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Issuing N5 online
I have a feeling my problems with this tenant is a learning experience! I've issued S8 2 weeks ago and wanted to do an N5 online, sticking point in the house is in my name but the tenancy agreement is in my brothers (we tend to look after and manage the houses jointly). Does the N5 need to come from me or my brother and…
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Purchasing Parents Home
My Mum passed away last year. My Dad has been sorting finances out and has asked my siblings and I if any of us wanted to buy his home as an investment and so he can give us the money from the sale and see us enjoy it now rather than when he is gone. I am the oldest of 3 kids and my Dad stays in a 2 bedroom flat that we…
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House rewire cost
3 bedroom semi in south west. Thoughts on price?
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Purchased my first house is the girlfriend enetitled?
Good evening guys! So I have just purchased my first house and am now happily moved in. Now my girlfriend wants to move in and I don't have an issue with that. They only issue i raised with her was that if she was to stay here then she would be legally entitled to half of the relationship went down hill, well so I have…
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Tenants in Common x4
A friend of mine and his mother agreed to put his brother onto the mortgage so that the bankrupt younger brother could undertake a barn conversion and turn the property into a semi detached. Unfortunately the result was that the younger brother inherited a 3rd of the farm and title to the drive adjacent to the barn as part…
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Help to buy ISA
Hello, I have a question regarding a help to buy ISA: - I currently own a flat (with mortgage), and will be getting married later this year. My question is will my future wife be able to get a help to buy ISA that we can then use to buy a house in a couple of years time? She is not listed on my mortgage or flat deeds, and…
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Second Property - Questions!
My partner and I are buying a home together. He currently owns his own property (which he will be renting out) and I am living with my parents and am I first time buyer. We got a mortgage promise agreed with the Bank and were told about the standard 2% stamp duty we would have to pay on top of the deposit and fees. While…
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Buying a flat but tenants aren't leaving
Hi everyone, I need a bit of advice. We are buying a flat and it has tenants in it that are reluctant to leave, They were made aware that the flat was for sale when they moved in, were told that it was a temporary tenancy & could stay there until the flat was sold. The section 21 has been served and the 2 months expired at…
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Please help! Trying to receive deposit from estate agents
Hi I am trying to receive my deposit back from the estate agents and it has been over a month since I have left the property. The timeline of events are as follows: 16 June - left property after bringing in professional cleaners (£80). EA complained it was not properly done and charge me £120. I required my deposit back…
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2 children one very sick and eventually no where to live
Hi all Sorry if I'm posting in the incorrect place, but couldn't find a more appropriate board. I have two children aged 19 months and 4 months old, my youngest daughter has chronic lung disease and is on home oxygen 24/7 and she is classed as disabled. I was with living with their father (my partner) until 6 months ago.…
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vulnerable neighbour
in a nutshell low income couple middle aged, housing association husband had stroke so is limited & none working wife has low paid job. Upstairs flat large family leaking toilet many months, Many complaints to housing by both flats. Ceiling brown electrics throughout hallway where brown staining is. Housing disconnected…
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House Roof Colour Change without consent
I recently bought a new build house at a point before the roof went on. At point of reservation, the drawings were all reviewed and I signed against them. My house had a black slate roof at this stage. At point of viewing the house pre-decoration, the roof was fitted with red mendip tiles. I spoke with the site manager and…
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Purplebricks
Hi Has anyone used Purplebricks to purchase a property If so how did you find the experience? Thanks
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What are my options?
So I'm 27 and currently living at home. I've lived in London my entire life and would prefer to stay within or very close by as I work centrally. I earn just over £25k and have 20k in savings so far. I've been trying out mortgage calculators which tell me the most I can be lent is £97k with my salary, to be lent £180k I…
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Letting agent being unethical?
I'm asking this on behalf of someone else. Someone I know has been reporting tenants to the letting agent, the letting agent in turn has been telling the tenants exactly what's been said, it's clear, by what the letting agent has said, who has made the complaint. I wouldn't have thought this was ethical, but, is it legal…
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Advice on putting in an offer please
Me and my fiance have been looking to buy our first house for nearly a year now.We have viewed plenty and made offers on around 4 but we haven't been successful. We viewed a house today that we like and is in a good location. We want to put in an offer in but unsure how to proceed. It's on for 230,000, zoopla estimates it…
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Buying Advice Query
Hi i have a seen a house i like, Vendors have sold this to Taylor Wimpey who are now in charge of the sale. House is on the market for £219k and only available till end of November (when the current owners new house is built). The house needs new front doors, windows and has a small hold on the side wall of the kitchen, a…
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Problem neighbour
Hi all, I need some advice on how to move forwards with this issue. I work from home and live with my partner, who has a regular job. My studio is the smallest bedroom at the back of the terraced house, which we rent privately. For months now, my neighbour has been sitting in her garden during the day for hours at a time,…
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Completing purchase of freehold should I update my lease
Hi, Me and my neighbour in the process of completing the purchase of freehold for our flat that has 81 years left on the lease. We are going to get the lease extended to 999 years, but I was wondering if there is any good reason to make any other updates to the lease, and if so what should we look out for to update? Also,…
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Is it worth converting an extra bathroom into a bedroom?
I am selling a flat which has 2 large bathrooms. The flat is ground floor and basement. The basement has a smaller bathroom (but still large) and a bedroom. The ground floor bathroom is approx 11ft long and 4ft 10 inches wide and has a HUGE window. I am considering turning the upstairs bathroom into a small bedroom. - Any…
