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Homebuyers survey?
When getting a homebuyers survey what does it cover, roughly how many pages would it come to and lastly what is the difference in cost between a it and a valuation survey? Thanks
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Problem with deposit on rented house.
My dad died recently and was living in rented accommodation. We notified the agency he rented the house through and cleaned out the house. We’ve since been told the deposit is not being returned because the owners are now losing money as the house is empty and that the contract still stands, even though my dad has died.…
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Do I still pay Stamp duty if I buy the house I am renting?
As the title suggests...any thoughts? Thanks for any replies
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Housemate hasn't been paying the rent - what are my rights?
Hi everyone, I'm posting this on behalf of my friend who had a bit of a nasty shock yesterday. He moved in five months ago with acquaintances - a man and a woman - and yesterday he came home to find a solicitors letter addressed to all of them telling them that the man hadn't been paying the rent for months and that they…
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Renting a house to a Ltd Company
Hi I wonder if someone can give me some advice. I am a landlord and have always let my house to private individuals. However, it is soon becoming vacant and the agent have found a Ltd Company willing to rent it. The Company has only been trading since August 2008. The agent has not been able to do any credit checks on the…
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Can I make offers?
Hi, We had an offer made on our house that we are selling, but that person has not yet sold their house, so our agent has said that we accept their offer subject to them selling their own house. In the meantime our house is still on the market incase someone in a better position to move comes along. I wonder if I would be…
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Have i made a mistake?
I got my mortgage aproved in principle Found a house that i liked Made an offer which got excepted i have signed the paperwork for the mortgage andpaid for the valuation fees - survey should be done in the next few days... We have been viewing other properties and my wife has fallen in love with one of them.... noe i hear…
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Transferring money from Poland
I recently sold a property in Poland and want to bring the money back to the UK - some years ago I used a firm in the north to transfer the money and get a better rate but they seem to have vanished. I have seen loads of companies on the internet but who is the best and I heard they have to be FSA regulated now?
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Buying the Freehold
I own a leasehold flat in a building with just one other flat. Until recently the owner of the upstairs flat was the freeholder. However that flat has now been repossessed and it has come to light that the freehold had been transferred without my knowing to a management company. Companies House have confirmed that this…
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"Keenly priced" and other EA jargon
I'm not sure if this already exists anywhere, but is there a MSE thread which 'translates' EA-speak for property-listings? e.g. 'cosy third bedroom' = 'tiny third bedroom that you can't swing a cat in' e.g. 'restorable water feature' = 'algae-ridden abandoned pond' e.g. 'close to local nightlife' = 'flat above a pub' Our…
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What's "wear & tear" and what's actual "damage"?
Hi all, am hoping I can get some advice :) We've lived in our rented property for just over 2 years now and are moving on in a few weeks. Obviously I want to do all I can to ensure we get our deposit back in full so have been cleaning like Kim & Aggie for the last week or so and will continue to do so until the whole place…
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Short-Long term storage for personal effects
Apologies if this is in the wrong sub-section, it seemed the closest for the scenario. So I'm looking around for storage solutions. I may be a little homeless for a while and want somewhere to store my personal effects etc. A Lock-up garage has been suggested as the cheapest option but I'm not overly keen for some of the…
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Does an EA have to give written notification of an offer?
We've put a couple of offers in for a house but the EA said that a couple of days before 'more' had been offered and refused by the vendor. He implied it wasn't worth us offering our offer, and seemed hassle for him as they live abroad. Firstly, does he 'have to' make our offer to the vendor regardless? Secondly, do they…
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Conveyancing
Does any one know of a cheap conveyancing service in the Oxford area
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Forced to guarantee a mortgage
Going through a divorce at the moment, my wife does not work and currently lives in the house with our 2 children. She has offered me 50% of the current equity in the house, to be paid when the kids are older and the house can be sold. She wants me to pay her maintenance and she will take over the mortgage. All sounds fine…
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Sorry prob daft question - solicitor
We are buying a house, we appointed solicitiors on tuesday, sent them all the paperwork they gave us back filled in with a cheque for the searches. They have cashed the cheque (came out of our bank account today) but what next? Other than the email confirming receipt of paperwork on wednesday we have heard nothing from…
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Removing fireplace - house value
Will removing the gas fireplace in the living room of a 4 bed modern detached house have any impact on value of the house when we eventually decide to sell it? Would many people be put off by the fact that the house doesn't have a fireplace? I'm not British, people in the country where I come from don't have fireplaces in…
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Solicitor search fees (and HIPs!?)
Hi guys, I've got an appointment with the solicitor tomorrow - everything's sorted now, all of the paperwork is finished, apart from the 'search request form' - I basically have to tick each search that I'd like them to do, but as tempting as it is to be comprehensive - do I really need all of them? Environmental search -…
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Scotland contract question
Hi (i live in Scotland) I am a student who signed a tenancy for 6 months with two others. I have paid my rent every month, with the final payment being on the 1st Feb. I contacted my landlord to say i was not resigning the tenancy and he said that i should have given him 2 months notice and as i did not he will be charging…
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offer accepted on new build flat... What now??
yay!! we've just got our offer accepted on a new build flat. What should we do now? I've spoken to our solicitors and they're ready to go, i'l be speaking to our broker tomorrow to get the mortgage finalised. What else should we do? my partner is off to the EA's today to pay the deposit/reservation fee - is there anyhing…