House-hunting can be an exhausting business. You may like the look of a property on paper, but estate agents’ particulars and brochures don’t tell the full story. Even online virtual tours won’t give an honest ‘warts and all’ picture, so it’s essential to discover...
So you’re thinking of doing away with the estate agents and going out on your own, we walk you through the best approach. To get the house you really want means trying every angle. A small but significant number of properties are advertised privately. To save a...
Starting your search It has never been easier to search for property. The estate agents’ website Rightmove.co.uk have a virtual online monopoly, claiming that as many as 90 per cent of estate agents list their offerings with them. But there are several other sites...
Finding the right property Choosing a new home sounds like fun. Snooping around other people’s houses promises at the very least to provide hours of cheap entertainment (judging by the number of TV shows devoted to the subject). But the potential for enjoyment is...
Want to buying your Council home? If you currently live in social housing, you may be able to buy your home at a generous discount. If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, you can apply to buy your council house if it’s your only or main home and you’ve had...
Shared equity schemes – What are they and what is available to you? Help To Buy This is an ’equity loan scheme’ where the Government stumps up interest-free loans of up to 20% of the property’s value, allowing you to buy with a deposit of only 5%. The scheme...
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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