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If new agents ask for references it will jeopoardise my tenancy with current agents won't it?
I am thinking if I am not successful then it will 'blow my cover' with my current tenancy. I, of course, will give my proper notice once the new place is secure but if I apply for the new place they are going to ask for the current agent to get references. If for some reason I weren't successful then the current agents…
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Local Occupancy Clause
Hi all, We are in the process of a buying a new build house in a village in North Yorkshire that [unfortunately] has a Local Occupancy Clause. The clause states that it is only available to buy as a permanent home for persons that have lived in the parish for 3 years, which we meet. So the story goes... we put an offer in…
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God father gift?
Hi all thanks in advance for reading this, I hope this will help others and myself! My girlfriend of 12 years godfather has offered to give me and my fianc!e £150000 so I can go in property development, by trade Iam a plumber and can do the majority of the work myself, so Iam very keen on the idea, the only problem is, the…
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council tax query
Hi, I have informed my council that we have just moved in to the house so need to set up council tax, they have sent me a letter through with my payments for November til February. I am council band C and was told what my monthly bill would be however on the letter it says we will be paying £209 a month for the next 4…
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Cold feet after house offer, what now?
Never mind
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Has my mothers solicitor ended my Lisa house purchase option?
hi all, 25 YO here, and have a sister aged 21. Both are saving into LISAs. My mum owns her own house and she's been to Butcher and Barlow, her solicitors for a very long time. She's made a will together with trying to minimise inheritance tax and care fees. The solicitor suggested to my mum that she adds me and my sister…
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Moving house/buying a new property
I’ve lived in my first property for close to two years, which I bought for £185k. I’m now looking at putting an offer on a property that’s up for £290k. My wage has increased a fair amount and I was only able to get £125k mortgage at the time with a £60k deposit. Yet I don’t know how much extra I can borrow or how much I…
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Help me choose between 2 estate agents to list with
My husband and I are thinking of listing our 2 bed apartment for sale. We've been in touch with a few local estate agents and have narrowed it down to two. Both agents are offering sole agency contracts and are comparable in terms of quality of marketing and reputation, but we'd like some objective opinions. Agent 1:…
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Partners buying house together one with LISA and one with help to buy
Hi, I have done lots of searching but I can't find the answer to this. If my partner and I want to buy a house together (both first time buyers) and one of us has a Lisa and one of us has a help to buy isa can both use these to buy a house. As in I get the 25% from help to buy isa and my boyfriend can use the 25% from his…
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Landlord wanting his house back, various problems- advice needed please
Im posting on behalf of a couple of friends about a situation they are in and need advice on the way forward please. They have been renting a property for 3.5 years. They rent from a private landlord, not through an agent. From the beginning there have been issues but they have been happy to go along with it as they were…
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70sq plot from rear/back garden worth building
Hello Wanted to know if anyone has some knowledge experience within real estate, is it worth building steel framed 1,2bed house rear/back garden 70sq, or buy 1-2 bed house.
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Cheeky or Reasonable Offer for House in Current Environment?
So, I'm a first-time buyer (finally!) and am seriously considering putting in an offer on a house after a further viewing. It's on the market for £195k, which seems a bit overpriced for the area and for the minimal work done since the owner bought it around 8 years ago for £140k. It was put on sale over 4 months ago.…
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How did you buy your first rental property?
How did you save up the money to buy your first rental? I’m 24 and I take home $1500 post tax. I’m trying to figure out what I want to do to increase my income, but my ultimate goal is to be able to live passively and I think having rental properties is the way to do that. Did you just work likea normal person and save up…
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Refused mortgage due to damp
I'm new here and hope this is in the right place. I'm looking for a little advice. A quick backstory - we have sold our house and moved into my father in laws house. We got a good lump sum from our house sale and won't be paying rent where we currently are. My father in law is a builder and we are looking for a property to…
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Stamp Duty Changes: About to exchange
Hi, I know I cant get a definite answer but looking for opinions. I'm about to exchange contracts on a house £665k which gives me a stamp duty outlay of about 23k. With all the talk of reforms in the budget, would it be a good idea to complete on the 7th November? I would expect if there was a cut in stamp duty then they…
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Transfer of Titles Scotland
Hi there, Sister and I were left a property in a Will, jointly and both executors. My husband and I talked to him about buying this property so we got a valuation carried out by a reputable local estate firm, not a surveyor as the property was not going on open market. Both were happy at valuation and we signed a letter…
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Ground source heating
Does anyone have any experience of living in a property with ground source heating? I've registered with my local council for over 60s accommodation and I notice that a lot of their more rural properties have this form of heating. Obviously, I'm not interested in initial set-up costs or other installation expenses/issues,…
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Advice re 6 month repair tenant in housing association property
Thank you for your advice
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Does this clause in our tenancy agreement mean notice required to leave at end of fixed term?
From the sticky, I know that in general a tenant doesn't need to give notice to leave at the end of a fixed term AST. However, our tenancy agreement includes the following: "the Term" is defined at the start of the contract as the initial 12 month period we signed up for. Am I right in thinking that means we need to give…
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Is the letting agent right in saying this?
Tenant signed an AST and paid the deposit and first month rent 2 days before move-in date. Tenant pulled out before collecting the keys and now wants all the money back. The terms of the lease were 12 months with a break clause after 6 months. My letting agent says we can't withhold the deposit because: "unless possession…
