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Solicitor forgot to register interest
I purchased a property 10 months ago in April 2013. Today, out of the blue, I received an email from the solicitor to advise they need to register my interest in the property with the land registry. To do this, apparently they need a certificate of compliance from the freeholder. Apparently, to do this, the freeholders…
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guide price
the property i am buying had a guide price of 140000-150000. I offered 138000 ant it was accepted. someone said to me today that estate agents use guide prices when they must sell a property at more than it is worth. Is thus correct? i know a house is worth what someone will pay. I have not had the property valued yet.
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Getting a Second Valuation & "Sagging Roof Verges"
Hi. We're found a house we love due it's overall location (access to main roads), garden and cul-de-sac location, but also in 5 years time it's ability to convert into a dorma style with 2 upstairs rooms + bathroom, (or possibly full new roof & extension giving 3 + upstairs rooms) but have had it's valuation as follows:…
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Council tax "Improvement Indicator"
We have exchanged and are due to complete on a property in England. Before we exchanged I was advised by our solicitor that the property has an improvement indicator on it, and is currently band D and that after the sale the banding may change. After doing some research, I've estimated it will be valued into band E (based…
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Advice Please - Damp In Property I Viewed Today (To rent)
I am a first time renter and viewed the perfect or near perfect house for me today. The only problem is that there is a patch of damp in the kitchen that has been caused by some kind of outside pipe that was blocked. They have now sorted the problem with the blocked pipe and are going to repaint the wall and replace the…
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Restrictive Covenant - advice please
Hi - some advise please I am looking to buy a property in the Midlands. A bedroom has been split into two, by erecting a partition wall. At present the vendor does not have covenant consent for the partition wall. As the below is subjective, can someone help me understand whether an internal wall would require covenant…
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Letting Agent playing hard to get?
Ok, I would be grateful for your opinions/advice. I don't know if I'm being dense here or perhaps over-reacting... I'm looking for a house to rent. On Thursday I found one online I liked so I telephoned the letting agent to arrange a viewing. I was asked several questions: -who is the house for -how much notice is required…
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House on market but vendors refuse to sell
Hi all I offered 3 times on a house on the market - the last offer was accepted. However, 20 minutes afterwards, the estate agent called to say the vendors had decided not to sell. My issue is that even though the sellers have changed their minds about selling the estate agent is still advertising the house for sale and…
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Did the fire brigade say this to me just to frighten me
Had a free safety visit and despite living away from home 15 years and my habits always being the same I have never had a fire, not saying I never will but I do things like switch off sockets when not in use but certain things like microwave I leave turned on most of the time just make sure dial is set to zero. Anyway I…
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Will thousands of new homes affect house prices?
I'm looking to buy a property in a large housing development that dates from 2004 and is still being completed. I have found out that the town is ear-marked for major development and according to the press 22,500 new homes will be built in the area by 2030. How could this affect house prices in the area? This wouldn't be…
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Unfair council tax threats
Hi all, I've got a bit of a council tax problem and was hoping to get some advice.. The situation is that a friend and I rented a flat from our landlord (estate agent) the flat was unfurnished and by the time it came around to finishing the furnishing to have it in a liveable state we where both assigned abroad. So I…
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Property bee
Any chance someone can property bee a house for me please by PM? I would really appreciate it!
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Renting out 2nd home and declaring income to tax man?
As title states I'm about to rent out my second house, the income from the rent does not cover the mortgage payment, I have done everything elkse i can think of with regards to insurances and informing the mortgage company, but do i need to phone the tax man to declare it as more income even though it does not cover the…
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Fees involved in house buying
Does anyone have a link or advice on estimated fees associated with house buying? Thanks
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Which way should my house face?
Hi I'm looking to buy and I'm wanting sunshine to the front of my house in the morning and evening sun for when I get home from work so I can have a chill outside. I've heard people talking of south face gardens, isn't it best if it was west facing where the sun sets? It's very trivial for me. Hope you can help advise…
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Confusion about tenancy
Hi, it's quite a complicated situation (according to our housing office!) so I'll try and keep it as straight forward as i can. I'm 22 years old and have lived in this house since i was 4 years old with my Mum, Nanna & Grandad. I have a disability and this house has been fully adapted for me. On the tenancy it is currently…
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Advice needed, buying additional property with parents help...any suggestions??
Hi, We currently have a 2 bed cottage valued at £145k with an outstanding mortgage of £139k which we are on interest only and paying £466pm on variable. We also have a consent to let the property and I have someone lined up to rent it out at £600pcm. We did have it on the market but it hasn't sold. My mother has kindly…
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Copy of a lease
Can someone tell me how to get a copy of a lease? It is for a flat I want to sell there is no mortgage and my old solicitor that had it is in ill health and not working. It is possible to arrange for collection from his office but I am in Florida so cannot do this. I have a new solicitor and he says it is possible for him…
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Is tenant's deposit protected?
My tenant moved in in December 2012 and the LA protected the deposit with DPS. At the end of the tenancy, the tenant stayed for a month before signing a new AST. According to DPS, the a deposit matching the details of the original tenancy has been protected. However, their terms seem to say that the deposit has to be…
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Estate Agent Fees reduction for poor service?
Hi All, We are due to complete on selling our house on the 28th Feb and I just received the statement from the solicitors and I am really not happy with paying the estate agent the full amount. We accepted the offer on the property in October last year, the estate agent not check the buyer had a mortgage in place because…
