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Property information form and new information
Hello. I have sold my house. The wording in the property information form said this: "Have any notices been received or sent or any negotiations or discussions taken place which affect the property or property nearby?" The answer I gave was no, because I was sure there were none. However, a neighbor did tell me in passing…
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Contacting Vendors Directly
Hello, Before Christmas my partner and I put an offer on a flat which was rejected. Over the Christmas period we noticed that the property was removed from Zoopla and Rightmove and after emailing the estate agent he advised that the vendors were no longer advertising with them. Last week we decided to send a letter…
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Landlord wont do repairs, use deposit as rent?
Hi. Context + backstory I'd like to start by saying I know this sounds shady and dishonest, so here's the situation: For a year now our landlord has refused to fix things, but sadly we can't find any other place to move to (because we have pets and it's hard as hell around here). This includes (but reaaally not limited…
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House on the market. Opinions?
Hi all, We've recently put our house on the market, and I was wondering if you could give me your opinions regarding pricing and if there is anything we should change for the viewings. We are on a scheme with the developers we've buying a new build from. They are paying for our estate agents fees, BUT if we don't sell…
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gift house to son. who buys one for me. Tax implications?
Apologies if already posted earlier but I cannot see it and may have exited before actual posting! Basically I am retired in good health and live in large house no mortgage. My son, only child, lives in smaller house with growing family. I should like to downsize. They very much like my house so idea is to gift it to them…
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finding a thread
Hi there was a thread in one of the forums regarding a person who had bought a house from a elderly person only to have her daughter contest it etc because she wasn't in the will as such and I cant seem to find it but I really wanna keep reading it anyone help?
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Unmarried house purchase with unequal shares
My partner and I are not married but are both in the process of selling our own properties and purchasing a property together. We are contributing unequal shares towards to deposit for example I am contributing around a 70% share and he is contributing around a 30% share but once we move in our contributions to the…
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Pricing for Self Storage
I couldn't see the best place to post this so apologies if I'm completely wrong. I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to share the price they pay per month for their self storage, which company they use and the size of their unit.
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Surveys: buyers on site while it happens?
I have never done that before. I am sure many of you had a survey carried out on the house before you bought it. Were you there while the surveyor was doing his/her work? Would you recommend being there? Should I be there? Thanks in advance.
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Cash Buyers Only
I (and google) have an idea what it means when a property advert says CASH BUYERS ONLY but is there an industry standard definition of what an estate agent means by this?
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Live In Landlord - Defintion?
Hi everyone I’m looking for some advice on what constitutes a live in landlord. I’m interested in taking over a spare room in a flat. The couple who owns it are moving to Portugal for a year with work, but are keeping their bedroom for the odd weekend or work visit back to the London. As they’re keeping their bedroom, does…
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Help with making an Offer
Hi, I'm a long time lurker and have learnt so many valuable things over the years! We're currently in the process of buying a new house. We have sold our house, to FTB, and have found a lovely house we'd like to make an offer on. The house has been on the market with various estate agents for 3 years! It is over priced…
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Buyer threatening to pull out of sale
Hi there I’m just after a bit of advice of how to approach this. My partner and I both have houses to sell and are buying one together combining the chain. My house sold within a week at the start of November to first time buyers. My partners took a little longer with Xmas and everything and he agreed a sale last week to a…
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Do I need my deposit ready to reserve a new home?
Could anybody tell me if I can reserve a persimmons new home if our house is not yet sold? We won’t have the deposit until our house is sold but we do have a mortgage in principal. Do we need to wait until our house is sold STC? The build completion will be May/June.
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Deposits via solicitors
Once we have an offer on a house accepted, having secured a buyer for our house, is it acceptable to agree a small deposit is held by each solicitor/conveyancer to cover some of the cost if either back out and to act as a deterent??
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Step / stair cracks in outer wall
Hi there I viewed a house yesterday and spotted cracking underneath the window - diagonal stair cracks from each corner of the window running down towards the centre (upside down triangle), illustrated in the attached photos. I'd say they have reasonable width (although I wasn't able to measure). It is a Victorian…
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Family lodgers?
Hi all, I’m a home owner under a residential mortgage. My home is in the north but I work in the southeast through the week and then travel back home most weekends. I have a 3 bed freehold house, With 2 rooms free. My grandma has recently become ill due to an aneurysm and is in need of care (which I cannot do whilst…
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Inherited short lease advice
Ive inherited my dads detached maisonete, it has a 30 year lease left on it, i cant afford to extend the lease and aplied for a loan but was declined due to me living abroad. I amcurrently renting it out but am confused really as what the best way forward is. SELL or just keep it till lease runs out. Any advice would be…
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New Build Snag
Hi everyone, I'm due to complete soon on a new build by Bekerley Development in March. During the last site visit, i was advised on the final completion date and handover, everything seems pretty much in place already. I was planning to have a snagging done by a third party, but the customer relation team said i would not…
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BTL (sell or keep)
Wasn’t sure if this is best here or in savings so have posted in both: Will try and keep this as brief as I can but hoping for some advice. I have been having a continual debate with my gf (note gf not wife yet) about the BTL we own jointly and whether to sell it or keep it. The value is approximately £250k and we have…
