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 | Oct 5, 2021 | Building Surveys, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
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...
by Zen | Sep 7, 2021 | Building Surveys, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, House Prices, Selling your home, Valuations
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...
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...
