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Deposit return and charges advice please
Hello, I moved out of a property on 10th July. The landlady then subsequently contacted me a week later with a load of things she wants cleaning. I told her I'm happy to pay for a couple of these things, such as limescale build up in the bathrooms, but not the other bits, and I'm adamant it was like this when I'm moved in.…
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Structural issue with chimney?
Hi all, After a bit of advice/opinion. Just been for a second viewing of a house and have a concern about the chimney. Hoping someone more knowledgable could give an opinion from this photo? https://postimg.org/image/g8xn8xp3r/ So a chimney was removed at some point and there's cracks on te external wall. Should we presume…
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Nasty neighbours...
I live in a top floor flat and the people that on the bottom are just plain bullies. They have been in the flat since the block was built and expect people to do as they say. The bloke is a nasty racist, he's never used rascist language it to me but others have heard him. I am in the process of selling my flat. Because of…
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how much shared ownership should I buy?
Hi, Ive just been allocated a shared ownership new build and the minimum purchase is 40%. I have a good deposit so i only need a small mortgage for this and it will be quite affordable. I have the option to buy more, and 50% is within the realms of possibility for me without overstretching (it is only about £50 per month…
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Planning permission and declaring disputes with neighbours
If I understand correctly, when you come to sell your house, you have to declare if there have been any disputes with neighbours. I've seen various debates on the forum about what you have to declare, but there appears to be the consensus that you probably only need to declare formal disputes. I would like to comment on a…
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Urgent help please - cleaning after moving from rented place
We were renting a 2 bed, 1.5 bath house for the past 2.5years. We bought our own house and moved out last Monday (a week ago). We got the house professionally cleaned when we moved out and paid £160 for the cleaning (the receipt was handed to them) - but we did not get the carpet cleaned as we always kept it clean (had a…
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freeholder charging extortionate fee for house insurance
HI, As the title states my new freeholder known from 'Southend-on-sea' is a bit of a shark. They have issued me a demand for £370 for buildings insurance. This has trebled from before due to a new freeholder. There are 4 flats all charged the same. So £1890 for a small house worth maybe £450000 max. Is there anything I can…
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Help ! Splitting up and selling house.
Help ! I need some advice asap on this - my partner and I bought a property 50:50 as cash buyers. However, we are now splitting up so I will move out. The property cost £350k. How do I get my £175k ? She obviously cannot afford to just pay me my share so does she have to sell the property even though she wants to stay…
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Correct date on Section 21.
Hi people I am after some advice again on a certain part of the Section 21 I am filling in for my Tenant. Part 2 of the form says the following "You are required to leave the below address after [ ] 1 . If you do not leave, your landlord may apply to the court for an order under section 21(1) or (4) of the Housing Act 1988…
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Stamp duty question - do we pay?
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Approx cost of landscaping 1 acre?
Hi, Firstly I understand its difficult to give a quotation without seeing the property however we are considering purchasing a house but our decision will rest on how much it will cost us to sort the grounds out. The house is set in roughly 1 acre which is VERY overgrown and sloping in parts. I have no idea how much…
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Landlords and deposits, Spanish style. Can anyone help?
Hello all! I really don't know if this is the right place to post this, or if anyone will be able to help but I thought I would give it a go. Here's the story: My partner and I and our dog moved to Spain last year. Not sure how long for but we thought we'd give it a go. We're back in sunny Scotland for the summer now. We…
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Reviews of new home builders
I've found there's a lack of reviews of new home builders online. Why is this? Because of the large size/scale of them, they spend huge amounts on SEO to hide any poor reviews? I understand that the experience of a Barratt Homes build in London might differ from in Birmingham for example, but surely people would find this…
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To sell or to wait...?
I'll try and keep it short... I own a house with my sister, we're 4.5 years in to a 5 year fixed rate with a 5% buyout fee until January and £105k owing. To preserve family stability (basically we're all becoming a bit frustrated with who lives where etc as we can't live together without bloody murder), would anyone have…
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Selling shared ownership, HA or open market?
Hi! We currently live in a shared ownership property and we're thinking of moving. I have contacted the housing association who have said that we can either sell using a company that works for them (as shared ownership), or we can sell on the open market as 100% of the property as the HA will sell their share too. I'm…
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Selling house with a broken boiler
Hi all! I'm looking for advice for my boyfriend. His house is on the market but the boiler has recently stopped working. He has been quoted thousands to replace it, which is something neither of us can afford. Have any of you had experience of selling a home with a broken boiler? We have no idea whether it's better to fix…
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Valuations for stair casing - is this behaviour legal?
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Neighbour's Extension
We recently bought a house which is perfect for our needs - main reason for moving was to be near good schools as we were not well-placed before. We had to move before the end of the year too. One thing that came up on our survey was a question about whether or not the neighbours had planning permission to build their…
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I wanted to Buy a House In Cash for £600k but am not sure after brexit
Dear Sirs, I wanted to post my question but I was unable saying that I could not pos it. I a new to the forum. So would highly appreciate if you could please advise on the following: 1. I am almost to exchange contract for buying a house worth almost £595k in cash. The process of my offer and the asking price was all…
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Furnitures
Ive just purchased a new house an am looking to buy good furniture, * corner Sofa * Corner Wardrobes * Wardrobes Any good reasonable shops for the above, please ? can you please suggest me some good shops ? when it comes to buying a good PAX wardrobe from IKEA, I don't like the whole concept of assembling it (even though I…
