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Ex-tenant caused damage can I ask the LL to chase them?
Leaving rental property this week due to LL wanted decorators to start before the tenancy ends. I know they will try to retain some of the deposit due to damage cause by my violent ex who no longer lives here - there is one specific item for which he is totally and utterly responsible for. Can my LL go after him directly…
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Selling or renting out -Aberdeenshire
Hi I have a 4 bedroom house in Aberdeenshire which has gone up by 20% since i bought it in 2013. I am moving to USA in May. I remortgaged to a 2 year fixed 1 month ago. My thinking was that the property prices in Aberdeenshire will continue to rise and I can sell the property in 2016 summer to get more profit. Now with the…
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Concerns about Rental Agreement for Uni Student
Just wondering if there are any specialists who could have a quick read of my daughter's rental agreement below - she is looking to rent a 7 bed with friends at uni - bills included. Hope this is not too long... How can I rephrase the "jointly and severally" sentences so the limitation is restricted to just my daughter's…
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Do I have a Contractual Periodic Tenacy?
My fixed term AST ends shortly, and I'm trying to figure out if I'll move into a contractual or statutory periodic tenancy after that. I've read a lot of threads on here which cover this, and the general consensus seems to be "usually" its a statutory periodic unless the AST specifically states that it will be contractual.…
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After 8 Years I find out my road is Unadopted !!!
Slightly unusual situation here .... I purchased my house 8 years ago brand new - its a small development of 15 townhouses developed as an extension of an existing road. Just sold my house and the buyer's solicitor has come back to say that our part of the road is unadopted !! I phoned the council myself yesterday and they…
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Conveyancing
Any recommendations of a good conveyancer? I have been looking into online conveyancers due to cost. Any experience with express-conveyancing.co.uk as they are giving a good quote? Purchasing only.
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Anybody bought with Taylor Wimpey? (part exchange?)
Hi all Just a quick question, has anyone on here bought with Taylor wimpey? I know there are some horrendous reviews online but im also aware that people generally only tend to leave reviews when there's a problem, there may well be thousands of people out there with positive experiences with the company. Id be…
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Tenant referencing nightmare situation
Good Morning All! I was hoping someone could help me. I have lived in a property for 18months now, renting from a company who owns over 160 apartments in a major town. The last 18 months have been a little rocky, the apartment car park has been broken into quite a few times and I now feel it's time to leave and move else…
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Noise coming from upstairs
Guys I brought a 1920s ground floor flat in May last year. It looks like a converted Victorian house it has 8 large flats.. All was fine until upstairs moved in...'in September they were doing a lot of sanding on the floors which was horrendous. I tried to tell her father then that the noise was horrendous but he said the…
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Estate agent encouraged higher bid - ethical?
So on Saturday, I put down my first ever bid for a house. It had a guide price of £220,000 and seeing as I really wanted it, I put in an offer of £222,000 over the phone at the estate agent after telling him it was subject to my mortgage application today. So today as I'm actually driving to that meeting, the estate agent…
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Service charges
I'm considering buying a leasehold flat and was just wondering how the service charge works. In a block of flats built about 5 years ago and managed by an agent, do you usually pay the service charge annually or monthly? If it's annually, do you normally have to pay a whole year when you move in, or if the current owner…
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Single first time buyer in London
Hi everybody! I'll try to be brief with my request for help. :) I'm a 27yo single guy, currently working in London, with a permanent contract of £25k/year and £130k-£150k of savings. Since it's 9 years I've been wasting my money with the rent, I think now it's time to invest and buy something. My plan is to buy something…
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Tax liable if I own but rent elsewhere?
Hi all I rent in an area of the Southeast that is too expensive to buy in (I stay here for commuting + family reasons): however I've bought a couple of BTL properties so that I'm not left off the proverbial ladder, in a MUCH cheaper area east of London. I know you have no capital gains tax on your primary residence yet do…
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Tax advise needed to rent or sell
My mum died 24 years ago and 5 years later my dad remarried. My Dad owned a semi detached bungalow which my mum and him bought in 1965. When my dad remarried, his new wife moved from a rented flat into the bungalow. My dad rewrote his will so that on his death we, his 3 children, would inherit the house but his second…
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Giving Notice to a Tenant to End Tenancy
We have a BTL which has had the same tenant in for about 14 years. We now need the property back for own personal use due to change in circumstances. Originally a 6 month AST which is now rolling one month/ periodic. Tenant ok with going but requires official notice to give to local Authority to get on list for replacement…
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Informing Freeholder of Planned Extension
Hi, I wonder if anyone has experience of this...? We own our house which is on a 999 year lease for the land. We pay nominal ground rent. Now we are planning to extend - single-storey to side and rear - and believe we should notify the freeholder. No doubt they will want to charge us some administrative fee for considering…
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Static caravans for temp living accommodation
Thinking about getting a static caravan in my back garden as temporary living accommodation for me, or my sister & her boyfriend. Planning aside, with a large garden with room for a static caravan which wouldn't be an eyesore due to the shape of the garden, how would it connect to utilities? Not having been in a static…
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A couple of questions-damp/mortgage
Hi, I have a couple of questions, I'm interested in purchasing a flat I've seen. It's a repossion, and generally in good condition. However, I have 3 questions: It's a repossion, and I'd be buying it as a buy-to-let investment. It's on the top (5th) floor of a 1930's council style block. The roof is flat. The flat is empty…
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Urgent dilemma
Hi there, I've got a really urgent dilemma on my hands and any suggestions / help would be greatly appreciated. Me and my partner are looking to rent our own place, the places we are looking at become available on the 5/6th February. She is in a situation where she needs to get out of the place she is living before then.…
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Boundary Dispute - Neighbour wont let me put a fence on MY land
Hi all, I am wondering whether anyone can give me any advice on the above! Basically we have bought a house on a bit of a corner. We own both the house and the whole back garden/yard. There are 4 houses that sort of adjoin onto the garden, and they have 'hanging rights' and access rights. My solicitor did tell us this when…
