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What should I try and negotiate in a deal???
Me and the wife are getting in to the nitty gritty of buying a new house. It's come to a stage where we are agreeing on prices etc. What do you think we should haggle for with the developer? I'm thinking of stamp duty and legal fees paid (we know they have done this for other customers). Any others we should try and…
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To buy a house or not to buy!
Hi all, I have been working overseas for around 10 years and have a plan to return in about 2 years to buy a house and be without a mortgage. The point is that although i'm saving money to do this working abroad, with the current 'house price boom' the amount i need to save keeps going up and up so I'm thinking of the…
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What is my liabiility - Rental Property?
I have a rental property with an AST that ends in September. I have had problems with the LL carrying out repairs, the laminate floor is bowed and cracked due to bad fititng (no gaps around the walls) but he refused to replace it when I moved in. Obviously it is worse now. The boiler stopped working last year, a temporary…
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Coach House Confusion
Hi, I'm selling a Coach house (Redrow) which I purchased in 2003. Its a typical flat over 3 garages, one mine. Garages are Leasehold, peppercorn rent etc. When purchased the solicitor said that the property would be leasehold and that the freehold would be transferred to me once the sale of the houses with the garages had…
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Help with finding tenant
Hi there, we are just starting the process of purchasing a btl property, we have found a property and have a btl mortgage just going through. We have rented property out commercially before, but not for about ten years. My husband was thinking of finding a tenant ourselves, rather than use an agent. There are several…
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Good Areas to live in Milton Keynes?
Hi All, Hope everyone is doing Great! I am looking for some good areas in Milton Keynes to move in. I like quite areas where people are friendly and nice. I hate loud or any kind of music. I am ideally looking for some area near Milton Keynes Central Station so that I get connectivity to London easily; as and when required…
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Experience required! Buying a flat - what should I ask vendors?
The flat I'm buying is deemed share of freehold so any communal works are possibly shared between me and other flat I think (haven't seen lease yet). I haven't yet instructed solicitor but just had survey done where few communal issues outside property needed looking at but also internally some damp but I'm getting a…
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Advice needed! Moving costs
Hi all, My wife and I have started a family and all is well only our house is a little on the small side. We are looking to move at some point. We have some equity, enough I'd say to give us the deposit on our next home and probably enough to cover solicitors, estate agents, stamp duty etc. However.........is this an…
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London - Renting a studio/room? - Trustworthy Agencies
I'm moving to London at the end of June. I've booked a room for a week, so I have one week to find something more permanent. What agencies would you recommend to find a cheap studio / room in Zone 1 or 2? Has anyone used Zone 1 Flats agency in Kensington Church Court? Their ads seem good on rightmove, but don't know how…
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Nationwide mortgage processing time?
Has anyone got their mortgage offer from Nationwide in last few weeks? How much time did they take?
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Is the Property ladder a dated myth from another time?
We bought a new build property off plan 3 years ago in London. It took 1 year to build (delays etc). Our kids have gotten bigger so we thought about trying to move, wanting to stay in same area but would like a bigger garden etc. Had our property valued by 3 estate agents, the lowest valuation gave us a minimum equity of…
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Dog Outbuilding in neighbour's garden - allowed by Taylor Wimpey
Hi - I am hoping someone can help me as I am now at the end of my tether with this issue.... :( I have recently purchased a new build property (my first home which I’ve invested all my savings into) from Taylor Wimpey on the Knight's Park development in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Approximately one week after moving into our…
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Rental Deposits
Hello All, Just wondered if anyone had ever heard of a company called "Rental Deposits"? They pay your deposit for you for a fee? I work full time, and need to move across the country however I paid a large deposit on the property I live in, which from experience I know takes a couple of weeks to back paid back to me after…
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Are estate agents obliged to pass on offers for LETTINGS?
Hi there - I understand that estate agents are legally obligated to pass on all offers made before contracts are exchanged, in sales. But does this also apply to lettings? I just saw a property that I really liked, called the estate agent, who said they'd already received an offer today, below asking price. I was willing…
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appliance/furniture help.
Hey! I don't know whether im posting this in the right place but here it goes.... Im due to move out of my parents house into renting from a housing association with my two children. I have all my furniture and appliances apart from a sofa, bed and cooker... ive heard I can get some sort of help that's low cost or a grant.…
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Who contacts who about council tax?
Did you contact the council when you moved in or did they contact you? Just wondering if it's possible to do some stoozing, by putting the money into a savings account and when they finally do contact me with a bill I can just pay it off. Or are they likely to fine me for not contacting them when I moved in? I'm thinking…
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Solicitor or Conveyancer
Hi, I have had an offer accepted on a property I am looking to buy. The property is currently going through probate. I was wondering if the probate would make any difference to whether I should use a conveyancer or solicitor? regards
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Moving out
Hi all just a bit of a query really as this is the first time I've moved from rented accommodation (where it was more than a room). We moved out about 6 weeks ago. Before moving, we arranged for a cleaning company to come in and do the carpets, oven etc. They did the best they could (considering that the beige carpet had…
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'Off Plan'?
I am in the process of purchasing a property. I am using a firm of solicitors whom I have dealt with on many occasions before. As well as having solicitors they also employ conveyancers and paralegals which is fine as they specialise in conveyancing. My purchase however is being dealt with (at a fixed price) by a solicitor…
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Fire in our building!
We are about to get the keys to our new house, later today. Excited - bit this is about something different! Yesterday we woke up to the smell of burning in our current rented flat. To cut a long story short there was a fire in the stairwell. We got out (just) through acrid thick smoke covered in wet towels. The other top…
