Buying and Selling Guide

  • Don’t fall into the property buying traps

    Buying a house is a very stressful experience. It is expensive and you take on major legal burdens. But at the end of it you have a home of your own as your reward. But things can turn sour quite easily. Here are our tips for avoiding property buying pitfalls. Know what you can afford [...]

    How to help the conveyancing process along

    DIY conveyancing should only be considered by people who really know what they are doing. Despite the cost of conveyancing, it is almost always the best policy to instruct a professional. But that doesn’t mean your involvement can’t help speed the conveyancing process up. Read on for some tips on how you can make a [...]

    How do I know what a property is worth?

    House sellers and their agents might decide upon a price for a property, but it is you and your mortgage lender that decide what you are prepared to pay for it. Don’t put in a ridiculously low offer. You will lose the respect of the seller and the agent, so when a new house that [...]

    How much does buying a property actually cost?

    When they are buying a pile of bricks for hundreds of thousands of pounds, it is no surprise that people tend to equate a property’s price with the final amount spent. But disappointed buyers throughout the land will tell you the associated costs mount up, increasing the burden of a purchase. Before you bight of [...]

    If the UK economy re-enters recession, what does that mean for house prices?

    For what seems like an eternity, the news has been dominated by the threat of the UK falling back into recession. Greece and the Eurozone seem to be the major culprit, but the UK’s economy itself is registering growth rates that underwhelmed even the most conservative of forecasters. A double-dip recession, as a recession which [...]

    Understanding Conveyancing: buying a property

    Buying a property is expensive enough to be stressful, but the anxiety you feel can really be ramped up by a conveyancing process that seems slow and confusing. Hopefully the guide below will help you keep track of how it is unfolding. Pre-Contract Documentation Once a purchase price has been agreed between you and the [...]

    Understanding Conveyancing: Our guide to sale transactions

    Selling your home can be a stressful and conveyancing can really contribute to that. It can seem like the whole process is taking far too long, and even when you consult with your conveyancer, some of the terminology can be unclear. Hopefully the guide below can help enlighten you and put your mind at ease [...]