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6 month rule on selling a house
My friend has recently bought a property CASH and has refurbished it and wants to move it on but has been told that they must have owned the house six months before they can do this is there away around it
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Offered on a Repo !! very nervous now
Well after flying down to the midlands on Thursday and viewing the repo on Friday we have to day put an offer in on it, only to be told that someone else had had an offer accepted on it this morning !! Sop straight there and then I upped my offer to what I think is above the other party offer and the EA started asking for…
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an idea if LL doesn't accept DSS, is this allowed?
I am wondering if this is allowed and if this would even work in theory If a landlord has a criteria like the tenant cannot be funding the rent with DSS And the tenant is a student and has a relative that can pay the rent. And the landlord accepts a relative paying rent for a student. Can the relative and tenant sign a…
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Key exchange - Completion
Hi I'm finally exchanging tomorrow...slight problem. My seller upward chain won't release their keys until 4.30pm is this reasonable? Plus the seller wants more time to move out? I am willing to be flexible i.e give them another day they can leave some stuff behind and collect later but collecting keys at 4.30? should i…
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claiming back council tax
hi there. could anyone help. i rented a flat for 4 months early last year. but had to give it up due to unemployment and financial difficulty. I was and still am in receipt of dla, current claim got for pips. should i have been paying council tax. i was getting lower care and lower mobility. do i get a refund? xxxx thanks…
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Buying house from landlord- is letting agency taking the mick?
Hello, this is my very first post. I'll try and keep this concise. About a fortnight ago, we were contacted by our letting agent who told us that unfortunately our landlord needs to sell the property. Our tenancy ends on the 9th Nov this year and we could either remain on a rolling monthly contract until a completed sale,…
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Selling without Estate Agent
I have an 8 year old (new) build to sell. After a week talking to EAs. I have decided to try and sell it myself. I have done this before, but I knew the buyer so it was fairly painless. Any pitfalls I should be looking for?. I am particularly interested in buyers opinions - would you prefer to buy direct from the seller or…
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What to do?
We put an offer in this morning for a house we really like. We offered just under 6% below asking price because it needs a fair bit of work. It's empty as the owner passed away, so her daughter is the vendor, and we're first time buyers so there's no chain. It has sold once but it fell through, and the agent said they had…
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Awaiting Valuation on NewBuild
Hi All, Our mortgage lender is valuing the new build home we've had an offer accepted on (full price). Just wondering if mortgage providers are still undervaluing new build homes? The plot we've bought is half built at the moment, but there is a show house which is the same type of house (and others previously sold) on the…
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Moving Broadband to New Home
When moving house (from one rented home to another) I've known a few weeks in advance when I'd be moving so got the broadband supplier geared up for a move from one property to the next. I am buying this time round and not sure when to make them aware of the move. Hoping to exchange in the next couple of weeks with a…
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House offer cash sale
Hi all Would be interested in your opinions. My house has been on the market for just one month for circa £148,000. From the start I had a potential buyer but no price discussed as she still has to sell her house. Have had a cash offer for £125,000 which the estate agents and I agree is silly money. My house was priced…
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Niggling Worry
hi guys, a recent FTB - this forum was a god send when it came to mortgage (and lord knows what else) advice. we have moved in (it's been 10 weeks) and the house is going really well. We've been able to carry out cosmetic improvements and it's starting to take shape really well. The problem I have, is that I am pretty…
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Timeline when selling a house
Just over 4 weeks ago I agreed sale of my house. My solicitor requested the deeds from Santander within a few days. To date, he has not received them. Solicitor tells me that he cant carry out searches until he has received the deeds and that it will take at least 3 weeks for searches etc to be done. I just want to check…
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Bellway Building Delays CML date
Hi I am hoping someone can give me some advise. Myself and my husband have a bought a 4 bedroom new build home from Bellway, we 'signed up' in February this year and chose the particular development as they stated the homes would be ready in July/August, I am pregnant with my first child due 31st October so we (maybe very…
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Would a house at the top of a steep road with a steep driveway put you off?
I suppose it all depends on how steep it is? The house ticks nearly all the boxes but has this hill that we cant quite get our heads around. The house is on a steep road and the driveway is steep too! The house has been up for sale for 4 months so they are struggling to sell no doubt because of this! And it would possibly…
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Tenancy Contract - possible to change it mid-tenancy?
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Landlord asking me to part pay for improvements
Hi All, My landlord has recently offered to improve my homes boiler/heating system from an antiquated back boiler system with a hot water storage tank to a new combi boiler. Now whilst i accept that a combi boiler is likely to be expensive to have installed initially (grants and scrap value of old equipment aside), this is…
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Landlord/Letting Agency Problems - what are our rights?
I'll try to keep this as short as possible, but I'm at the end of my tether and don't know how to solve it. My partner and I moved house at the end of August. Before moving in, we asked where garage was (its separate to house) and was told they would let us know. We also asked about shower (said on advert on right move)…
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Vendors have lied- what next?
Hi all, wondering if anyone can help? Current situation is- we are in the process of buying a property and have gotten this far: Offer accepted, survey done, various assessments made, any issues checked out and rectified eg. potential woodworm, we have since signed purchase documents, have mortgage agreed and docs signed.…
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Does crime have an effect on property values?
I ask because I'm currently buying, and there has recently been a spate of serious crime in the area, including a murder in close vicinity of the property. I'm waiting for more details to come out, but I'm already having serious thoughts about walking away from it. I already had some concerns about security, because it's a…
