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Student lettings and summer retainer! Help!
*Reposted from another thread, as was in wrong place* Hi all, I'll try and keep this as short as I can. A friend of mine signed (along with some friends) for a student house for next year. They all paid their summer retainers (£300) and all was good. However, one of the friends has had to pull out of the contract. Instead…
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Buying flat through share ownership scheme
Hey all, I am buying a flat through a housing association and the scheme is taking is share ownership scheme. As I am the first time buyer, I still have a lot of things to learn. I worried that I was too hasty when I put down 300 pounds for the reservation fees of the flat I like. I did view the flat three times in a row…
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house buying woes
ok weve been trying to buy a house for nearly 4 months, the vendor decided after 2 months to proceed on a property they had found, previously they agreed to move out when we were ready and rent until they found somewhere. our mortgage app runs out at the end of April, and it now transpires that his no chain onward purchase…
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Unfurnished rental
Hi everyone, I'm about to rent an unfurnished house and have verbally been told by estate agent that all furnishings will be removed. Upon going to the property on the weekend to measure up, we noticed there was a wall mounted tv unit that belongs to landlord. We have queried that this will be removed and the estate is…
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Short leases
If a property has a certain value with a 70 year lease, what percentage of that value would it have with a 50 year lease ?
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Finding out why sellers solicitors are taking a long time
Hi all, I'm in the process of buying a house, we've had all the stuff for the contract through, there's a couple of enquiries that are still outstanding and they're simple enquiries, but there seems to be a hold up (we've had them with the seller's solicitor for 2 weeks), we're pretty much ready to exchange contracts apart…
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Negligent Agency Asking for Recorded Conversation?
Hi Folks, I'm having a fued with my estate agency who have messed me about for many months now (not protecting my deposit). I've issued a complaint about this to them and I stated that one conversation I had with an agent once was recorded (when the agent lied about something). I just did it as I was getting lied to all…
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Estate Agents asking for deposit amount
Hi, I'm a FTB and am struggling to buy a house in London where there is basically massive demand (open houses with scores of other buyers etc) and things are selling for sometimes around £50,000 more than the advertised asking price. We have made a few unsuccessful offers over the last few months and one was not accepted…
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Joint Assured Shorthold Tenancy
I share a 3 bedroom flat with two other tenants under a joint assured shorthold tenancy agreement. The minimum period is 6 months after which, it becomes a rolling contract with six months' notice. When a new person moves in, a new contract is made which brings everyone back to another six months' minimum. The newest…
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Will a mortgage valuation do?
My father recently did a survey of the residential property I am planning to buy. He is a retired building surveyor. He surveyed residential houses early in his career, however he then moved on to public sector commercial buildings. He said the survey that he did was between a home buyer report and a building survey. He…
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Ok. I should have done my homework beforehand, but I have just discovered several review sites about Thornley Groves and how bad they are as estate agents. My tenancy ends at the end of March, and I have made sure that the property is how I found it. The place has been thoroughly cleaned, and the carpets shampooed as…
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Share of freehold, and buying the garden?
Hey all We are considering an offer on a duplex apartment, which includes 2 bedrooms at the *garden* level. It is a share of freehold apartment, 3 other flats. There is a shared garden at the back. The apartments are all around the £230k mark, if that means anything for the following question: Has anyone successfully…
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help with previous tennant mail
hi, hope someone can recommend anything i can do, basically i keep getting mail for a previous tennant who used to live at my address, all of the mail are bills or debt recovery letters, i have sent them back stating that he hasn't lived here for over 4 years, but they still keep on coming, i have taken to opening them now…
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cant find the landlord
who shall i pay the rent, because i cant find the landlord. could please some body help, and what the law say about it.thanks 10 years ive lived at the property, but the landlord has completely vanished around years ago, and have no way of contacting him, the agreement was for 6 months, and we cant renew the agreement as…
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Building a 1 bed up stairs??
If I own a very large 1 bed 1st floor flat with a share of freehold 900 lease with rights to the loft space. Could I build a 1 bed or studio in the loft space and sell it as a new unit?
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Fensa Certficate
I bought a house last year and am now having problems with the conservatory and need some repairs done. We had a survey done before buying and its stated that our legal advisor should check to see if FENSA cert etc in place. We have never been sent this and I am now worried that there wasn't one. Is it the solicitors…
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Buying a house owned by estate agent
We are looking to offer on a house. The estate agent has told us that the vendor works for them. I am pleased the agent disclosed that, but unsure whether it is good or bad. Is there potential impact to us that I haven't thought of?
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Friend just sold his 300k house for asking price!
Just thought this was worth sharing property has been up since August last year, really nice property good area but only got some low offers 250k etc that they couldn't take. My friend got someone in 2 weeks ago to 'stage' the house, EA re did the advert with the furniture in...and someone offered 280k but went to full…
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Seller Breached the Contract after Exchange and my Solicitor over charging
Hi, Recently I had entered into a contract for buying a house, (contracts were exchanged) but just before the completion day, seller declined to complete, and as a result the seller breached the contract. It was a nightmare. We were ready to move next day, with all the bags packed finally to know from our solicitor, seller…
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Boundary Surveyor
Hi! I need to instruct a boundary surveyor due to an issue with a neighbour, but I don't know where to start and what to look for in a surveyor. I don't know anyone that needed this type of service, so I was wondering if anyone in here could give me some advice. What I want is to establish the exact boundary (be it in my…
