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Shenstone properties ground rent
Hi, Ground rent for my flat that I have been in for 1 year 6months has been addressed to the previous owner so I haven't been aware of any payment due. Having looked up this company and seen how unprofessional they are, I am going to call them in the morning. Please can you advise me the best way of handling this? I've…
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Outright Homeowner want to Sell and Buy
:( some advice needed.... I want to sell my house (owned) and buy bungalow outright same value, I claim ESA and DLA would this stop my chances of selling and buying no profits gained.
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Couple of questons about house purchase - is this normal?
So after finding a very good broker, husband and I had an offer accepted and mortgage agreed and are in the purchase process. We're "not really" first time buyers as we've had houses before in previous lives but for the purposes of this we are. There is no chain - we're in rented and the house we are buying is currently…
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been served sec21(1)b
We rent a house been on AST which finish on 31 jan 2015..We was served section 21(1)b on 26nov 2014..We had been talking to agents as we are due to move to a new build we had planned to go rolling monthly until end of march start of april(we would of given notice in The house is up for sale as of 30 nov we had no idea…
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Haggling estate agents' fees
Hi Has anyone managed to haggle down the percentage fees of estate agents. Or, managed any deals on fees such as high percentage for say 8 weeks then lower. Bonus for agent if buyer found within certain time frames?
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Estate agent refund?
Sorry for the long post but want to give all info; My sister (21yrs) and her partner are staying on the sofa of my 2 bed maisonette as she has recently found herself homeless through domestic violence (long story). So, they both work- shes employed, he's newly self employed. They found property they'd like to rent, have…
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New rented flat - upstairs being renovated - nightmare
I have recently moved into a new flat which I am renting. It turns out that the flats above are being completely renovated. This was not disclosed before we moved in. The noise from the building work is so bad that the flat is uninhabitable during the daytime. At times it is so loud that a conversation requires shouting.…
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No Certiticate of Completion
Hello kind people, Obviously I meant 'Certificate' in the title but can't seem to change it. The house we're looking to buy had an extension built in 2010/2011. Our solicitor has today found out that the council were notified of the build (under "permitted development"?) but were never called out to inspect and issue a…
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Nobody owns the land?
I am interested in purchasing an old house where it is unclear to me who owns some of the land in what appears to be the boundary to the property. The estate agent and owner have said that the paved area at the front of the property is the vendors as is a private fenced in area behind the property. There is a 10' wide…
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Deposit protection claim after deposit returned and tenancy expired
Reading the Housing Act 2004 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/part/6/chapter/4) and the Localism Act 2011 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/part/7/chapter/6/crossheading/tenants-deposits/enacted), it seems clear to me that I can make a claim for my ex-landlord to pay me up to 3 times the amount of…
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Huge Electricity Usage (Rented Property) x/post Energy
Hi, I've been renting a small two-bed (200 y/o) cottage now for around 4 months. During this four months we have used (according to the meter) around 4000 kWh (@ £0.16/kWh = £640), which would equate to around 1000kWh (£1600) per year. Being a working couple, we are only really at home at evenings and weekends. We have the…
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Environmental Search
Just wondered if anyone had any thoughts on this. I've had the environmental search back on a house I'm buying and it's 'passed' - hooray! However....there are a couple of potential risks identified: one was a "rare" possibility of minor vein mineral mining where the house is located and the other was the possibility that…
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Probably Panicking For No Reason
I need some advice if possible as I’m a bit worried. Basically, my rent is due on the 28th of each month, I get paid on the last working day of the month. Ordinarily it’s not an issue as I have the rent in advance for the following month. Because of Christmas however (my company shuts down the week before Christmas) I was…
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Whose responsibility between exchange & completion?
After the contract exchange, till completion date, who is responsible for the up keeping of the property? I understand till completion vendor is still the owner. But lenders advise taking up house insurance as soon as contract is exchanged. So, if there is a burst pipe, or a burglary or whatever damage to property during…
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Deposit withheld and extra charges on top!
Hi all, Without going into too much detail, we have recently moved out of a rented house and have not only been told that we won't be receiving our £500 deposit back, we are also being asked to pay charges of a further £500 for works the landlord claims have been required on our departure - which we are aware haven't…
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Buying the strip of land next to my house
I'd like to buy the strip of land next to my house, absolutey no intentions of building on it etc, it's just open land so would like to include it in my garden to make my property a bit more secure... It's approx. 40ft long by 3ft wide... I have maintained the land ever since I bought the house approx. 20years ago, I have…
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The waiting game..
The girlfriend and I found a house we really like, we put a bid in this morning at 9am, £8k less than asking price. It looks like a popular house so it could go quick and the price may go up and above asking. Hopefully not!! Considering calling the estate agents again in the afternoon to find out if there's any news. Are…
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How long will it take to move in?!?
Hi Guys Really just wondered if anyone could give me an idea of when I am likely to be able to move into my lovely new home or if anyone can tell me how long the process took them in similar circumstances. We had our offer accepted mid december knowing the current owners were waiting on theres to sell before looking for a…
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Shared Ownership: Resale & Rent
Hiya! Am exploring SO at the moment, so checking out the past threads and suchlike but trying to understand rents... My info so far says that the rent component is likely to be around 3% of the HA's share and this is my query... Original new build apartment was bought by current owner in 2007 with 50% share being £59k.…
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Homebuyer report
Hi, Wondering if someone could help, we've just had the homebuyers report back on the house we are looking to buy. It's our first house purchase so I'm a little daunted! Dampness, Rot & Infestation : level 3 Dampness is effecting the ground floor walls. I suspect this is due to a high ground level externally or lack of…
