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Selling home at auction?

Has anyone got any experiences/advice about this? We have been trying to sell a bungalow since May and are not having a very successful time. It has been considerably reduced and despite having some...

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Home buying advice please...

Hi guys, We have been given a mortgage in principle for upto £174,000. Now realistically we are going to be looking around the 120-130k mark to keep the monthly payments down. However, we don't seem to...

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Does this stack up? House looks like repo but been on market 6 months and...

Hi all, Went to see a house which ticks alot of boxes but has been on the market for over 6 months (nearly 9 months) and has had all of the services (baring electrics it seems) disconnected (like a...

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Letting agent called out on electrician when there was no need

Today I got a message from my tenants who I let to through a LA. They had lost electrical power to the whole house and called the local electricity board who confirmed there was no general issue in the...

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Mortgages - Couples and Poor credit

Hi all Myself and my OH are looking at buying a property. My OH has excellent credit history and a permanent, safe income. I have a DMP but a permanent and safe income. I guess my question is, am I...

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Question for/about property developers re: auctions

We're thinking about buying a property at auction which would become our family home. It would be a complete renovation of a small three bed terraced house, possibly to include loft conversion to make...

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Purchase a Repossession AGAIN! !!

Hi there, I wonder if someone can assist with answering a query. We attempted to purchase a property in April 2012 for £150,000 but on the day of exchange the purchase fell through as the (divorcing)...

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A little bit of advice needed

Hi, Hoping someone can give advice please. My friend is renting out a house (for the first time) in a couple of weeks time. He needs a good download of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement .. Can...

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Leaseholder charging for non existant repairs

I own a flat in a converted property- there are 3 other flats in the property (we are all on good terms and in total agreement on issues concerning the lease). Since we moved in we have been getting...

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rent to own properties

Hi, I have just heard about rent to own properties on new builds. Its where you rent for 3-5 yrs at 80% of the rent value and save 20% towards a deposit. Does anyone have any more info about this as I...

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House with no central heating

Hi everyone Me and my partner are about to rent a lovely little house that is ideal size for us and a nice cheap rent. Only downfall is that the house has no central heating, there is an electric fire...

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best websites for private sales

Any tips on the best websites to use if selling a flat privately? (NW London) Much obliged.

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Timberrrrr !

After recent bad weather....we have a tree within our garden...which is leaning quite badly...ie 20 odd degrees towards our house...been quoted £1000 plus to remove it...due to close proximity....it's...

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Type of landlord's insurance required?

Hi there I am hoping someone can give me a bit of advice. I am about to rent a property in Scotland to someone who lives overseas and they will only be using it for long weekends say once a month and...

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paying rental tax through PAYE

I am employed at a university on basic rate tax. I have a lodger in my house. So far i have kept below the £4250 rent a room allowance so haven't needed to declare anything. If I did review/slightly...

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Advice needed re: British Gas Homecare RENTED house

Hi all, Just wanting some advice, i'm renting with my partner and 3 children aged 3, 5 and our 11 day old baby. We are renting a 3 bedroom house with a nightmare boiler in it, a Ferroli HE 31 C. To try...

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Advice needed, no hot water for 55 days!!!

Hi all, We are tied into a fixed term agreement and are desperately trying to break it as we have been completely neglected (our tenancy ends next August). The first incidence was when our washing...

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What happens if I'm 25 days late paying housing association rent?

I'm in a bit of short term trouble with money. I am falling into the payday loan trap and need to get out of it. I need to pay 780 pounds at end of this month to clear them. My rent is due on 1st of...

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Mortgage Dilemma

My mother is about to complete a divorce settlement order. She co-owns the family home with my father. They bought the house outright, but she has to buy him out to remain in the house. She and I...

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YBS wont lend on ex-LA property?

A friend of mine is a FTB, looking to buy an ex-council flat, in a low rise block that has been in private hands for many years. He has paid for the survey, but YBS are refusing to lend against the...

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