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Should neighbours offer compensation to my tenants?
I own a ground floor flat which I rent out to very good tenants. The owners of the first floor flat want to go into the roof to extend. There will scaffolding, builders in the common hallway etc We are trying to lay some boundaries as to how this work should proceed. One thing I am not sure of is if I can expect the…
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Selling House but Father in Law has a Trust Deed
Hello there, Mine is an odd but probably not an all too unfamiliar issue. Will try to keep it brief. My father-in-law sold his house to us at a third of the price as he was in need of cash to live on as his state pension and company pension wasn't sufficient. One of the major conditions was that he placed in trust that he…
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BTL - Fire Doors - Hinges and Locks
Hi All - In need of some advice. Have ordered 5 fire doors, 1981mm (H), 762mm (W), 44mm (Thickness). Each door weighs 32000g/32kg each. What type of fire door hinges do I need? Should they have 2 or 3 hinges per door? And also, I read that intumescent pads should be used for the hinges. But which intumescent strips would…
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Rics or Rpsa
Hello, Im a first time buyer of a nice 1930's 2 bed terrace house. I'm looking for a survey to cover everything from top to bottom as the house is very old inside and hasn't been looked after very well. the quotes i have been getting are around 580-900+vat and they all have different reports and included and not included…
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Help on knowing what to offer
Myself and my partner have just started looking at houses. We've seen a house that we are interested in but we're not really sure what to offer. I looked at Rightmove and Zoopla for what house in the area have sold for in the past. However there really isn't a lot of information/recent sales and the road is made up of a…
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Bought a new house - utilities enquiry
Hi all, my partner and I are in need of some advice regarding our house purchase: We have bought a new house, with completion expected Friday 21st Sept. On completion we are not planning on moving in immediately, we will be scheduling works such as new doors, windows, and decorating inside, so it may be approx 2 months…
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Selling house problems
Hi Iv never done this before but I need some advice or speak to someone who has been through this before. Where do I start we are in the prosess of selling our house. We found out when the solicitors did the land checks that i half of our house is still in the previous owners name. We didn’t know after 4 years. It’s taken…
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How Do I Negotiate A Decent Price On a Flat?
Dear Forum, I am intending to buy a flat, and I am a first time buyer. I don’t want to copy in a link to the flat in this forum as the seller could see what I am trying to do. I am looking of finding ways of negotiating a lower sale price on the flat. As I am a first time buyer, I am completely new to this. What anyone on…
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EA lied about work been done
Hi everyone I baught a house in April of this year and on the estate agent web page it said it had a new boiler, windows, doors and an en-suite put in with in the last year ( the house was only listed in jan 18). Anyway we move in then I did a bit of digging around and for out the work had been done late 2015 early 2016.…
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire any advice?
Hi I'm hoping the collective knowledge of MSE'rs may be able to help. My DH & I are looking to relocate from London once our DD finishes high school in a couple of years. We are very tempted by Shrewsbury as it seem to have an ideal mix of countryside coupled with good facilities, history, reasonable house prices etc. Does…
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homeowner - renting out my only property
Hi. For personal reasons, I might need to move out of my flat and rent somewhere for about 2 years, then move back to my flat. The flat is mortgaged with Barclays, ~ 4 years left on fix rate, LTV 55% (not sure if this is relevant though). Rent in my building is £1,300-ish (it can be more) and mortgage payments are £900. *…
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Need advice to rent with bad history
I need advice to find a place to rent in England under difficult circumstances. I have been away from the country for a few years but I have these circumstances: Disadvantages: 1- I had rented a property there before, I may be in records 2- I will have zero credit rating. Last time I was there I had serious financial…
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Japanese Knotweed - Next steps
I had a survey done and bought my house in June this year, I've yet to move in. My Homebuyers report stated: 'We saw no sign of invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed in either the garden or on adjoining land. Japanese Knotweed is, however, known to exist in the area and may become a problem in the future. These plants…
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12 months to buy 2 to 3 houses, please advise on mortgage process
Hello everyone, I would like to change my life for better by owning a house or three, and start saving for my old age (around 25 years from now). I tried my luck and tested an online business model and have now come to a conclusion it will work. Next week I'm opening a business bank account and register with the HMRC.…
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Confused about Mortgage in Principle
Hi, I'm new to the forums, We sold our house in June and we are in a chain, we were due to exchange within days only to find out someone in the chain has only got a Mortgage in principle and in a valuation stage since july. How can we be in this situation so late in the day, is this a solicitor conveyancing error. Has…
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Stamp Duty Avoidance ?
Not really considering this seriously but had a thought and Google hasn't answerered it. If a company already owns a single residential property (i.e. that company is listed at the land registry as the owner) and I come along and buy 51% of its shares I haven't bought the house (I've barely bought half a house) but I've…
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Fridge/Freezer replacement in Furnished flat rental
My Daughter is at her wits end as the built-in fridge freezer in her flat keeps going off so she comes home to a puddle and warm food. She is a teaching assistant and has lost 2 fridge/freezer fulls so far. Agent (LIV) have had a engineer out and said it needs replaced, but it has now been 3 weeks waiting for the Landlord…
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What's your must have/nice to have/won't touch list
When buying a property, budget and geographical location aside, how did/would you narrow down your search? We're trying to compile a list which we can refine as we view properties, and I'm sure there are things that we haven't thought of! For example, prospective houses for us must have off-road parking. A dining kitchen…
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Part exchange houses
Does anyone know of a like for like in value of a part exchange deal in buying a new build house from a builder where you can exchange the value of your current property for a new build of the same value without money changing hands? Some builders offer 100% but they actually mean they will give you 100% of the value of…
