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Rent payment needed before wages!
Hi, I have never posted on here so I apologise if I am in the wrong area, but I need some advice. I have just moved into a new private rented house and my rent is due each month on the 22nd. However, my wages are not paid into my account until the 25th, at the earliest each month. Unfortunately my landlord is very strict…
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Reading up on being a landlord for a holiday cottage
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of reading about being a landlord for a holiday cottage. Searched on here but nothing specific about holiday lets. Didn't want to just google in case non reliable source. Thanks in advance.
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Selling a pig in a poke!
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice please. Back story - having researched area thoroughly (or so we thought!) we bought our 4 bed detached house 2 years ago, paid what we considered a good price reflecting need for rewire, new kitchen, 2 bathrooms, redecorating inside and out. On moving in we began gutting the place,…
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Renting eviction advise
My landlord recently gave us notice to quit. It was a shock as 8 year tenants. But we respectfully left the property with no quibbles within the 2 months notice. His reason for this was to sell the property. However I have just seen that he is re letting the property and has done all the jobs that we had previously been…
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Completed But House a Tip
I've completed on my house and we're looking to move in properly next week. However, I have just been round and the place is really dirty, more so than I expected, and what was promised. I guess there is no comeback? I didn't expect show home standard, but what could be described as "clean" would have been fine!
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Renewal Fees
My sister has received a letter from her letting agent to say that her landlord has offered her a further year's tenancy. Does she have to accept this or can she insist on a month to month tenancy? Furthermore the agent has advised her that should she accept the year's tenancy she will have to pay a 'renewal fee' of 98.00.…
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Landlord selling property
Hey Guys We have been in our house for just over one year.. Last year the landlord had the property valued (said he didn't intend to sell) Then a couple of months later we have a phone call from estate agents wanting to take pictures of the house before marketing it. So what can we do but resign ourselves to the fact we…
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Exchange
How long can it be from exchange to completion? Can there be like 3 weeks?
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Blip in buying process
Hello I was hoping someone could help us please? Weve had an offer on a house accepted and we are first time buyers. We went to see our independent mortgage advisor on Thursday 1st Sept and the process was put in full speed to get the mortgage arranged with Santander. On the friday we received a phonecall saying it had…
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Buyer visiting 5 weeks after offer - I'm worried!
Our buyer offered on our house back in April, but we rejected it in favour of someone else's higher offer. This person then pulled out, and our current buyer then returned for a second viewing, when we put the property back on the market. After drawn out negotiations on price we finally accepted an offer from her end of…
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Buying a flat with a 74 year lease
If I make an offer and include the price of extending in it, would it be a faff to get the seller to do it on completion? I'm a FTB so I'd need to have it extended to get a mortgage. Or are lease extensions generally more hassle than they're worth?
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Can my landlord recent my room while I am in contract?
Hello Can you please let me know where I stand and allowed my money back for 1 week. I rented a room for 2 months and the contract will finish by the 9th September. In the middle of my contract, I found a new job so had to leave my room earlier. I paid the full rent until 9th September and informed the landlord that if…
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New roof vs Repair for sale
Hi all, We are in the process of selling our house and dont know what do next. The house is vacant and costing around £700 a month to keep going (although we get £300 back as we pay this off mortgage). It has been under offer twice - FIrst offer in the first 2 weeks at the full asking price- Withdrew because of Brexit. 2nd…
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Moving
Sorry, I may be being really thick but what is the process of upping sticks as I've never done it before. Does one put one's current home on the market first and then start looking for a new place. What if one sees a place that one likes but isn't getting interest in one's current property. Can one put in an offer on a new…
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How do Royal Mail know I've sold my flat?!
I'm selling my flat and am close to exchanging contracts. A few days ago I received a letter from Royal Mail addressed to "Home Mover" trying to convince me to sign up to their Mail redirect service when I move. How on earth do Royal Mail know I'm moving? Does this mean my estate agent or solicitor has sold my details?
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Mortgage valuation 5% lower than agreed sold price
Our buyers bank is unwilling to lend on the agreed sale price (145K) due to mortgage valuation survey which has just come back citing lack of comparable sold prices. They are willing to lend 7K below the sale price and our buyer has suggested a renegotiated sum of 140K. The most recent sale on our street was 2011, I don't…
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SDLT return
Hello. I could do with some advice on the SDLT form that my solicitor will be completing for me. Background is I sold a property that was my main residence (property A) 3 months ago and moved into another property I own (property B) . I still live there and have now bought another property (C) which will hopefully be…
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Electronic signature for contract?
Does anyone have experience or know if it is possible to sign a contract for exchange using an electronic signature and email it back to the solicitor? I know they are increasingly accepted for various documents but not sure whether house buying is 'up to date' with that! Thanks
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Staircasing and Renting Out
Hi all, I've got a question about Staircasing and Renting Out. We bought 50 per cent of our flat a year ago (530k full price) in Hammersmith, London. Now we want to buy the rest 50 per cent. However, the independent surveyor's estimation (recommended by A2Dominion) of the flat's value is 600k which is significantly higher…
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Join...anyone thinking to invest in btl buy. What r pros and cons in todays market.
Hi. Forummates. Please share your thoughts on BTL buying. Worth to brainstorm before investment. Market is unpredictable. Thanks.
