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Flat Development
Hi, I'm new to the property market, a first time buyer, oh woe is me. I'm currently living in London, and have been thinking about buying. Anyway, I remember watching something on Property Ladder on Channel 4, where a guy bought living space in a coverted warehouse somewhere in East London, and built himself a flat within…
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Selling a shared ownership
Anyone have any experience in selling a shared ownership property? We have made a lot of improvemnets to our property, totally gutted it and modernised it and added a single storey extension. Although we have spent around 30K the house itself is only being valued at around 5K more then other houses in our road which I…
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Council Swop - Please Help
I live in a Seafront 2 Bed council Flat in Southsea, Hampshire. I want to move to London........Kilburn / Stanmore Areas How does one go about looking for potential council swops between cities? What are the chances of getting a larger property in exchange ...possibly 3 bed Flat / House. I would sincerely appreciate any…
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refused a mortgage
wondered if anyone can help me. iam buying my council house and have got a broker helping me find a mortgage,everything was going ok and we had the surveyor round from the lenders .it got refused because there is [according to him] a few empty properties down the street. theres one. should this reflect on me or is it a…
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Solicitor headaches
Hi. Great forum you have here. My mother is trying to buy a council house, she has a solicitor who is representing her asked her for proof such as various bank statements, letters etc. She supplied it her without a problem. Now she wants more proof of where she obtained the money from purchase the house. She doesn't have…
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House Sold in 5 Days
It is possible, our flat went on the market on Thursday, had a viewing on Saturday and written offer was received on Monday @ 09:00, (deal is now done). Used a free valuation from an estate agents and priced at a fixed price, then sold it through our lawyers (they are part of a solcitors property centre) it never made the…
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Looking for 1 Bedroom flat near QE hosp Woolich
Hi there, I am looking for a one bedroom flat near queen Elizabeth Hospital in woolich as I will be starting a job there in August. Any suggestions on which would be a better place and locality to look for. And also any sites on the net to look on or any agents? Looking to pay arround 400 to 700 PCM Many Thanks
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House Exchanging
I'm looking to sell my 2 bed house and move to 3 bed. Neighbour is looking to sell her 3 bed and move to 2 bed. We've seen each other's houses and may be interested in "swapping over". We would avoid estate agents fee etc. However the difference in our houses is about £25,000, so I need to get a mortgage. Can I legally get…
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How much for a cooker
The buyers of our property have made it known that they may be interested in buying the cooker as we only have an electric point in the kitchen & it's gonna cause too much upheaval to run a gas fitting - the cooker is a Belling & cost £500 just under 3 years ago - what sort of price would you experienced house movers say…
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Change the curtains, itll sell (!)
Doug, Should I come to round to your house and draw a picture? LONDON (Reuters) - Annual house price inflation in England and Wales slowed to a three-year low in the first quarter, government data showed on Tuesday, while turnover fell by 35 percent.…
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Buying House from a friend (pub deal!)
Heh guys need some help. I recently agreed to buy a house off a good mate of mine, We've agreed a price(over a few pints in the pub) and he is looking for a new house now. My question is what do I need to do now? Can we use the same solicitor and do it all through him, or do we need to get estate agents involved or surveys…
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House Prices are crashing!!
You lot need to beware house prices are about to plummet!! http://forum.globalhousepricecrash.com https://www.housepricecrash.co.uk
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Half A Percent? Views from ACTUAL users?
Hi there Just wondered whether anyone out there has used Half A Percent to sell their home in London. It seems to me they have a very sound proposition and their pricing structure is sensible given that most enquiries come through the Internet in any case. The main hurdle for most is the viewings, but I work from home,…
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2/3/5 year fixed
Hello all moneysavers, I had an AIP for a mortgage with Leeds and Holbeck, 5 year fixed at 4.84%. I thought it was a good deal but L&H told me today that we can no longer had that offer and that we have to go for a 5.19% mortgage. We think that is not good enough and we still want the security of a fixed mortgage, so it's…
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Buy or Rent in the London Area
Assuming that I DO sell my house within the next twelve months can someone advise me of the price of a two bedroomed apartment in a reasonable area of Greater London. If someone could tell me the average rental price as well as a purchase price of a 2 bedroomed, that would be even better! Ta very much.
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How can I find out when a property was built
I am interested in finding out the year in which some properties were built. Does anyone know of a website which would be able to give me this information. If the information is not available online is there any other way I could find out when a house was built.
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Capital Gain Tax Question.
I have a second property rented for 2 years and 9 months. Im planning to put it on the market next month and reinvest the month in another rental property. The property has increased in value considerably and i want to avoid CGT. Should I move into the property myself to be sure of avoiding CGT. Will the next property be…
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Is a second mortgage always dearer?
Just out of interest after a converstaion I had with someone today... Is your second mortgage ie. on a second house always more expensive? Do you always have to put down 25% deposit and pay higher interest rates, or is that only when you are buying to let? How would a mortgage company feel about someone buying a second…
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How long should it take to get a mortgage sorted?
Hi all, put an offer in on a house almost 4 weeks ago, it was accepted! Yippie my first house, anyway had already agreed a mortgae with HSBC (my bank) in priciple. Sent off the forms and they have had them for 23 days! They initially told me a decision would be in 7- 10 days and then 4 weeks fom then would have the money…
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how much is a house worth?
are there any websites which give you a rough indication how much a house on a particular st is worth? i know it depends on the condition and other factors, but just wanted a rough estimate