by Ian | Aug 8, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Legal work, Making An Offer, Valuations
A broken housebuying chain – what to do? Of all the things that can go wrong, a break in the chain is the one you have least control over. The chain comprises a string of individual deals, downwards from the person who’s buying your house and upwards from...
by Ian | Jul 31, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Legal work, Making An Offer, Valuations
The seller pulls out – what to do? The single most common reason for sales falling through is a simple change of mind by one side or the other. If you’re on the receiving end of such a reversal of fortune all you can reasonably do is find out what motive...
by Ian | Jul 23, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Legal work, Making An Offer, Valuations
Deciding whether to proceed You’ve made an offer on the property you want to buy. The offer was accepted by the seller and time has passed. You naturally assumed that it was virtually in the bag. But suddenly you’ve hit a major problem. The 2 big...
by Ian | Jul 12, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Legal work, Making An Offer, Sealed Bids, Valuations
What to do when things go wrong No matter how experienced you are at dealing in property, there’s always something nasty that can jump out and bite you. The trick is to see it coming and deal with it promptly. A lot of problems are simply down to poor communication....
by Ian | Jun 17, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Selling your home
Interpreting surveys Surveyors are sometimes regarded as the ‘Doctor Deaths’ of the property world, with barely a positive word to say. But it’s important to bear in mind that the surveyor’s job is to highlight defects and flag up future maintenance...
by Ian | Jun 10, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Selling your home
What type of surveyor? Surveyors come in assorted shapes and sizes. Anyone can call themselves a ‘surveyor’, a title that’s sometimes adopted by double-glazing salesmen for enhanced credibility. Qualified surveyors, however, are always the chartered variety...
