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Topic: Agents withholding deposit for no reason... |
crabs
Replies: 4
Views: 1315
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:02 pm Subject: Agents withholding deposit for no reason... |
| before you do that make sure you have a letter from your landlord saying eveything is ok. |
Topic: Crabs!! where are you how ya doing, hows the plan going? |
crabs
Replies: 2
Views: 1257
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:17 pm Subject: Re: Crabs!! where are you how ya doing, hows the plan goin |
we miss you
everything is ticking alone fine.  |
Topic: Quality of tenants on Gumtree |
crabs
Replies: 10
Views: 2021
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:51 pm Subject: Quality of tenants on Gumtree |
| people are moving back home, and lots of non brits are going back home, there is a oversupply of rented accomodation and its going to get worse. |
Topic: lol gumtree known as scamtree now |
crabs
Replies: 3
Views: 633
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:13 pm Subject: lol gumtree known as scamtree now |
| Was in the pub, mate looking for a place, said what about gumtree the whole table said " scamtree" seem like theyve killed gumtree for good. |
Topic: Help pls - Ligitimate or a scam? |
crabs
Replies: 6
Views: 939
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:45 am Subject: Help pls - Ligitimate or a scam? |
Escrow Accounts
http://www.us.hsbc.com/1/2/3/personal/home-loans/mortgage/existing/escrow
solves so many problems. |
Topic: HELp 'sub let' gone wrong for me letting out |
crabs
Replies: 8
Views: 923
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:11 pm Subject: HELp 'sub let' gone wrong for me letting out |
| wait a while even after the cheque has be cashed in. |
Topic: Unfair Tenancy Fees??? Advice Needed |
crabs
Replies: 3
Views: 812
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:38 pm Subject: Unfair Tenancy Fees??? Advice Needed |
| your best bet when renting is use the EA to view properties then use the land register to get in contact with the landlord. Few of my mates managed to rent a property that way. |
Topic: SHOULD I SUE HIM??? |
crabs
Replies: 3
Views: 699
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:35 pm Subject: SHOULD I SUE HIM??? |
no he was not live inn lodger as the entire house was let 2 diff tenants, and i have a signed contract from him
best thing is no to tell the landlord about the rds, you can find out if he has or ha ... |
Topic: Renting property- safest method of payment? |
crabs
Replies: 2
Views: 451
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:31 pm Subject: Renting property- safest method of payment? |
| get the bank to do an escrow account, list the terms the landlord can access the fund ie once you moved into the property. |
Topic: Repossession/Mortgage Arrears |
crabs
Replies: 1
Views: 362
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:29 pm Subject: Re: Repossession/Mortgage Arrears |
| I am a journalism student in East Sussex. This week I am working on a radio feature about house repossession, and I would like to talk to a family that are experiencing difficulties. Particularly ab ... |
Topic: Renting my place to an Agent – advice please! |
crabs
Replies: 7
Views: 553
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:28 pm Subject: Re: Renting my place to an Agent – advice please! |
| I’ve noticed that a lot of flats for offer have “No Agents” written on them – what’s the problem with letting to agents? Does it mean that the contract will be to the agent, rather than the tenant? Co ... |
Topic: House prices continue to plummet |
crabs
Replies: 3
Views: 1307
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:49 am Subject: House prices continue to plummet |
| http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/5283652/House-prices-continue-to-plummet.html |
Topic: House prices continue to plummet |
crabs
Replies: 3
Views: 1307
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:48 am Subject: House prices continue to plummet |
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mEKbaD7FgbU/SgFWqm1H0pI/AAAAAAAAALY/g_wi4dWZSdc/s400/hpc.png
The average home in the UK lost a further 1.7 per cent of its value during the month to stand at £154,716, a ... |
Topic: Buy to let: Double whammy for amateur landlords as flat rent |
crabs
Replies: 1
Views: 437
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:06 pm Subject: Buy to let: Double whammy for amateur landlords as flat rent |
| http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/5241226/Buy-to-let-Double-whammy-for-amateur-landlords-as-flat-rents-fall.html |
Topic: Legal Advice Required on Rental Situation -Opinions welcome |
crabs
Replies: 12
Views: 1806
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:03 pm Subject: Legal Advice Required on Rental Situation -Opinions welcome |
| did you get your holding deposit back? |
Topic: Young Professionals "Halls of Residence" |
crabs
Replies: 6
Views: 1249
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:19 am Subject: Re: Young Professionals "Halls of Residence" |
| I came across a company that owns a few residences in London for young professionals, halls of residence style. I can now not find the website again at all. I know that one of these properties was in ... |
Topic: Rents down' amid flooded market |
crabs
Replies: 16
Views: 1718
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:16 am Subject: Rents down' amid flooded market |
| rents are dropping very fast. |
Topic: Revenge on shoddy "landlord" |
crabs
Replies: 15
Views: 2836
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:14 am Subject: Revenge on shoddy "landlord" |
| Contact the tax man, dont pay you months rent try and pull back your deposit. |
Topic: Tenants Right to Recover Costs |
crabs
Replies: 15
Views: 1251
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:12 am Subject: Tenants Right to Recover Costs |
| You can pay your rent late up to 7 weeks, if its 8weeks and over they can get a court order to kick you out. Remember if you get a notice of a repo you lose your deposit and if you pay in advance you ... |
Topic: Tenants Right to Recover Costs |
crabs
Replies: 15
Views: 1251
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:09 am Subject: Tenants Right to Recover Costs |
| Things go from bad to worse! Had a visit from a tracing company last night that are looking for the landlord. They couldn't say that they were seeking reposession of the house or any particulars to do ... |
Topic: Tenants Right to Recover Costs |
crabs
Replies: 15
Views: 1251
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:16 am Subject: Re: Tenants Right to Recover Costs |
| I recently took up a tenancy with a private landlord through an agent. Before signing the tenancy agreement I requested, in writing, to be allowed to erect a rotary washing line, and a Sky dish. On ... |
Topic: Lenders target buy-to-let |
crabs
Replies: 0
Views: 311
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:28 pm Subject: Lenders target buy-to-let |
Wealthy borrowers are being given as little as one month’s notice to pay £1m off their mortgages, as banks take ever more dramatic steps to cope with the housing downturn.
Charles McDowell, a prime ... |
Topic: House price decline accelerates |
crabs
Replies: 0
Views: 403
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:40 pm Subject: House price decline accelerates |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7967715.stm
House prices are falling even faster than before in England and Wales, according to the Land Registry. |
Topic: Tenants 'haggling' as rents fall |
crabs
Replies: 17
Views: 1624
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:32 pm Subject: Tenants 'haggling' as rents fall |
I can believe that rents are falling in some places and this encourages tenants to negotiate rent.
But overall, house building has collapsed to its lowest level in 90 years while the population and ... |
Topic: How to get a COUNCIL FLAT in London? |
crabs
Replies: 5
Views: 6040
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:26 am Subject: How to get a COUNCIL FLAT in London? |
| you need to vote BNP if you want to get a council house, and its got nothing 2 do with racism, they plan to build so many homes etc... |
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