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House buying, renting & selling
Archives for December 2013
Discussion List
FTB - Ask for repairs through EA or conveyancers?
Hi guys, just a quick question; We've had our homebuyers report back and its picked up 2 items we feel need to be addressed asap to stop further damage between now and exchange/completion. The first is the guttering at the back of the house is leaking. The 2nd is that one of the back double-glazed windows will not close.…
Declaration of Trust
I have realised that a Declaration of Trust needs to be completed by a solicitor. I have been quoted £265 for this service. Does anyone have any less expensive alternatives please?
Sold house not showing on rightmove/zoopla
Completed on my house in mid Oct. been on zoopla and rightmove this morning to see if its been updated as a sold property with the purchase price and it isn't there. What are the reasons for this?
Mortgage life assurance from completion or exchange?
We're in the process of selling and buying (will be completing on both at the same time). We're upsizing and taking on a bigger mortgage, which neither of us could pay by ourselves (for the first few years at least), so we're getting decreasing term life assurance to pay off the mortgage if either of us dies. Morbid…
Buying my first house -1 issue with lintel
Buying my first house, nice little 3 bed semi which we both love. I had a home buyers report done, found a few little issues which we are not worried about, but it did say "The concrete lintel over the rear patio door is too short. Further investigation is needed. Condition rating 2." Here are some pictures: Small gap at…
Looking at property differently
Until recently I've looked at property mainly in terms of figures, how much it costs to buy/rent, cost of council tax, whether I like the area or not and so on. However the more I watch programs like grand designs, the 100k house and so on, I am looking at houses differently. I am starting to look at it in terms of the…
when does renting become cheaper?
Generally people say buying is a better deal than renting, however in London it's well known that renting is cheaper, due to the extortionate property prices. For example, my friend rents a 1 bedroom flat for around £1300 a month, to buy the same place would cost over £400k. That would mean a £40k deposit and a £2k+…
Possible contaminated land issue
Hi hoping someone can help or has been in a similar situation. We are currently in the process of purchasing a house. We have just been informed that the land has a possibility of being contaminated. I've managed to find out that the land was previously owned by the MOD and was used as an airfield. The particular part we…
Who's been using my shed
I'm in the process of moving into a rented flat (in Scotland). In the shared backgarden there are the old coal cellars which are now being used as outside storage units, or sheds to give them a better name. One of the reasons I went for this property is because it has outside storage so I can keep my bicycles there. The LA…
Coming to the end of Renting contract & want to a rolling tennancy
Hi all I hope someone can give me a bit of advise, me and my partner have rented several different houses over the years & after the initial 6 months we always go to a rolling contract with no fees to pay or new contract to sign. A few years ago we moved into a new house and after the first six months we decided to sign…
Property Management Company Disputes
Hi In the case of a property management company how are "disputes" dealt with? Ie we have a community of neighbours in a residents company and two of he neighbours (not the majority) have disagreed with a body of work that received majority approval at the meeting Therefore how can we "force" them to pay their share of the…
Land discharge registery fee
I have sold my house in Scotland for £125k.I had few quote from solicitors and went for cheapest one.After completing sale,he added up £100extra in fee.He also almost double the outlays(paying for serches)what I noticed is discharge of land register he charged £168,where other solicitors all quoted same amount of £60.on…
advice on house extension please
Hi We are about to buy a new house and are undecided about how to make more space. The living room and kitchen back onto a private, south facing garden. The kitchen is a bit small so we are looking to extending into the garden, while doing that, we might as well extend the living room as well. Our dilemma is, do we build a…
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