Could your house be sold without you knowing – are you a victim of property fraud?
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 – Preparation
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...
Selling your property privately – without an estate agent
Selling Privately Managing your own property sale without the aid of an estate agent is not for everyone. Despite massive potential savings in fees and VAT, the major attraction of employing an agent for many people is the perception that they will take...
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...Save money by cutting out the banks
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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“We would like to put on record how impressed we were by the service we received. Rightsurvey unfailingly followed up our enquiries and concerns, and Nick’s advice on maintaining an older property is proving invaluable.”
Peter Spink, Sheffield
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