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Is this stamp duty claim true?
Last year, I moved away from my parents when I bought my first house. I am now living with them again and trying to sell my house. One estate agent claimed that, if I sell the house within 2 years, I can claim a refund on the stamp duty I paid. Is this true? I can find no source confirming or denying this, and I think the…
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New landlord looking for advice (letting fees)
So, my mum died 6 months back, both me and my sister got left the house which we now plan to rent. Rentable value is £800-850 A friend of a friend need a place for 6 months while she renovates a house, we have agreed she can have it. And today is the first day of dealing/meeting/negotiating with a local letting agent.…
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House Buying - who to use as witness for signing the contracts?
Hello, I'm buying a property and I am at the signing contracts stage. I need a witness. Who shall I use? Most of my work colleagues and people in my company including my HR department are not willing to act as my witness. I think they mainly don't wanna take responsibility. I don't have much friends either that I can…
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Letting agent moving the goalposts
My friend saw a flat last week and paid a holding and admin fee. However the flat was originally for let on a 12 month contract. The letting agent has now said the landlord is uncertain and wants a 12 month contract with a 6 month break clause and then rolling contract after 6 months. To me, that's a 6 month contract. Is…
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House passed to children...Tax implication by selling it after death of parent?
Hi, I am looking for a little advice please regarding the selling of a second home, that has been transferred over from a parent to children, and then looking to sell after the parent passes away... it looks a fairly complex situation, in regards to tax liability, but if I could give some basic, salient points please, and…
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FTB - what do I do next?!
After 8 months of searching, and 10+ offer rejections, we've just had an offer accepted on a house :j As FTBs we're a bit clueless, although we have a mortgage broker and have appointed a solicitor. We're a bit wary as the market here is crazy and anything can happen between now and completion - so want to make sure we…
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Faulty extractor fan sensor or damp flat?
I have been wondering why after 6 months in this property for one its almost always cold during day and warm at night, if I have a shower the sensor on the extractor fan comes on and stays on, even hours later and even in this warm weather. But as I say the flat always feels cool during the day. Even sitting on the toilet…
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Complete on tuesday still waiting to exchange NOW though
We are supposed to exchange today - I have agreed to complete on Tuesday.. This was advised as the buyers lender wouldn't agree to release funds to the buyer til they had a completion date. We are supposed to exchange today. I have chased both EA & Solicitors - The buyer sent the deposit 2 days ago. Her solicitor say's…
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Advice please!
Son and DinL were at the point of exchange on a house 4 weeks ago. It had been quite a long process as there were a number of issues that had to be resolved on the purchase property before the mortgage could be released and an indemnity against certain aspects also had to be agreed. Sellers had already had 2 purchases fall…
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Father offered to buy my house so I don't lose dream home.
We accepted an offer on our house and then found a perfect house for us. Buyer's sale fell through and put our purchase at risk. Father offered to buy our house so our purchase can go through. He would then sell it to our Buyer when her sale goes through. The problems we have now run into is stamp duty on 2nd home would be…
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Help! Clueless- Buying with foreign income but British Citizen
I have been working abroad for 6 years with my partner and we are just about to move to new jobs in Dubai. Over the 6 years away, we have managed to accumulate hopefully enough to buy a very small, modest property mortgage free. However.... here are my questions related to bringing the money back into the country and…
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Desperate plea for help with a complicated housing situation
My apologies if this is the wrong forum (please move if so) but I did not know into which category to put this. My brother is in a situation now which he cannot cope with, and I am trying to find out how to help him but I do not know where to start. We were raised by our grandparents, my grandfather only recently died, and…
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Anyone Done Part-Ex with Taylor Wimpey?
I am currently in the process of part-exing with TW, mortgage is done, survey done, part-ex price agreed. However, I am extremely twitchy as I am told by my solicitor that TW's contract to buy my place will include a number of non-negotiable clauses which would allow TW to withdraw up to 6 weeks following exchange of…
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Ground Rent Increase with RPI
Does anyone know if Ground Rent of £350 increasing in line with RPI every 5 years would put of mortgage lenders?
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Return of Deposit
Recently, I visited a room available for rent and part of a house share. The room was advertised as furnished,, but not to my satisfaction. I had seen the room some months previously, but there were no changes. I paid a deposit to secure the room in case I was unable to find anything better. I did fine a better…
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My Conveyancing Fees... Fair or No?...
Hey everyone, I received my conveyancing fees today and just wanted to see what everyone thought on the fairness I was dealt. I wont reveal who it was through until afterwards. Note on top of this there is also Stamp Duty at £560 and Land Registry fee of £190 Location: North Yorkshire Purchase Price: £153000
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First Time Buyer - Process
I saw a property and made an offer of 2500 less than the asking price. Estate agent called me and said that they have mentioned OFFERS OVER in addition to the asking price. However, the vendor will be happy to accept the amount mentioned. I said if I offer the amount mentioned (and not above) will you remove the property…
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Ideas to create 'vestibule' in new house purchase?
Just wondering if anybody had any ideas on how best to create a vestibule / internal porch area on the floor plan below... I was initially thinking of getting a stud wall with a door in but am now thinking about some kind of long sliding door that hides it's self away in a mini wall if such a thing exists?! I don't have…
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Deposit protection/return?
[SIZE=-1]I have an assured shorthold tenancy agreement with a registered social housing provider (housing association) - the tenancy type is classed as intermediate market rent, I've paid about £65,000 in rent over the last 9 years, no housing benefit (or benefits of any kind) claimed if that makes a difference.[/SIZE]…
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Very Long Timescales of buying a house
I am a first time buyer. The property has already got a probate. No chain at all. It supposed to be very fast sales progress. However, there are 2 sellers (or maybe 2 executors as far as I understand) who will have to agree for every process. Our offer has been accepted 7 weeks ago + !!. Until now, seller's solicitor has…
