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Do I need planning permission?
Hi all, I recently saw the most loveliest 3 bed house up for sale for 375K, which is a bit out of mu budget. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36376539.html However on the same road i saw a house with a very similar layout except that it was only a 2 bedroom and is within my budget.…
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Purchase is stuck. Can I buy another property and finally choose the faster one?
My house purchase started in April but is stuck now because we could not find the seller. I’m thinking to buy another property at the same time, and finally choose the one which complete first. Can anyone give me some comments regarding the following questions, please? 1. Is this idea doable? 2. If I cancel one of the…
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Online Estate Agents
Hi, I'm a newbie, but thought I'd seen a thread on this a few weeks ago when I was researching the subject. Can't seem to find it now. Anyway, point is we gave it a go, and just sold our home with an online estate agent. I can't express how good the service was. Not only that, but we saved a fortune so wanted to share!!…
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BTL insurance tax implications
im currently at week 16 of selling my leasehold flat, despite the buyer, who is buying it as a BTL, assuring me it would be done in 5-6 weeks, i know this was never gonna happen of course. every week i seem to get another question from the buyers solicitors which has usually been covered. from the get go i informed the…
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deposit dispute- Landlord wont use ADR and has no case
HI all, Wondering if anyone has had anything similar? The story- As a bit of back story, I was in a small studio flat on the second floor in a converted house in London, that towards the end of my tenancy was in dire straights. The above "Flat" which was a loft conversion was being renovated for 3 months prior to my end of…
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tax for Buying a property to renovate and sell
Hi, Say I bought a house in October 2013, redecorated and sold it in June 2014. I did told some utility company and council that I was living there as I need to pay council taxes and some water bills. Say I bought it for 100k and sold it for 105k after all the fees. For this transaction, what kind of tax should I pay? Is…
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FTB requesting additional reports
We are in the process of selling to FTB. They had a homebuyers report done about a month ago then this week they've sent electricians and plumbers to do additional reports. As far as we know, there are no problems with the house; we had a lot of work done 5 years ago so everything should be fine. But I'm starting to get…
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House sale agreed
So, I agreed a deal with the prospective buyers last night. I have spoken to the estate agents this morning and they say that they follow the sale through to completion which includes dealing with the solicitors on our behalf. Is this something you would recommend I go with or deal with the solicitor myself?
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FTB - Moved in Saturday yay!!!
We are so happy with our new house! Now trying to go through the list of things to do. We want to get set up with decent gas and electric etc following Martins advice. However, before we go onto a new tariff we need to sort out the old companies who provided it surely? Unfortunately we don't know who provided any of this.…
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Gas checks
Hello Just wondering what I can do This time last year we moved into our new home, it's rented. There was a gas Cuboard which we used to keep garden tools in. Not really used it that much but it had a gas smell.sound strange but this is the only house we have been in with gas! It's always been oil. I just thought it's a…
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Do I need planning permission?
I was looking into building a small wall around the front of my property. Other properties in the development have this wall. It is approx 3 feet high. I am in Scotland - do I need planning permission for this? Thanks
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Buying a property thats been on the market for ages
Hi all I have seen a house that I'm keen on but it has been on the market for a while and is quite cheap. I can't yet figure out why it has not been snapped up and it's troubling me! I've read through the relevant articles on mse....any further ideas or questions I should be asking?
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student rent
Friend's son signed rental contract with a landlord for a room in shared accommodation. He left some of his stuff in one of the rooms which was agreed with roommates, went on holidays (having paid for the room) and on his return found that his belongings were not in the room any more and someone else's were there. He was…
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Problem getting landlord to attend handover
Hi, I hope ts does not seem trivial, to me it is a big problem. LL is selling, No prob. i am paid up till 22 Oct, which is end of lease. I am moving earlier, I accept that I will loose rent paid. No problem so far, LL and myself agree on everything. I am moving early as I booked a trip and if I do not move now, I will not…
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Planning application - they are developing on our land
Hi, A planning notice has just today been issued for a commercial building to the rear of my house - it is to change the building into four residential properties. Objections must be received within 21 days. As part of the planning application, two parking spaces (of the seven for the four proposed houses) are on my…
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How long to wait for deposit return (Scotland)
It will be 4 weeks since move out on Friday(though tenancy ended on a Saturday) I was told at inventory check out that the property was great(even told its the best they have seen) and wanted my bank details to make a transfer. Since then heard nothing, no emails. phone calls or whatever to show issues. I have the deposit…
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Advice needed re House Rental
Hi All, I am looking for some advice as I am unsure what I can do... I moved into a house 2 months ago that I am renting. I was advised upon moving in that the carpets would be cleaned and things tidied up before I moved in, however I have moved in and the carpet is disgusting. I was informed by the landlords father (Who…
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Tenants: not paying rent
My friend has beenn renting her house. the tenants have not paid rent over the past 2 months and they also owe her some money from previous months. She served them an eviction notice last week and has give them 2 months to leave. Her question is can she get solicitors to try and get back her money? if not what does she do…
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gifted money
Hopefully not a really dumb question... I'm going to receive a gift of 100k from a parent to go towards a not yet chosen house. What is the best way to do this - just a ordinary bank transfer? I understand I might need a letter from him to show the solicitor to prove the source of the funds. Is there anything else it would…
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Is this owner using a residential mortgage on a buy to let?
On the title register, this property has: Address of Property: <The address> Purchase Price: <The price it was bought for> Registered Owner(s): Mr <Name> Registered Owner(s) Address: <Here it has the same address as the 'Address of Property'> Lender(s): <His mortgage company> This property has been tenanted consistently…
