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Survey Report Help
Hi All, We have just received a survey back on a house we hope to buy, the main part that is concerning us is below: We note some cracking to the right-hand side of this elevation. This cracking would suggest movement to the wall adjacent the garage. We note that the trees have been substantially cut back and that there is…
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When a brothel moves in next door
This might be a bit off topic, but I am hoping that there are some experienced landlord here who can help me with this. I live on the block with my wife and daughter. It's a quiet community, and is in one of the safer area near Canary Wharf in London. A couple of young European girls have moved into the flat next door and…
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Monthly rolling tenancy agreement
Hi there I've been renting my house for over 12 months and have just signed for another 9 months. Is there a qualifying time period before I can go on a month by month tenancy agreement? If so, is it automatic or do I have to apply? Can the LL refuse? Furthermore, does it have any negative effects in comparison to a longer…
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moving lancashire area
Hi everyone:beer: I'm new to this and really don't know how to work this site yet. I'm just wanting some help and advice please. I have just been told I've got a job in Burnley Lancashire and I'm going to have to move up from Birmingham. I really don't know the area but everyone keeps telling me that living in Burnley is a…
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Homebuying - When to order furniture?
I am in the process of buying a 2bed flat and plan to move instantly. Currently living with parents and rented my first property out with everything it had. The new flat will only come with white goods including cooker, washer, dishwasher etc however no bed, sofa, curtains etc etc... Currently waiting for searches to come…
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Fire safety requirements in Victorian house divided into flats?
Hello everyone. I am hoping that someone will have some knowledge of fire safety regulations as applicable to a large Victorian house that has been converted in the 1980's into four self contained flats, with a communal hallway and staircase access to the upper flats. My question is basically what are the legal…
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MSE News: Why selling your home could get harder next week
"A new high street estate agent-led property portal is launching that restricts the number of websites its members can advertise properties on" Read the full story: Why selling your home could get harder next week Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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How can you stop someone using your address?
I bought my house May 2012. For a few months afterwards, I had many debt collectors and letters coming for the previous owner. It was easy to deal with because I could prove that I had just bought the house. Roll on 18 months. I started to get bailiff letters from Pay Day lenders (one's I had never heard of). I rang the…
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Can a buyer drop their offer!! Advice needed!!
Hi, Just sold our house at Christmas. It was advertised and valued by our estate agent at £110,000. We agreed to take it off the market for £115,000 which was the offer that was put to us. They have just received the results of a homebuyers survey which has brought up a couple of jobs but they have agreed between…
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Rental Leaving Notice
Hello, I'll explain the situation a little. We live in Scotland. We currently rent a flat which originally started off on a 6 month lease but is now rolling month to month. We let our landlord know our intensions to leave the flat as we have found a new house. We gave him the one month's notice that he said was required on…
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What exactly constitutes as harrassment by the landlord?
I had a bit of a bad conversation with the landlord, and I really hope it doesn't happen again. I am defintely moving out as soon as my lease ends, I don't want a landlord like that. :mad: But, in case it happens consistenly, I would like to know what exactly is considered harrassment by the LL towards the tenant. I really…
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What do you perceive makes a good LandLord?
As the title says.
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Rental valuation for remortgage dispute
Hi, We are remortgaging our current residential property and letting it to buy another property to live in. The amount that we can borrow against our let to buy is dependent on the valuer's rental valuation. We have actually let our property already for £1295 pcm through a letting agent, but obviously the tenants have not…
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rent refund?
Some advice please. My son was given notice 21 and advised of two months to vacate. He has found a new flat and wants to move asap. He has just paid this months rent which takes him up to 20th Feb. If he moves out on say 7th Feb is he entitled to refund of 13 days rent? Agent says he technically is liable for rent up until…
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Bridging Loan
Hello All, I'm semi-reposting - I asked about this in the 'Mortgages' forum, and the question wasn't really answered (and sometimes google just leaves you confused). With a bridging loan: 1. Do you declare a bridging loan to the mortgage lender? Does that affect your chance of being approved or amount you're approved for?…
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Are these acceptable Service Charge expenses?
Being in a leasehold flat of 3 in a house conversion, the requisite service charges are part of the package. My question is, are the following 'anticipated' expenses acceptable: - Electricity £300 (to operate 2 timer lights in the hallway?! Seems rather steep!) - Electricity Repairs £300 (the lights work absolutely fine)…
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Advice needed.
We are selling our house and have a buyer who has had the survey and searches completed and is satisfied with them to proceed. We originally set a time frame to move out no later than May this year. We have not exchanged contracts; we have not made any legally binding agreements. The house we were moving to purchase turned…
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Tenancy Deposit Dispute
Hello everyone, I am hoping you can help with a deposit dispute I am going through with my previous estate agent. Near the end of last year the owner of our rented property sold the flat we were renting to a new owner. We moved out as, although the estate agent said the new owners would like to keep us, we would have to…
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Oil fired central heating
Hi, I am looking to rent a property (As per previous thread, the one I ideally wanted has now been taken off the market) but it states that it has oil fired central heating. Could anyone give an indication as to what the cost of this is compared to gas? It's a 3 bed moderately sized, mid terraced property. Thanks in…
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Over paying morgages
I'm a ftb puting down a 15% deposit. I was wondering if it better to go on a 30 year morgage, 30 year morgage but overpay for the first 5 years or go on a 25 year morgage and then remorgage in 5 years time. Fixed rate at 3.49 and then 4.49. What would you do?
