How Much Should You Pay In Fees For An Estate Agent To Sell Your Property?

How Much Should You Pay In Fees For An Estate Agent To Sell Your Property?

by | May 29, 2026 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Getting A Mortgage, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Making An Offer, Repairs and maintenance, Valuations

Get A Professional Home Survey Assessment   Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors  from the Haynes House Manual series   Estate Agents’ Fees   How much should you expect to pay an estate agent for selling your property? Typically agents’ fees vary...
Is the housing market stuck in a slump?

Is the housing market stuck in a slump?

by | May 1, 2026 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Getting A Mortgage, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Making An Offer, Repairs and maintenance, Valuations

Get A Professional Home Survey Assessment   Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors  from the Haynes House Manual series   Housing market blues   Estate agents are currently facing rising costs (e.g. Rightmove listing fees) just when the market is witnessing a...
Opening Up The Land Registry to Show Who Owns Land in England

Opening Up The Land Registry to Show Who Owns Land in England

by | Mar 30, 2026 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Getting A Mortgage, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Making An Offer, Repairs and maintenance, Valuations

Get A Professional Home Survey Assessment     Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors  from the Haynes House Manual series   Who owns land in Britain?   The Government has recently announced plans to open up the Land Registry to “improve...
Why It’s More Important Than Ever For Home Buyers To Get A Survey – RICS Level 1, 2 or 3

Why It’s More Important Than Ever For Home Buyers To Get A Survey – RICS Level 1, 2 or 3

by | Jan 26, 2026 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Getting A Mortgage, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Making An Offer, Repairs and maintenance, Valuations

Get A Professional Home Survey Assessment     Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors  from the Haynes House Manual series     ‘Let The Buyer Beware’   When you buy a property, legally speaking you’re pretty much on your own.  In fact you...
Surveyors ‘downvaluing’ properties for mortgage lenders causing sales to fall through

Surveyors ‘downvaluing’ properties for mortgage lenders causing sales to fall through

by | Nov 24, 2025 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Getting A Mortgage, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, House Prices, Making An Offer, Repairs and maintenance, Valuations

Get A Professional Home Survey Assessment   Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors  from the Haynes House Manual series   What happens when the property you’re buying is down-valued?   Mortgage brokers are worried that surveyors acting for banks and...