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Depressed I and in danger of being evicted
Please help me My husband is in prison and I have a teenage daughter I am on disability benefits because of stress and anxiety and depression . My landlord has put the rent up from £606 a month to £800 a month I have applied for discretionary payment but the council are being very slow. I just about managed rent last month…
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Estate Agent Pushy About Putting Flat on Market
Hi all. I'm looking for a new place to buy, and sell my flat. I'm in London and my flat will sell in 5 mins. I consulted a local (well thought of agents), and they are v pushy for my place to be put on market immediately. I want to wait until I find a place I am serious about and make an offer, for the sole reason I do not…
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Neighbour playing the racism card for their noise
They have been there a week but didn't know there were in there at first as was away a lot, only found out when a parcel was delivered to them of which the guy claimed he never signed for until I said the person gave a description of him (basically in this area theres not a lot of Asian people and that just happens to be…
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LA holding deposit
Hi, our letting agent is holding our deposit until we return a safe which was at the property. The safe was not on the inventory and not built in, can they do this? Thanks
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Home Buyer's Report - reduce offer?
So just got the HBR back for the property we are in the middle of purchasing. Mortgage offer is in the post but there are a few potentially pricey problems on the report. -Electrical wiring may not comply with the current standards and hasn't been tested since 2008. Was suggested date for a check in 2013 - not carried out.…
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Delightful buyers
This forum seems heavily filled with doom and gloom and people posting about various problems they are encountering. Certainly I've done the same. Well I'd like to share a slightly more positive story. We'd never met the people who bought our old house, communicating only via the agent. (We met the people from whom we…
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Movers - West London
Hello, looking for a good reliable moving company in West London (or who cover that area) We are moving from a 2 bed flat (basement) to a house in S London, so looking for recommendations. I'm thinking 2 movers + Luton van or bigger (we've got a 3 seater sofa, a single bed, 1 x double bed plus other furniture. No white…
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Charging rent
I own a second property as rental income, that is separated into 2 flats, but is currently empty. Neither of my kids yet own property of their own and I am considering moving the pair of them out of our family home into the rental property. Do I have to charge them rent and if I don't and let them live there rent free, am…
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Shared ownership & lodger
A fellow resident has just been reminded he may not sublet his room through Air B&B and pointed to clauses below. My question is, do these points allow a live in lodger with no lock on the door? 3.16 Use Not to use the Premises for anything other than a private residence in single occupation. 3.18 Alienation: 3.18.1 Not to…
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Property Information Form
Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a house which I will be moving into. I have received the property information form from my solicitor which states the vendors have special requirements regarding a moving date and have noted that they are wanting to move in September. I was not under the impression when I viewed it…
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How long is reasonable for a post tenancy inspection?
We moved out of our rental property on June 29th so it's been 9 days. We confirmed to the agent that we would need to lose some deposit for a carpet which my daughter stained with hair dye and they said they'd confirm it all with us once they'd inspected the property. They didn't do a check out visit we had to take the…
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What is reasonable wear and tear?
Hi all, We've been privately renting for 6 years and have recently given our notice. We have three young children (but one of them was born here do it was only two when we moved in) and a cat (which we have permission for). The landlord doesn't like spending any money on the house (I'm being polite), and we're anticipating…
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Break clause tenancy question
This is the text in the tenancy agreement; Notwithstanding the fixed term stated in Clause 1 of the main terms if the tenancy,the parties hereby agree that this agreement may be terminated by either party giving to the other at least two months notice in writing, such notice not to expire until after the six months of the…
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Can 3 people have the same mortgage?
HI, Pretty straight forward question. Myself & my wife are weighing up our options for buying a house. The straight forward idea is using a 10/15% deposit and buying one for around £250,000. The other option that is a little more obscure is my father in-law is selling his house and will look to make around £150,000, could…
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Stalwarts......
Hi all I am back on here after a very long absence. I lost two consecutive houses last year both a week before completion in the end I gave up on the whole nightmare of buying and have rented for over a year. I am now considering buying again. :o I have been keeping my eye on Rightmove and the prices in my area are just…
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Buying from father-in-law - how cheap can we go?
My wife and I are thinking about buying my father-in-laws investment property, keeping the house in the family. Can we get the house at a discounted rate or are there tax rules against such a thing? I've read somewhere that it has to be sold at market value and capital gains tax will still have to be paid. Thanks, Lee.
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Check Out Fees
Hi there, When I took up my tenancy 4 years ago, it was with a different agent and has subsequently changed agent after 3 years. My question is when I have ended my tenancy the new agent has advised me of check out fees, which I had not been made aware of at any point until I advised I did not want to renew my tenancy. In…
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Using the same estate agents for selling add the vendors
Hi We've just seen a house we'd like to put an offer in for but haven't got ours up for sale. Is there any advantage to choosing the same estate agents add the vendors? Thanks
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Secondary Smoke Damage
Hi - I've had a look at the forum titles and I'm unclear if I've chosen the incorrect subthread, so apologies if I have but this felt the closest match. Currently I rent out a small flat that is the upstairs of a converted council house. I lived there myself previously and the tenant downstairs has a flat through the local…
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capital gains tax
My parents bought their house in 1975. in 2008 my widowed mother moved out to a warden controlled flat and let the house to a family friend. We now need to sell the house due to increasing care needs so we can buy a larger house together with a granny annexe or similar. I have looked on the government website and am…
