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Would you rent from this estate agent?
Hello MSE readers! Basically, this is my first time private renting and I am worrying (probably excessively) about potential scams etc. So I have two questions: 1 - Would you rent with an agent that had only been in existence for a year, and was not on any voluntary schemes such as ARLA? However, they are on a redress…
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Bought the house ... now what?
[FONT="]Hi All, This is not the usual post but it’s somewhat linked, by way of background:[/FONT] * [FONT="]I am on the wrong side of 25 but I managed to buy a property before the boom and it has increased significantly in value and to a level which is actually unaffordable[/FONT] * [FONT="]I work in finance…
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Can my neighbour legally access my garden?
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help.... I live in a terraced house, and my neighbour to the right of me (as you look at the property) has a gas meter situated within my boundaries in my back garden but on the wall of the extension on her property. We have a wall between our gardens but it is over into my garden more than hers…
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Questions from draft contract
Evening everyone I am sorry if this question has been asked before (I have no doubt it has lol) but I've googled my question and I really can't find the answer :( So spoken to my Sol and shes confirmed that she's received the draft contract back from our buyers and they got several questions raised. My sol told me that…
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What if an estate agent refuses to remove a listing?
Hello all. I've had my property on the market for a little over four weeks. I've had several issues with them (I started a thread on here a few weeks ago re. the listing, on which I received some good advice). Due to how poorly they've handled every aspect of the sale so far I've decided not to move. My long term goal is…
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Who Can Help Me Sell My House
I have a 5 bedroom bungalow in London and I want to sell it because I will be moving to Ireland very soon. I need people who can help me sell off the property quickly.
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House buying: 'Minor but ongoing movement and a mine shaft with 'Unknown' treatment
Hi everyone, I'm a first time buyer looking for some advice on a property we are in the process of buying. We were due to exchange very recently when it was revealed that there is a mine shaft in the back garden. An interpretive report revealed that the treatment is 'unknown' so we have no idea if it is properly filled and…
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prescribed information deposit protection
Hi all, I just wanted to check with people more in the know if this would satisfy all the prescribed information legally required regarding the protection of my deposit. I have moved out/ended the tenancy and my LL is being a bit of a pain. She wants: - GBP 114 for cleaning a small 1-bed cottage. To keep things friendly, I…
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Declaration of Trust from previous owners
Hi all I'm in the process of selling my house, however today I received a letter from my solicitor asking for a declaration of trust which was signed by the previous owners, two years before I bought the house! It was signed by the son and daughter of an elderly woman who passed away. When she did pass away they became…
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Estate Agents Solicitor
We are shortly, within weeks, putting our house on the market. We've chosen a local Estate Agent after meeting a few. They seemed the best and a number of friends who sold with them have been very positive. This EA has told us that as part of the deal they will pay for some specified local solicitors to carry out the…
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Restrictive covenant - shed
So now my solicitor tells me that we aren't allowed a shed in the garden (there is one already there). Apparently the 'owner' (different to the property owner) could ask for it to be removed. So, what i assume is that we don't own the land as well as the property. Perhaps we are also not allowed to cut down the tree under…
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Worth chasing a debt from someone with lots of debt?
I rented out some garage storage space to a friendly young bloke, but after six months he started delaying paying the fee and then totally stopped. When we entered the garage he'd cleared out his valuables and left it full of rubbish, left damage, and he's also been giving false meter readings. The electricity meter was in…
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Putting in an offer - new build
Good afternoon everyone, I'm a first time buyer and have seen a property I would like to put an offer in for. It is currently under construction will be completed in approximately 3 months time from what I'm told. What would be an appropriate first offer to make? 10% below the asking price? then go up in stages? Thanks
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How much is a 1 bedroom Semi worth if a 3 bedroom Semi goes for £115k in the same St
Same st. Same condition. 3 bedroom goes for £110k. 1 bedroom would be worth?
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Completing new build Flat in June [General advise needed on Incentives & snagging]
Hi All I am completing around end of this month with Barratt homes on flat purchase in London-suberb. [They haven’t reduced the price or provided any incentives / goodies at the time of exchange.] Also they are not allowing formal snagging survey before completion. Could you please advise what we should be mindful of & is…
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Advice needed for tenant re Deposit / Letting Agent
Hi, I have been experiencing issues with the letting agents for the past three years and am now desperately in need of advice. I'll start from the beginning... In March 2013 I entered a joint tenancy. The other person involved already lived in the property and I was replacing his old housemate. We both paid fee's for a new…
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How much should I offer?
I found a small 2 bed flat I really like in Scotland. The home reports is all 1s (including electricity) and its valued at £60k with offers around £58k however it needs rewiring throughout the flat. Can anyone give me some advice on how much I should offer on this flat considering it needs rewired?
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Lettings Agency - Take, take, take
Hi Guys, We live in a small rental house with our cat & dog. We purposely searched for over 6 months to find a house that was pet friendly so we were obviously very happy to finally get this place. We have lived here for a year now, when we moved in we kicked up a lot of fuss because the place was an absolute tip, the…
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Load bearing wall - DIY parts?
Looking to remove one load bearing wall (2.7x2.5m) and create an archway (2x2.3m) in another (all in the same job). Walls are brick. In everyone's experience, is it possible to get the RSJ or timber support (or whatever material i end up choosing) installed correctly by a builder and then do the removal of the wall and…
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Do we need to tell the EA about pulling out of purchase?
We're pulling out of a purchase (because of no fault of our own) - I've emailed our solicitor to confirm with him and ask but in the meantime does anyone know if we should tell the EA directly or should our solicitor do that for us? Had an offer accepted on another house so keeping our fingers crossed this one goes through…
