 Moving home can be stressful, confusing and expensive. Whether you are moving for the first time or have been through the process many times, we hope that you will find some, or all, of this information useful. If there is any other information or guides you feel would be useful then please let us know.
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Do you really know what your property is worth? Take all the leg work out of your research and find out online. Nethouseprices.com have access to the latest house prices for England, Scotland and Wales (provided under licence from Land Registry and Registers of Scotland) which you can search for FREE. Use this service if you want to know how much your neighbours house sold for or even how much your favorite celebrity paid for their luxury accomodation! Note that, although every property transaction made is registered, the data is retrospective because it's based on completed sales so that puts the results returned well behind the current market. |
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You can literally SAVE THOUSANDS by cutting out the middle man and selling your home privately online. Whilst this is slowly catching on in the UK, around 95% of Americans house sellers already use the internet as the main tool to sell their home. Lets be clear though, using a traditional Estate Agent can take some of the running around off your hands, offering advice, acting as a go-between for you and your potential buyer(s) and other benefits. What you need to consider is whether the estate agent fees is worthwhile in relation to what they may save you in time, convenience and personal effort. Still want to sell online? First, prepare an advert and detail everything that you can think of. Walk around your property with a pen and paper taking notes and measurements and keep in mind what elements will make your advert more attractive than another. There are now many online property websites. Make sure that you chose one of the more popular, such as Propertyfinder, to get the best visability for your advertisement. |
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There are lots of different points to consider which can effect the price that a seller would accept for their property # Is the buyer in a chain? There may be a long wait to sell.
# How soon does the buyer wish to move in?
# How soon does the seller want to move out?
# Is the buyer a cash buyer or do they need to arrange a mortgage?
# Is the buyer a first time buyer? |
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The first thing that you should do when you have found a property that you wish to buy is to get a mortgage. Most of the time you will have a rough idea of what you will be allowed to borrow as this is usually dependant on your income.Lenders will take every financial commitment that you have into deciding your final figure. There are lots of different mortgages available today, so you need you make sure that you get one that best suits your needs and consider any contract liablities such as to any early repayment charges Use our free mortgage tool that compares all UK mortgage products to find the current best buys |
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As a buyer, it is vitally important that you arrange for an appropriate independant survey to be carried out on a potential property. Buying a property is one of the largest transactions any individual makes in everyday life, however, it can also be a time of great uncertainty and doubt especially about price and value for your money. |
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Once an offer has been accepted on a property you will need to arrange a Solicitor or Conveyancing firm to carry out all the legal aspects. Although, as a seller, you have accepted an offer it is still worthwhile to leave your property advert live, just in case!! |
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