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Buyer pulled out
Hi, I'm hoping someone here with experience might be able to help. We had an offer made on our house providing we fixed a piece of our roof, we agreed and got the work done. We then had an issue with our land in the back garden and again they wanted a certain piece the neighbours owned before they would continue again.…
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New build - garden
Waiting on my new build to be finished, should complete beg of sept. Had a look at the back garden and it's not what we expected or were promised. I was told it would have at least 15metres of flat ground then a 1 tier rise at the back. Was happy with this. It now looks like the garden will have 5ish meters flat then a…
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Please Help Advice Needed
Hi All I am new here and this is my first post so apologies if I have not posted in the correct place. I am looking for some advice for my mother in law. My wife and I have found out today that she has been to court today due to rent arrears on her housing association property. The court have granted the repossession and I…
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buyers asking for money off
OK, we have recently accepted an offer on our house at £2k under the asking price. A few weeks ago we had the buyers surveyor come round to do a valuation and also survey. My husband was present and walked round with the surveyor whilst he carried out the survey, he was very open with my husband and noted that there was a…
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House buying scheme to good to be true??
Hi all, we are selling our house and were approached by a person who wants to buy our house by paying a set amount and then signing the mortgage overbto them?? It seems to good to be true that we walk away debt free. Our name stays on the mortgage but the heads of terms states we are not liable, they give us the difference…
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Exchanged on sale but not on purchase
Today we finally exchanged contracts on our house sale after getting an ultimatum from our buyers threatening to pull out. They had made their offer back in May. We waited soooo long for our buyers, we did not want to lose them. So we caved! However, our vendors are still not ready to exchange, possibly not until next…
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Tenant in arrears.
My tenant will be in arrears 21 days soon. This is not for the first time. I there fore propose to ask him to vacate the property. The letting agent has asked me for a £60 fee for them to issue a section 21 notice on the tenant. Which is the notice requiring possession of the property at the end of the tenancy. My question…
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Mortgage redemption - complete this Friday
HELP!!! We exchanged on Friday, complete this Friday - great! Only problem is our current mortgage company still haven't sent an up to date redemption figure to the solicitors. The bank said yesterday (Monday) that it would be with them within 24hrs. They are chasing and I will chase tomorrow. My question is are we not…
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I have 2 weeks to sell my home before my seller relists
Hi all Unfortunately the chain below me has collapsed and my sellers have given me two weeks to find a new buyer before they relist their home. I had 5 viewings last weekend and one offer which withdrew due to having an offer accepted on a slightly larger property. I've had no viewings in the last week. My estate agent has…
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Contacting the seller direct for information
Hi everyone, i hope you can help. I have to say that i am not a seasoned property buyer and have only done it once over 10 years ago. We have been in a bit whirlwind for the last month as we found a property we liked and decided to put our house on the market, within 4 hours of the our house going on the market we had…
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Flat above commercial property, London
I've used the search function and read most of the posts relating to this, but still haven't found answers to my specific question. Having been forced out of an earlier purchase, I've found a new flat which ticks all my boxes. It's above a betting shop though. In that row of shops there are also: hairdressers; minicab…
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No initial written communication from solicitor.
I have a problem with a solicitor who has let me down. She is part of a well-established firm which has a complaints procedure and we are currently going through that route to get a resolution to our complaint. But I looked through my paperwork and I didn't have anything in writing accepting my instructions nor spelling…
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SHould I pay it?
Hi got evicted friday, before moving out the landlord asked me to put my mattress outside for the council to pick up, I thought fair enough if that's what he wants. Then he asks me to call the council on my eviction day to get it taken away, again fair enoguh if he is willing to pay for it. Told him I didn't have time, he…
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Should I ask compensation to Landlord for home improvement?
Hi, I'm moving out. During the 2 years I lived in this house I improved it quite a bit: replaced old carpet with laminate (£140), old bathroom cupboard with new Ikea one, added 2 different Ikea shelves there, replaced very old curtain bars with new ones everywhere. Is there some standard way to request compensation from…
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Is 5 months too long?
My son is in process of buying first house and I can't believe how long it is taking! It is an ex council house that was empty with no chain when his offer was accepted in March. He has got his mortgage with the help of mortgage broker at the local ea and has also used the Solicitor who is tied to them. The last time he…
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Is there potential fr an infill plot here?
After a recent viewing I happened to stumble on a house situated on a fairly large plot which is not apparent from the road due to a hedge, tree's etc. I am wondering if there is potential to get planning position to build another house at the side. Here is an image of the plot (it's obviously the one next to the…
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Selling ex council house
Hi All. I am selling my ex council house, it wont be 5 years until December 2015. So i am aware i will have to pay back discount. If the sale completes for example in November, would i just have to pay back one months worth of discount? (not a whole year) Any ideas how to work out what would be approximately need to be…
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Anyone had any experience with Right to Acquire gov scheme?
Hello Friends Within a year, I am planning on buying a house. Planning has already started. I am slowly getting out of debt, keeping on top of my credit rating and saving up for the initial deposit for the mortgage (all thanks to MSE and its community). I am currently a tenant of Chevin Housing Association in West…
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Information on a repossessed house purchase (Neighbours property overhanging)
I asked many questions of the estate agents which went unanswered as i expected as the estate agent had only just taken over the property for the bank and knew nothing about it. I had 1 important question which may make me pull out of the purchase if i can't get an answer. The neighbour has a 2 storey extension (Garage +…
