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Housing agency won't fix bed, can I break lease?
I emailed my housing agency about 2 months ago about fixing my bed and they haven't fixed or replaced the supporting bit underneath the mattress. It's making my back hurt a lot when I sleep on it. Can I break the tenancy agreement because they've refused to fix something that's detrimental to my health? if so what steps do…
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Search for property by text field
Occasionally I see houses for sale that have the following text in the description: "priced to sell", "must see this", "bargain" etc. Is there a way to search for text like this in Rightmove or Zoopla or elsewhere as I would like to see if they are such a bargain. I cannot find a way to search for them. I come across them.…
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help needed sitting tenant?
my husband has lived in his home owned by his late father and step mother for 30 years. 12 months ago his father died but it was always understood that he inherited the house when his step mother passed now she wants to sell it what rights has he got as he is the caretaker of this hmo as well
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finding a letting agent
Hi All, My current tenant wants to move out and the letting agency wants to advertise the property again. I had so much trouble with them (Martin&Co ) and would never want to use them again . Although to be fair they initially found a tenant for me after only 2 weeks of giving the flat to them in Feb . Now I have requested…
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Vendor's vendor now wants additional month before completing
Morning all All parties had agreed to exchange this week with a a view to completing end of March. Then yesterday, the day before exchange, our vendor's vendor announced they want another month added to completion date. Out of order say us, seeing as we've (with young family) already served 30 days notice on our rental…
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Compromise Agreement and Mortgage Application
Hi, need some urgent help please!! My employer has offered me a compromise agreement, however I am in the process of selling and buying a house, so concerned about how signing the agreement would affect my mortgage application. I am seeking alternative employment as of yesterday, but securing an offer & contract will take…
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Tenant insurance
Moving into a new property soon and the paperwork says I need to have Tenant insurance. I am completely stumped! The estate agent offer it but its more than I wanted to pay so looking elsewhere. Its so confusing. Can anyone please explain to me what to do. Do I need building insurance or just contents? Ive found a quote…
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We need help.....tenancy contract with foxtons
Hi all, we have got a doubt about our contract with foxtons. A part from the fact they are very expensive and when you need them they are never available, my boyfriend took this flat with a couple of friends one year ago. Now things are not going very well and we would like to get a flat together very soon. We have…
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Electrical safety - what do I need to let?
I have just had some work done on the electrics at my flat which I will soon be letting. I have had an electrical installation certificate for various works - circuit boards and fuse boards changed, and some sockets moved in the kitchen. Plus I have a part p certificate as it was registered with the council. Do I still…
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Negotiating after offer...
Hi, Could someone please advise if it is possible to negotiate our offer before exchanging contract? We offered very near to the asking price as it was close bid and the house is in very popular area. Seller arranged the open house and wanted to sell fast but too many people seems to be interested in buying. But now after…
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Offered on house but tenant still not left
Hi All, Me and my O/H had an offer on a house accepted in December. The house is currently occupied by an couple with their two adult children. The tenants were given two months notice and had until 28th Feb 2014 to leave the property so then we could exchange and complete. We have met the tenants on a couple of occasions…
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Another how much to offer thread
Well it's kind of a how much do you think it could be worth thread... I've seen the following; www .auctionhouse. uk. net/search- results. aspx?propertytype=&area =Bd10 Looking around the area there isn't much to base a value on. Another was up for sale round the corner - slightly smaller but away from the main road &…
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Can i get the fees back?
Hey, me and a friend were looking a property and they said they needed fees to reserve the property in an email that read: To secure the property you will need to pay a referencing fee – please find information attached. We will then send you the application forms. A document was attached to it that listed the fees and had…
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Buying a flat - making offers
Hi all, I viewed a flat today on the market for 97500 and made an offer on it for 87000 as my starting point, the estate agent came back saying it was too low (as to be expected) then mentioned "more like 9 something...95.." My maximum I can go to is 94...now is it worth putting in another lower offer under my maximum of…
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Void agreement?
We've recently been contacted by the agents for our rented property to advise that the landlady has been in touch and advised them that should the landlord wish to gain access he is to be sent the agents way! This has all come about because the landlord and landlady are getting a divorce. It worries me that we are going to…
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Go with agents who have most houses on?
So we put my house (which I've been letting for last few years) on market with agent A. All three agents we got to value (A, B and C) had given similar valuations and said we'd sell it straightaway on an open day. Put it on open day weekend before last, only got a few viewers, one low offer we decided not to accept. We're…
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Solicitors Fee's
I'm getting slightly worried that our buyers are going to pull out we were due to exchange the beginning of this week, I had a call asking if the buyer could come back round the house which is fine but I did ask why the estate agent said this is normal one last look. It just concerns me that they seems to keep moving the…
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Time waster?
Hello My house went on the market today and already have had someone interested in viewing it. Problem is that they have not sold their own house or even put it on the market. Would you still go ahead with letting them view or not bother? We are new to selling. Also should we start looking ourselves or wait till we have an…
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renting from council - rent increases
seems to be going up (again)- by 5% this year.. any way to appeal / limit rises?
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Mortgage with wrong title (Mrs vs Ms) - legal implications?
Hi, My wife and I recently applied for a mortgage via a broker. My wife has kept her maiden name therefore uses Ms as her title. For some unknown reason our mortgage application was applied as Mr X and Mrs Y. As soon as we were aware of this we notified both the broker and bank to have this corrected to Ms. Now (a couple…
