.com. Naturally wary of any sites that contain hyphons, I just wanted to know if anyone has heard of them and can give me the low-down? Cheers, Z
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A house being listed twice under 2 estate agents with this reason given....
Talking to people at work & they instantly knee-jerk towards the house being a repo, but i'm wondering what you guys think... We went to view a house which has been listed for a few week under 2 estate agents. One of them was listing at £5,050 lower than the other. After a few week, the more expensive one lowered to £950…
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New Application - Tenancy Agreement
Hi, Just looking for a bit of advice. I am currently looking for a property with my partner this time as opposed to on my own. We will be going in on a joint tenancy, however, tenant 1 has a CCJ on their credit file from a few years ago, but, tenant 2 does not have any adverse credit on their file. Will this go against the…
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Taylor Wimpey Reservation checklist
Completed this today and a lot of information to take in. Great opportunity to ask lots of questions. Reviewing the notes I see that as well as the management company annual charge of £140, Taylor Wimpey are asking for a document fee of approx £220 to cover the drawing up of contracts??? Is this a typical charge? I'm now…
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Just had my first viewing - think I need some tips!
I have just had my first viewing which has thrown me somewhat as I was unprepared. I only signed the paperwork yesterday, photos and EPC not booked until a week on Friday. My house wasn't as I would like it (thought I had next week to remove things into storage and have boxes ready for a car boot sale this weekend). EA…
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Have I already got a EPC certificate?
An estate agent managing my property (i.e. being let out by them) says I need to pay £70+ for a EPC check/certificate. The thing is, I am not sure if this has already been done as my father had the house on sale less than a year ago via another estate agent. Can the EPC status it be checked online? Would the previous…
