How to buy a house

When viewing a property you may wish to buy please remember THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS of the viewer and - 1. Do not arrive at 1.30 or 2.45 if your appointment is for 2.00. 2. Do not take photographs of my bedroom on your mobile phone, you already have the estate agent's photo in the sales brochure. 3. Do not bring elderly relatives along then ask if they can use my loo. 4. Do not take calls on your mobile phone when I am showing you around, even if it is Michelle Obama calling. TURN IT OFF! 5. Do not comment on the dust on the windowsill, I know about it - I have three children, a husband, a dog, two cats and work full ...  Read the complete review

Buying a house is one of the most stressful events in anyone's life, here is all about my story and my advice on buying a house. Right now some say is the best time to buy a house but to be honest unless you have a large deposit its not, because you wont get a good interest rate with a low deposit and some places now require 10-15% deposit before they will accomodate you. First thing - find out how much of a mortgage you can get, getting mortgages on your own may mean you wont get as much as doing it jointly. Depending on income and credit ratings. I would advise to see a Mortgage Advisor when finding out how much money you can get as Estate ...  Read the complete review

Although I have never bought my own home I am an Estate Agent so I deal with people buying houses everyday. Buying a home can be a stressfull time for anyone, especially if you are a first time buyer. I have some tips that I would like to pass on to people out there. 1) Register your details with as many Estate Agents as you can but so not only rely on them to contact you about a new property that comes on the market. Register on Rightmove (this is a national site that most Estate Agents advertise on). They will send you email updates when a new property comes on the market. Check Estate Agents websites daily, some are live and updated straight ...  Read the complete review

Seeing as I have had my flat for a whole month now and have not yet bored you all to tears with dull house stories, I think now would be a good time, and where better to start than with advice on how to buy a house. Before I start my review, I need to add that this is mainly geared towards the London market, and ex-council properties, this process is really quite different to anywhere else in the UK, so may not be of much help if you live in the leafy burbs! *Tazzywazzy's Top Tip* If you are trying to buy a place in London, but aren't quite sure how you are going to afford it, take a look at ex-council properties. They are spacious, well laid out ...  Read the complete review

Congratulations you have just bought your fist house! These are the words I have been hearing a lot lately and to be honest although I am finding it hard now that I have seen a few of the bills I am going to have to pay and also seeing my bank balance after kitting out the house, I was surprised at how easy it was to actually buy a house because I did the right amount of preparation and it all seems to have gone swimmingly nice. I hope to let you all know about my experience with this review and I will try to include everything you need to think about when you are buying a house. ----- Price Range: The first thing you must do is to set ...  Read the complete review