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I feel that I over offered on the house, what to do now?
This is house in Bristol, it had a "guide price" of 190,000£. I offered 200,000£. I booked survey and then made second visit to the house to note down things that I want to surveyor to pay special attention to. Basically I realized that I have over offered on this house. I should have offered 195,000£ and stayed there. The…
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Buying half of parents house and moving in.
A few years ago my partner and I moved away from the city we were both brought up in, her Dad has since been diagnosed with cancer and it is made us realise we want to move back sooner rather than later. They have suggested to us an option of buying half of their house from them. Would it be possible for us to get a…
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How much house worth after homebuyers valuation?
Hello anyone that could help me with any advice I would be very grateful?!... I offered on a house £243,950 as I got all emotional when I viewed it & really wanted it. The estate agent convinced me I best offer around the asking price if I wanted to secure it & get the other viewings booked in cancelled. The house is…
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"Stolen" Pavement
On a house I'm looking at, the LR Title Plan from the 1980s shows what would appear to be the pavements running the whole length of the cul-de-sac, IE, a "normal" road/pavement arrangement On the ground, both pavements end a short distance into the cul-de-sac and there's a rumble strip crossing the road at that point. The…
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New house, for school
Hi all i just found out that my daughter might not get into secondary school, because i live on the border of catchment area, they tell me its 50/50 chance, my daughter is 10 yrs old and been to the feeder school since nursery, she suffers from social anxiety, and has other issues,its is impossible for her to go to another…
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Right to Buy - entire plot not included?
Hey all, Hoping for some advice here. My parents are in the early stages of the Right to Buy process for their council house and I will be helping them out financially with this. We got the evaluation letter recently (Friday) and were surprised to see that they've excluded a portion of the garden area that's been part of…
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Advice on selling Parents Commercial Property
Okay you lot I never sold a property in my life please give me some solid advice. im trying to sell a commercial property owned by my parents this property is the biggest headache of our lifes tenants are the most nuance their below market value rent the state and condition of the property is horrid also even now as im…
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Asbestos
I've recently purchased a house with a very overgrown garden. I've been clearing it out and found several bags with asbestos warning tape behide a shed. It's been 5 weeks since we completed, is it worth contacting the seller's solicitor to find out exactly what's in the bags and to recover potential costs to remove it?…
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Sale Funds Transfer
Hi there, I purchased an apartment 3 years ago which I paid the deposit for. It is now sold stc. I am unmarried and we agreed that after the deposit has been taken back we would split the equity made during the3 years. This is 14k each. All these funds will go into my account upon competition but I would like to transfer…
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RTM and Data Protection
Hi. We have just formed an RTM and are claiming the right to manage our block of flats, having 75% of the leaseholders in agreement. It suddenly occurs to me that the Data Protection Acts applies to us but I have no idea where to look or what to do about it. Can anyone direct me to a simple and comprehensible source of…
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Cant get on property ladder
Hi guys. Hope someone can give me some help and advice.... my friend is trying to get a flat for the 1st time but no one will touch her unless she has a guarantor or a massive deposit! To which she cant get either. I cant be her guarantor as my financial situation wont allow it.... she has no one she can ask. Is there…
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Buyer wants to negotiate over damp, even though there’s a warranty
Hi all, Hoping for some advice! We’re in the process of selling our small Victorian end terrace. We were very close to exchange (all that was left was a a statutory declaration to sign) when our buyer informed us she was getting a damp survey (8 weeks after her building survey). The buyer has reported that there is £15k…
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Selling house - something very strange has happened!
Can someone/lots of ppl give their opinions please! We are selling our house and everything was going very smoothly. We are currently. Around 3 weeks away from exchange I think. A survey came back on our house finding fault with our roof. We knocked money off for the buyers and everyone was happy. Anyway fast forward a…
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Issuing a CCJ for unpaid rent.
Hi My tenant is now over 2 months in arrears in rent for her short term assured tenancy. She is refusing to answer my calls. I have sent her a letter of claim stating that she has 30 days to respond. What is the procedure now if I want to issue a ccj ? Is there a sticky post somewhere ? Thanks.
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Best way to find a good, fairly priced conveyancer?
Hi. We got 2 offers for our house yesterday (first day on the market) but my partner was at work so couldn’t make any decisions. We’re going to accept one on Monday then put an offer in on the house we want on Monday. We’re going to need a conveyancer. My partner owns our current house and just used the estate agent’s…
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Remortgaging Parents House
Hi, my mum and dad currently own and pay mortgage on the house I live in. They separated 17 years ago, 1 year after buying the house. My dad continues to pay his half, and my mothers half is paid by government benefits. My dads plan was to always sell the house when I was older. But now I'm 19, he is wanting to push more…
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Can my partner use isa after remortgage?
Hi, I’m currently in the process of buying my first home and will be using my help to buy isa. My mortgage I’ve applied for is a 3 year fixed term. After that my partner will have saved up a decent sum of money so we can remortgage and own the house together in both of our names. My question is will my partner be able to…
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Buying a property for parents to live in
I'm looking to buy a property for our parents to live in full time. Mortgage advisor said to buy as a 2nd home (to avoid buy to let mortgages which don't let you rent to family generally) and then don't have a tenancy agreement which would upset a normal lender. We can cover the mortgage for them, but they'll pay the…
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Small Claim against tenant
Hi I am taking my old tenant to the small claims court and they have filed a defence However the content has not detail re amount they are counter claiming for ie how it was calculated, no detail as to what this money is owed for etc I want to ask the judge to strike out their defence and wondered if there was a particular…
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Living in a village without a car - cycle?
I am having a debate with myself to choose to love/live either in a small village in rural south east Bedfordshire or to live in Stevenage in north Hertfordshire. Both are equidistant from my place of work near Baldock. Without a car, it seems one is impossible to live over the other. A bus every two hours, really? :( I…
