If you’re thinking of putting your property on the market, it’s always a good idea to plan your campaign.before entrusting your main asset to an estate agent. How much is my property worth? To get a realistic idea of how much you can afford to...
In today’s “buyers’ market” sellers are having to compete to attract buyers. This means buying should be a lot more enjoyable than selling. But it’s still essential to do your homework first – as there are a lot of pitfalls for...
‘Let The Buyer Beware’ Not everyone realises the harsh truth that when you buy a property, legally speaking you’re pretty much on your own. Actually, this is nothing new – the Romans had a phrase for this: ‘Caveat Emptor’ . Or...
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...
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...
Planning restrictions are not a major obstacle to housebuilding – so why is the government determined to overturn them? If the rate of UK house price increases over the last fifty years were applied to the price of food, then a chicken would today cost £70...
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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