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« Reply #30 on: Monday, October 26, 2020, 12:11:41 »

I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about good/bad customer service having worked in that industry and I think its something I really regard as important.

I'm fully aware that these people benefit from a sale, I (probably naievely) just felt that I trusted them.

Talking about trust has the agent show a client around Saturday and when I got home noticed that a couple of things had been moved and a tap turned on. Surely with Covid etc they're not supposed to touch anything other than door handles
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« Reply #31 on: Monday, October 26, 2020, 12:16:47 »

As of this morning we've had an offer accepted on our new house. Delighted and the Estate Agents we experienced were all a breath of fresh air!

Will be moving to Daventry in December so if anyone knows of any other Town fans around there give me a shout!

I live 15 mins drive from Dav, I really like it, enough of everything you’d need, close to M1 and M40
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« Reply #32 on: Monday, October 26, 2020, 12:35:00 »

I live 15 mins drive from Dav, I really like it, enough of everything you’d need, close to M1 and M40

Thanks China Red, that's a relief! We have been to the town twice and your summation is exactly as we thought. We actually had a decent Sunday roast yesterday, and there is a Weatherspoons that actually doesn't look rough and unwelcoming!
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« Reply #33 on: Friday, October 30, 2020, 21:39:25 »

Anyone purchased a brand new house and exchanged their property with the delevopers and if so were they offered close to the market value or was there a big difference.
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« Reply #34 on: Friday, October 30, 2020, 21:56:01 »

If you get market value you are probably paying over the odds for the new dwelling.
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« Reply #35 on: Friday, October 30, 2020, 21:58:12 »

I wouldn't buy a new build personally purely because of estate service charges.
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« Reply #36 on: Friday, October 30, 2020, 22:03:17 »

I wouldn't buy a new build personally purely because of estate service charges.


That is a big concern especially on top of Council tax
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« Reply #37 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 06:00:01 »


That is a big concern especially on top of Council tax

The issue is that you don't have the same statutory rights as leasehold owners of flats. 
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« Reply #38 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 06:47:05 »

The issue is that you don't have the same statutory rights as leasehold owners of flats. 

Good point
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« Reply #39 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 07:20:17 »

If it’s leasehold run and don’t ever stop running.

Even the new “fleecehold” houses sold as freehold are a joke. Be very careful.

I recall a persimmon “freehold” with £45 to change/fit a doorbell. And a £1000 application fee if you wanted to sell. My missus mate lives in one where the fees double every 10 years. It’ll become unsaleable.

Join this group and take a look:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/786983251448976
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« Reply #40 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 07:22:57 »

Aye, I just moved out of a freehold - paid £100 a year maintenance fees for the maintaining the grounds which a) they barely did and b) was in addition to council tax. And then charged £400 for a ‘moving pack’ when we sold - which as far as I can tell was a bunch of leaflets and publicly available documents
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« Reply #41 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 07:26:27 »

Aye, I just moved out of a freehold - paid £100 a year maintenance fees for the maintaining the grounds which a) they barely did and b) was in addition to council tax. And then charged £400 for a ‘moving pack’ when we sold - which as far as I can tell was a bunch of leaflets and publicly available documents


Sounds such a rip off and was that in Swindon 
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« Reply #42 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 09:39:54 »

Aye, I just moved out of a freehold - paid £100 a year maintenance fees for the maintaining the grounds which a) they barely did and b) was in addition to council tax. And then charged £400 for a ‘moving pack’ when we sold - which as far as I can tell was a bunch of leaflets and publicly available documents

Leasehold, surely?
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« Reply #43 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 09:44:45 »

Leasehold, surely?

Nope. Estate service charges and positive obligations to pay certain fees are common on freehold properties on new build estates.
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« Reply #44 on: Saturday, October 31, 2020, 09:47:17 »

Nope. Estate service charges and positive obligations to pay certain fees are common on freehold properties on new build estates.

I can bouch for that in TGV new build development in Swindon all 1800 homes pay approx £20-25 per month service fees
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