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sell up and just rent?

Is this a bad idea?only got 10 years left to go on our 25yr mortgage! but just live in old terraced house. Theres no way we can get a mortgage for a nicer house, the only option we see is to sell up...

Trooper69

Obstructive tenants

Can a tenant wilfully obstruct the purchase of a Landlord's premises to try and buy the premises for themselves should the Landlord wish to sell, or is there a law against this?

George38

Divorce settlement

My sister and her husband (now ex) were joint owners as tenants in common of their matrimonial home. Just over six years ago he left to live with another woman, and from that time didn't pay anything...

amanda.1982

What type of property to buy house or flat?

My partner and want to return to London to buy an investment property with the view to live in it one day. We would like as much capital growth as possible. We are looking to spend around 200,000. We...

apachedawn

assured shorthold tenancy

i have a assured shorthold tenancy on a 4 bed property through a houseing association my girlfreind and the 4 children are about to move out. i will need to down grade as the house will be to big for...

Sasha13

How am I ever going to buy a house?

OK - I earn ?25K. Physically impossible for me to get a mortage big enough to buy a one bed flat where I live. Been busy paying student loans so don't have a deposit. By the time I save a deposit...

bubbles4920

any advice on moving house ?

hopefully our house sale will be done and dusted within the next month or so. we will have to go into rented as we need to move location due to a job move and we havent found anywhere else to buy yet....

nickie

shared ownership

Do you have to meet certain criteria in order to be eligable to apply for a shared ownership property with the council? And are there any catches to it or things i should know about before applying?

Greedyfly

Bad landlord?

I have rented a two bed terace with my partner for two and a half years and just recently we had a leak in the roof - although the house clearly has damp everywhere. So we contacted the landlord and...

slimjim

Leaseholds

I have a flat that I bought some 15 years ago and that I now wish to sell. Shortly after the original purchase, I lost contact with the freeholders (2 local brothers). They have never contacted me...

mikey4444

'bedroom Tax': Government Loses Court Of Appeal Cases

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35418488 "Michael Spencer, from the Child Poverty Action Group, said the ruling meant families "can stay in their homes safe in the knowledge that their disabled children...

Njw1975ed

Bedroom Tax Question?

If I choose to rent a property but claim rent rebate, would I be stung with bedroom tax if under occupied??...

carlyon bay

trusts

my son wants to purchase a holiday home for us to use in the uk, for as long, as we are able to manage to be to live independently ,can any one tell me how this works and are there any tax or other...

Lonnie

Rented accomodation

One of my daughters carers has been in rented accomodation for six weeks now, but has no paperwork ,ie contract, also, the landlord takes his rent in cash and doesn't give a receipt. I told her to go...

Ric.ror

Should I buy now

I cannot help thinking that prices may come down even further - what with the VAT increase in December and then higher taxes on the cards for next year. I have to buy a house in a region I do not...

splange

property

My house has a 99 year lease. Call me green but when trying to explain to someone what this meant, it bacame apparent that I didn't really have a clue. Can anybody explain?

cupotee2

Being Made Homeless!!

Not me, but a family of 2 very young children have been given 2 months notice to vacate the property. Dad works very long hours and rent always on time. Babies 1and2 years old. Naturely they are...

qwerty30

NEGATIVE EQUITY ON PROPERTY, NEED TO MOVE?

Friends daughter and husband lives in a 1 bed house, has a small child so needs more room, their house is worth about £15K less than they owe, they have handed the keys back to Mortgage lender...

Bonzo34

Landlord/tenant dispute

We completed a year-long tenancy for our rented house in May 2011, after signing a contract and lodging our deposit with a official deposit protection scheme. We then continued to live in the property...

grumpy01

Holiday 2021

If you’ve got a second home abroad you will not be fined £5,000 for going on Holiday.What nonsense....

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