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Homebuyer report questions
Hi all, just had an email with our homebuyers report. Got a couple of queries. The windows are of double glazed timber framed construction. The windows require general overhauling including repairs to some areas of decay. There is a tape flashing to the underside of the living room window sill. This flashing is inadequate…
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Legal Indemnity Policy
Hi All I need to get a Legal Indemnity Policy to cover a right of access. Do I have to do this through a solicitor or can I buy one myself. If so where / how do I get one? Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.
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Where to buy in Luton
After some advice from people in Luton please. My hubby and I are planing on moving to Luton. I have a job lined up in the city centre and he will be commuting into London. Which are the best areas to look at :)
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Gas safety certificate - gas cooker. One appliance or two?
Looking at getting a house ready to let to tenants and been investigating gas safety certificates. Looking at the British Gas website to get one of the landlord packages and my question is: There is a single gas range installed that is both gas ovens and gas hob. Does this count as a single appliance, or is it two (hob and…
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Probate not declared
Hi, Does anyone know if an estate agent is legally obliged to declare if a house in the chain is subject to probate? Back in May I offered on a house that had just had a sale fall through, I was told this was for the buyers personal relationship issues. When asking about the chain we were told that the owners of the…
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Tranferring deposit to Sol - Faster Payments or CHAPS
Hi there, Wondering if you can please help I'm hoping to be exchanging and completing on Friday, this means that my deposit needs to be with my solicitor by Thursday latest. The deposit is currently in my Virgin E-Saver account, the account states that it allows up to £100,000 via faster payments, (my deposit isn't near…
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I need your help! Tenants cannot pay
Dear all I need your help! If my tenant told me that they cannot afford rent any more because of divorce, and asked me for a letter to provide to the local authority, what is the best course of action to take please? They have signed section 21 notice on the day of tenancy agreement started 2 year ago and we are on a…
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Can we arrange when the bailiffs visit?
OK, cruel landlord writing here. Before you condemn me, here's the background. We are a small charity who let a miniscule number of flats attached to our main property. Times are hard - we are having to sell the property and so evict the tenants (and yes, we have referred them to other local agencies who are helping them…
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Selling your own house yourself
Hi everyone I put my house up for sale 6 weeks ago, using a local estate agent. I'm sure this thread will probably annoy any estate agents on here, :) but it's seeming to me that estate agents seem to charge a lot of money for what they do, and I'm giving serious consideration to selling it myself. I'm on a 1.5% sale fee,…
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Advice needed on declaring something to landlord??
Good evening all, I'm thinking of private renting and I work as a carer offering respite care for my brother in my home. My brother is disabled but does not require and machines or special equipment, he is not violent or troublesome, he's lovely. :) He stays for 3/4 nights once every 3 weeks and I am paid a wage by the…
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Advice on selling house in need of work
I'm waiting on Grant of Probate on my Mother's place (I'm sole beneficiary), looking for any advice or suggestions re. selling, and what if anything would be worth doing before selling. Sell via conventional EA? Online EA? Auction? My main priority is minimum hassle and quick sale over maximum return, especially as any…
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Advice re; selling mum's home to pay care home fees
My mum lacks mental capacity and I am waiting for Court of Protection deputyship so I can sell her flat to pay care home fees . In tip top condition similar flats are for sale at £70000 but are taking many months to sell at that price - one has been for sale for 13 months. Mum's flat is in a very poor state - needs new…
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Homebuyer report advice
Hi all, I originally posted this in "Mortgages and Endowments", but I suspect it's more appropriate here. Hi all, Please bare with me, as I'm a FTB, so I realise the answers to these questions may be blindingly obvious to the more experienced among you, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. So, I've just received my…
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Not Settling Into New House
We moved house 2 months ago. The house we settled on was very much a compromise as the one we really wanted went the day before we could offer and the other preferred option was ultimately out of our reach financially. I am finding the house we are in too small and cramped. We are both missing the utility room and the…
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Return of rental deposit problem
hi, We lived in a rental property for 20 months , given notice and recently moved. When we moved in the local council paid part of our deposit and we paid the balance. The landlord has not as far as l can ascertain put this with a TDS. We have spoken to him twice the first time he said would be paying deposit into our bank…
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Buying a new home/maternity
Hi Looking for some advice. We own a house and are looking to buy and move to another, possibly keeping the 1st house and letting it. My wife is currently on maternity leave. How does that work with getting a mortgage to buy a new home? Is it simple enough? We want to stay with Halifax, who we have our current mortgage…
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Sealed bids - making a private offer anyway?
I have found a house I really like, but apparently others do as well, and the agent has decided to put it to sealed bids in a month's time. Since I am a cash buyer and can complete quickly, if I were to put an offer to the EA privately, i.e. to skip the sealed bids process, would they entertain this? And indeed would they…
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Advice on cash purchase of a house appreciated please.
Hi all, stumbled across this site whilst searching for advice on behalf of my dad. If anyone can offer general advice I'd be most grateful. Basically, my dad will soon be in a position to move, having accepted an offer on my late grandfather's (his father's) house. This offer was made almost 2 weeks ago from a property…
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Omission on Electric Condition Report
So, finally got keys to our dream house. Elation and relief was very soon dampened by discovering the kitchen and dining room had no working lights. The condition report was paid for by the vendor. There were a couple of issues listed but this one not mentioned. I spoke to the electrician who carried out the report who…
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Advice needed on Estate Agent vs online Estate Agent
Hi all, I've done a lot of searching on this forum, but found most threads regarding online estate agents were quite old. I need to sell my property by late this year as I've reserved a new build and am about to exchange. I need to sell for minimum £240k, and know that another one in the building ( v similar to mine but a…
