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Have we got the right to buy???
Hi, hoping someone can help! My husband and I recently moved to a new home by way of a mutual exchange. The other tenant had been in the house for 16 or so years, I have been a tenant for 9. She had the preserved right to buy on the property and it was my understanding that we have swapped into each others tenancies i.e we…
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What next? Repossession Purchase (1st time buyer)
Hello, This post is kind of following on from my previous thread. I am a first time buyer looking at purchasing a repossessed property with a mortgage. We have submitted an offer which was rejected (not much lower than the asking price), the asking price seems very reasonable and that is what the asset management company…
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FTB - Flueing failed safety check
Can I get some advice please. I've had an offer accepted on a property (yay!) but the latest boiler check was deemed to have unsafe flueing. The reason given by the boiler engineer was "flueing too close to combustable material (NCS)". I pushed for further information from the vendor and got the following back…
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Negotiating on new build
Any tips/tricks/techniques here I should know about? I've seen people on this forum talk about 30% discounts - but that seems unrealistic. I've always had good success getting money off used cars - but never bought a house before so I don't know if I should do anything different? My "technique" would go along the lines of…
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Self build home in Northern Ireland
We are considering building our own home in Northern Ireland (north/mid Down). Can anyone recommend links for how to get started? We need to research house plans, cost estimates, planning permission, builders etc. We are hoping to minimize costs by project managing ourselves (I am not working and therefore have spare…
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Sue ll for non-protection of deposit?
As the title really. I currently rent a room in an HMO. Deposit not registered (well I've not had the info anyway). No address for serving notices either. I'm not planning on moving out at the moment but when the time comes would you/should I sue for non-protection? Would it make a difference if the deposit was returned in…
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LL has different tenancy agreement to me
In a roundabout way I have suspicions the LL has a slightly different tenancy agreement than what I do. When we moved in, the estate agent changed a couple of paragraphs and it seems did not pass this edited version on to the LL. What happens when we come to move out? For instance if the tenancy agreement/inventory says…
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Council tax
My friend and his brother are hoping to get a 2 bedroom flat to a private landlord via an agent, their rent is £600, council tax £120 per month, their total income for one month is £1700 after tax and they have savings of about £11000 between them, is it possible to claim any housing or council tax benefits.
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Buying new build - cost of "extras"
We're at the very early stages of looking for a new build house in Scotland. To help us budget - what are the "extra" costs typically associated with buying a new house? For example, are white goods/carpets/tiles/wardrobes/etc usually included as standard? Any fees other than stamp duty that we might not have thought…
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Council Housing list appeal
Hi all, I'll be brief. Been through the mill recently & moved home (in private rented) changed our housing list application & didn't hear anything back from the council. We chased it up & were told we were taken off the list because we didn't respond to their letter within 21 days. It was sent to the old address. We…
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Mis-sold new build?
Hello, thanks for reading my thread! I'm looking for some advice. In February this year we bought our first house, a new build build by Barratt Homes. The particular house we bought was sold to us on the basis that it would be the only detached house of this model built and now 10 months later we have decided to sell. We…
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Victorian refurb, getting help
Hi all I'm about to buy a Victorian semi in Greater London, needs quite a lot of work...damp problems + rewiring potentially, plus moving a bathroom, re-plastering and redecorating/carpets, updating the kitchen. I work full-time (in a totally unrelated field) and refurb'ed a Victorian maisonette this year myself: much…
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Renting advice on landlord ending tenancy
Our landlady had informed me that she is selling the house we rent. The estate agent has been round and has already got a viewing booked in for tomorrow. We are currently on a fixed term assured short hold until 20th March 2014. We were expecting to sign again for another 12 months like previous years. We have been told it…
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Electricity and eviction
New here and hope this is in the right place but hope somebody here can help me. Can you be thrown out of a rental property / letting agent for non payment of electricity ? Have contacted the electricity company numerous times and even asked for a meter to be installed and they kept assuring me this would be done but never…
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Deposit amount - Wales
I'm a first-time buyer looking to purchase my first house :beer: On an older property (not new build), what sort of deposit amount would be required? I've seen two properties - one is £84,995 and the other is £106,995. What sort of deposit would be required for each? There are offers available from Persimmon Homes (5%…
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Renting out a McCarthy and Stone retirement flat
Hello, my mum who is 91 has decided to stay in the care home where she is currently receiving respite care. She owns a McCarthy Stone retirement flat. We, her daughter and son in law, are thinking about renting it out to provide some of the money required to pay for her care (she also has pensions and other rental income).…
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Electric Meters
hello everyone I'm a newbie, so please forgive if I have posted in the wrong section of the forum. I have a question relating to electric meters and access with in the property I live in. I live in a block of 13 flats and all the electric meters are kept in a locked cupboard. As far as I am aware and have found out, non of…
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Private rented house, just lost job
Hi, Looking for a bit of advice for a friend. He has signed a 12 month contract with a private landlord, this was 6 months ago. Last week he has been told his probation period at work is up and they are getting rid. The landlord has stated that housing benefit wont be accepted and because it is a two bed he wont be able to…
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Contaminated land: what to do?
The environmental search has identified a risk as quoted below. What are the alternative courses of action in this situation? Thanks! "there may be a potential source of contamination arising from the Metal casting/foundries which may have significant implications for the property."
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fixing common parts, leaseholder issues.
I have been given consent by the freeholder of my flat to organize the fixing of the roof and common parts of the building. The main issue is the roof which needs replacing and the guttering which is causing damp through the front walls. I organized a builder to carry out the work and wrote letters to the occupiers and the…
