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Setting up Broadband - Student House
Hi, I'm a student and I'm about to move into a new flat on the 1st July. I've never had to sort out my own bills before, as I've always had them included within the rent, and I don't know what to do about broadband! I know I need to sort it out ASAP but I don't understand what I need to do before I can choose a new…
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Brexit - pulling out of purchase
Devastated by the news yesterday about Brexit. We were due to exchange on our first house early next month - what should we do? Prices have already dropped since we offered in early May and there is a real danger we could lose our jobs as a result of this. We certainly can't afford a significant rate rise. Is it still…
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Brexit and House Prices
I read a lot of hype about house prices in London if there is a brexit vote. I believe the chancellor said they could fall by 18% over two years. However, there is not much information regarding predictions outside London. I live in the East Midlands. I was looking to buy during the credit crunch. I was waiting a long…
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Staircasing and Brexit
Hi all, My partner and I are currently going through the process of staircasing a shared ownership property. We are going from 40% to 100% ownership. The value of the house (and therefore the price we are paying for the further 60%) is based on a RICS Chartered Surveyor valuation which was made at the end of April 2016. We…
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I have two pet rats and looking to rent, what should I tell them?
We are currently looking to rent houses and we have two pet rats, a lot of places are 'no pets' but I know if you do have a pet they may charge you extra for them. However rats have quite a bad rep and a lot of people think they're smelly, dirty ect. When they are the cutest and most loving caged animal I have met. Should…
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1 bed by a busy road v studio in a quieter area?
Which would be harder to sell in the future? The 1 bed is has a big bedroom but it faces onto a busy junction. There's a bus route outside the flat. Also the living room is north facing so no direct light. The studio has a separate sleeping area which is quite small. That also faces onto a road but there's less traffic and…
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When to haggle on a new build
Hi, I've been reading all the advice on here about what to negotiate for when buying a new-build home but I'm still not sure about when I do that. It's no good me playing cool now - he knows I want it - but do I negotiate before I reserve the plot or after? I know the offer / acceptance part is the legal bit but that's not…
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ADVICE - Rent Smart Wales ??
Hi All I have a couple of properties i rent out and i'm about to go through this process, has anyone got any experience of this or has been through the procedure ? It looks as if i just need to register the properties first and pay the fee, THEN once approved book on a course. I was hoping to do the online course due to…
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HPC On Here Trying To Cause Panic
I've posted this on a few threads, but thought it was worth creating a thread of it's own. Be careful about listening to "advice" or comments on here. The HPC (House Price Crash) losers are amazingly even more desperate than usual and are making stuff up on here and elsewhere pretending to be buyers pulling out, or sellers…
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Freeholder nightmare, Elmdon real estate/Korax LLP
Hi everyone, Having huge difficulties with my freeholder, selling the house, and only waiting on a letter from the freeholder to confirm I don't have any monies outstanding. He has taken £120 for this (ground rent is only £5 per year), cashed his cheque and now nobody can get hold of him! Been 2 weeks, and no answer on his…
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Back on market after exchange!
Can a seller put their property back on the market after exchange of contracts and deposit paid? There was some delays at the sellers end but they were blaming the buyer for the delays. Seller was threatening to put property back on market if things didn't move along more quickly even though it was the sellers solicitors…
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Finance for Land/Stables Purchase
Hi, I am sooooooo excited!!! :j:j:j For 9 years I've been looking for land to come up in a certain area for equine use and it never has. There have been the odd yard come up further afield but it's not been near enough. Land has come up!!! Purchase price is £80k I currently have £20k in savings with another £20k due when…
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Who misses their old house?
We'd lived in our old house for nearly 15 years and until we saw this house up for sale we had no intentions of moving. After living there for so long and making so many memories there, I thought I'd miss the place and think of it often, but I don't! I love our new house so much I've not really thought much about the old…
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ftb help, solicitor/brexit
hi i am new here just wondered if someone can help. we have found the house of our dreams and its affordable, we are both ftbers but havent exchanged yet. it is due on the 10th july. but today my solicitor rang and asked if we wanted to proceed still. we told them yes. but now i'm getting nervous because my o.h. knows a…
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What about buying in Scotland post brexit...speculation? Lower offers?
Do people feel the thoughts being banded around also apply to Scotland? Are you buying and now less confident with your offer?
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Good, cheap areas Newcastle Upon Tyne
Am I asking for too much? I'm looking for properties within the Newcastle/ Gateshead area. I don't drive so decent transport links would be great. I'm looking for a 3 bed or large 2 bed with a maximum price of £130,000 but don't know if properties in such an area exists. I'm seeing houses in that price range but not sure…
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Estate agents in Liverpool
I'm wanting to sell my house, has anyone got an opinion on who are best estate agents in Liverpool for value for money, speed of sale (obviously I will have my price at a realistic figure for the area - £119,000) communication etc I've had several around this week - Acumen, Move, Jones Chapman, Alpha-Move and Venmore. They…
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Landlord has changed locks
After ongoing troubles with her landlord, my friend returned home today to find her landlord had changed locks. She is currently in arrears as housing benefit has been paying the managing agent no longer used by the landlord, but the landlord did not put this in writing - and the agent has not passed the money on. The…
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Proof of deposit - sold items on gumtree
Hello, I have a 10000 deposit ready for a mortgage made up of the following: £3000 savings £2500 work bonus £1500 family gift £3000 sold 2 guitars and an amplifier on gumtree Being a first time buyer i am fairly naive to all the ins and out and and now have read up about proof of deposit after being asked to bring this to…
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Anyone else terrified their buyer will pull out?
I'm so scared we're going to lose our buyer/the chain is going to collapse with all this uncertainty. Is anyone else feeling the same way? Is there anything we can do to be proactive and keep things moving?
