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CGT on house sale
Just trying to work out how much, if any CGT I will be liable for if I sell my house. Details are as follows :- Purchased for £56k in Jan 1994 - lived in as main residence until Jan 2010 Extended in 2006 - work £60k Rented out in Jan Feb 2010 until (let's assume) Jan 2015 Sale value £300k I believe there's a change in the…
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Buying house Scotland
Just a bit confused re selling/buying in Scotland Scenario Had a formal offer on our house in Scotland - refresh homebuyers report being carried out tomorrow requested by purchases lender with entry date of 10/4/14. We are porting our mortgage to new property filled our paper forms with broker for natwest on 21/2/14. Had…
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does such a thing as a wooden armrest to fit on armchair exist?
As in I use my armchair for pc and have the mouse on edge but it keeps falling off, I remember at college they had chairs that you could pull a armrest into yourself to write on so in theory can something similar exist? Just fed up of knocking the mouse onto floor or when I need to get up putting keyboard on floor.
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FTB From start to finish experience
I have been looking on here throughout the process of buying a terraced house in the NE of England. This forum has some of the most useful threads on the internet and some of the best people to ask. The Property had no Chain and was a reasonable price of £67000 First week: Applied for a mortgage in principle. Second week:…
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Vendor wants £30k more
We put an offer in on a 2 bed flat in London for £390k (slightly over asking) at the beginning of January. Vendor has been fairly co-operative until recently, whereas his solicitors have stopped being responsive. Got through to them today and told the conveyancer is off for the week, which seemed odd. Anyway, this eve, the…
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Tenants Moved Out - Now Disagree With Deposit Deductions
I'll keep it as brief and as factual as possible for ease of reading. Tenants moved out on 21st Feb End of tenancy inspection conducted on 26th Feb They did not move out all their possessions until 23rd Feb. There are still items in and around the property that belong to them, ie ornaments and a car tyre. During the…
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Tenants Moved Out - Disagree With Deposit Deductions
Double post - please delete this
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Renting Garage - no rent collected
I'm looking for some guidance or help (or even a pointer where to get help) because I'm stuck. My mother in law is selling up to move into a retirement apartment, as she has early stage Alzheimers. My father in law died 3 years ago. She lives in a freehold house, which they bought 34 years ago. There is a row of garages…
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My rights when buying an ex council flat
Am I entitled to fit a new kitchen in my flat. Also add more electricity points and an alarm system. We bought the flat and completed on Friday 28th Feb. We have been told that we need permission to change the kitchen or even put up new curtain rails. Surely this can't be the case......help!
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Mortgage with Coventry Building Society
My fiance and I are FTBs. We've recently saved enough for a deposit (yay!) and now we're looking to buy a house before we get married in October. Coventry Building Society has agreed a mortgage in principle for £143,900. We've got £20,000 in savings and are looking for a property of up to £160,000 maximum. The mortgage…
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Cardboard boxes for moving
Hi, Does anyone of any shops that still give you boxes that they are throwing out? I know these used to be easy to get but I'm not sure if that is still the case. If not is there anywhere I could get boxes for free(!!)? Thanks,
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Halifax mortgages
Hi, Has anyone got any recent experience with applying for a mortgage with the Halifax? I'm looking for a rough idea on timescales really. Thanks
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What's the norm for sol fees in Scotland?
I'm looking to buy a property at the moment, and I've e-mailed a few solicitors for quotes. I'll be looking at places around the £150-170k mark. The first quote I've had back was £1200 (+VAT, + fees to register the property) for a £150k property. Is this normal up here? Been a while since I bought in England, but sol fees…
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Offer made - Connells want us to use their services
I've put an offer on a house which has been on the market since April last year. In January, they decreased the asking price by 8%. It's clear from looking at prices of similar properties in the area that the house was overpriced to begin with. The vendor wants offers over X amount and I've made an offer at £5000 under…
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Problem with right to buy, help needed :(
Hi everyone I am after some information about the right to buy scheme in England. I recently applied to buy my council home and I am really having a lot of problems with the whole process. They made me an offer to buy my home, however they valued my home based on prices from 2010 to 2012 ,Also these properties are 4 and 5…
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Renew AST whilst into what is now a periodic tenancy?
Hi We let a property and the ast expired in Jan but due to us moving and two family bereavements, we did not get around to renewing and sorting out a new AST agreement so I understand it is now a periodic tenancy. We didnt raise the rent or change any terms but I felt the ASTagreement was more official. Can I now do a…
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Tenant wants reference from my previous tenant
A prospective tenant (Mr A) has asked if I can put him in touch with a previous tenant in order to obtain a reference for me as a landlord. Besides being a little impressed at this level of detail & caution by Mr A, his request has taken me by surprise as it's something I've never been asked before! However, as this is so…
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Clearing a council house after death
Hi Just wanting some advice ref clearing a house if the tenant dies. Sounds morbid but I'm thinking ahead ref my dad. His health hasn't been great for a while and just wanting some advice ref what happens / who's responsible. My dad is a pensioner and has no savings/no estate. As it is, I'd have to pay for his funeral…
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Do you own rented property and a day nursery?
In the news today another whole swathe of services condemned for being too expensive namely childcare, as a landlord this gives me a strange strange sense of satisfaction that it is not only our profession that has been vilified in the press and media. According to the media nurseries as with landlords are making a fortune…
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FTB - Costs to consider
Hi Everyone, Today I have accepted an offer of a new job (yay!) and am starting my savings of a deposit for my first home. Luckily, I have been able to move back in with my Dad and am able to save approx. £1,200 a month so the deposit amount will build up relatively quickly and I look to be able to buy in around 12 months.…
