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Do I have to disclose pregnancy?
Hi, I'm moving into a new flat in a week or so, and I'll be 20 weeks pregnant then. Do I need to tell them? Could they refuse to let me the flat if I did? Or can I wait until I'm settled to let them know. This'll be in England. Thank you It'll be a let, from a letting agent. We've passed all of the reference and credit…
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Renting question - broken bathroom sink, whose responsibility?
We're in a rental property. Something fell out of the bathroom cabinet and cracked our sink :eek: I was going to replace it, but my family told me the sink is the landlord's responsibility. A similar thing happened to my sister, and her landlord fixed it. According to our contract it seems to be the landlord's…
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Blimey more problems, help needed ASAP please
We've just got back from a day out with the kids and have found raw sewage running down our side path from a manhole cover in our back garden :eek::eek: We spoke to our neighbour to ask if he had an emergency number and it transpired that this had happened 3 times in the year previous to our moving in. This was backed up…
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Persimmon part exchange deal
I have a deal in place for part-exchange with persimmon, and they've sold they house, everything was progressing normally until today. Before part ex we had our house on the market for 75000. They offered 73000 which I thought was ok and accepted. 3 months down the line their field sales manager rings me today and said…
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Same house to be released on Sat - will it be same price?
Hi I've seen a new build that I like and it's due to be released this weekend (a month early). This is on the last phase and the houses have been selling like hot cakes. The existing plot is £168k and I'm hoping (I doubt) that they will release at the same price. If they don't do you think I can negotiate to old price? The…
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buy home
hello! my salary will start at 15,000 and increase probably by 1,000 per year until it reaches 35,000 my intention is to have two children so I would need a home eventually with 2-3 bedrooms my question is, is it worthy to buy or rent ? ofcourse it would depend on the area, but let's say we are talking about outside the…
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House offer declined because we only have 5% deposit yet we offered highest bid
Hi We were involved in a best and final offer situation today over a chain free property and both parties trying to buy the house were first time buyers. We offered the higher amount but lost the house as the other party has a bigger deposit. Firstly, what does it matter to the vendor how much deposit we are putting in…
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Conveyance Trap - Advice needed
Some advice needed - Desperate for Conveyance Horror Trap Greater London. * I 2005 I bought a leasehold flat with my ex-partner and co-owner. In 2014 I found out bad news about the leasehold flat we bought in 2005: * It seems that we purchased the flat in building where only 3 flats were covered by a completion Certificate…
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Buying house - Solicitors filing for Administration
Not one of the problems i thought i might encounter to be honest but i've just read the solicitors i have appointed have made decision to file an intention to appoint administrators. They state it's business as normal for customers however i'm a bit sceptical of that! Anybody else think this might turn into a real problem?
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Problems with estate agent
I am in the process of purchasing a house. I'm aware the house needs some work doing (i.e new kitchen, bathroom and central heating installed) and this has been reflected in the price. However, after getting the survey done it came back with a number of issues: possible asbestos, damage to the roof, damp downstairs, no gas…
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Making an offer on an empty House
Hi all, There is an empty house near to where I live, I would like to like to investigate on whether I can buy it. I have requested details from the Land Registry about the property and have the name and address on the owner of the property who lives somewhere else close by. I was wondering how I should go about contacting…
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Should I buy a leasehold?
I am looking for a property up to £150,000 and found this one near me in a location I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 51 years on the lease. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-44746208.html I think if this had an extended lease it might be worth around £160k, but I don't know…
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Is it ok to give vendor a copy of survey?
Hope someone can give their opinion. DS has had a survey on a house he is buying and some issues have arisen the main one being the need for a further inspection of the roof for the timbers and chimney stack to be checked. The vendor has asked for a copy of the report, which he has no problem letting them have, but should…
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Unfair Charges - please help
Hi, I moved out of my property in Oct 2013 and rented it out same month but I forgot to inform the property management company about my address change - my mistake They sent the annual maintenance and ground rent invoice to my old address but the tenant was away on holiday and I received the invoice late by which time the…
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What is sale by tender?
Dear All I am planning to buy a house for myself. And I have recently noticed that for some reason lots of house in my local area are going by sale by tender recently.... Anyway, my questions from respectable forum members are: 1. What is a sale by tender? 2. What precautions to take when buying sale by tender? 3. How to…
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Buyers solicitor
Hello all and hopefully some advice will come my way! We are selling a two bed purpose built maisonette - top floor. There is a leasehold (sorry can't remember the name of the leasehold - I want to say tine leasehold) whereby we are the landlords for the maisonette below us and they are our landlords hence no yearly fees…
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help needed
Hi everyone I need advice quick,my wife left me as I found she was cheating on me,we have a mortgage and she was the one paying it as she was the breadwinner,she stopped paying mortgage and we are now two payments in arrears. I have been in constant contact with my mortgage provider and they are aware of the situation,my…
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Tenants not paid
My existing tenants were/are in an AST, but have not paid rent for 2 months. They had intended to leave any way but are now trying to claim they are still the legal tenants even though they have ; (1) Moved out (2) requested their deposit back (3) Handed in the keys to the agent (4) stopped all utility bills including…
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Snagging list
I am due to complete on a house (Victorian terrace) tomorrow... my boyfriend tells me that once I get the keys, I need to go straight round and make a "snagging list", to take the estate agents i.e. things which aren't right compared to when I viewed the place. Is this correct? I thought this was only on new builds, and…
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Is there a governing body for residential management companies
Hope this is in the right place. Is there a governing body for residential management companies. We have had nothing but trouble with our since November; they are not responding to calls/emails, not meeting service levels agreed at the start and basically ignoring our complaints to them. As a director of the ltd company…
