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How long should i take
Lo all Sold our house 3 weeks ago, after being up for 11 months. We found one house we liked, but we lost out to another offer. Struggling to find anything else. we could rent (but would prefer not to) How long would you feel is a reasonable amout of time to wait for your seller to buy?
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Unusual Buying/Mortgage Question!!!
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mutual exchange - council house affect RTB?
Hi all. Im not happy where im living at the moment, would like to move closer to my family in the same town. I think I have a good chance of using the mutual exchange scheme at the council. Im just wondering if anyone can tell me if this will affect the discount I have on Right to Buy scheme - that if you move from your…
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Future Value Of New Build
Hi everyone, I am a first time buyer and would like opinions on the likely change in value of new builds in the future. My partner and I have found a house that we really like on a new development. It is up for 200k but we have been offered 192k with stamp duty and carpets thrown in. This is a response to our first offer…
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Mortgage/Estate Agent Question...
Hi All, Had an offer accepted for a house at the weekend :D :D We have decided to go with Nationwide directly for a mortgage, I've just called the estate agent to confirm this but they have said I still need to speak with there financial advisor on the phone to confirm everything is in order? Is this normal practice? The…
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House prives to rise by 10% each year: Nationwide report out today!
The Nationwide have predicted that house prices will rise by 10% this year, and the rend will continue into next year and the year after that. Good news for those struggling at the moment (hang on in there and soon your property will be paying for itself) but a wake-up call for those renters who were hoping for further…
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FTB Survey results - structural movement query
Hi guys been reading through this forum for a long time and really like the support that is provided on here. hoping someone can help me a little... i am at FTB and had a valuation done on the property i want to buy, the results are abit confusing for me and want someone to point out how serious this is or not. on the part…
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Questions about Fittings and Contents Form and survey
Hello! We are first time buyers and thought maybe some of you could advise on a couple points. We just got the Fittings and Contents Form through today and we notice the dishwasher is NOT being left. Now every document we have seen about the house details have always said the kitchen has a "Integral dishwasher". And when…
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Is 2-3 weeks reasonable between exchange and completion??
It's now been 7 months since we sold our house and had an offer accepted on one we're moving to. Despite various obstacles along the way (our buyer losing their buyer twice but both were rectified within 2 weeks, our buyer's property has a piece of unregistered land that has taken 3 months to register! etc etc). :mad: We…
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Advertising Home for Sale Online for Free - any suggestions?
I am trying to advertise my property for sale indepedantly as well as through the estate agent. I try to place an advert on Gumtree and House ladder every week for free. Has anyone else had any luck with other sites or methods (local paper?). I am selling in the Greater London area so it is an area with a dense population…
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How long would you wait for buyer?
Hi. We've been selling our unoccupied house for several months now. We found a buyer after a couple of weeks on the market who pulled out, and then we found a new buyer only a couple of weeks after that. This buyer was chain free and living in rented and wanted a quick sale, so we agreed a price that reflected that. This…
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Feedback wanted please
Hello Please can I get some feedback on my situation My partner and I are splitting up and he is buying me out my share of the house. I will get £45K and have saved an additional £2k the only debts I have is £2k on a 0% credit card till November 2010 I plan to downsize and buy a 2 bedroomed house which in that area go for…
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selling and buying queries
Hi, i am thinking about selling my flat and buying a house in the same area. I'm a bit confused about what order I should do things in. Do I put my flat on the market and then start looking for a house - running the risk that any offer on my flat couldn't proceed until i've found a house (or vice versa). Also I'm not sure…
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How easy to get deposit back instead of rent
Hi I am asking on behalf of someone else bear with me Tenant receives section 21 during AST LL says he has to sell the house & fast Tenant agrees to leave and find another rental Tenant has no deposit or rent up front for new rental as this is real short notice after a period of redundancy (no rent arrears during…
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advice on selling a flat on a bank holiday
HIYA this question is not coming from me, but from a friend:beer: i have a male pal who was asking me for some advice for something that happened years ago when he sold his flat he sold his one bed flat about 10-13 years ago, what the problem is, is that the flat was sold on a Bank Monday holiday, and so he lost out on a…
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Guarantor mortgage
Hi, I'd like to buy a house and am looking at various options. One that I've read a bit about is a guarantor mortgage but my mum would be the only one I could ask and she's 62 (from what I've read, you have to be under 60). However, she does own a couple of properties so my questions is does anyone know if she be a…
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Keeping an Empty House Smelling Fresh
Our old house has been empty for about 6 weeks now. It's going on the market soon. The trouble is, after being empty for a week or two we noticed it had a slight stuffy smell. If I go over and open all the windows for half an hour it smells nice and fresh again, but when you first go in it's not exactly welcoming. I've…
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Letting agent mess up?
Help/advice pls. Tenant failed to give correct notice on term - so stayed extra month and 1 months extra rent came out of the dps deposit. ok with that! However day she left - inventory check out was done - noone seemed to care (agent or tenant) about damage to carpet - new carpet need (£200). Agent failed to notify us at…
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What's she entitled to?
Not sure where to post this, but a friend of mine is splitting up with his girlfriend. He has owned his property for 10 years, and she moved in 1 year ago. She has contributed half the monthly payments for that time but did not pay any initial lump sum or anything in. They never got around to signing a living together…
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Renting my house - crazy plan?
Hi there, This is my first post so forgive me if I seem a bit green. I am currently in a temporary job paying £28k; my contract runs out in September. My husband is on £35k. Our mortgage, on a very small Victorian 2-bed terrace with a tiny kitchen, is £1275 a month (bought on a 100% mortgage August 2007 - I know). This…