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Waiting for decision on offer
Made an offer on a property on Saturday morning and still waiting to hear back. Spoke with the estate agent yesterday afternoon who said they were struggling to get in contact with the vendor. Can't stand the waiting!
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Consent to Let Nationwide - Renting whilst travelling
Hello all, So for a bit of context I've detailed my situation below but my main question is, does anyone have any experience of gaining consent to let from Nationwide and is there anything I should be aware of when applying for it? Context Myself and my OH have been working towards the following goals for the past 3-4…
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What to declare to sellers regarding neighbours.
So following on from my previous thread, I'd like to send my neighbor an informal, unsigned note. I understand that neighbor disputes have to be declared to buyers, and have read that anything you have made to them in writing must also be declared. I'm hoping this will not get to this stage. However would an informal,…
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Estate Agents/Seller with holding information
Hi there, Just after a little bit of advice following a house sale that has recently fallen through. Little bit long winded sorry....... Our offer had been accepted on a property but on receiving the results of the searches back we weren't happy with a few clauses that were in the report. The property is on the slip road…
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Buying a Flat
Couple of questions. For a cash buyer, what is the amount below the asking, in percentage terms, that I could offer for a property and still be realistic? When is the best time to appoint a solicitor in relation to buying a flat. I assume when I have located the flat that I want to purchase. Am I correct?
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Buying housing association property. A Question.
Hi. My Dad is going to by his housing association property. This house used to be a council house then it went over to a housing assocation. On the Right to Buy application form will he have to put a separate tenacy agreement for the council house years and the housing association years? Thanks.
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Help please - no viewings :(
Hi all. We are selling our house and don't seem to be getting any interest (we have had 1 viewing in 4 weeks). Our estate agent doesn't think we should drop the price (or do anything else but wait). I don't think the photos do justice to the kitchen/diner in particular but the estate agent thinks the photos are fine. The…
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No planning?!
My wife and I went to view a lovely house last week which is ideally located at the end of a track out of the way. One problem. The current owner is a builder, and has built on some of the land which is currently on the same deeds as the bungalow. He was hoping to get planning permission retrospectively for this building…
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Redemption Figure
Hi, we are purchasing a house as first time buyers which has been a nightmare from start to finish. There is no chain however 12 weeks on we still have no date. I won't bore you with all delays we have faced but the new (and hopefully last one) is the vendors are waiting on a redmeption figure from the Help to Buy scheme.…
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Rent to a friend
Hi, I have recently bought a house and due to work i will not be able to move in for a year. I am thinking of allowing my friend to move in and just asking her to pay the mortgage/bills. Will i need to tell my mortgage lender? What will change? What will it cost me? Is it worth it or should i just sell up and wait Thanks
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sell the lot or build
Hi, I am trying to make a decision on what to do with my property. I have a detached bungalow in London and got planning permission to build a semi-detached onto the property. I am 54 and the planning permission runs out in 2019. I am working part-time self employed so don't really have enough of an income to show for…
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6 month break clause
Hello, I am looking for some advice on the break clause that we have in our rental agreement, just to confirm that I have understood it correctly. Unfortunately we need to move sooner than the 12 months due to sudden work changes. We moved into our current house on March 31st 2017 on a 12 month tenency with a 6 month break…
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Inheriting a property and my help to buy ISA
Hello I have a help to buy ISA (please bear with me this is relevant) which i have applied to close as we are due to purchase a property in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately a parent passed away late last year with no will, his property passed to his mother. She offered us (siblings) the property as she is too frail to…
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Advice on renting out my flat before selling
Hi all I'm just looking for a bit of advice on what to do with my flat. I purchased a 2 bed flat in Birmingham city centre a few years ago and I currently rent out one of the rooms to a lodger. However I am relocating back to my home town in Surrey. I'll finish my current job mid-August with my new job starting beginning…
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Ransom strip?
Apologies for the length of this post: We've just had a letter from the council asking us to buy back a strip of land at the front of our house. This piece was a compulsory purchase by the council in 1965 as they wanted to widen the road; they did not use the full amount so 'leased' it back to our predecessors for a…
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First Time Buyer Deposit Query
Hi, I'm a first time buyer currently going through the buying process. I have a query with regards to the deposit and when to pay it. As far as I understand, I pay a deposit (10%) at the exchange of contracts and then the remaining at completion. Is this correct? So in my situation, I'm putting a 20% down which equates to…
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Selling house to developers - is an index in our best interest
Hi We're just about to enter into an option agreement for a 6 month period to sell our house to developers who want to build a house next door. We've been through terms with them. The one sticking point is regarding house price indexing.they have offered to put this in to ensure we are selling at a fair price above market…
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Deposit Dispute
Looking for some advice. We have had tenants in our house for the last 12 months. Last weekend we received the keys back and did a final inspection. During the inspection we noted severe damage to our carpets (paint spills, burns, pen), walls (pen, nail varnish etc on every wall) and they've nailed our handmade blinds to…
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Laminate in a shared ownership
Hello, I know it's a touchy subject putting laminate flooring in a top floor flat but on the ground floor of a 3 bed house would you normally have to get permission? All my lease says is "to provide carpets or such other suitable floor coverings to the floors of the premises" Regards
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head lease directors
my daughter owns a flat in a leasehold block of 6, it also has a "head lease" and 2 of the other owners are directors of this lease which involves making various decisions on behalf of the block directly with the management company., they were appointed many years ago. she would like to have more of a say in the running of…
