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do big warehouses near house make life difficult?
Hello friends, if we are planning to buy house near area where big warehouses are coming up, n started building constructions,do you think that will create problem in day to day life? Big trucks,lorries going through roads all the time, continuous noise, and not to forget traffic vows it will create during peak hours in…
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Do EAs lie about other offers?
Dear All, we may have found "the" property and may make an offer in the next few days. This is the first time for us (FTB), and we don't know the "rules" of negotiation. It is a sought-after area, but still we think the asking price (on rightmove called "Guide Price") is slightly too high. We think of having our first…
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i am sold?
I am very very keen to sell my property ASAP, I spoke to an estate agents recently that suggested i am sold (Property auction with a reserve price). Does anybody have any experience with this?
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Indemnity Insurance
Bit of a random question but I can't find the answer anywhere.... is it possible for a seller to get indemnity insurance well in advance of selling a house? I'm not planning on selling mine any time soon but just want to pre-empt an issue I know will arise. Background info - I 'converted' the front of my house which had a…
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subletting my shared ownership flat- advice?
How likely is it that I would get into trouble forsubletting my shared ownership flat that I love? I know you are not meant to dothis of course, but how many people really get prosecuted and into series trouble forthis? .. I’m in a bit of a pickle.. I love my SH flat but have been offered a job in Asia. I have taken it but…
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Amending Tenancy Agreement
I bought a rental property 12 months ago. I have been using a letting agent but now want to take this over myself. I have given the letting agent the required three months notice. Reading the assured short-hold tenancy agreement, the agreement is between me as the landlord and tenant - so I'm listed as the landlord not the…
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My parents house - suggestions please
I could do with some opinions on what to do with my parents family home, so all thoughts gratefully received. My mother recently died and my father is moving to sheltered housing as he cant cope with the house. My parents struggled to maintain the house in the last few years, and it has become quite dilapidated both inside…
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Home buyers Survery
Hi all Seller pulled out of sales of his house. We incurred solicitors fee and paid for home buyer survey. Can we sell this survey???
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Need some advice - unsure what to do
Hi all, I am after some advice as I am unsure what to do. It's causing me to become stressed and very unhappy. I live with my parents and have managed to save £26,000 with a view to putting down a deposit on my first home. I have been actively looking and recently found a property I have fallen in love with. It's a 3 bed…
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Transfer of Title and Re-Mortgage
Hi, I would like to do a Transfer of Title (removing my dad and replacing him with my wife) and at the same time we are also re-mortgaging, again my wife will be replacing my dad. The mortgage has been approved and an offer is in the post. The Transfer of Title is getting a bit confusing which is why I'm here. I've emailed…
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Worried sick about terminating short assured tenancy early.
Myself and my girlfriend signed a short assured tenancy for 6 months at the start of last month. But due to a change of circumstances we cannot move. My girlfriend fell pregnant and I am over the moon about it. But us moving away from family and other money worries means it is just not practicable to move anymore. And we…
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When to Snag New Build?
Hi all, Bit of a last minute concern! Got our home demonstration tomorrow in advance of our completion this Wednesday. Are we meant to be snagging the house tomorrow or do we complete it after completion? Apologies if this is an obvious question! Thanks, Jon
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Land Registry issue
I am purchasing a property and all the paperwork is with the solicitors. The agreed sale is for a detached bungalow and nearly two acres of land. The title document only shows around 1/8th of an acre (in the red outline). Is this common? Is it a case of being out of date? (despite the document being dated Sep 2015) Any…
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Shared Ownership Staircasing
Hello everyone, I have recently purchased 50% of a 1 bed room near Blackwall, but unfortunately I was demoted in my job as it was my first stab at a managerial level role and I fell short of what was needed sadly. I got the shared ownership mortgage based on the higher salary, so my question is how can I staircase to 75%…
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Are these house survey issues cause for concern?
Had may survey results back this weekend. Just wondering if someone could say if these are serious issues or not. Home is a mid terrace which was apparently built 115 years ago!! 1) Some of the walls are only single brick thickness which can cause issues with penetrating damp and condensation. 2) Property has suffered…
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Eviction/Property managment
Hi, A work friend of mine has approached me with a problem he has with a tenant. He let her move in as a "favour". However she pays late, sometimes not all the rent etc. He wants to evict her and get someone new in, however I don't think he really wants to pursue the lost rent, around £1000 I believe. Can he just send a…
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Additional maintenance fees
I completed on a flat 4 weeks ago which has a pretty high service charge of £150 a month compared to my last flat which was £85 a month but a lot of this goes towards the sinkage fund for maintence/repairs etc so I went ahead with the purchase Last week I was chatting to another resident in the block and he started talking…
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House not getting many viewings...issue?
Hi everyone I put my house up for sale around 14 weeks ago (first week in June). It had 2 viewings in the first few weeks, then none for a long time. Another estate agent convinced me to go dual agency with them in beginning of September, they thought the description of the house was poor and a floorplan and some better…
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Moving completion date after exchange
Hi, Very briefly we're buying a flat in London. The flat is now empty and we live in rented accommodation. Therefore, there's no chain to consider. We expect to exchange at some point in the next week. As soon as that happens we will give two months notice to our landlord. However, as our landlord seems to be a decent guy,…
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Renting websites?
Does anyone have any suggestions for rental properties websites, such as Zoopla and Rightmove? Me and my partner are looking for our own flat/studio to rent (not rooms) and just need a few hints to prod us in the right direction. Links appreciated. :)