BUYING A PROPERTY
You have decided to buy a home – but what next? The maze of legal work, negotiations, dealing with surveyors and solicitors, finding a good mortgage deal and worrying about your deal falling through, on top of actually hunting down the home of your dreams, is enough to make anyone's hair stand on end.
Buying a house is one of the biggest financial decisions you will make in your life. It is a lengthy and complicated business, which while exciting is often fraught with stress and worry. But luckily there is a lot of good advice around helping you to make your home-buying experience as easy and problem-free as possible.
After finding a home you like, which can take anything from a few days to many months, the process from having your offer accepted to completion of the sale takes about 12 weeks. This is about twice as long as in many other countries - home-buying in Britain is a notoriously drawn-out business.
It is important to have a good understanding of the process as it will help you avoid some of the most common hazards of home-buying. We have prepared an introduction to the home-buying process to help you understand how it all works, how to plan it and what to watch out for. After reading this you should have a better idea of what to expect and how to set out to buy a home feeling prepared and ready to go!
- Work Out How Much You Can Afford
- Get a Mortgage Agreement in Principle
- Choose Your Home
- Hire a Solicitor
- Make an Offer
- Have a Survey and Valuation Done
- Do Any Necessary Legal Work
- Arrange for Life Assurance
- Finalise Your Mortgage
- Exchange Contracts
- Organise Your Move
- Finalise Your Contract Details
- Move In!
SELLING A PROPERTY
Here at Mark Rice we can take care of all aspects of the property sale for you - We can:
- Arrange a property valuation
- Advertise the property for sale - both online and in traditional media
- Court potential buyers
- Arrange and conduct property viewings
- Negotiate with potential buyers on your behalf
- Help to maximise the property sale price
We will ensure you avoid mistakes when selling your home, which could otherwise be very expensive.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about buying or selling a property.
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