Dear Sir, I am at present attempting to sell a bungalow  inherited from a deceased relative. I have received an acceptable offer from a reputable company who are willing to pay solicitor conveyancing fees if carried out by their solicitor Is this the normal proceedure and are there any pitfalls I should be aware of? [...]

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To whom it may concern I’m not sure if I’m being cheeky asking for advice directly but we have a problem with our estate agent. We’re about to sell our house and agreed on 1.6% plus vat commission in their usual agreement contract. We’ve had a far from good experience with them unfortunately and are [...]

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Dear Sir/Madam, My fiancee and I paid a 10% deposit (£27’500) to purchase a new-build flat off-plan 18 months ago.  However, now we can no longer complete because the mortgages we wanted have been taken off the market and our other financial arrangements have fallen through (for example, my savings have lost 40% of value).  [...]

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Hi there, I would like a recommendation on the best cash property buyer for our home. It is a semi-detached period house dating back to the 14th century with approximately 1.5 acres of garden. It has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (one is just a toilet and sink), 5 reception rooms, a kitchen, laundry room and [...]

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Help! What can we do? We sold our house STC in the 1st week of Sept, our home buyers are now refusing to exchange the contracts until September although we are all ready to go? They have told their solicitor and our estate agent, that, that was the arrangement they made with us at the [...]

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Hi Gavin, I wish to sell house fast as we are emigrating to Canada and have received our visas, I just don’t know which road to go down as there are so many horror stories of rip off merchants doing sell and rent back. We would like to stay in our house for about a [...]

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Hi Gavin thank you for your help with my quick house sale and follow up email regarding my problem well to update u without going too much onto a tangent homebuyers uk have been a complete and utter nightmare they have now taken me to the point of repossession and have changed the price for [...]

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As millions gear-up to celebrate Bonfire Night throughout the UK, Darren Black, Confused.com’s home insurance expert, sends out a stark warning to homeowners. Make sure that home insurance does not become invalidated by dangerous behaviour: we would always encourage homeowners to protect their homes with sufficient cover, whether they are hosting a Bonfire Night party [...]

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Dear Sir In May 2007 I instructed a conveyancing solicitor to handle the conveyencing for my house sale/purchase. They carried out all the usual searches, etc. or so I thought. Unknown to me, a property adjoining mine had gained planning approval in January 2007 to demolish their property, and a row of some 30 trees, [...]

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Conveyancing completion is moving day – the day the sellers get their money and you get the keys to your new home. Deciding On A Date For Conveyancing Completion Once yours and the seller’s conveyancing lawyer (and any other links in the chain) are in a position to exchange contracts you will be asked to [...]

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