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...
View ArticleHome 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...
View ArticleDoes 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...
View ArticleLetting 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...
View ArticleMortgages - 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...
View ArticleQuestion 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...
View ArticlePurchase 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)...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleLeaseholder 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...
View Articlerent 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...
View ArticleHouse 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...
View Articlebest websites for private sales
Any tips on the best websites to use if selling a flat privately? (NW London) Much obliged.
View ArticleTimberrrrr !
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...
View ArticleType 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...
View Articlepaying 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...
View ArticleAdvice 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...
View ArticleAdvice 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleMortgage 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...
View ArticleYBS 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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