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Buying cheap land...?
There was some land for sale locally a while back that didn't have any planning permission until 10 years had passed...didn't take the opportunity at the time I found out about this by word of mouth...Anyone know how to find this type of land? I think it would make a decent long term investment Also...is it still possible…
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Survey - advice please!
Hi We had the full building survey results back today, and the summary page below listed the following items as needing to be dealt with (there were other minor things throughout but too many too list, and just general wear and tear so not particularly worried about it). I dont know how much this may cost to do, and if we…
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House moving lists - have I missed anything?
Hope it's ok to post this here, I figured it may be useful to others as well. I've looked on the main moving sites such as moveme.com, and racked my brains, and have come up with a couple of moving lists. Please could anyone let me know of anything you think I could have missed (I must have missed something!): Thanks…
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Advice for offer
Hi all, new to the forum and finding the advice from users here fantastic, and wondered if anyone has some advice regarding an offer I'm planning to make. Saw a property yesterday (3 bed terrace house) which is on the market @ £175k. It had previously been listed at £190k, and there is an almost identical property (end of…
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** Survey Results **
Hi all, we've had our building survey back on Friday and have had several reads through. The Surveyors have given a list of builders and companies who we can obtain quotes from. We'll be passing our solicitors the specific info they need to know. We're basically thinking any overhauling or items to be done before exchange…
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Help! Been summoned for unpaid council tax
Hello, this is my first post - sorry about the length of it, it's a bit complicated and I've tried to give as much info as possible. Me and my hubby received a summons from the council today for unpaid council tax. We have a bit of a complicated situation as we were living in a mobile home and building a house (on the same…
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How do I find out who owns my deceased mums house?
Hello, My mum passed away recently. She owned a house which was bought out right. My parents divorced in 1996 and my father left and didnt lay claim to the house but I am getting a bit worried. What if his name is still on the deed? I remember her showing me something from the solicitor saying that the deeds had been…
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Can estate agent market a house when they know one owner doesnt know about it
briefly, husbnd being looked after by family member who is after his money, he has got his dad to put the house on the market not realising his 2nd wife is 50% owner. now he knows, he still hasnt taken the property off the market. 2nd wife is abroad with her family in hospital and knows nothing about it. Can an estate…
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Buying house from parents to aid quick sale
I have not been able to find a similar thread so here goes. My father in law is emigrating to Brazil and needs to sell his house quickly to buy a property in Brazil. To speed up him getting the funds we are considering buying his current house from him and then selling it on the open market in due course. We would not pay…
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Rent out current property - buy 2nd property to live in?
The title says it all really. My postition, in brief, is thus: Own a house which shrank around the growing family and currently rent it out as well as renting ourselves. Property has c£65k left on mortgage and is worth around £210-220k today. We want to buy a second home, to live in, keeping the first house to help towards…
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Anyone post on HPC?
Wondering if someone could do me a favour... There is a very active thread on HPC forums right now about neighbours from hell. I can't post on there as I've never been sent confirmation emails (maybe it doesn't like hotmail?). Anyway, I want to point out to them that they can find landlord details on the land registry to…
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Sold my house within a week
We have just accepted a bid today after having our house on the market for less than a week. Put it up for a tentative 550,000 and accepted 475,000. This is not a thread suggesting that the housing market is not in freefall, just a thread saying we are lucky lucky b'stards. Now I want to buy this bargain…
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Can you make an offer on a house without a mortgage in place?
My partner and I have found a property that we want to make a n offer on, its a reppossesion. Without a mortagge guarentee or certificate can we still put an offer in? The estate agent said that as long as we are shown to be processing the mortgage thats ok, see as the repposession purchasing takes 21 days? Thanks for any…
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Online contact templates
Are there any websites with example templates, of contractual agreements?
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Who should keep original title deeds and house purchase files??
Hi, Hope someone can throw some light on this as I am utterly confussed !!!:confused: First time owner here:o After some chase, finally got a copy of my title deeds today. Now the copy I got, is a flimsy copy, black and white. I payed £ 150 for it, so I know what we were sent is not the real deal. Now also with this copy,…
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selling house but want to buy cheaper property and have lost job ?
Hello i am selling my house at the minute to buy a cheaper property so i can pay some debt off i want to rent other house i'm going to buy out. The only trouble is i have lost my job and am not sure if i can even get another mortgage i have more than 25% of the value of new house for a deposit. Anybody know if i can get…
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Shared ownership....lease issues
Hi all, can anyone help as ive hit a brick wall Im buying 60per cent of a property shared ownership.....there is no "mortgage protection clause" contained in the lease....ive had my mortgage offer with woolwich, paid their fees and signed the mortgage deed..... my solicitor has told me that because the "mortgage protection…
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Building reg indemnity insurance
Hi ,I am in the process of trying to buy my mums house (gone into care ) Thing is ,she had a toilet within the premises but the door was outside ,we put a new loo in and knocked a door through to the inside and blocked up the outside door .As there was no change in use and no change to walls or any extension ,we were told…
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How do I find out who wons my mums house?
Hello, My mum passed away recently. She owned a house which was bought out right. My parents divorced in 1996 and my father left and didnt lay claim to the house but I am getting a bit worried. What if his name is still on the deed? I remember her showing me something from the solicitor saying that the deeds had been…
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Urgent Advice Needed Re New Build - About to Make Reservation Pls Help
We have found a new build by Lion Court Homes on a development that we like. The advertised price was £199,995 for a 3 bed detached with garage. They have verbally agreed to accept a cash sale of £157K. The reservation fee is £500 with 50% refundable until time of exchange. We own outright a 3 bed semi valued at 155-160K,…