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Who will take me on?
I am looking for a 1 bed flat or bedsit to rent due to marriage break up,I receive an occupational,ESA and DLA so do i come under the heading of DSS.I will not be asking for rent to be paid by government as my pension should cover it so what category am i. I have e-mailed various replies to ads for lettings but as soon as…
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EA told us flat is above an office- it isn't!
My boyfriend and I had an offer accepted on a lovely flat about a month ago. The flat is set, back off the road in a courtyard, and is above, what we were told, is an office. You can’t actually see what the flat is above, so we had to take the EAs word for it at that point. The flat was on the market for £255k and we had…
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London Buy-to-let
Need help, I want to buy my first property to Let. Is this a good time (when is a good time?), a good idea and good way to invest? Should I pay cash or get a mortgage? Is London the best place to buy at the moment? If so which part of London? :rotfl:
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Advice Needed RE Bank Reference Checks/New LA
Hi Everybody, I am potentially looking at renting a property from an agency for the first time and am just a bit concerned. I've been renting for around 10 years and have always rented privately so I've a few new things to get my head round when it comes to agencies. Part of the reason I've rented privately I guess is that…
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Should I be concerned?
Hi, It's been nearly 4 weeks since we've had our offer accepted and we were lead to believe the vendors were keen to move as quickly as possible (they're moving into rented so no chain). We're FTBs and want to get out of our rented accommodation asap. We've bust a gut to get everything we can sorted, taking time off work…
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Dodgy Lodger
This lodger is £150 behind on August's rent and still hasn't paid her deposit three months after moving in. When asked [politely] for the arrears, she went off the deep end, verbally abusive, and gave notice. Following advice given here, I asked her to clear her arrears in seven days (by Thursday). She's found somewhere to…
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can a letting agent advertise the property you are renting for sale?
Hi I am 21 recently started renting a place, had a lot of trouble with the letting agent, when looking for their contact details on their site, I discovered that they are advertising our property to sell. Can they do this? Cheers
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12 month fixed term employment, good work history & mortgage
I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on this one. I am currently 5 mnth into a 12 mnth fixed term contract earning 38k + bonus. Was in my last for just under 3 years and have not been unemployed since getting my masters degree 5 yrs ago. My wife earns £28k + bonuses and has been employed by the same company for…
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Purchasing at Auction a double deposit?
I am considering purchasing a property at auction. I have worked out that if the property sold at a winning bid of say £200k i would need to pay 10% on the day to the auction house. This leaves to a remaining balance of 180k to be found within 28 days time. Does this then mean i will have to find the deposit for the £180k…
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Switching estate agents as a buyer
Hi everyone - this is my first post on the MSE forums...:j I have a vendor/ estate agent problem. My offer on a property has been accepted and land searches, survey and mortgage all done and ready to go and the deposit is in the bank. At the last minute the vendor as gone on holiday and has hold her solicitors to 'put…
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how do you choose a tenant?
just wondering how people pick a tenant when they have a number of people interested in renting their property. Do you initially go with the first person to leave a deposit or the person you feel most at ease with?
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"Help! My house is Falling Down!
Why dont they rename this programme 'muppets who dont get full surveys done'....
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Offer accepted- what next?
Hi We've had an offer accepted on the house A step by step process would be much appreciated LC
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upvc windows
we bought a property at auction which had upvc windows & patio door fitted throughout in 2004. we have the fensa certificate for this, they were fitted by a local company. a survey by a structural engineer was required post auction (to complete on the mortgage) to look at another issue. This report identified that very few…
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300-350K budget to buy a house
Can anyone recommend a good rural location within M25 where we might be able to buying a 4 bed detached house without stretching our budget? Thanks
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Help!
Ok, a long story short. My son and his friend took out a 12 month lease on a furnished flat, we went guarantor for him(not his friend). We had problems straight away in that son's student finance got delayed and delayed so we had to pay the rent for him for the first 4 months. He then got into financial problems and became…
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What software does the Estate Agent use?
Hi All, I popped into my Estate Agents and noticed he was using a particular software to give me all the different mortgage rates, does anyone know what it is called and how I can obtain it? It would make life so much easier. Thanks in Advance.
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How much should I offer
Hi All My wife and I are first time buyers, looking to buy a house and have seen a new build house that we like. We have half of our deposit and will have the whole amount in Feb. I have spoken to the developer and they have said that if I want them to hold the house until feb I will have to pay the asking price or very…
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Are you 'in love' with your home?
Been thinking about this lately as we're looking for houses. People on the telly-box always seem to find a house that they love and I appreciate this makes good TV, but friends have talked about this sort of feeling too. We've viewed 20 properties in August and I've felt a bit indifferent about all of them. I can see…