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Estate Agent Conduct
We are looking for a flat for our son and on receiving an email re a flat the details of which stated offers over £129,900 I immediately called the estate agent who said the earliest that we could have a viewing was in three days time...that was ok with me so I booked a time. An hour before the viewing time I get a call to…
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Selling House: What Order to Show Buyers Around?
Hi All Am currently selling my house and was wondering what order do you show your rooms in i.e Show Upstairs First then down to Living Room, Kitchen etc or does it really matter? Thanks
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Conflicts of interest?
Just got the full mortgage acceptance letter through with the details of the bank survey. Should I be keeping this between me and the solicitor or sharing it with the agent? What about other information? Bearing in mind that the estate agent is a jack-of-all-trades so they have a legal team and a surveying team etc. of…
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Not paying rent an option?
Hi After many problems with my landlady/estate agent – see previous thread if you would like to know details. I would like to know what could happen if we moved out without paying 2 months rent but they kept our deposit (1.5 months rent). I know this is wrong and not the right way to go about thing but they are not fixing…
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Relocating to Nottinghamshire from london
Can anyone recommend any nice places to live within commuting access (train) to Nottingham? Somewhere leafy, with things to do (eg stables, rowing, restaurants, bars). Thanks!
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Failed environmental search - what next?
Hi, we have just received our environmental search back which the property we are trying to buy has 'failed'. The reason given is that there is a railway line close to the property. We are aware of the railway line but there is actually a house between the one we are buying and the railway line so we think that the risk is…
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Buy to Let / Moving help!
Hi, it's been a while since I've been on the boards so be gentle! My husband has been working away since September and we are trying to get moved so we can live as a family once again. House went on the market end of Feb and sold very quickly. Foolishly we took it off the market and then our buyer went AWOL. We are now…
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Documents required from vendor prior to exchage?
Hi all, Me and my husband are FTB and in the process of buying our first property. We are at the point that searches have been completed and we are awaiting the result of the structural survey. I have read on this forum about buyers/ solicitors requesting FENSA certificates and gas safety check certificates. I find all…
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buying a newly renovated flat
I'm looking to get some advice about what I can/should ask my solicitor to get from the seller. He is getting everything to do with the sale like contract etc. but can/should I ask him to get things like the paperwork for the new boiler, electric, cooker/fridge/washer+dryer warranty as its all built in and brand new?…
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Buy to Let and go travelling??
My partner and I have been saving up to buy a flat, and now have a decent deposit. However we are now thinking of changing our plans and going travelling for a bit (up to a year). We aren't sure whether to stick the money in savings accounts etc, or whether to buy somewhere and rent it out whilst we are away. This way we…
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Finding a good letting agent
I am currently looking for letting agent to let out my unfurnished property. I have looked around and found so many agnts and they charge lots for set up fee, inventory, rent cut etc etc, Anyone know whoch letting agent company is good to go with based on their own experiences? Any advice will be most appreciated. Many…
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Renting and CCJS
Hello My partner and I rent our current home privately. We have been here 4 years and prior to that in another private rental for 4 years. Last week our LL let us know he was selling his home and needed to move into the property we rent. He gave us notice and we need to be out for 30th of June. This was all very amicable…
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Upad tenant find service
Hello, Can any of you landlords out there that have used Upad for the tenant find tell me your thoughts on the service? I'm about to complete on a flat so need to decide weather to go for Upad or letting agent. I have no problem showing tenants the flat etc. I'm managing the let anyway so just want peoples thoughts on the…
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Gas Certificate Enquiry
Hello All, Our solicitor has advised us that our buyers solicitor has raised an enquiry over a gas safety certificate. I was under the impression that when selling a property you do not need a gas safety certificate and this was intended for landlords. Can someone just ease my mind and that I do not need to get a gas…
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Estate agent wants to perform credit check before they will put forward offer
Hi We're first time buyers and after a bit of advice. We have decided to put an offer in on a house that has been repossessed. The house is being advertised by the estate agents on behalf of another company. We have been told that we will have 28 days to complete and that the house will remain on the market with our offer…
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Can you exchange without an energy efficiency certificate?
After many ups and downs I *think* our house purchase is going to go ahead. Phew! But as it's a private sale and it was never appraised by an estate agent it hasn't been given an energy efficiency certificate/rating. The paperwork that forms part of the searches asks for the rating, we've queried it with the solicitor…
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S20 question
I'm a leaseholder of a flat and was served an S20 by the freeholder recently, who shared the quotes they were given. There's no doubt that the work needs to be done, but the cost was a little surprising (ie sky high). I've since had more like for like estimates undertaken, and would like to challenge the S20 and commission…
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Letting Agent - cancellation fee for owner
I wonder if anyone can advise on the following situation. A friend has been letting his furnished house, to the same tenants, for 3 years using the services of a letting agent. The rent is about £800 a month and the agent collects approx. £100 of that sum. They charged several hundred at the beginning of the tenancy for…
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Selling Fees over £10,000?
My parents are looking to sell their house. It's in Kent and the valuations are at about £750,000. They had visits from 2 estate agents today. The first quoted 1.75% and the second quoted 1.5% on the first £750,000 and then 10% of anything they achieve over this. This seems huge to me. Are these reasonable estate agents…
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Shared Ownership - where to start?
Hi, I'm very new to this forum, although have been lurking for a while and looking for advice from anyone who has been through the shared ownership resale process Me and my partner are looking to buy a resale SO around Tower Hamlets, London. We have a £30k deposit and joint salary of £55k. Buying outright isn't an option…
