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Wanting to move
Hi all, Just wanted some views on what we should do. Myself and my husband have decided that we want to move hopefully to a better area with our two daughters. We paid £79k for our house 10 years ago so not long before the house prices crashed. We can out of an IVA almost 2 years ago and the year before that we had to get…
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Solicitor Delay - Title deeds help
Hello We have bought a new build house on shared ownership. We were told out solicitor fees will be paid as an incentive, so therefore used their solicitor they reccomend. All documents are back with them now, we have seen and signed contracts etc. Mortgage is in place and approval sent to seller (orbit homes) We have…
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Question for Land Registry Rep, please
Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a house, it is a maisonette with a a shared back garden. There was an issue with the back garden not matching the plans in the lease. My solicitor said the plans and lease needed to be amended by Deed of Variation to give us a clean title before we purchased. The co-freeholder have…
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Water damage from upstairs flat - my rights?
As the title suggest - in the last 12 months we have had two separate (albeit not disastrous) leaks from the flat above - once when their overflow on the bath wasn't working/connected properly, and more recently from their washer machine suffering from a minor leak too. Both have left yellow watermarks on our ceiling that…
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Solicitor increasing fees at last minute
Just to update, the solicitor agreed to drop the £200 increase, and all is right with the world again. I'll edit the original post for privacy but hate it when posters don't give me closure on what happened with a story!!
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Paying for new build extras before exchange
Our sales office is trying to push us into paying for extras before exchange - to the tune of about £15k! We won't pull out but we are selling and so obviously until exchange we have no guarantee that our buyer will stick around - so far it's looking very good and we aren't far off exchange but there's no way we'll have…
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Companies that will furnish your appartment (in London)?
Hi I am purchasing a buy to let appartment, which is unfurnished. I live abroad at the minute and want to know if there are good services (in London) who would basically furnish the place for me without charging the earth. Any tips on where to look? Thanks!
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building insurance not included in service charge
for a flat is there any reason good or bad why you would need your own buildings insurance for a flat (block of 8) usually it's included...
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finding out more about an area.
Hi, Just seeing if someone might be able to point me in the direction of some info. We currently have a shared ownership apartment in Stockport and having just had a baby we are thinking about buying a 3 bed house. In Stockport this is proving quite hard to find one within our budget and so we are looking at other parts of…
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Buy now (in Dundee) or wait?
I'm flat/house hunting in Dundee at the moment (currently renting). I'm trying to work out whether to continue renting and saving, or buy somewhere soon (I'm lucky enough to have a good deposit and be able to afford to buy now). I get the sense that prices are currently static or falling slightly - a good few places are…
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Tenant Protect - Anyone used a company for compensation for an unprotected deposit?
Hi, I've just come across a company claiming that they can get money if a tenancy deposit wasn't enrolled in the necessary scheme. Has anyone used a company like this? Are they legitimate, or is it a bit dodgy? Thanks.
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Price or patience
I put my flat up with purple bricks almost 2 months ago now and haven't had a single viewing. At first we were optimistic at putting it at a little higher price than the rest. We saw flats in the same complex at a similar price and went from there. We've since dropped it twice and still nothing. However, I noticed the…
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Just Completed, Paperwork Question
Hi All We completed on our first house just over a week ago. I was wondering if we are meant to get any paperwork from our solicitor about the deeds etc? Having read around on the forum am I right in thinking its electronic and can be bought from the LPS? (we are in Northern Ireland) I know/think that our lender keeps…
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Working out if i can live on my own now.
Right, so after tax/pension and my travel comes out of my wage i take home about £1450 Monthly (Before OT, which i'd probably say i earn an extra £100 a month on average) I lived with two friends a couple of years ago but since then i've moved back with my parents (Which i really want to change) But i dont know anyone that…
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M4rk1
Hi there, My parents are selling their property and relocating to be near myself and my wife. The difference in property prices means that we will contribute to the cost of the new property and will get that investment back when it is eventually sold. We are not buying to let but simply helping our parents relocate. As we…
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First Time Buyer Feedback
Hi all, I bought my first home around two years ago and during the process of trying to find furniture with which to furnish it fell upon a potential business idea. In a nutshell I would like to develop a platform that makes it easier for independent high street stores to find customers for their ex display furniture and…
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Age Restictions
I was reading a webpage where it said that people buying leases for flats should ask if there are any age restrictions. Obviously flats for the over 60's will only sell leases to this group. I assume that in general terms age restrictions would be against the Equalities Legislation?
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Minor lodging dispute, what would you do?
Moved to someones house last week wasn't planned and they saw it as a favour to me as they reduced the asking price from £275 to £230 a month but said they already semi agreed to give it to someone else who was going to pay 3 months in advance. Knowing I didn't have too much money they asked if I could afford £600 to which…
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Anyone got an Agreement For Painting A Room?
One of my tenants wants to repaint the room they're in. I've got no problem with this but i'd like an agreement i can get them to sign that'll cover me in case of them doing a poor job or damage. Anyone got such an agreement already or a link to one? Or maybe just any advice.
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House freehold & leasehold owned by different companies, so what did my Granddad buy?
I've been dealing with my Granddad's accounts following his death a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately for us, his will names the solicitor that drew up the will as his executor. I've been sorting out what I can, and been trying to get my head around what is left to be handled by this solicitor under probate. One of those…
