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Can't find the next house, am I doing something wrong ?
So, we currently are living in our first purchased home. We are in the last stages of the mortgage now and whilst our current first home is fine there are things we would like to improve: More living space, larger bathroom, bigger garden, better area. Had a valuation from a local EA and making the calculation of : sale…
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Can I afford to move??
Hi everyone, Hopefully I have posted this in the right place :) Me and my wife are thinking about moving house as we now need something bigger than our little 2 bed. The thing that I can't get my head around, despite the fact of dealing with the entire purchase first time round, is the fees and deposit etc So we have some…
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Buying and new job offer
Hi there, hoping this has gone in at least roughly a right place. Looking for some advice as having great difficulty making my own mind up. Buying a house not perfect but plenty good enough for myself as it currently stand things are going fairly smoothly. What's happend recently is I've been offered a new job working for…
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letting agents and refurbishing a property
I have a rental property in desperate need of refurbishment. The problem is I live in a different part of the country and although I've had it for quite a few years I always seem to have trouble finding reliable local tradesmen when I've needed things fixing. It's now reached the stage where it needs a major overhaul and I…
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Evicted and now intentionally homeless
Hi, I was looking for a little advice on how to help my sister move forward. Essentially she was renting a house through a local housing association and got herself behind on rent. This was due to a number of factors but mainly she would take part time jobs because she wanted to work, have her housing cut, be worse off and…
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Renting worries - Landlord selling and multi-tenants notice
Hi, Have picked up lots of useful information over the last few months here but unfortunately not one relating to this problem. Basic facts often see asked for:* Property in Wales * Started on a 6 monthly contract then moved to monthly - not yet had a chance since news to locate actual paperwork. Can remember us all sat in…
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Service charge dispute out of hand
Hi, I've joined to see if I can get any advice for my parents as they've hit a brick wall with a simple problem that's gotten out of hand. Any help would be much appreciated. I'm sorry this is such a long plea for help. They live in an ex caretaker's flat for a residential home and are completely independent of the…
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Removal firm adding additional charges
I posted a job on any van to move a flat from Dundee to l'derry. A company accepted the job for £759 which I was very happy with and after reading their reviews I accepted. A few weeks before the move they contacted me asking for a list of things to be removed so I sent this through. They called me asking if a 4 x2x2 would…
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Estate agents - houses sold
is there any way to compare how many houses each estate agent in my area has sold? an estate agent told me that its on the internet but I can't find anything.
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student contract problems
Hi, I'm new to this and am asking for help on behalf of my daughter. She is at Uni and is in a property at the moment, the landlord wanted her and her housemates to sign for the next academic year and said if one didn't they all couldn't so they all signed paying a part non-refundable summer retainer with the rest to be…
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Conveyancers or lawyers?
Hi everyone!!! I have just joined the site, but was wondering if anyone could recommend a good conveyancer or lawyer? I am trying to sell my flat and need one. Kind regards, FoxyScorp
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Online Record of Sale Price following Repossession
Afternoon guys, Just a quick one. We were looking at a property which I know was repossessed in 2011. NetHousePrices only shows the previous sale in 2006. I don't know if it was sold at auction or through an agent in 2011 but I would have thought the sale price should have appeared online by now. We don't desperately need…
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renting questions
Hi all i will be moving into my first rented flat over the next couple of weeks. having not done so before i have a couple of questions about the process. I am going through a (high street) letting agent. Once I am signed, who do I deal with should there be any issues- agent or landlord. e.g. say there was maintenance…
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Hiring a removal firm - local firm or one from our destination?
It's still early days in our moving process, but with our buyers being FTBs who are pushing for a quick sale, I'm already starting to think about fun stuff like removal companies (Please note heavy use of sarcasm there ;) ) Hubby and I are moving 50 miles to another county. I'm a fairly experienced house-mover, having…
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Expenses of buying property in Spain
Hello all, I am starting to consider the idea of buying a property in Spain. i have done some research about the expenses that goes with it. i have seen that anyone buying a property in Spain will need at least 15% of the property value for the expenses (solicitior, land registry, VAT). I think 15% in expenses is a lot.…
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Draft contract - how long is too long?
Hi all, First time buyer here, going it solo and starting to struggle with the fact that my house-move knowledge is so limited. I've had my offer accepted on a property, and currently pending final mortgage offer but this should all be okay. In terms of all things conveyancing, my solicitor has been waiting on the first…
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House hunting? Don't forget........
https://www.onthemarket.com is now live. I found this out today when 3 properties I was watching on rightmove disappeared. I phoned the agent and they informed me that it is now on there. Shame there is no app yet and the site lacks alot of info.
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Please help, house dilemma
We are currently renting after moving out of our too small home. We were about to put it up for rent when we received an early inheritance. We didn't really want to rent out the property as it was recently renovated and we didn't want the hassle of being a Landlord but we couldn't sell it for enough of a deposit to buy…
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Inheriting Right to Buy.
We have recently suffered a tragic loss of a loved one. She had lived in the property for over 50 years and it has a lot of sentimental value to us with many happy memories etc. We as a family would be devastated to see the house go, and there are members of the family who would be happy to buy the house. I enquired with…
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Advise for renting with low credit rating
Hello MSEs I currently live with my wife and children in In-laws house, we have spent the last year two years paying back debts we amassed and are now debt free (yay!) and in a good position to rent. The only concern is my credit rating has obviously taken a hit and is very low, which may make renting a house a difficult…
