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Offering for a house after another offer agreed....
Hello, Me and my partner have been looking for a house for a while. We had an offer accepted on a house (house 1) in March. However, the sellers are still looking for a place to buy so we've looked at a few alternative houses to give ourselves options in case they pull out. We've seen one house that's a similar price…
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No viewings
Our house has been on the market for 4 weeks now and we had no viewings. I am not sure what is going on. Cant post link but on rightmove 3 bed house with annexe and two storey extension in Collingwood Avenue, Corby. Price £299 950 I did had a chat with Estate Agent but he saying price is correct.
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Iammoving.com address changer
Has anyone used Iammoving.com address changer, and if so waht was your experience. It sounds like a great service but i dont want to end up with lots of junk mail as a result.
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Inherited property - agreeing a value
Hi there I have inherited a property (childhood home) with my 2 brothers and wish to buy them out and have the house as my main residence (They are happy for this to happen) My current house is in the process of being sold as we speak the issue i have is that one brother who has never dealt with owning a property or…
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Buy a home or Airbnb Caribbean
Hi , I cant decide which is the better option keep my 1 bed condo for income generating or buy a home to live in. Background info. Were family of 3 living in a tax free Caribbean islands. However its expensive here and are incomes are low and financially can be tough. We do have 2 properties, one in the uk with 150k…
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Land registry search notification
I am subscribed to email notification from land registry for our house. I just received one saying the search was done on behalf of XXX bank. We are hoping to exchange in the next week or so. What does that search mean, any ideas?
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New build shared ownership - surprise en suite
This is going to sound like a first world problem, but please hear me out... I reserved a new build town house (shared ownership) in January and specifically picked this plot because it has 3 WCs (downstairs WC, 1st floor shower room, 2nd floor bathroom) whereas a lot of others on the development showed an en suite off the…
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New look forum issue reading posts
When I click on a post to read it 9 times out of 10 it highlights the red flag but won't open the post. If I hold the cursor down and try to open it in another tab ut gives a java error message . I can get in by clicking on the poster's name then their activity but this is painful. Anyoune else having this issue? I have an…
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Deed of Trust or Cohabitation Agreement?
Can anyone help me understand the difference between a Deed of Trust and a Co-habitation Agreement? Myself and my partner are buying a property together but unfortunately I can't go on the mortgage as I was made redundant due to Covid last year, and when we tried to apply for a joint mortgage as opposed to one in just his…
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UK TENANT DATA
So, after all the promises that my personal details would not be shared or distributed , within hours of handing over to UK TENANT DATA I was inundated with phone calls from insurers telling me all about me, e mails from other loosely associated companies trying to sell me products that they new I would want due to the…
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Bathroom Heater
Hi all, I am looking for some advice for my mother. She rents an apartment (converted mill) and the bathroom has no heating, there is a fuse spur for a wall heater but one was never installed. I have visited her many times and used the bathroom and its freezing, according to my mum it is always cold, this is not helped by…
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Social housing - does this count as overcrowded?
Hi everyone I am living in social housing with my partner and their family. Our daughter is nearly 1 years old and the three of us share a room. I would like to start a council application but I’m not sure if it would be rejected or not. Once she turns 1, will we count as over crowded? Any advice would be appreciated. I am…
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Estate Agent Fees - What Is A Target Percentage Based On?
I am just looking for a little help regards Estate Agency quoted selling fees and what the 1% for sole agency terms folk speak of aiming for is based on? I have searched for guidance on the breakdown of fees and what Estate Agency selling fees typically cover, but am still unclear. To explain, I have received the first…
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Transfer of Title Deeds as a Gift
I want to transfer our house as an outright gift to my son but after getting a couple of quotes from solicitors I would like to try and do it myself. It should be straightforward as the house is small terrace with no mortgage. I have printed out forms: AP1, TR1, ID1 and I think I need OC1 or OC2, but not sure which. Also…
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Moderate-high risk of subsidence in a new build
I've reserved a new build property and have received our searches in preparation for exchange of contracts. Our groundsure report has put us in a 'moderate-high risk of subsidence'. I think this is from the compressible ground risk as it is built predominantly on clay and a sloped area. I've found the geological engineer…
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Not conducting local searches
Hi all. We've been told by our conveyancer we do not need to have local searches done as we're cash buyers. The house is a bog-standard 'estate' type place, built in 2003, so we can't envisage any issues. Has anyone any experience of moving without having the searches?
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Do I need to give notice?
I am in a fixed term agreement with our landlord which ends on 30th June 2021 and have just advised the landlords that we will no longer be living in the property from this date. However, our landlord is saying to me that we must give 28 days notice and therefore have to continue paying for next month even though that is…
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Selling my flat
Any advice we are selling out flat in UK having retired to the sun, been renting over here but want to buy a permanent home in the sun. Conveyancing has been a complete nightmare firstly with fire regulation certification, freeholder/ management company not cooperating. Now faced with losing our buyer because their lender…
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Trimming large hedges as a tenant
Is someone able to provide any advice to me? There are two tall and wide (2.5m tall x 1.5m wide) hedges on the property I am renting. Rent is higher than usual for the area, I am not a tall person, and I am no expert in any gardening. Will there be a legal problem if I cut these hedges to 1.2-1.5m height. As that is as…
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Off Plan Property Insurance?
Hello, we are looking to buy a flat and my question is about properly insuring the property. It’s a new build that is due to complete in early 2022, if we exchange now and don’t complete until 2022 how do we ensure the money we’ve put in at exchange is protecting during that time? I know the developer has insurance on the…
