by Zen | Dec 13, 2021 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
Tips on writing your own property details Although there are some estate agents who are brilliant at composing professional property brochures, most churn out fairly standard details, sometimes containing glaring mistakes – such as the wrong EPC...
by Zen | Nov 19, 2021 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
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...
by Zen | Nov 4, 2021 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
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...
by Zen | Oct 18, 2021 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
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...
by Zen | Aug 19, 2021 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Home Buyer Surveys, House Prices, Making An Offer, Sealed Bids, Valuations
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...
by Zen | Oct 16, 2020 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Repairs and maintenance, Selling your home, Valuations
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...
