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Possibility of negligent solicitors and compensation from them or others
Does anyone have any advice regarding the following situation? Sorry if it's rambling or unclear I bought a flat late last year. The vendor confirmed there was an allocated parking space. He wrote this on the fixtures and fittings form and he said to me that he was renting it out. On one viewing the estate agent showed me…
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Fence damage before exchange of contracts
Currently experiencing the 'joy' of buying our first house. During the recent storms, there has been some damage to one of the fences between us putting an offer in and exchanging contracts. Am I expecting too much of the seller to repair this before contracts are exchanged? A Homebuyer survey is about to be done, so I am…
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Taylor Wimpey lease
My daughter is thinking of buying an apartment from Taylor Wimpey. It is not built yet should be ready in about three months. As it is leasehold, she has asked whether she can take her two dogs. They have told her to get her solicitor to write it into the lease agreement. Is that right? Can you put something like that in?…
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Cheap garden flat in South London
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone could suggest a good/cheap area to live in South/South West/South East London. I would like to buy a 2-bed garden flat, ideally, with a tiny budget of £200,000 max. I would be renting out the second bedroom. Currently, I live with my parents in Anerley, having moved a few months ago from…
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Rent-before-you-buy scam – a warning!
I’d like to warn you good people of a scam I recently fell foul to. Early 2013 I was looking for a property to buy and found a nice duplex apartment for sale on Mellor Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne. The vendor and I signed an agreement stating that I’d be able to rent the property for 6 months and then I could buy it, with the…
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Auction Land Purchase
HI Guys, I am thinking of buying land in Auction. I have read legal pack but there are few things I am unsure about as it is written in legal language. Do you know any solicitor who could review legal pack and find any pitfalls? Thanks
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Found a buyer & agreed on sale price(no estate agents) what do we do now?
We have found buyers for our home, they have agreed to our price, what do we do now? I guess we go to a lawyer and they go to their lawyer? What is the cheapest way to complete the sale? And how much is it likely to cost? Thanks!
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Shared drive insurance and maintenance.
I want to buy a house that has a drive shared between four properties. They were all purpose built in the mid eighties. The land registry plan for the property I want shows the drive outlined in red. On the plans for the other three properties the drive isn't outlined. I presume this means I'd own the drive and the other…
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Buying a half finished house..
Hi my wife and I are looking to buy another house. We've found a house that is "half" finished. Its fully built however the insides are pretty bare. e.g. no kitchen, stairs or bathroom. The house does have radiators, windows etc. The house in question is up for 150k. We have around 25k savings and when we sell our house we…
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Moving / Renting on ESA?
Hi I’m looking for advice, I’m currently a joint tenant with my brother, but he is moving out at the end of Feb. And as it’s a 2 bedroom flat I am unable to stay there as I’m claiming ESA and would be unable to afford to stay there. The property is in Newham, but I am looking to move back home to South West London. Will I…
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Shared Equity Glasgow
Hi I have visited a place I would like to buy as a first time buyer under the shared equity scheme. Can anyone recommend a good mortgage broker in the Glasgow area fur this type of purchase? Many thanks
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Council Tennant: Leaking roof again, damaged posessions
Hi, we have had an ongoing leaking roof problem. I have had to telephone the council, our landlord several times, and each time a contractor has been dispatched to perform a bodge job on our roof to patch up whatever is causing the leak. Last time this happened, it shorted the electricity out. With all of the bad weather…
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Moving into a flat for the first time bills advice
Hello, I'm moving out soon and I've done a bit of searching but can't seem to find a definite answer and I know you're all really helpful here. :D When I move in all I know is that I have to set up an account for each bill. I don't think there's gas as the heating is electric wall heaters only (unless it's also gas for the…
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Why isn't estate agent organizing viewings?
I've had my house on the market for a few weeks and had 2 viewings, no feedback. Today a knock on the door from a man asking to arrange a viewing as estate agent hadn't got back to him despite numerous calls to arrange a time. I haven't had any calls about this so wondering what possible reason there could be, surely they…
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Anyone here from Scarborough?
Hello, My other half has been offered a job in Scarborough, which potentially gives us the option of putting down roots there if we want to. I work in IT, which is taking me all over the country at the moment, though it would be nice to eventually settle down and stay in one place. We're both 32, will probably have a child…
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first time buyer
i read somewhere that you should buy a house if you are happy to live there for at least five years. I am a single FTB. i am happy in my current job however i am concious that i haven't really moved on in work for three years. I am interested to hear from others who have bought houses and then were offered a new job and…
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Permission to let
Hi there, I have currently been accepted on an offer on a flat for me and my partner. I currently own another flat which I would let out on a long term basis. My question is, after briefly speaking with natwest I was under the impression that my mortgage would not have to change to a buy to let but could stay residential…
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Help needed - separation and joint secured housing assoc tenancy
Evening all, I need some advice please.... My parents are going through some serious problems in their relationship. It is going towards separation and need to know where my mum stands with regard to the joint secured tenancy in a housing association property. If they were to separate and one breaks the tenancy agreement,…
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FTB offering on house that currently has tenant?
We are FTB and we are going to see a property on Monday that we are quite keen on as it ticks a lot of boxes for us. On talking to the agent, it turns out it is currently a rental property and the tenants are still there. Would there be anything we need to be extra cautious about in this situation? What if we make an…
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Guarantor
A question about standing guarantor. If the person renting for who I stand guarantor fails to pay their rent would the landlord be in a position to take me the guarantor to court to repay the money owe in rent
