Selling without an agent – Property valuation Most properties aren’t particularly difficult to value. Valuations are generally based on prices achieved in the last 6 months on sales of similar houses or flats in the local area (not on asking...
How to protect yourself from property fraud It’s not widely known that property fraud is a growing threat to UK homeowners. One shocking recent case involved a vicar – the Reverend Mike Hall – who got an urgent phone call from his...
Selling without an agent One of the big benefits of selling privately is that you establish a direct relationship with the buyer. As a rule, people are less likely to mess you about on a one-to-one basis, whereas they may have fewer scruples about...
‘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...
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 Your Property – What’s Involved? In most cases, the biggest obstacle to successfully moving home is the problem of first having to dispose of your existing property. Unless you live in rented accommodation or you’re a first-time buyer or an...
By arranging your home survey directly online - rather than via a mortgage lender - you can save the large chunk of the survey fee that the banks normally keep. They may still want to instruct a valuer to carry out their mortgage valuation, but don’t let them try to sell you an expensive Homebuyer or Building Survey from one of the large, target-driven, corporate firms on their 'panel'.
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