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How can I ensure that I don't overpay on a house?
It might sound obvious but I want to offer on a house that is in an area where all the houses were built in 2003. There is very little sales history for that area to make a comparison. This particular property was purchased new in 2003 for 139k and sold again in 2005 for 158k. Zoopla says it is worth 176k. All houses on…
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House Purchase - Property Information Form - Electric
Background: Going through a house purchase at the moment (first time buyers). It's a 1960's house which has remained in the same family. Upon inheriting the house, the current owners have rewired, new boiler, electrics etc. We have chatted for quite a while with the current owners and have a good relationship. From what I…
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Please help- moral dilemma
I recently discovered that my friend (John) is tax evading and renting a house share with 7 people without a HMO license. He runs a consultancy business from the conservatory of a house he inherited and he has 4 employed staff. However on the same floor of the house he has rented two rooms to separate people (people not…
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Holding Deposit - £1,000
Hi, Our estate agents wanted a £1,000 holding deposit for the property, and gave us an offer form to fill in with details of the holding deposit. The offer form said this property was furnished. This was signed. The next day the property was negotiated over the phone after they had got our bank details and it was agreed to…
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Selling without completion certificate
Anyone know if a completion certificate is required for an extension, inspector has been out for all but final check. Will it affect selling?
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freehold house, leasehold garage probs
Hi, We are in the process of buying a 6 yr old 3 storey, detached, freehold house with a garage under a coach house seperate from the property. Our solicitors have just noticed, at the point when everyone is about to exchange contracts that the garage is in fact leasehold. They have put everything on hold until this is…
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Removal firms-to or from?
Sorry if it's a daft question... Do people always use a removal firm based near where they live or has anyone used one from the new destination? I'm going to be moving from the North West to the South West and there don't seem to be any removal firms near me-although there are some where I'm moving to.
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Estimate contents cost for home insurance
I am in the process of doing my home insurance (first time buyer) - my home will be pretty much bare when I move in and I am bringing very little stuff of my own into the house. I have worked out my items i'm bringing with me such as laptops, TVs etc.. but as I don't have beds/cupboards/carpets/curtains etc so not sure how…
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Survey
Hi, currently in the process of buying a house. Survey has come back and stated the property shows signs of longstanding movement. It does not appear to be progressive and saleability should be not be affected, no specialist report is required. Is this basically nothing to worry about? Not entirely sure what they mean by…
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Renting when landlord is bankrupt
Hello, I am in need of some urgent advice around my situation. Approx a week ago, the private landlord advertised this flat on openrent. This flat is leasehold. I viewed, was satisfied and paid half of the deposit upfront (using online banking and his debit card with his full name on it - lets call this NAME 1). He sent me…
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Architect fees - this seems excessive
hi, I am trying to get planning to build a small terrace of 4 houses. I have paid nearly £1000 for 5 drawings, and had a pre app meeting with the council. Now the architect wants a further £4800 + Vat to provide further drawings necessary to submit the planning application £1200+vat for a Top Survey to allow cross sections…
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self employed vs employed
Hi Not finding any relevant help. I am self employed and employed but only recently as returned to the UK in last 18 months so need to build up cash for deposit and history. However I am just considering leaving the employed part time position on PAYE for being fully self employed. Can any one point me in the right…
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Claiming former housemates share of Council tax back after paying for her?
Not sure if this is the correct forum :( 2 friends lived together and agreed to pay half of council tax each and both had names on it. Person A moved out to live with their partner, leaving Person B bitter and jealous and refusing to pay their share of council tax. Both were liable as both had names on the bill, and Person…
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Can I let out the room for whichever price I want?
I will have a spare room in the flat I will be renting soon. I will also be entitled to some Housing Benefit. According to online calculator if I was to let out a room for a small price(such as £50 per month) I would still get the same amount of benefit. So just want to check if there was no such a thing as minimal rent I…
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Negotiating the selling price/offer
My potential buyers have finally found someone who is able to proceed to buy their house. Next up is the negotiation around my selling price. Rightly or wrongly I have struck up a good relationship with my buyers who are well known locally. I am quite comfortable with handling any negotiations around the selling price but…
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Flying freehold - buyers solicitor says we have it, we think we don't - HELP!
We are selling our end-terraced house. Our buyers solicitor has raised an issue with our solicitor, saying that they want us to pay £200 for an indemnity insurance policy to cover the fact that our house has a 'flying or creeping freehold'. The buyer's solicitor has commented that the wording in the property register…
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Tenancy Agreement Renewal
I am renting my house out via a letting agent and the tenancy agreement is up for renewal, the tennants want to sign up for a year which I am happy with. I can keep them on a rolling contract or renew the tenancy for £50 + VAT, does that sound a reasonable price?
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Acquiring unused outhouse
Hi We have just bought our flat, and have been given the keys to a fairly sizable old concrete bomb shelter in the back garden. The previous owners asked all other owners if they wanted it in 2005, and have marked on the building that it was claimed by them in that year. Am I right in thinking that if we notify all the…
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New owners chancing their luck
Hiya all Just sold my house last week and everything was going good But now this week I got a letter from my solicitor saying: I have had a letter from the Purchaser’s solicitor advisingthat the boiler is not working and they are concerned there may be a gas leak.Given this is a potentially dangerous issue, they are…
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Nightmare neighbour
Nightmare as in they dont even live in the building but their cousin does who gave them a spare key so they bring their dog in at all hours which if during the night wakes the entire block up as it barks a lot and one of my upstairs neighbours has her own dog which gets woken up and barks. Its so loud that last week I was…
