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Which one to go for???
I know people say its your decision but which out of these 2 properties would you go for??? Both 4 beds in very good parts of town, same price, 1 of them needs decorating and both have potential... So which would you pick if you had to??? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23617296.html…
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Convey Quote - Reviews please
Hiya First time of selling & buying ! :undecided We are putting our flat on the market shortly and have seen conveyquote.com mentioned on 'the advisory' as a recommended conveyancing solicitor. I called them today, as well as 4 other solicitors and they were the best priced. Therefore I wanted to know what experiences…
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FTB - exchanged today, when to inform utility companies?
Well, after several weeks of the seller being chased for answers to queries (which turned out to have been sent to the wrong address) I finally exchanged on the flat I am buying today :j Completion date is Friday 21st, and I am just finalising my to do list for between now and then. I know that I need to take meter…
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First Time Seller - Advice Required Please
Hi all I'm new to selling a house and having browsed through these forums I was hoping to get some thoughts and advice from you lovely people! Background At the start of February 2014 we put our 2 bed semi-detached house on the market with Whitegates for £122,000. Progress to date Having received no viewings on our house…
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Leasehold vs Council
Hi All Bit of tricky one. We are in the process of upgrading the house to sell. We leasehold to our local council and have kept inside perfect. While doing a snag list for ourselves we noticed nearly all the Lintels have blown, causing all the plaster to have blown above the windows. The gaps are quite substantial and…
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Selling a house in Scotland but now living in Canada
Just wondered if anyone knew the procedure of selling a house in Scotland but currently living in Canada. My son moved to Canada about 18 months ago and is currently letting out his UK house. Now that he and his wife have been granted Permanent Resident status, they will be selling their UK house in the next 6 months or…
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Mortgage on buying 2 properties
Hi Everyone, I am needing some advice. My partner and I have found a very nice house out in the country and are looking to buy it. It is an old school house and next door to it there is an old unoccupied country school attached. The school itself is for sale through the local council and would make a fantastic expansion to…
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House price seems to fall
I am confused with house sales data. I found a new house that sold by a builder for £158K in December 2005. Eighteen months passed (and house prices rose significantly), then another new house on the next street sold by a builder (on the same estate) for just £155K (July 2007). The house are similar except the newer is…
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Exchange and Completion Same Day?
We're moving into a vacant possession property from a renting situation. I don't foresee any issues at all (both in "public sector" jobs, good income etc) but what scares me is handing over the thick end of £30k as a deposit and then having two weeks where if our circumstances were to change (anything from a car accident…
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First Time Buyer - Buying a Probate Property
Hello! I know there are lots of threads about this but I have some specific questions... Me and my partner have put an offer in on a house and it has been accepted. The house is being sold by the owners son (the owner passed away last year). He has applied for probate and will be going to court to swear the oath on the 7th…
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Landlord won't return deposit
I lived in a flat for 9 years and moved out on the 27th of last month. The flat was originally let through an agency, and then a couple of years into the tenancy the landlord stopped using them so any dealings with him were through his assistant. i do not have any of the original paperwork. His assistant came round to…
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Converting retail shop to residential.Planning?
General enquiry. A friend has a 3 story property in a parade of 10 units, maisonette above ground floor shop.,3 of the parade are now used as offices.two have been converted to self contained flats some time ago,approx 10 years ago. His shop has not been viable for some time and he now wishes to cease trading,retire and is…
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What should we do??
We had an offer accepted on a house in November. The house is old and has a barn which has a flying freehold, meaning that the upstairs belongs to the house we are buying, also most of the downstairs. However there are 4 coal sheds at the back of the barn which are used by holiday cottages next door. There is a Deed of…
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Is a surveyor allowed to do this?
I'm a long-time lurker who's finally got something to say/ask! DH and I accepted an offer on our house and the survey was done at the end of last week. Surveyor got the keys from the EA and was unaccompanied while s/he was there. Whilst cleaning today DH has noticed lots of little holes in the plaster and skirting board in…
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Do I need solicitor to sell my half of house to my sister?
Hi all, My mum died last year and left myself and my sister her house. It is worth £138k, and I have agreed to sell my half to my sister and she intends to rent it out. Probate sorted..... Do I need a solicitor to essentially transfer my 50% of the equity for the agreed sum? Her solicitor is saying yes, a few forums I have…
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Is this legal?
We are in the process of buying a house. The survey showed some issues and we have obtained quotes for teh repairs and treatment and then informed the estate agents with an eye to renegotiation. They said it was normal to go 50/50 and to request to reduce the cost of offer price so we did this. The vendor came back with a…
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BTL advice
Posting on behalf of my brother: He has 2 houses that are let, and is thinking about selling the smaller house and buying a bigger BTL, similar to house B. House A is in small town, always had good tenants, last one was in for 4 yrs. Re-let last year and had loads of interest. House B is in University city. Close to the…
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LL harassment, no tenancy agreement
Hi, I'm posting on behalf of a friend who rents her house from her MIL. They don't have a written tenancy agreement, only a verbal agreement to pay a certain amount of rent, which has always been adhered to. There has been a falling out within the family and as a result they are moving out. They've been served a S21 but…
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Renting Question
Hi there i'm currently renting my property in Wales and i'm applying to voluntary surrender the property at the end of April as i cannot get my ex's name off it & the house is in negative equity so after speaking to the mortgage company the only viable option i have is to voluntarily surrender it. My question is as i'm not…
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Tepilo
Afternoon all, Had 2 estate agent round this afternoon and looking to sell my property using Tepilo. We are based in Glasgow nad just wondered if anyone has any experience of Tepilo, especialy anyone in scotland where the buyignrules are slightly different. Thanks.
