by Ian | Jul 12, 2019 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Legal work, Making An Offer, Sealed Bids, Valuations
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....
by Ian | Mar 9, 2019 | Buying a home, Estate Agents, House Prices, Making An Offer
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...
by Ian | Oct 30, 2018 | Buying a home, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Making An Offer, Sealed Bids
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...
