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Right of tenant to see case file held by letting agents for tenancy agreement
Hello all I am hoping someone can help me with the following, please. As a tenant under a tenancy agreement, there is a tenant and a landlord and in this case a letting agents who act for the landlord as first point of contact (for rent payments and for repairs/maintenance issues which they then deal with on behalf of the…
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conveyance/Solocitor indemnity insurance
I am in the process of instructing my solicitor for a purchase & sale of property. I am bit confused on indemnity insurance side. Should I insist on getting indemnity insurance cover for the for the amount of purchase property value from my solicitor?. This I thought to cover if he did any mistake during the process I…
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Compulsory purchase any advice?
Hi. Just starting compulsory purchase and I'm trying to get my head around it and what to ask for re negotiation. I'm planning to get a chartered surveyor but have no idea what to ask before choosing one. Any help gratefully received
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Putting my house for sale on rightmove for free?
Hi I want to put my house for sale on rightmove. Is there a free way to do this?
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Deposit not protected!?
My family and I have just vacated our property after 5 years of renting and our landlord has refused to refund our deposit due to "excessive wear and tear". We obviously disagreed and asked our landlord's wife what scheme the deposit was protected under. She didn't know and said it didn't matter anyway!? My wife and I are…
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getting out of tenancy agreement early
Hi guys so im new to the site im desperately looking for help. basically on the 28th November we moved into our new (nightmare) home. since moving in we have had no end of "suprises" and to be honest are sick to the back teeth and want out!. when we moved in we were told that we had two gardens one at the front deemed…
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Getting into bed with my uncle
Not literally of course, that would be hideous. In mortgage terms... Basically I would want to borrow more money than I could as a single applicant by using my uncle as a joint applicant. I would want the property fully in my name, and I would pay my uncle each month to pay his side of the mortgage. My uncle wouldn't be…
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Virgin Money - acceptance criteria
Hi, Please can someone advise? I am a first time buyer, and have started a mortgage application with Virgin Money. I have passed the credit check stage :j, and have now sent bank statements and wage slips to support the application. They have also booked in a surveyor to value the property tomorrow. My bank statements show…
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Planning permission for glass balastrade
Hi, we are buying a stone house built in 1830s, stands alongside 2 other cottages high up on the side of a dale. On top of the garage roof is a terrace, currently without any rails, etc. The previous owners applied for planning permission to erect a glass balustrade to keep off wind; this was refused as as the use of glass…
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Need advice asap newbie please help
Right, so up till recently I was working full time at tescos, I dislocated my shoulder and could no longer work i got sick pay and i think am still getting from tescos but not too sure as I did get a letter of being fired but they said this was a mistake. Well basically im looking to rent a new flat and have already agreed…
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first house buying help
hi guys, after saving for what seemed like a lifetime i managed to save my 10% deposit up. Have had my offer accepted on a house i like and processed my mortgage application, which was accepted. My written offer is apparently in the post as we speak and should be here tomorrow.. (dealing with halifax for mortgage who have…
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Letting agents failed - do we stand a chance ?
Hi ! Not expecting any major details here but just wanted your thoughts on this. My husband and I have been using a letting agency for approx 11 years to rent our properties for us. We were always happy with the service we received and felt our investment was in good hands. Rents were paid on time and any upkeep was…
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Can anyone recommend a Conveyancer in the Gloucester area?
Hi We are looking at a new build house and part exchanging ours. After posting a different thread it confirms my opinion not to go with the solicitor recommended by the developer. Can anyone recommend a solicitor that would be familiar with new build and part exchange? In the Gloucester area would be good. We currently…
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La charges on move out
Hi guys, Was wondering if this is fair and what my la can do if I do not pay this. I withheld the last months rent on the property due to various maintanance Issues and not being confident I would get my deposit back. Therefore that has went to the landlord for last months rent. The la want to charge me £600 at £50 per…
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Costs of underpinning
We have had some bad problems with a cracking wall and rotting floorboards caused by damp under the floor. We asked a structural engineer to assess it and he has said that structural underpinning is urgently required. He couldnt give a figure for costs. Has anyone done underpinning of internal walls (they hold up 25% of…
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My fence your fence?
Hi I am buying a small house and the left hand fence (looking out from the back door) has long gone. My garden space and the neighbour's has grown wild and I need to get my part cleared and fenced in urgently to allow my 2 dogs to access it. The neighbour appears to be a very ill old gent who has a nurse visiting each day…
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Building a double garage cost
Hi everyone, If anyone has any experience with building a detached double garage or having one built, would you be able to give an estimated range of what it might cost to do that please? We are in Buckinghamshire. Thanks a lot.
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advice re buy to rent for son and partner
hi all my background is my house was bought outright, so no mortgage, I work FT, have no debts, I am a frugal, I am 49. I have approx £50,000 savings in ISA, and bank accounts. I have a pension. I love saving money, I think it is my hobby! I am considering buying a house to rent to my son and partner. I dont want to spend…
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Anywhere I can go for advice about MVHR?
I am incredibly fortunate to live in a housing association Passivhaus. It has an MVHR system and I was told in winter to keep my windows shut as the MVHR sucks up the heat and condensation then re distributes it. That way I'd need the heating less. First winter all fine. This year I'm experiencing massive problems in…
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Should we go with the developer's recommended solictors?
Hi We are currently looking at new build purchases and one of the common themes is that they all recommend a solicitor to do the conveyancing. However I have got some quotes via reallymoving.com and they are considerably cheaper. So for buying and selling our house with a solicitor from reallymoving.com it will cost around…
