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How to get a rental property ?
Hi I am viewing a property I would really like to rent next week but I know others are viewing it too Is there anything I can do or say or offer to secure he house for me and not the others ? Any tips from other tenants ?
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Leaving military starting new permanent contract
Hi all, My husband is leaving the military at the end of June and is starting a new job on a permanent contract, at the beginning of July. We are currently in a married quarter and are trying to buy a house in time for the kids to start their new school in September. We will be moving an hour and a half away so no chance…
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Private Residential Tenancy - guarantor required by law?
Hi, I'd like to find out if Guarantor is required for Private Residential Tenancy? After generating sample agreement using online tool at https://www.mygov.scot/tenancy-agreement-scotland/ it looks like it's optional but I'd like to confirm if that's correct just in case.
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Renting a property then being in a coma in hospital
Let's say for example you rent a flat and have a decent pay job etc, all is fine. Then one day you end up in a coma in hospital for say around four months because you were involved in a car crash. Obviously your income would then stop as you would be unable to go to your job. Then you'd eventually run out of money to pay…
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House checks before completion
Hi all, First time poster here. I have currently had my offer accepted on my first ever property and Im currently going through the motion with my mortgage and solicitors etc to get an offer out and contracts exchanged so i can move in! Exciting stuff. I must say though, im quite worried as im buying a repossession and the…
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Objecting to a planning application on land outside a settlement boundary .....
Hi, Firstly, sorry if this post is in the wrong place & if the mods could move it if required. Okay, I have no experience of fighting a planning application but am now having to. We have a field opposite us, owned by a family who live in a house next to the field. The field is agricultural land and just & only just outside…
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Right to Manage
After increasing service charges at our flat, we've deceided that right to manage is the best alternative. We have 7 flats in our block and only has a communal stairway in London. I believe I can get over 50% of us to opt for it. Was just wondering if anyone has moved from appointed management company to RTM? I know the…
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Inventory checking company and tennants
When we moved into the house we rent we had an EA use a company to check the inventory. Our Landlord is no longer with the EA and wants to use a friend to do our check-out inventory after we've left. The LL says he's unable to do it himself or even come over to see the property in the last month of the tenancy. Is it…
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HMO, New Guidelines and Eviction
Hi, I'm new to the forum and this my first post :wave: I've done a lot research into my question but I can't find an answer. I'm hoping someone on the forum will know one way or the other. I live in a HMO with 4 other tenants. Under the current guidelines it doesn't need to be licensed. On the 1st October 2018 the law is…
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Estate Agent terms and conditions
Hi folks We moved into rental after selling our property. At the time we had to move quick as we only had 7 days to secure something. Longstory short we went for a decent EA but the property we rented was privately managed by the landlord. Anyhow, LL has been very difficult to deal with... sending lots of rambling emails…
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Buy-to-let becomes 'principal private residence' - what are the rules?
How long do you have to live in a home before it becomes your 'PPR' as far as CGT is concerned? Specifically, if you move into a house which you had previously bought and let out for a number of years as an investment property, what do you have to look out for from HMRC with regard to any future sale of it?
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Check list for first time buyer 2020
Hi folks, I'm looking to put down roots and buy a house in 2020, probably in the Newcastle area, where I am due to take up a nursing post in September (this year). Financially I am saving up for my deposit through vehicles like the Help to Buy ISA and existing regular savings accounts with Nationwide and Principality…
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Estate agent not passed on offer
I put my house on the market 2 weeks ago and sold it straight away after a little bidding war. We accepted an offer and the sale is proceeding. Yesterday we had a knock at the door and it was one of the clients that had put an offer in that was rejected. He said he was just knocking to find out why we wasn't interested in…
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Seemingly nice flat but electricity only
Hello everyone, I'm very new to the whole buying property scene as FTB and even though I have spent nights reading up on things to ask or look for, I am starting to find it way harder to translate into real actions. I have seen a flat today. Should be built around the 60s-70s and it's just 400 sq ft.on the groundfloor The…
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Advice on Buying to Let?
Hi, I'd like some advice on how to move forward into buying a second property. My girlfriend and I have been fortunate enough to buy a flat in London using the help to buy scheme. In which we have a mortgage and an Equity Loan. I am considering the best way for us to pay back our help to buy equity loan. Since purchasing…
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Home buyers report
Hello, We are buying an 80+ year old house and we have done a homebuyer survey. The main points are these. E1 investigation to the rear bottom of the chimney mortar joins, the flashing to the chimney and the Flaunching. E1 install cowls over the chimney pots. E2 carry out an inspection to the valley on the roof. E3…
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Borrowed deposit of £200
I was due to exchange on the 19th of this month, but eachange got delayed because of delay in getting authority to proceed. The delay in ATP was caused by the brokers numerous clerical errors. The broker was pushed forward by the developer. The APT was issued on the 8th of this month and deadline for exchange was set for…
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Feeling so stuck with my house
I am hoping that you may be able to give me advice or tell me about your experience. I bought a house from a small developer 2 years ago for £250k using all my savings. I immediately lost my job and life has been hard. Two months after I bought, the developer started offering £20k cash back to buyers and has now dropped…
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Landlord increases rent - new deposit registration needed?
Would I be right in assuming that my tenant son wouldn't receive any fresh deposit registration papers from his landlord as a result of a rent increase?
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My lodger and moving
Hello! First post as I can usually find the answers to any questions elsewhere on the forum! Looking for some advice! In 2014 I bought a flat in Glasgow, six months later I met my partner and he moved in a year after. We then took in a lodger under rent a room scheme (who is great!) We now need to move to inverness for…
