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Buying a flat. Leaseholder wants £2500 to fix roof. Should I pull out?
Hi all, I'm in the process of buying a flat. During my solicitor's enquiries it has come to light that the landlord/leaseholder anticipates roof repairs etc to the building at a cost of £10k split between the 4 flats, within the next 2 years. Apparently this £2500 must be forked out as part of the sale. My question is,…
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Selling an Irish house in the UK
Hey, Completely new to this so all and any advice, much appreciated. I would like to sell a house in the ROI, but advertise it online so potential buyers in the UK might also find it. Which websites are best/cheapest for fees? There are so many but I think I need a little help in deciphering which ones get the best…
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Rabbits in my flat
Hello guys, I live in a flat where I have signed a written contract with the management company. In the contract, pets are banned. But we have a pair of rabbits. Now the management guy wants them out. Is it legal to do that? What if I refuse to let them out. They always stay indoor, never go outside. They don't make any…
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Estate agents not returning deposit
Hi guys. So I moved out of a property last month on the 20th June, was told that I'd be informed of any deposit deductions within 10 days and that I could expect to receive the deposit back around the 1st July. It's now the 29th July, almost 6 weeks after vacating the property, and I've heard nothing. I've phoned the…
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does the maintenance company have to be honest?
hi, i own through a mortgage an apartment on a nice estate. however, since being taken into management it has become obvious that the management company are thieves. of oxygen and money. for instance. their budgets (not accounts) are supposed to be within 10% they say. however they budgeted for 56k insurance for the…
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1 month rent in advance Noob question
I'm having far too much trouble trying to understand the concept of "1 month in advance" for rent. Nothing has been signed, but I have tentatively agreed to move in to a rental property on September 1st. There is a deposit and 1 month's rent in advance. What I'm confused about is my flat mates seem to think that we're…
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Shared Ownership/Help to Buy
We're looking into the various Help to Buy schemes and actually think shared ownership might be the one for us. Can we get the Shared Ownership scheme for a house we've found on the open market, or is it exclusively for ex-housing association houses? May seem like a stupid question but in all my research I haven't been…
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Developer's broken promises
Hi About 9 months ago, a developer put in for planning for a large development of about 50 flats next door. We (possibly stupidly) agreed to generally be positive about the development in return for a brick wall being built along the boundary instead of a normal fence. At the time, we were assured of this and were given a…
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Advice on mortgage application
Hi I was intending to apply for mortgages later this year but have decided to try and get the ball rolling on buying a home as I have built up a decent deposit for a flat I have viewed today(30%). However I have recently moved house (with parents) and I am due to start a new job in September (I work as a teacher so will…
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Understanding EPC recommendations
Sorry for the long post and apologies if this belongs in Energy rather than here, but it is also to do with house selling. I own a maisonette on the first floor of a converted house. It was built in the 1920s. It's EPC rating is G (20, 1 point below F). I'm trying to understand the recommendations to make the most useful…
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Buying a house without a party wall agreement
Advice needed! I'm buying a house,semi detached, in the sellers pack they disclosed that the neighbouring property attached a garage to the garage wall of the property im buying without consent or agreement. This happened over 20 years ago and now the adjoining property has a legal right to easement. We want to potentially…
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Can you NOT sell a house to someone?
This is a story that could only happen in my family. My mum co-owns a second house with her sister, who has undiagnosed dementia. My mum wants to sell the house before her sister gets any worse, as her sister/my aunt could end up allowing all her nieces and nephews and their kids to use the house, and there are *many* of…
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Cash sale of first property- problems!
Hello, I am new here and am wondering if anyone can help- as I am having a minor panic. I am 30 yrs old and self employed, my husband and i have just had a cash offer accepted on a run down old cottage in Northern Ireland for 45K. A bargain and something we are very excited about. I just received a quote from our…
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Offer advice?
I have been looking at a average 3 bedroom terraced house with a asking price of £179,995. The seller brought the house for £150,000 in July 2014. Since the house was sold to the seller, it has not had any major works carried out to it. I have looked at the local house report which states that the median terraced houses…
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Septic tank cost of emptying?
Hi, We are considering purchasing a home which has a septic tank (quite common in the area as it's rural). It would be our first and so I'm looking for an idea of roughly how much it costs to have one emptied? Thanks Jayne
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Below the magic 80!
Hi all, I have a flat near Bournemouth that I'm putting on the market as soon as possible. It's a first floor flat with the only other flat being the ground floor flat. I have 77 years left on the lease, and so wish to extend before I sell. I had the flat valued at £190,000 a couple of days ago without telling the estate…
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Deed of Covenant
Hello trying to sell my house and have hit a problem. The title deeds say that "a deed of Covenant is required to be entered into...." We have spoken to the management company and they say they do not manage our property but the buyers solicitors insist it says they do. We have told them there is no charge and the…
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Struggling to agree on completion date
Hi, We are FTB who are due to exchange over the next couple of days but we cant agree on a completion date. We want the 12th (friday) but the vendor wants 17th (wednesday). As its the summer holidays we are struggling with childcare for the wednesday but friday my in laws don't work so could have the kids while we move.…
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Remortgage Valuation VS Selling Valuation
Not sure if right thread, had my house valued for sale in Feb 2015 and they said around 90K to sell it. Did not go ahead with this, have looked at a remortgage this year and the banks valuation has come back at 77K which is not enough for my LTV rate If I was to consider selling the house, wouldn't the next mortgage…
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Council Tax Question
Hi, We are about to exchange on our first property and hopefully complete next week. We are currently in rented on a rolling contract, I havent given notice yet as we aren't due to exchange until tomorrow. Once we complete we will still have roughly 3 weeks left in the rented property to clean/make good etc every thing…
