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Checklist
Hi all, I'm exchanging on Friday..were in the main mostly packed and main things sorted. Just need to arrange gas and electricity supplier and have no idea how to go about it. Most ask for current providers but we have no idea who they are and on ringing the helplines...both are either closed or experiencing a high call…
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Reclaim VAT
Hi, My wife and I are buying a new build home and will be moving in during late October. Whilst shopping for tiles today, the sales assistant suggested that we could claim back VAT on items such as tiles, carpets and wooden flooring within 3 months of it being signed off by building control. The only information I can find…
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Renting from a private landlord, whats reasonable to expect?
Looking at renting a house from a private landlord which has just become empty. The previous tenants have lived like pigs from the state of the place as they have left it. Obviously he is going to clean and paint to get it ready for new tenants but whats reasonable to expect. There are issues with cupboard doors, a loose…
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need advice for buy a house please
i am on the way to buy a house and i got reported from my solicitor that the property neighbour made a fence which not allow people exit from garden to right side. For now, if people in that property want exit from garden, they have to move to left side Anyone can give me advice : Is that will big problem with council if…
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Buying a house - money laundering
Hi A bit of advice please Looking to buy a house. Happy that solicitor competed money laundering checks. However, why as the buyer, does estate agent insist on needing to do the same? The act says (from memory) it is between the estate agent and the customer. Now we all know that the estate agent has a contract with the…
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Changed mind after paying deposit for a room
I’ve paid a deposit to rent a room for 12 months. I’ve not signed a contract (I was going to sign it on the day that I moved in). I have however emailed the landlord to say that I want the room and that I will be paying the deposit. I’m now having second thoughts about starting this university course. Can anyone please…
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Fixtures and contents form
Hi all, I am FTB and received the fittings and contents form. The vendor has said the sofa is included with the sale price. I already have my own sofas from my rented flat which I want to take with me. Can I let her know that she needs to take/dispose her sofa via my solicitors? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Sending Survey to Agent and/or Seller
Hi, I have recently had a survey done for a house I am looking to purchase. The a a few main issues and alot of little things that need replacing in the next couple of year. My aim is to negotiate. The vendor has asked for a copy of the survey. a) Should I not send it? b) Send only the main things c) most of the issues…
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second home
British citizen living abroad. If I buy house in uk is that classed as second home and liable to the 3% tax please?
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Guarantor companies. Any good?
Me and my partner are looking to rent our first property. Problem is he is on a zero hour contract. Living in the south east house prices are through the roof so finding a guarantor we know is seeming impossible. I was just looking online to get more information about what criteria a guarantor need to meet, when I came…
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Legal Fees for buying out inherited property?
My husband and two siblings have been left their late mother's house. His siblings have agreed that he and I can buy them out so that we can move into the property. Does anyone here know the likely legal costs (ballpark figure) we should be charged by our solicitor for dealing with this for my husband and I? One of my…
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pre assignment pack for Right to buy transaction
I'm a council tenant who is in the process of buying my council flat. The case has been dragging as my solicitor requested a pre-assignment pack from the council but the council said that they don't normally provide it to Right to buy buyers. I did my research and it looks like the pre-assignment pack is needed if you want…
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Any advice on first time renting and zero hours
I thought I'd post on here as a last ditched attempt for any advice or if any one else has this problem as surely we are not the only ones (I hope). Just a quick bit of history, me and my partner live in the south east which has stupidly high house prices, and we are desperate for our own home. We have a two year old son…
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DIY conveyancing
NEED some help please. A family friend who is a rigistered trainee solocitor has been doing all conveyancing work for our house with complete cooperation from the buyers solicitor. We are coming to the end of the process but have realised the she is not allowed to do the part where the money is held and transfers to the…
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how is this best sorted?
A couple of months ago I moved into a so-called "Build To Rent" property. The idea is to provide high quality, long term, market rent homes to young-ish professionals who can't afford to buy. The flat is actually above market rent in my opinion but I chose it because it seemed very secure and very convenient travel wise.…
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How do you complain
I want to complain about an estate agent... is there an ombudsman or anything like that? Or do i just complain to head office.
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Indemnity Policy for Septic Tank?
Hi Everybody So we're buying a beautiful barn but we've had a fair share of things go wrong when we got solicitors involved, mainly around the documentation of the property. We're pretty much almost at the end of the enquries now and a lot of stuff has been sorted but the one thing that hasn't been able to be fixed is the…
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Bovis Change House Specification
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a little advice. We recently exchanged on our new home with Bovis. Last weekend we went up to choose our bathroom etc. My girlfriend asked the question about our thermo generating panels (not 100% sure what they are called) and the sales advisor said that they have been taken off. We haven't…
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FTB in a bidding war with investor
Hello! I'm after a bit of advice. I'm looking to buy my first home - an apartment just not far from a city centre. I was the first to view and offered at asking price the next morning. However it seems I'm in the unfortunate position of being up against an investor who has made the same offer, without even viewing the…
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1900 style home
Semi-piggy-backing from the other thread (1930's home) as there is some genuinely great feedback in there. We are in the process of purchasing a 1900's built terraced cottage. We've moved in under tenancy during the purchase, but that is kind of pointless to this thread. Nonetheless, it means we can look under things/peel…
