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Lack of DPS
My previous landlord still owes me money and took 6 months to pay me back the rest. I also note they haven't protected my deposit under the DPS. Some of the deposit was given back via their own EA bank account. I finished my tenancy with them in 07/2014. Shall I apply to the Moneyclaims online? On what circumstances will…
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Marketing defective property.
I have recently backed out of a property purchase because of a structural problem with a retaining garden wall. This was a major issue that could cost up to £50,000 to repair. I had instructed a structural engineer to examine and report upon the condition of the wall, and his recommendation was that the wall be shored up…
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FTB help- advice needed with drain search report
Hi, I'm wondering if any of you lovely people can offer me some advice. I am in the process of purchasing a lovely semi in a really nice area and just had the drain search results back. The search shows that the public drains come right down the side of the property and then crossing into the rear garden. I was hoping to…
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Forced to pull out of sale-Agent wants full fee
I recently accepted an offer on my flat. Today I had to pull out as I received a bill from the service charge company for communal work done on the building for £4500.00 (my portion) . This bill means that I will have a shortfall from the sale. I explained this to the estate agent and they said that I will still have to…
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Solicitors mucked up service charges info on purchase
I purchased my property in April , when I completed I queried if the service charges were paid on my new leasehold flat as I couldn't see the info of it in my completion statement. I had an email from the solicitor saying yes everything paid until next year as seller paid in advance and I had reimbursed him. Everything was…
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Houses less than £25k in UK?
Dear peeps, My grandfather was into the real estate business, and he used to look at run down areas where there were cheap houses for 30-40k and would put these type of properties on rent for long term investment. Since I have inherited the knowledge, not the properties and would like to know if there are any cheap houses…
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Sending money to purchase property in Scotland
I am currently living and working and Bahrain and have saved enough to purchase a flat back home cash. Does any one have any experience of doing this, how to transfer the money and what fees/taxes may be involved? TIA
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Deposit question...
A quick question, if anyone can assist... After prolonged issues with our chain, things seem finally to be moving - our buyer is ready, we are ready to sell and ready to buy and our seller is oh-so-close to being ready to by the house at the top of the chain. I am reticent to give our deposit to our solicitor until all…
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Checking out online conveyancing and local solicitors for fees
My house is up for sale and I have a hopefully firm offer. I have been trying to check out fees online and fees (as suggested in other posts here) from local solicitors. I find that fees from online conveyancers (based in the North) are vastly lower than quoted by local solicitors - the latter being London-based. My…
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How many people rent before buying after selling your own property ?
Just wondering how many people on here ( mainly people with kids) have rented after selling your own property say if the house you were buying fell through or you were waiting for the right property to come up for sale to buy. Or did you pull the sale on your own property if the chain collapsed and there was nothing worth…
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Shared ownership - what would you do?
So confused.. What would you do in this situation? Husband salary £27.5k. I am not working due to illness. No children but planned when health allows. Both nearly 30. Current situation: Renting small 2 bed semi, cheapest rental in area - £530 PCM Commuting costs - £0, walkable Beautiful perfect rural area (where we are…
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Sweetening Deal
I've put an offer in on a property, and they like the offer but want everyone else to view property. I'm a first time buyer so have no chain. I think our offer was fair and wondering ways we can sweeten the deal in other ways rather than cash. We've made them aware we are happy to wait but can equally move quite quickly as…
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advice on getting deposit back
Looking for advice on what to do next with regards to rental agency and our deposit, bit of a long story so bare with me : Basically I've had some health problems which lead me and my wife wanting to move out and back in with parents short term, both in order to save some money as I couldn't work and to give her some…
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Buyers want completion next week!
But we haven't exchanged contracts yet! UK house selling newbie, so sorry for any stupid questions. We are selling a deceased property; offer accepted late August, searches completed with a couple of small issues about a week ago, emailed answers to the issues... Then I got an email just now from our solicitors telling me…
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Selling Our Flat, Leasehold Question
Good Afternoon We are currently in the process of selling our property, all has been going along very smoothly. I received an enquiry from our buyers solicitor asking if we have broken any terms of our lease. As far as I know we havent, so decided to read through the lease and came across the following: "Without prejudice…
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Finding private landlords?
Having looked on the internet, these letting agents are the modern day highwaymen. I live in a place that might be sold and i only 'might' be able to get a mortgage. If the place i live sells and i can't get a mortgage, i have to rent. I have 15k in the bank, so hopefully i am not seen as a risk for a 6-month tenancy…
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New Build versus Used House Prices
I was always led to believe that the price of a new build had something of a premium but is this the case? I have a reservation for a new build, price of the house is £305,000 There is a 4 year old slightly smaller property in the same development for sale with a home report valuation of £310,000. The builder is selling…
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Barratt Homes Extra Charges for Freeholders
Has anyone bought a Barratts Home within the last 10 years and then found that there are many extra charges that you can be hit with? If you pay maintenance charges for your estate, must you pay to get permission to make charges to your home, even if it is Freehold? Must you also pay for permission to change your mortgage?…
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Higher stamp duty on new builds?
I recently completed a purchase of a new build for £493,000 and was expecting to received a stamp duty bill for £14,650. My solicitor is indicating however that HMRC calculated £15,254 as the calculation is different when a new lease is granted. Is this correct? EDIT1: Maybe I should add that the price paid to the…
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Surveyors - Stockport
I am trying to arrange either a Homebuyer Report or a Building Survey for a property worth around £130K, there doesn't seem to be a vast difference in what is included other than the Building Survey goes into more detail, but on more or less the same elements, However I would prefer to use someone who has some…
