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put higher offer in
2 weeks ago i put 2 offers in on a house 215 & 230, house on market for 250, both offers where rejected. had a phone call yesterday from EA, would i be putting another higher offer in, i said not sure, WHY she promptly said they where asking becasue they had another offer and wanted to know if i would be re…
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Dispute with future Landlord. Please share your views
Hi, Basically the story is, me and the landlord HAS SIGNED a one year contract with a 6-month break clause to rent a property from the 12th Feb to the 11th Feb of next year. I paid 6 months rent in advance (because I have no UK gaurantor and I am not a UK citizen) on the 9th Feb which is £9450. Then on the 11th (one day…
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Advice on moving into unfurnished room please
Hi, I'm moving from Nottingham to Bristol in a few weeks and have rented an unfurnished room for 6 months. What's surprised me is how costly furniture is! I don't really have a budget as such but I've found a bed for £250, desk for £40 and wardrobe for £90. Parents are kicking off at me cause they say I am paying to…
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LL wants to do a valuation survey on property? HELP
Hi everyone, Today I have recieved a email from my landlords letting agent asking if someone can come over to do a valuation survey on the propertie and the landlord is extending the lease for another year, i have been here since Aug 09. Well if im honest i feel very uneasy about it all im assuming you have to pay for…
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Couple finances: How do you do it?
Hello, Following several conversations at work I thought I'd ask you how you organise your finances as a couple. [Apologies if this has been done a thousand times before]. If I may set the scene: We are a married couple aged 30, we earn quite different salaries. We both pay everything into a joint account and both draw…
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Neighbors Illegal Window
I am looking at buying a house and was wondering about an extension and window on the neighbour’s house. This single storey extension has a window directly overlooking the garden of the house I’m buying and I was told by the tenants the window was never in the plans and shouldn’t be there. I enquired with my council and…
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NEED to sell, best option
I've a house we have tried to sell a few times over the last number of years, we moved away and its rented out but we are sick of subsidising the place, its been one big money pit and we are sick of it, not knowing when it will end. Any thoughts for the fastest sale as if the tenent moves out we'll be stuck paying till it…
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Tenants faking problems to get out of paying rent
I know the usual complaints are that LLs are the baddies, but we have the opposite problem in that our tenants are making spurious complaints to get compensation. They have even called in the council to complain about damp! The counil did visit and said there was nothing wrong. The tenants have now sent pictures of damaged…
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mortgage redemption fee/ house sale question
hi, me and my ex have split up and are near completion in the sale of the house we jointly own. we are splitting the money we make from the house sale 50/50. i am carrying on the mortgage to buy a flat in my name only. because we have only had the mortgage for a year the early redemption fee is about 6,ooo pounds, this can…
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Landlord wants to enter flat - Can I specify a time?
Backstory: My previous landlord went bankrupt last summer, and the administrators are now trying to sell the flat to an overseas investor. Just before Christmas, I received a call from the managament company asking for access to the flat to show the prospective owner around. The day she was due to fly in, I was working, so…
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Sold Prices as a Benchmark
A house my girlfriend and I really like sold for 132K in 2002 and is now listed as 217K today. Is there anyway of working out what it should be worth in 2010 based on that 2002 price? 217K might have been a fair price in 2007 but theres a lot of great properties on the market and we reckon its overpriced for the work that…
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Do you know these Cornish villages - Tregony and Stithians
Hi all, we are looking to relocate to Cornwall, and have a couple of villages in mind, just wondered if anyone had any local knowledge of Tregony or Stithians, we are going to view next month but any details of what it is like to live in these villages would be great. Many thanks
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Saving the seller money
I have a friend who wants to sell his house. I like the place and would consider buying it at the right price. He paid £180K mid 2005, which at that time would have been an outrageously high price for this particular property. He has just had it valued by an estate agent at £190-210K. I think this is still over the top,…
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Please help me decide! Rent/ sell ?!?!
In a right Pickle! I own a flat in Bristol which i bought just before the market crashed. I then moved to manchester and rented it out, when ground rent is considered i am making £50 loss per month on the rental.... Tenent just contacted me direct saying she loves the flat but is struggling with rent- she also said she…
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Help with end of tenancy problems please
A friend of mine has just left her flat after being there for 8 months. When she was looking around the flat prior to renting,, the landlady said that she always replaces the carpets after each tenant. This was said in front of two witnesses. and on another occassion to my friends hubby. My friend has moved out now and did…
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estate agent fees
Hi all, sorry if no -one knows but I'm in stanley, co durham area - am about to put my property up for sale but don't have time to get lots of estate agents in - i have one quote at 1% fees (property approx 110-115 k), anyone know cheaper? My boyfriend has been quoted £1400 to sell a one bed flat - approx value 60k which i…
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Is an old woodworm treatment an issue?
Going to see a house that ticks all the boxes for us. Belongs to an old couple that have been there since 1972 and want to downsize. In the brochure from the estate agent it says: 'We understand from the vendors that woodworm treatment was carried out in approximately 1973 and that the guarantee has now expired' Is this a…
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Tenancy expired - paperwork to renew?
Hi, We have a small flat which we rent out after we moved in together. Tenant has been there for 12 months under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agmt and she would like to have a new 12 month tenancy but with a "break clause" allowing her to give notice in around month 10 due to a possible change in her work contract. This is…
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Selling property on the internet
Hi everyone, I'm not young; trying to save a few pennies on agents fees in order to sell my small terraced house in South London. Can anyone recommend a good internet site that provides a good service, AND WORKS? Your advice appreciated.:beer:
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Can you help? We're thinking of renting out our house...
Hi everyone, In a nutshell - my ex and I own a house together. We are currently in negative equity, but only just, according to a recent valuation. We feel that if we can hold on to the house for another few months/a year before selling we should (fingers crossed!) be able to sell without a loss, and maybe even with a…