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30 days/ 1 month notice on 30th january?
if one wants to leave their flat after an assured short term tenancy i've heard that when giving 30 days / 1 month notice, if you tell them on the 1st, then you have to leave on the last day of the month. so, if feb then the 28th. if march then the 31st. if you tell them on any date other thn the first e.g. if you notify…
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Letting Agent's Responsibility to Cancel Standing Order
I recently finished a 6 month term renting a property and have just found out through checking my bank account that 1 extra payment has been taken out because the period of the standing order was set to perpetual. When I started the 6 month rental, I filled in a standing order authority form at the letting agent. Surely,…
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Help to buy still in probation
Hi guys Just a quick one. Was wondering what the chances of getting a mortgage on help to buy (Natwest most prob) when still in probation at a job, 4 and 1/2 months into a 6 month probation. Part of a couple, partner has been in same employment for 7 years. Affordability isn't an issue around £125'000 house, with joint…
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Survey report Can we negotiate a reduction
We are in the process of buying an old house( c1830) . We have just received the surveyors report that suggest there is about £6000 worth of work that should be done. It says the work is essential. Most of it seems to be maintenance work ie repointing etc. There are a couple such as wood worm treatment that are outside the…
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Leasehold flat buying - how to play it when you have pets?
Having 3 cats who like to explore the outdoors I've seen a purpose built falt with communal garden front and back. The flat is ok and very tempted to put in offer but agent isn't sure on oet front and is check with owner who is overseas at present. For fellow pet owners how so u purchase your leasehold? Do u put in offer…
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Furnishings and I'm going mad!!!
Daughter and boyfriend rented two bed unfurnished house. She supplied all furniture, they parted. Since then a couple of girls have lived there with the benefit of the furniture. No problems all were happy. Daughter is now going on travels for seven months. So what to do with the furnishings? Storage? In situ and charge?
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Management Company - Unable to challenge director
We own 1 flat in a block of 179 flats so we have 1share in the management company. It has now come to light that the appointed Director of the management company cannot be challenged and has the final say on if any other directors are appointed and to whom the management of the flats can be given to (ie the day to day…
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Advise on dealing with greedy sellers?
Now that we have everything lined up for more than a month and half the sellers were initially slow and now our sellers have turned around and said they want more money? It's very nasty and greedy behaviour after having agreed on something. What do you guys advise?
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Landlord coming into flat when I'm not at home
Hi all, I am hoping I can have a bit of advice, or even just need a little rant! I moved into a rented property on 25th August. I met my landlord for the first time the night I moved in (his ex wife did the viewing). When we sat down to have a chat, his first words to me where 'none of this contract p*sh. you have a…
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HELP Vendor Pulling Out After Exchange of Contract and Our Own solicitor Quit
Hi, I am new in this forum, we have a case similar with the thread made by Welshwoofs. We are a first time buyer and our case is a home buyer TOP nightmare, we are selling my dad house for him to be able to help us having deposit to buy a house, the process selling and buying could not be done at the same time because the…
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LL Insurance
Ive checked out what I think are my requirements in taking out LL insurance (theres no mortgage) , and as its unfurnished , decided on Building Insurance, Liability Insurance, and Alternative accommodation Insurance as being essential . Im unsure on whether I need accidental damage (only cheap carpeting in place) or legal…
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Offering on a house with tenants
How do you proceed for purchasing a house with tenants currently living inside? I liked one such house. EA said if I agree to buy LL will serve notice to tenants for vacating. Should I wait start survey etc. only after tenants have moved out? PS: This not for BTL but for own living.
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How old is my boiler?
It is an Ideal Classic FF240 model. Is there any way to tell how old it is? Reason for asking: Many central heating covers say they won't cover anything older than 15 years. So just want to know if I'm wasting money on such cover.
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Dilema over relative buying property and private purchase. help
:(Hi, I put my property on the market last week and my Aunt said my cousin who was living with her temp was looking for a property and had a mortgage in place. Any way it was on for offers over so she said she wanted the house at the price it was on for, I said it was offers over and told her I was looking for 5k more as…
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Applying for mortgage before changing job
Hi guys I have recently sold me home and I am staying with in laws whilst I renovate my grandads property. He's passed away. The problem is it is unhabitable at present. I have a lump sum to make it habitable then obtain a mortgage and purchase it from my father. I know I am now going to be offered a job with another…
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Fees to managing agent
I am in the stages of buying my first flat. I have received a letter from my solicitors showing all the fees the managing agent is charging to change everything from the sellers name to mine (£999.00). These fees are before I pay stamp duty and sols charges. I phoned to query these and told although at the higher end the…
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Completion date delayed due to solicitors!
Hi all, I am absolutely at my limit today. I was supposed to complete on my first house yesterday and was told that this couldn't be done due to this reason: The solicitor has changed address in the past couple of months and not registered with the panel the new address. The mortgage company is now refusing to release my…
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Question about cars
Hi all, Quick question to all experienced folk out there. We are moving into our new house next week. The owners of the property have already moved out but left their old car in the driveway. We only discovered it last week. It doesn't look like they are planning to move it because we queried this through the solicitors…
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Buying house, previous owners di not get covenants consent for extension
Hi All, We are in the process of buying a house and we are probably only a few days away from exchange of contracts. An issue has been brought to my attention from my conveyancer stating that the vendors cannot provide a covenants consent for building an extension to the property. In 2002 they built a ground floor…
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buy new and rent old or sell up n buy bigger ?
Hi there everyone just looking for some opinions in what to do with my house! I have a house what me and my fianc! living with our 2 year old son and 1 year old daughter but its only 2 bedroom, we have move the kids in the bigger room but the house is literally too small! on our house we owe around 42k left to pay it off…
