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Archived property details
Is there a way to find our property details from rightmove for example now that we have removed the property from the market?
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House checks
when renting or buying house or flat you want to check things like gas safety certificate and electricity safety etc... but what about things like asbestos safety, esp if its an older building, is there such a thing, does this bother people
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Family and housing help needed
In 2007 my dad asked me to move in with him as he was struggling living alone. He is 81. He advises me to sell my house, and with the proceeds I renovated his house to a more liveable standard fitting and paying for kitchen, bathroom, patio, front and rear upvc doors, part double glazing, conservatory, gas main fitted to…
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Help with tenants to leave
Hi sorry to bother you but wondered if someone could answer a quick question. I have had tenants in a property now for 2 years. They was on a fixed term tenancy for a year but then once the year was up wanted to stay so I left it so it rolled over on a periodic tenancy. For the last 5 months they have requested they want…
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No exchange and no communication :(
So my partner and I were readyto exchange yesterday, deposit all sent to solicitor then no news. Finally get a call at 10.30 this morning saying the vendors dont want to exchange until 2nd Jan now and also change completion date from 6th to 10th Jan. Isaid fine to changing completion date but we want to exchange today.…
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What's the best time to let.
One of the agent was talking about year end for school children's when most of the family look to move which is about Jul or Aug?
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Mortgage Application - Payslips
I had an offer accepted on a house :dance: and have submitted my application for a mortgage. The online tracking showed that they are requesting most recent payslip which I sent off several days ago. The status was updated yesterday to say they'd received it and it was awaiting approval. I received a phone call from the…
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Have a spare room - how can I make money from it (without renting)?
Hi guys, I have a spare box room in the house, it's big enough to fit a large single bed in. I do not want to rent the room out/do shared living thing, but I want to explore how I can make money from it. What options are there? It could be like a temporary accommodation. Any ideas would be appreciated :)
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Is Christmas a bad time to let a house?
Are people actually looking between now and new year?
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Dehumidifier
Hi all, is it worth getting a dehumidifier to deal with high moisture in kitchen and bathroom and other damp and mould stuff in rental flat If yes, does anyone have any recommendations for energ efficient ones and do they generally use a lot of leccy? Thanks
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Thank you all...
A very big thank you to all who took the time and trouble to respond to my post. I am very grateful for the wonderful advice and help given, and I have learned so much from you knowledgeable and friendly people. I wish you and yours a very happy, healthy Christmas.
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Giving Notice to Disappeared Landlord
Hello, Just need a bit of advice on this one. We started renting back in Aug 2011 at this address. Private landlord, tenancy deposit unprotected. We had an inventory but it was never signed or given to landlord. We have only contacted him twice whilst living here - in Feb 2012 and around two months ago, both for boiler…
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Self-build advice needed please
I’m looking to buy a larger house in April/May 2014 in the Fife area of Scotland. Just now I run my business from home and I’m looking for a larger house to help expand my business. I would be looking for a 3 bed with a garage and I’m just looking in to what options I have. Budget would be around the £150,000 mark and…
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Selling a house with a clause to family?
Hello, Some advice if possible please, basics; Sister and I own a house which my mum & step dad lives in along with my Gran(extension was built in 2009 for my gran, contains a kitchen/front room and 1 bedroom with 2 bathrooms. Mum & Step Dad want to now pay the remaining mortgage off, can we sell with a condition of the…
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Repossession offer. How low can you go?
How much below the asking price is acceptable to offer on a repossession? The house does need work, such as a new pitch, spouting, the fireplace has been removed, needs new windows as current ones are full of rot, same for front and back doors. Is there a certain level or percentage the asset management companies set…
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Would you take legal action against your house's previous owners?
We've got quite serious issues regards damp. There's a considerable amount of water under our floorboards & there's dark lines showing where the water has (consistently?) risen to that under the boards is 5/9ths high. Our neighbour tells us that in bad weather, their property gets wet flooring in the living room & they…
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Lease extension
ok so bare with me as this is my 1st thread and im going to try keep it simple as I really need help im currently purchasing a property, an offer has been accepted of £172,500 and this is a leasehold. when viewing i was informed by the estate agent this had 83 years left on the lease and £80 annual rent but after paying…
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Advice on offers received
I received an offer on Saturday for my flat of £154,600 after it being on for a week. After a few days thinking I accepted this afternoon. I then received an offer from another lady of £156,000. Which I declined. as I'd already accepted the other offer. The lady then came back with £157,000, I still declined that. She has…
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Landlord might have provided a fake signature on tenancy agreement
Hi all, I signed a tenancy agreement 7 months ago and received few days ago a cheque from my landlord. However, I just realized that his signature on the tenancy agreement is different from the signature on the check. Also, I would like to know if that mean my tenancy agreement is not really valid. Thanks, Sabrina
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Struggling to get our deposit back using TDS
Good evening, My husband and I left our rented property in October. As I work full time, I was unable to attend the check out but my husband was there with our children. Prior to check out we spent 2 full days cleaning the entire property ourselves and covered everything that was listed in the LA's check out letter. The LA…
