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Aborted sale - any recompense for legal fee's?
We agreed a sale of our house to a couple who wre 90% cash buyers and their friend was coming in with a 10% mortgage. Everything was going fine until a week or so ago when their solicitor called ours to say that they were not proceeding any further and refused to give a reason. Contracts had not been signed but were due to…
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Should I get a new driveway?
I remember reading a site that compared the cost of putting in a new driveway/kitchen/extension with the return on the value of the house when sold. I want to invest in my house. I have replaced the bathroom and next is the horrible kitchen. However my driveway is a mix of concrete and tarmac that is wearing away, it a big…
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WhoooHooo!! Contracts have exchanged!!!
Well finally after all that nonsense and upset the contracts exchanged today so James and I are (touch wood) going to be homeowners very very soon!! :beer: completion is next friday 3rd so time to start making all the arrangements.. eeek!! Thanks for all your help so far from the scary survey on our first aborted attempt…
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How much is the average deposit on a new home?
Hi all, I'm in the process of selling and buying a house but unfortunately my house is taking a little longer to complete. I have reserved a new house (Abbey homes) and paid £500 but now they want a 10% deposit (new house is £180k). My house should complete in the next few weeks but Abbey have given me until 25th June to…
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Choosing a solicitor to sell through.
I'll need to pick a solicitor's firm to sell my flat through. Prices seem to start from about £500 inc. The two firms who were recommended by my EA when I bought the place (one of which has gone through a merger) are around this price; the slightly more expensive of the two is the one I used to buy, who were OK but nothing…
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Why is there a gap between exchange and completion
I notice there is usually a (two week?) gap between exchange and completion. What is it that happens between the two and takes a further two weeks to do??
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Advertised Price - OIRO, No Offers etc?
Hi, we’ve finally got to the point of putting our house on the market. We’ve had agents in for evaluation. They've been highly complimentary in general, and we’ve had no recommendations for problem sorting before marketing. Our problem is how to show the price. Let’s say we are told that £200,000 is what we ‘should get’…
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Break Clause understanding
I posted this on another thread, but it is kind of off topic there, so I thought I'd post it here to maybe get some more responses... Does anyone know if this means what I think it means? I think that it means that after the 30th April 2009 we can give 2 months notice. But the way it is worded makes my head hurt. It's the…
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Landlord's Insurance
Hi guys as you may know from reading my other threads that I'm completing on my flat tomorrow and got a couple of agents coming round tomorrow to look at renting it out. but as i want to do this as legit as possible I want to get landlord's insurance. But i have a few questions I want the insurance to: 1) cover me for…
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Has anyone exchanged recently using Metropolitans 'My Choice Home Buy' Scheme?
Hi, My partner and I have been buying a house through the Metropolitan My choice home buy scheme and it is turning out to be a nightmare. Firstly, once we found our property we waited 8 weeks to hear back from them to accept us and our property on the scheme. Now we have to get our mortgage and our Survey done. We went…
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"Lending" son money for deposit
I am "lending" my son £50,000 for deposit for his first house. He is currently single but I've been told that should he get a partner in the future and they subsequently split up, she could have a claim on his house. I'm advised that I should draft out a simple document stating that I am loaning him 50K and want it back…
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waiting...what's happening?
hi all I'm getting fed up of this selling/buying business!! I accepted an offer on my house in feb. My offer on my new house got accepted in march. and I've still not moved!! This week I found out that my seller's next property is a new build (I was under the impression they were buying off someone else...). Anyway, their…
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Renting & estate agent coming round for routine check - what to expect ?
Okay we are renting atm and the estate agent we rent through has advised he is coming round to do a routine check , we have never had one of these before in the previous house we rented. What should I expect ? Im so nervous as Im very OCD about housework anyway but Im expecting him going round with a white glove checking…
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Need to up my credit score
Wanting to buy a house...through my mortgage advisor, had a mortgage done in principle but it came back declined due to me only having a 'fair' credit rating. It seems because I don't owe anybody anything and not have credit cards and also living with my parent temperarily due to me selling my house last november...I can't…
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Avoiding Stamp Duty.. anyone know about this...
In my search for a solicitor/conveyancer, one company I have exchanged emails with has sent me this.... It sounds too good to be true but is there any truth in these statements and does anyone know the details of how it works.
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Double glazing costs...
Hello, My partner and I went to view a bereavement property that we loved but it needs great deal of work!! I don't think it has been decorated on 50 years. It's not listed but need double glazing throughout. Here is the property: http://!!!!!!/e5rrU We have no idea how much to budget for double glazing?! Does anyone have…
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Query of Notice Period - 8 weeks
I hopefully will be moving out the flat soon - my agreement which is a shorthold tenancy says the following: "That you must tell the landlord or agent in writing at least 8 weeks before you want to end tenancy. This notice must end on a Sunday and you must return your keys to the agent on the day you leave or on the day…
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ARLA powers against letting agents that have mislead tenants
Hi, I've just rented a property with a letting agent registered with ARLA. To cut a long story short they told us we would be getting a manged let with them however when we came to get the keys today it turns out it's a private let with the landlord. We told them we're not happy and they should have let us know earlier if…
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Just viewed a house, advice needed...
I've just viewed a house - The upstairs is ok, minimum work needed doing. The downstairs has an extended kitchen which is a problem. When you walk into it from the original kitchen and you're talking/listening you can hear a noticeable difference. I know the ceiling is lower and has I think plastic ceiling tiles. I…
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Proof of House Deposit
Hi All Slight concern. We've had our mortgage application confirmed all for one last thing, we just need statements with our deposit on. We have the money available, I have £8000 in my saving account and OH has the remaining £3500 in her savings account with Barclays. Problem is we don't have any statements and Britannia…