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Why it’s so important for home buyers to get a (Homebuyer) survey
'Let The Buyer Beware' Not everyone realises the harsh truth that when you buy a property, legally speaking you're pretty much on your own. Actually, this is nothing new - the Romans had a phrase for this: 'Caveat Emptor' . Or 'Let the Buyer Beware'; So suppose...
6 key points you must check before choosing an estate agent
The Checklist - before appointing estate agents Before you sign an estate agent’s contract, always check the small print. As well as negotiating the fee (+VAT) payable upon a successful sale (or introducing the eventual buyer) be sure to get...
How To Get The Perfect Home – Rightsurvey’s Psychology of House Buying
With any major purchase decision there are a number of psychological decision-making stages that we, as buyers, go through. Buying a property is the biggest and most drawn out purchase decision most of us make in our entire lives. So understanding these stages can...
Selling property with fixed-fee agents like Purple Bricks
Purple Bricks - a different approach Unlike conventional High Street estate agents, some newer online agents like Purple Bricks charge a flat fee at the outset rather than taking commission based on the actual sale achieved. This is a radical change from...
How much do estate agents charge to sell your property?
Estate agents' fees Competition between local estate agents is normally pretty fierce. Yet most turn over large sums and seem to do very nicely financially come rain or shine. For some agents the primary objective is to get the most ‘instructions’ and...
Should you give your estate agent ‘sole selling rights’ to your property?
Sole and multiple agency Most people wanting to sell their property via an estate agent start by appointing a single agent - an arrangement known as 'sole agency'. Here the appointed agent is the only estate agent with the right to sell your property. With...
Planning restrictions are not a major obstacle to UK housebuilding
Planning restrictions are not a major obstacle to housebuilding – so why is the government determined to overturn them? If the rate of UK house price increases over the last fifty years were applied to the price of food, then a chicken would today cost £70...
New Stamp Duty Tax Rates – July to September 2021
Stamp Duty Tax Rates Are Changing! Missed the end of June deadline for the temporary 'holiday' to avoid paying stamp duty tax on residential property purchases? These are the new rates to 30th September 2021:- Here's the...
Sole or multiple estate agents – what’s best?
Sole or multiple agency? Should you appoint just one estate agent? Or is there a better chance of achieving a sale by using two or even three simultaneously? Most sellers appoint a single agent, until things get a bit desperate and 2 or more agents are...
The new ‘First Homes Scheme’ – new homes at up to half price – but who qualifies?
First Homes - at up to half price On 4th June 2021 the Government launched a new affordable housing scheme known as the ‘First Homes Scheme’. The First Home Scheme entitles first-time buyers who live in a household with a combined income of £80,000 or less...