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Liabillity after House Sale/Purchase
We recently bought & sold. We are being pursued by the new owner costs to repair an appliance (which was working when we left). I am seriously annoyed by this, but it got me thinking.. when we moved into our new house, we were unable to live there straight away as it needed cleaning as the previous owner left a real mess.…
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Paying Rent - What type of bank account to open?
Hello! I am about to move into a new flat with 3 friends and the letting agency has asked us to pay the rent from one account and set up a standing order. We would also like to be able to pay our bills from this one account in order to keep everything in one place. What type of account can we do this with? where is the…
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How much will it cost then to pull out?
We accepted an offer from ftbs in July and things seemed to be running smoothly with us expecting to exchange soon. The buyers are asking some very unusual questions, it's a modern house in a modern development and it should be a relatively straightforward process but they seem to be digging up various issues which our…
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Retrospective Buildover Reports
Hi, I'm a firsttime buyer. Just going through a purchase of a property sale now but I have discovered through the vendors HIP report and my survey that there is a public sewer running under the property. I have contacted my solicitor who directed me to United Utilities who own the drain and are responsible for the…
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Moving out - getting our money back
We handed our notice in to our letting agent last week and have got a date for getting our keys back. I have a couple of questions. Our rent is paid until 17th Oct but we hand the keys back on 8th Oct, does the letting agent have to refund us the remaining 9 days rent? Also, when we moved in to this flat all the carpets…
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AHH Nuisance neighbour! >.<
Thanks for the reply's! Everyone has valid points
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Letting Fees - Do I need to pay for Building insurance?
Hi, We've had no end of trouble with Burcell Edwards Estate Agents, Shirley, Birmingham. Firstly they wanted to charge us £177 each admin fees for 2 people (inc VAT), they also wanted to charge extra £100 on the deposit as we have a dog. Which subsequently the landlady is ok with! We refused this and bartered them down to…
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Going for a (probably) final viewing
I'm hoping to complete on a flat by around the end of the month/start of next month. I viewed twice before making the offer, and I'm going back tonight just to be 100% sure! I'm taking my tape measure, its repossessed so unfortunately I can't test the taps, shower etc. I've timed it so that the neighbours should be home…
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Share of Freehold being optionally offered on property purchase
Hi All, I am interested in purchasing a flat which is currently Leasehold. But the vendor is offering the Share of Freehold 'subject to negotiation'. Interestingly, the flat below is being sold at the same time, also with the same offer - I presume the seller is both the owner and freeholder for both the flats and is…
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Estate Agent admin fees
I'm about to sign a contract taking over the tenancy of a flat in London, but the Estate Agent won't let me sign until I pay an admin charge of £250 + VAT. Not only is this very steep, but my main issue is regarding the VAT. Shouldn't this be included in the admin fee and not tagged on at the end??? Any sort of response…
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Buildings Regulations indemnity insurance
I am currently selling a house and at the last minute before exchange our purchasers have just mentioned that they want building regulations for 2 extensions completed in 1970 and 1980. The council has told me this takes about 2 weeks. My solicitor has advised me to get building regulations indemnity insurance at a cost of…
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Inherited 1/4 of a house
Hi all in April this year I was one of four brothers that inherited a house, it is a three bed semi on a corner plot it is currently on the market for £99,950 there are other properties local that are on offer for £130k +, our house needs some work done though, new windows, new kitchen, new bathroom suite and in need of…
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Having to pull out of purchase - again!
I am pretty gutted at the thought of having to start viewing all over again. Surveyor just called me about the second place we've offered on to say he suspects subsidence in it! A few smaller issues that could be negotiated on, but the suspected movement and an asbestos tile roof are the deal breakers for me. Is this…
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is this taking the pi$$ - house offer
we like a house that has been on the market for over a year, its £289k, our max budget is £250k (plus stamp duty threshold), now much of a pi$$ take would it be to put in a offer of 245k? the house does need a fair amount of work done, e.g new windows and some roof work but i don't know if that has already been acounted…
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Viewing a vacant property:need advice!
I went to view a vacant house to buy and this was the firstbtime I'd viewed anywhere that the owners weren't living in, so there was no-one except the estate agent with me. So here's the thing: how do I know if the basics like heating, electricity, plumbing work, if none of those things are turned on when I view?! What…
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Transferring title deeds / selling a house to a famliy member?
Hi all, first time poster so be gentle with me!! A couple of years ago, I had my house up for sale and couldn't sell it due to the downturn in the market, so in order for us to be able to buy our new house my father in law paid off our mortgage which meant that we technically owned the first house outright. We now rent…
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International Student- Renting in Southampton
Hi there, I have a friend from the Midde East going to Southampton Uni next week and he's looking to rent a private house. I was wondering if anyone can tell me about Guarantor Forms. Does he need someone in the UK to sign the Guarantor form or is there another option for him? I have called some letting agencies and they…
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Sale of house money???
We are in the position of having sold our house but can't find anywhere to buy at the moment so are thinking of renting for a while?? Has anyone done this and can you lt me know the pitfalls re the money? Did you spread it over several accounts? (£50,000 protection) The interest rates are so low at the moment I am not sure…
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Help no one is giving me my deposit back
All I rented a property from a LA and handed over my deposit and moved in. After two months i was offerred a job abroad and took it. I gave the LL notice as per my contract, agreed a move out date which we both happy with and paid the final sum. I cleaned the flat from top to bottom and the LL and LA agreed the deposit…
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House buying dreamer now seriously considering it for real!
Hi all, Me and hubby are both 27, I've been wanting to buy since i was about 18(!) and have been steadily building up a deposit and a good career and keeping an eye on the house market, viewing one every now and then. We found a house on sunday on my which is in an ideal location but needs a lot of work doing to it. I…