The seller pulls out – what to do? The single most common reason for sales falling through is a simple change of mind by one side or the other. If you’re on the receiving end of such a reversal of fortune all you can reasonably do is find out what motive...
Deciding whether to proceed You’ve made an offer on the property you want to buy. The offer was accepted by the seller and time has passed. You naturally assumed that it was virtually in the bag. But suddenly you’ve hit a major problem. The 2 big...
What to do when things go wrong No matter how experienced you are at dealing in property, there’s always something nasty that can jump out and bite you. The trick is to see it coming and deal with it promptly. A lot of problems are simply down to poor communication....
You now have one single overriding objective: to get to exchange of contracts as quickly as possible. Once you’ve exchanged you’re pretty much legally home and dry, and can afford to relax a little, but until then every extra day of unnecessary delay means a greater...
Agents have another trick up their sleeves that’s guaranteed to boost prices when several buyers are after the same property. Going to ‘sealed bids’ involves asking all the hopeful purchasers to formally submit their ‘best and final offer’ confidentially in writing by...
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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Peter Spink, Sheffield
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