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Jane J Hamilton ✍️
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Jane J Hamilton ✍️
@JJhamilton
Journalist @TheSun & @TheTimes. Careers, social mobility & future of work. Mum & chocolate addict. ✉️ [email protected] & [email protected]
London, UK / Katılım Şubat 2009
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'We had the Conservatives who were consistently shit, whereas Labour are shit but faster'
Tim Shipman reads out a quote from Anoushka in Sowerby Bridge, sent in by a pollster, that "sums up what the British public think of the government at the moment".
@ShippersUnbound | @JAHeale | #coffeehouse
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This is mesmerising - stick with it
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the best 3 minutes of video I've watched this year
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'Every scholarship awarded is a dropout prevented and a future secured.”
Here's how to get involved with National Scholarship Week
thetimes.com/business/compa…
#NSW2026
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@Jenny_Nice @Meduse17b @moving_charlie I'm not looking for perfection. I'm happy to take on work / issues if they are disclosed honestly upfront. However in these cases, lenders refused to lend as the surveys were so bad. Even the surveyors said 'do not buy this house'! Never seen that in 25 yrs of prior homebuying.
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@Meduse17b @JJhamilton @moving_charlie UK House prices are falling most sellers just want out. UK property sales take forever. Other country’s have simpler systems. Doesn’t solve the duff survey issue tho. Propertys all have problems and cost a lot to maintain. Buyers expect perfection it’s non existent.
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Nearly half of new buyers had offers fall through due to sellers hiding problems in surveys.
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@proptechpioneer @moving_charlie Some of these sellers were professional landlords - in 3 cases they had done major works without permission. That’s different to an elderly couple mislaying their FENSA certificate. System needs overhauling so it’s truthful & transparent from start so buyers can offer accordingly
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@proptechpioneer @moving_charlie If the typical lifespan of a UK home is circa 100 years then 30% of current housing stock would be uninhabitable. With respect, you’re missing the point. It’s not about weather or construction techniques but whether sellers are obliged to be honest about potential problems.
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Unbelievable.
But not surprising.
Sellers and agents trying to conceal known problems with a property is one of the most pointless wastes of everyone’s time there is.
BestAgent has a fix for this. A lot of sellers won’t like it. 🤷🏻♂️
Jane J Hamilton ✍️@JJhamilton
@moving_charlie In the last year we have viewed 57 houses, offered on 15, paid for surveys on 5 only to have major problems on 4. One was so bad the lender placed a 100% retention on the mortgage. It has cost us more than £12k in survey and legal fees to uncover what shifty sellers were hiding.
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@proptechpioneer @moving_charlie It’s not click bait, it happened to me! Properties ranged from Georgian to 1960s. Issues include subsidence, illegal extensions, penetrating damp , no building regs for chimney breast removal, grade II work not complied with
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@moving_charlie Something doesn't quite ring true with this, seems like click bait.
Totally agree the English property purchase process doesn't work, but in reality that won't change.
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@mongrelcelt I’ve used a couple of good ones that could - but sadly the sector does seem to attract a few that can’t . However how much is it down to the seller rather than the agent?
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Estate agents just can't be trusted, can they?
Jane J Hamilton ✍️@JJhamilton
@moving_charlie In the last year we have viewed 57 houses, offered on 15, paid for surveys on 5 only to have major problems on 4. One was so bad the lender placed a 100% retention on the mortgage. It has cost us more than £12k in survey and legal fees to uncover what shifty sellers were hiding.
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@ScarlettChappe4 @moving_charlie 3 of the 4 were landlords looking to exit the market swiftly. They hadn’t looked after the house and / or hadn’t got the permissions for works done. However of all the types of seller, surely they would realise a buyer will find out during conveyancing? 🤷♀️
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@JJhamilton @moving_charlie Awful. I can't understand why a seller would do this. It
breaks trust and derails a sale. Surely they know the survey will find any problems? A wish and a prayer, maybe.
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The British terrace. Distinctive, attractive, dependable, adaptable, flexible, expandable and just the right density to support walkable, mixed-use neighbourhoods while still giving each family their own garden. We should build more.
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Nothing like some good ol’ Scandinavian wisdom to start the day
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👩💼 Good Morning! "If you are comfortable being wrong often, making decisions with incomplete information, and playing a very long game, it’s an exceptionally interesting career." Here's how to get into the opaque world of VC thetimes.com/business/compa…
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I came across this beautiful sentence:
“Every time you open a book and read, a tree smiles, knowing there's life after death.”
I’ll be thinking about this every time I pick up a book.
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It's National Careers Week - so get started with this thoughtful expert advice for parents and young people, from the teams at @CareersWeek & @Morrisby
thesun.co.uk/money/38351949…
#ncw2026
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