Q:I and 3 friends rented a house last year and have moved out. We are trying to get our deposit back.
The agency keep getting us to jump through lots of hoops and then changing their minds or putting up more hoops. I finally refused to deal with them other than via written (recorded) letters, and have got them down to 1 remaining 'hoop'.
They want us to prove that there is a ￡0 balance on our water bill and it has all been paid.
When we paid the water bill, we sent a
Q:Interesting, if a little dry, article in The Business.
http://thebusinessonline.com/Stories.aspx?StoryId=CF0CB051-6E38-41F7-843F-B34C47E5ADAC&page=1
One forecaster suggesting inflation (RPI) could hit 3.9%.
Now if we're to maintain real interest rates, that suggests a base rate around 6%, worst case scenario.
I think it's a bit daft to extrapolate from the last few months' inflation figures. It's as silly as the Express saying
Q:Apologies if there is already a thread.
Seems like quite a good scheme and I shall be looking into this over the next few weeks.
Any mortgage guru's out there have any thoughts?
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1834244,00.html
Bank launches profit-share mortgage
Charlotte Moore
Monday July 31, 2006
Guardian Unlimited
Morgan Stanley said today that it has launched a new product to help first-tim
Q:we currently own a 50% share in a 1 bed flat on shared ownership
how does it work when it comes to the time when we want to move and sell it.
will it mean that only potential shared ownership seekers will be able to buy it or will anyone be able to buy it?
anyone had any experience moving out of their shared ownership place?
cheers
Q:Hi, we are in the initial stages as looking at a holiday lodge to buy in the West Country.
There seems to be plenty for sale but we were wondering if anybody on this site has been through the procedure of purchasing one already and can point out the pitfalls.
Also, does anybody know if these places actually increase in value at all?
Thanks.
Q:is it as simple as just phoning a few estate agents to get a valuation??
we dont want to involve the housing assosiation as we would just like a rough idea of our flats value.
also do we or should we tell the agent that its shared ownership to start with? bearing in mind that we dont really want the agent to sell our place at the moment so isnt that irrelevent?
Q:Hi All,
I am looking for a flat in berkshire area.But I don't want to rent via Letting agency.
Can you please advice me where most private landlords advertise ?
Gari..
Q:Just to fill you in briefly. We should've exchanged a few weeks back but then we discover our buyer's mortgage offer expired (the are FTB's) and can't believe his solicitor and mortgage broker didn't keep track…..anyway, house was re-surveyed 3 weeks ago and buyer's solicitor said that he was just waiting on a faxed copy of the mortgage offer, then we could exchange (this was Friday 28th July). Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday came and went – still heard nothing, then
Q:Helping daughter to get on the property ladder. Cannot decide whether to get a house or a flat. Our budget allows us to buy a house, this will be in joint names for daughter and son but she will be the only one living there. At least two bedrooms so that son who wants to work in London can live temporarily there whilst he is looking but will not be living with her. The problem is whether to buy a flat in London where she works or buy a house in Harrow where she is living now and she can ca
Q:Wondering if anyone out there can give me any helpful advice?
Currently own a house worth ￡155000 and mortgage of ￡26000.
We need to move to another area and rent out this property. We have tenants waiting to move in and we will get rent of ￡500 per month.
Currently have a flexi mortgage with rate of 5.25%.
Looking at buying another house with value of about ￡115000.
I earn approx ￡10000 and partner earns ￡20000 with ￡8k o/time. no other loans etc bu