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I have received a letter telling me I must give access to a Sky engineer cooming to fit a new dish on my neighbour's house. The neighbour has installed a large extension since the original system was...
Has anyone here ever used an online estate agents and home buyers? I want to relocate nearer to my daughter and have had 3 estimates from local E/A's, all gave the same estimates. Yesterday I saw an...
When was PPI first introduced? I keep getting calls from companies telling me I must have been sold PPI when I took out my mortgage. I had a mortgage in 1978 which I paid off in 1991 and I have never...
my partner and i want to set up home together. we are thinking of a new build. under the part exchange schemes has anyone ever heard of builders taking two houses in part exchange...
Simple question: If at a later date I wanted to swap ownership of my house with that of one of my children would we have to pay stamp duty even if no money was involved. Both houses are valued well...
how much for the above on a mid terraced property (rear).
It seems like the rest have been done eons ago, but this 1 has not.
inlaws may purchase it & don't need a mortgage - both mid 70s.
Thanks....
Hi I am in the process of trying to sell my house, I followed the usual advice (3 agents etc.) and selected an agent to negotiate in detail. Their starting commission rate was 2.25 which quickly...
Can anyone give me an idea of how much I can expect to pay for the house clearance of a typical three-bedroomed semi. I have had a quote from a well-known charity for £285 which will include the...
I sold my house 9 th April and still not exchanged lies and fibs from estate agent and buyers and all solicitors was told 3 weeks ago were going to exchange end June , now more excuses am I...
Help! I think every things going wrong this month. I've switched off the central heating, but recently when the water heating comes on (Gas Boiler) it gets very hot and some of the radiators come on...
Hi all We are about to move to a 1980's-ish bungalow which is well insulated etc but the current oil-fired system (no mains gas) is rather old (boiler = Trianco 15-19) and the oil tank (single skin...
Sorry to ask more questions about my garden but if it's not one thing, it's another! My garden hasn't been registered with the LR and my solicitor is in the course of doing that. After an ordnance...
This house was built in 1952. It needs rewiring, I'm sure, as the wiring is from that time. Is there a rough and ready way of working out approximately how much that will cost; cost of labour per...
I have had a couple of quotes to repair my garage, I admit it is in a terribe state but at £5,250 I have to say I was shocked. I am now thinking of replacing it with a concrete one but am wondering...
Hi to all. This is my 1st time posting on the forum, my problem is my neighbours moved in approx 15 years ago, then about 5 years ago they planted a group of conifers in a small space of about 2...
......or anyone else who can help. Some of the bricks at the base of my house are suffering from what I believe is called "spalling" ie crumbling. Is there any way I can have these bricks replaced...
Hi, My mum recently sold her house and is living with me while we look for another house for her. A steel framed house which looks OK has come back on the market near the area she wants to live, my...
My brick built garage is in a terrible state of repair. When we moved 10 years ago the roof leaked slightly - this has gradually got worse and the bricks are a bit rocky along at top' The previous...
Hi. We bought a property with 5 acres of land at auction, with the intention of applying for a small Mortgage to renovate the house. We need a very low LTV, only about £30,000 on a property purchased...
I have recently had my block paved drive cleaned, by pressure hose. The cleaning man put the generator on the drive, and I noticed three oil stains from the generator when he moved it, he was going to...