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trying to rent!!
hi all just wondering what anyone's take is on why landlords are so against people on benefits? we have been renting our house for 11 years but our landlady wants it back as she coming back to area, we have been asking about properties but have no luck as soon as we say we are not working! my husband is disabled pensioner…
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buyers of a home 3 yrs ago told drive and garage still belongs to me when trying to
friends of mine sold their home 3 yrs ago have just been advised that the people who bought their home are now selling it and have been told by their solicitors that the drive and garage next to their home .[. land which my friends purchased from the council whilst living there] is still their property and not part of the…
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Joint Tenancy Nightmare!
Hi all, My girlfriend and I have been renting with another couple since Nov '16 and we have had nothing but grief. The four of us are equal joint tenants. Basically, last month they tried to end our joint tenancy agreement behind our back, and the lettings agent took a fee from them to draw up a new contract, without…
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My legal responsibilities as a landlord and council letter
Hello Everyone, I have a very worrying situation. I am hoping someone on here can give me some advise or if anyone else has been in a similar situation some guidance would be amazing. I am what some people call an accidental landlord. It was never in the plans. Anyway, I joined the NLA (National Landlords Association) from…
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Annoying buyers
Afternoon all, I just want to put this up to make sure I'm not being total ridiculous or I reasonable. Our buyers want to have electrical and gas safety tests done prior to exchange. The house is only a few years old and everything is still covered under the initial safety certificates, the gas boiler has been serviced…
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Pre-sale survey?
Help please! (apologies for the long post!) We put our house on the market at the end of April for £375,000, having had 4 valuations all coming back at that price. After about 3 weeks we received an offer of £350,000 which we refused. About a week later the offer was increased to £355,000 and, on the advice of our agent,…
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Airbnb query
Hi there, I have recently come across airbnb and was thinking about using? Has anyone tried this and found it to be a success? any tips or queries would be appreciated. Thank you. V
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Getting back deposit from rented
Hi guys and girls So we are about to fingers cross exchange on our house buy and have an agreed completion date of 28th july. Currently in rented with a a******le of a landlord , does nothin to house etc, anythin that's needed to be done is a quick patch up. House is very dated etc...when we told the LA we were moving out…
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How long is a piece of string?
In this case, the string is me wanting to know when I can my hands on my dosh from a house sale after splitting with ex so that I can move on. The length is how long on average will it take from sale agreed to completion. No chain either end, and buyer has her mortgage secured. I've read that it can take 6 to 8 weeks. I've…
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First Post- Eviction/Possession order help!!!
Hoping someone can help/give advice.. it's my first post, go easy on me! I am a first time buyer.. Offer accepted on property in January 2017, exchanged contracts May 2017 with intention to complete on 19th May. I exchanged contracts whilst tenant was still in property (break in contract says that I can pull out of sale…
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Suddenly can't even get to rental referencing stage!!!
I just want to pick your brains to see if anyone can help me work out what's going on here as I am mighty confused! it could just be purely down to being unlucky, but I have never had so many rejections on the trot! I am in the rental market and have been for about 5 years. I am self employed which does put fear into…
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Persimmon customer care - no response - advice needed
Hello, two months ago I contacted persimmon regarding an issue with a cabinet door. And the request was put in for a replacement but I heard nothing back for around one month. Then I heard the request is down to the supplier and nothing else Fast forward one month, nothing so I rang the kitchen supplier and they informed…
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Help needed about girlfriends mums house
Hi all. This is a wierd one but will try to keep it short and to the point. My girlfriends mum inherited a 3 bed detached house from her parents. My girlfriends mum would like to move to another house she inherited on the isle of wight. She asked if we would like to move into the 3 bedroom detatached house and she would…
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Housing Association Cut down Tree
Hi, I am looking for some advice regarding the title thread - I arrived home last Thursday evening and noticed the HA had cut down a Wisteria Tree on the Boundary of my property (They clarified they did do it) It was on the other side of my fence, had been there for 8 years and was also overganging the path so these points…
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cheapest self storage in southeast
We need to store some of our house contence for a year or so, does anyone know of a super cheap way to get storage? The usual london ones are a small fortune long term for lockup garage amounts of space: say 100sqft +. I have heard some outside M25 farms, offer self storage solutions and container solutions very cheaply,…
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Keys
A prior thread has reminded me. I had to pay for another set of keys to be cut and a new fob for my cleaners at a cost of £35, I know it's not a lot of money but the Landlord said he would provide me with 3 sets of keys one of the many things that he promised but never did. Any way I'm moving shortly and I don't want him…
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Holding Deposit - Estate Agents Rights
On Saturday we viewed a property which we wanted to proceed with. The current landlord is living in the property, but moving abroad at the beginning of August so looking to rent out the property. Having viewed the property (joint viewing with other viewers) we decided it suited our needs and rang to make an offer. We were…
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LA wants to charge £36 for additional key for flat
Hi there! Just simply want to gauge option please :) We are currently renting a flat. Our letting agent are also the management company for the whole block of flats. So they deal with us as the tenants but they also deal with all of the people who own the flats as leaseholders. Usually when I've rented in the past it's…
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Electricity pole wayleave downsides
I have an electricity pole on my property. I have been offered £7 a year or £150 as a one off settlement by Scottish and Southern Electricity. I find the legal wayleave document they have asked me to sign incomprehensible but the amounts are too small to engage a solicitor. NB the wires from the pole to my house pass…
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Tenancy renewal - 6 month break clause
Hi, I've been renting a property for the last year on a 12 month contract. There was an initial 6 month break clause with a 2 month notice period. The tenancy has come up for renewal and I am being asked to sign a new 12 month contract which is fine but it seems a little unfair to put in another 6 month break clause. Is…
