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...
Purple Bricks – a different approach Unlike conventional High Street estate agents, some newer online agents like Purple Bricks charge a flat fee at the outset rather than taking commission based on the actual sale achieved. This is a radical...
Sole and multiple agency Most people wanting to sell their property via an estate agent start by appointing a single agent – an arrangement known as ‘sole agency’. Here the appointed agent is the only estate agent with the right to sell your...
Sole or multiple agency? Should you appoint just one estate agent? Or is there a better chance of achieving a sale by using two or even three simultaneously? Most sellers appoint a single agent, until things get a bit desperate and 2 or more agents are...
You’ve Moved In To Your Home… …But There’s Still Post-Completion Legal Work To Do At long last you can start enjoying your new home, and perhaps start arranging that house warming party! Or you might want to swing into action...
Completion Day – Arriving At Your New Home Assuming the completion money has been successfully transferred, upon arrival you should now be proudly grasping the keys to your new home. With a bit of luck the removal van’s satnav will have directed them to...
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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