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Flat next to railway line
How put off a flat would you be if it was situated alongside a (busy) railway line? I am looking for some flats and seems you can get more space for your money there, but the flats have been on the market for a while so I wonder if people are put off buying them so they are hard to sell?
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Is damp worth bothering with?
A surveyor from a quite large company providing free damp inspections took a surprising attitude when he visited my house. He told me that he has damp patches in his own home, but they don't bother him so he doesn't do anything about them. While he said that dealing with timber rot in the floorboards and foundations was…
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Is Double Glazing for zero noise possible??
Hey everyone, looking for some advice on double glazing for sound reduction please. The house we have found & love is on a main road. To be precise, it is a main route into a city 2 lanes each way 40mph limit. So given most people’s attitude to speed limit imagine a 45mph speed of vehicles across 4 lanes. No central…
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Cant get BTL mortgage.
Hey, I have seen a property I would like to buy as a BTL. However on putting in a offer I find you cant get a BTL mortgage on less than 40k. The property is 37k but know she will take abit less. (Yes I live up north, cheap houses!) So my mum has offered to remortgage her house (which is currently paid off) for 25k and I…
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Council charging fortune for Garden Lease
Hi, I purchased my first house a few years ago and got well and truly caught out. turns out the garden isn't part of the house and is a separate parcel of land, owned by my council. my crappy online conveyancer didn't notice and nor did I. The previous lease had run out in 2000 and the council had not noticed but shortly…
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Lived in home for 3 months want to sell.
Hi, Basically as the title says we have been in our home since October and we are wanting to sell as we feel we have bought the wrong kind of home and can't really seem to settle into the place. What are peoples perceptions with regard to selling so soon? We have made a few improvements to the property as we were going to…
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Landlords - how long for repairs?
Trying to keep this brief. I moved into a new (agent managed) property last Tuesday (13th) On Friday evening I found two of the plug sockets weren't working in the kitchen (socket for fridge being one of them) I have been living without white goods since I moved in (no fridge, oven, washing machine) but had ordered some…
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Capital gains tax when gifting inherited property?
Hi, My mum owns the property that I live in since she inherited it when my grandfather died 3 years ago. Prior to his death I rented the property from my grandfather but since then my mum has allowed me to live here rent free provided that I paid for any maintenance, she didn't want to become a landlady and she owns her…
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Tenancy deposit deductions
Hello! I'm looking for a bit of advice (A bit of back story; I signed my tenancy with an Estate Agent and paid £350 bond in January 2013. A year later the landlord was about to be repossessed so the estate agents offered me another of their properties. I took it and they said they'd transfer my bond to the new property.…
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Church Commissioners...
Hi all. We are in the midst of trying to buy a property that has access over an unmade lane, which is owned by the Church. The problem is that the right of access is on a rolling three-month contract, which has restrictive covenants such as not being able to drive down the track between midnight and 6am, and never being…
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Valid Section 21
I've seen quite a bit of contradictory advice on the net about the validity of section 21(b) for a periodic tenancy. It was always my belief that a section 21(1)(b) could only be validly served for a fixed term tenancy not a periodic one. Serving a section 21(1)(b) for a tenancy that has become periodic would make the…
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Self Assessment - Property costs
Hi, Just completing my self assessment, which includes property income. Can anyone advise of additional costs I can offset against my income. So far I have claimed: Legal Management Property Repairs Rent / Rates / Insurance Ground rent Mortgage Arrangement fee Service Charge Council Tax (whilst void) Wear & Tear Allowance…
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Renting loophole?
Hi - any advice /comments much appreciated. We need to move as our flat is too small ( 1 bed). We don't want to sell if we can avoid it but don't qualify for a buy to let mortgage. Can I rent out a room ( ie the only room !) and get round it that way? If I pay the mortgage and keep my name on the mortgage and utilitites…
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Dealing directly with landlord?
Hi all, Random query - my partner and I rent a property which I have lived in for 3 years now (he's lived in it with me for around 1.5 years). We deal with all property matters through our managing agent, and have no direct contact with our landlords, never have - however the agents are absolutely rubbish and I feel like…
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How to find someone to do a homebuyers report?
I've googled, I've searched on here and haven't really got the answers Im looking for. I want to make sure its being done by a reputable company so I don't get done for but there's no where that does reviews on these things. So does anyone know a place that does a homebuyers report in wakefield area?
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London property prices !!!!!!
Wifes man lived in Colliers Wood somewhere around Fulham football ground area I believe. Nan lived in 2/3 bed terraced house with tiny garden and no off street parking and the house was in generally poor condition (no CH, old windows and interior untouched for decades). When the old girl died the house was put on the…
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Country rentals
Is there a letting agent, preferably on line, which specialises in cottages on farms or similar, all I can find seem to be holiday lets
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how much would you need to earn to live in London, comfortably?
What kind of salary would one need to live comfortably in london? I am talking about one person renting a flat in say, central london or hampstead. Also, how much would the price differ from outskirts of london? My friend's cousin lives in brent and he doesn't have a well paid job. He has his own flat, but he also has 2…
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Completion on Friday 13th!
It is possible we may complete on February 13th which is a Friday. My partner, who I thought was relatively sane, says 'no way' is he moving in that day and reckons the other parties won't either. After the stress and turmoil of the whole process I would do the move then...and in the nude if necessary just to get into the…
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Big damp patch on carpet
Hi all - I'm cross-posting this on the DIY board as I'm not sure where to put it! Our Plumber can't get to us until after the weekend thanks to other commitments and the snow, so I'm hoping to get some ideas of what this might be. OH is very DIY-minded and extremely handy so maybe we won't even need the Plumber, but I…
