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Incompetent Property Agent.. HELP!
So I've spoken about this in another topic relating to council tax, which I will briefly explain here. I'll keep this as simple as possible, I rent a room in a 7 bed property, which is a Large HMO. Since moving in the property agent has proven unresponsive to emails, pure doesn't seem to care, and overall incompetent. The…
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Do you actually have to ask for the deposit back?
Check out inventory for my rental came up with only two minor points and indicated these should be offset against areas where the flat is far cleaner than when I moved in (it was noted as generally grubby and that a couple of areas, including the cooker and oven, were filthy - though phrased more politely than that). It…
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Land lord no use at all
Hi am i right thinking that i can take our land lord to court when we move. They have not used a government approved deposit scheme since we moved here in May. and was told its a £3,000 fine. The gas certificate ran our 11/08/2014
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Letting Agent problems
hi, i'm a newbie so please be gentle. We currently rent and have been given notice for the end of October 2014. Dont have a problem with this as we're now buying and everything is moving ok with the house buying, so will be out for then. The letting agent has given out our phone number to various estate agents so they can…
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Mortgage Offer Withdrawn: Problems With Title
Hi I have recently been in the process of purchasing a repossessed flat. My mortgage offer came through 3 weeks ago in which time my conveyancer has begun to report back to me. Today i have received a phone call from the Lender in question who have advised they are withdrawing the mortgage offer on the grounds that as it…
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Property management company
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Damage caused by estate agency/surveyor
Hi, I'm just after some advice... We are in the process of selling the house. We received and accepted an offer, then we went away for 4 weeks. During that time, keys were left with the estate agent so they could let surveyors in. It happened in the first week - surveyors visited the house (one from the bank and an…
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Landlord took away faccilities
Hi guys, i hope you can help. My landlord has neglected his property for years, we moved in 14 years ago, any way, our outhouse which is attached to the kitchen and forms part of the building, this out house houses our washer, dryer and freezer, the roof has been leaking badly for some time, he has been aware of this since…
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Accepting offers question
Our house has been on the market for five days and we had an offer with our second viewing on day three. It's a good offer of 5% below the asking price from first time buyers. They've said their offer is on the table till the weekend. What does that mean? We have a second viewing tomorrow (viewer really liked the house and…
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Guarantor Mortgage
Dear MSE Members, I was wondering whether you could help me out. My family and I are currently in the process of buying our council flat in N1 London from the Council by means of the Right To Buy scheme. My parents are not at an age where they can obtain a mortgage which leaves myself solely to obtain a mortgage and get…
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100% ownership selling on
Hi I have a 100% ownership now from a shared ownership. Does anyone have any experiences of selling their property from the shared ownership scheme? In specific, the HA has a "first refusal" over the property and I'd like to know if anyone has had the HA decide to buy the property back? If not, was is easy to sell the…
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Renting Out Property - Income Tax
Good Afternoon, I was wondering if somebody can help me out. If been renting out a property to my father since 1st August last year in which I have been made aware by a friend that I have to 'declare the tax'. I have spoken to HMRC and they told me to write in (as I haven't got a business to do it online) and give them all…
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Planning Application Withdrawn by Council ... Can this Happen?
Hi everyone My Planning Application's Consulation End Date is due on the 22nd September. Ive just been onto the Planning Site to see the latest info, and it is saying the application was withdrawn on the 15th September. I havn't withdrawn the application, so ive no idea what this is all about, and I havn't heard anything…
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Best way to buy a BTL property
Hello all My wife and I currently have a small BTL portfolio and are considering buying another couple of flats. Is there any tax advantage to putting the purchase of these properties through a limited company? The existing flats are just owned by me personally Thanks
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Staircasing to 100% and Land Registry
I recently completed on staircasing to 100% ownership of my flat, having originally purchased a 35% share four years ago. My solicitor confirmed that my purchase of the remaining share has been registered at the Land Registry. Not fully understanding how the Land Registry works, I’ve been checking the Land Registry House…
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My landlord dispute update
Ok, finally got LL to agree to return deposit but he claims he is now taking me to court for his losses as he still claims I rigged meter so the flat is unlettable, that my claims of having photos of a spotless flat(minus the junk the previous tenant left when I moved in) are lies, that even though he never protected the…
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Tenancy deposit scheme dispute
I have just been contacted by the tenancy deposit scheme I use, saying that my extenants have raised a dispute asking for their deposit back. The tenants in question where a nightmare they never paid rent on time and at one point were over £1000 in arrears, things came to a head in February as I was so stressed out all the…
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Mates rates
This is obviously going to vary widely I imagine, but what sort of discount on a job would tend to be given to someone if they were paying "mates rates" for it, rather than the "standard" price?
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So, how do I make an offer?
Possibly a very stupid question, but I've never bought a house before. I just wondered about the mechanics of how I actually go about making an offer on a property? Presumably I phone the estate agent, they relay offer to vendor, back and forth with a bit of negotiating until offer is accepted? At what point do I need to…
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Rented property in receivership, AST expired
Hi, The rented property I live in under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) has been placed in receivership. My tenancy agreement expired on the 3rd August 2014 and despite repeated requests to the letting agent, they have failed to send me a new AST. I am aware that when an AST expires, the tenancy continues month to month…
