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How can I buy my dads house
Hi all. Even though I have been a long time lurker this is my first post. I hope some one will be able to help. Background: My Dad put his house up for sale last year. Due to personal reasons he has a second mortgage on a second house and now wants to get rid of his debts as soon as he can. Renting/leasing to me will not…
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Has a new contract been created
Hi guys not been on here for a while, I have searched but can't find a definitive answer to this question. A friend of mine was made homeless about three years ago and their employer at a pub said they could move into the empty flat above the premises, until they found somewhere else and charged them rent accordingly, but…
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How big to buy?
Hello all. Am in a bit of quandary what to do and need some more rational views before I go even more crazy! I'm a FTB , have a decent amount of savings and a decent income. In about a year's time I want to start working for myself but buy a house now while I can get a mortgage. I've seen two properties I like - one is a 2…
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Possible Boundary Dispute
I am selling my late father's flat. The guy who owns the flat upstairs has been asking me the price I am going to sell for etc for the past few weeks, he has fancied his chances of getting it cheap I think. I received the valuation today and it was around 5K higher than he was willing to pay. After I told him this I…
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Buy to let in milton keynes
Looking for some buy to let advice in milton keynes, buckinghamshire area. I have found and viewd a place in Broughton and in need of area information and tenant info as i am not from the area it itself. Anybody with anyknowledge please share some views will be greatly appreciated. :-)
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Buying house in Loughton, IG10
Hi, I am a first time buyer and viewing properties at the moment. I have viewed a property in Loughton whch tick all the boxes but not sure about the area. Its loughton broadway and am getting mixed reviews about that area. If someone can guide me, it will be of great help. We want to make sure that the area is safe enough…
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Extending short lease at exchange of contracts
I am looking at buying a property with a short (63 years) lease. The vendor does not want to serve notice (I am unsure why, but they simply refuse to do it). I have managed to get in touch with the freeholder, who seems like a very friendly chap. Is it possible subject to his agreement, to extend the lease at the time of…
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Contingent Building Indemnity Insurance
Hello, I'm purchasing a maisonette in a block of 4. It is leasehold and the freeholder does not insure the building. The lease says it is the responsibility of the leaseholders. This leaves the issue that if you insure your part but your neighbours do not you're in trouble should the building burn down. A Contingent…
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Had mortgage approved for a house our solicitor has not even received any papers for!
Yay, we had our mortgage approved today........took just 2 wks 5 days via broker. BUT.........as of 5 days ago our solicitor has not even received a written acceptance of our offer! They accepted our offer (verbally) 3 weeks and 2 days ago! We called the sellers estate agent on monday to ask them what the problem was. They…
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Letting Agent Problem
Hello, not sure if i'm in the right place but need some advice We have been renting our property out for approx 21 months (we moved away from the area and could not sell due to negative equity) We decided the best thing would be to pay a letting agent to manage the property for us as we know nothing about being landlords…
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New Kitchen
Hi, Not sure if this is the correct place to post so please feel free to move. We're in the process of getting the bathroom and kitchen done. Just thought I'd ask here if there were any recommendations (or ones to avoid) in terms of the both especially regarding kitchen units/fitters etc. I have heard differing stories…
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Please Help!! Issue with management company
Dear All, I have got an urgent issue with the management company (consultation period ends on May 18th) and would be really grateful if anyone can give me some advice as to where I stand. Background information: - - I live in a flat and I bought it as a new build with 999 years leasehold directly from the developer back in…
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Cohabitation Agreement?
Been having a search around but can't really find exactly what info I'm looking for. The scenario is, I am looking to buy a house together with my fiancee. The deposit will be provided 100% by me. Also, we want to split mortgage payments unequally, as my earnings are higher, so probably 2/3 to 1/3. Most examples seem to…
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Electrical Installation Condition Report?
We are very close to exchanging for the purchase of our first house. Today, out of the blue, our solicitor has forwarded over a copy of an electrical report that they have received from the vendors solicitor. We had not requested it, nothing was picked up on our survey re electrics and our solicitor has never mentioned it…
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I could not find my conveyancer 's name in the CLC list, is this a problem, please?
I'm purchasing a house recently. I can find my conveyancer 's company in the CLC list, but I can't find my conveyancer's name in the list. The CLC website is shown as follows: https://www.clc-uk.org.uk/ I 'm wondering is this a big problem? Do all conveyancers should have registered in the CLC? Or people only need to have…
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mortgage valuation... help
hello, Date Decision In Principle received- 2/3/15 Date application received -9/3/15 Date minimum submission recived- 18/3/15 Date valuation insructed- 01/4/15 Date vauation recived- 14/4/15 Date tree damp & timber report instuicted- 17/4/15 Date tree report carroed out- 21/4/15 Date damp & timber report carried out-…
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House valuations-are they published?
Does anyone know if the valuation an estate agent gives is published if we decide not to sell? Curious to the value of our house, but not happy to have the valuation out there for the world to see! Any tips?:cool:
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Damp in the house, nothing is being done?
I have been renting a terrace house with my girlfriend for around a year now. Last year when winter kicked in we noticed a lot of condensation on our front facing wall in the house that has caused us no end of issues, lots of mould and ruined furniture. We have two damp companies come around saying different things but we…
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Rented Property - Garden Maintenance
I rented a house for a year that had a garden. The garden was overgrown and untidy when we moved in. There was nothing in the tenancy agreement that stated we were responsible for maintenance of the garden and we weren't supplied with any tools to do so either. We regularly cut the grass for the year we lived there and…
