Guides, articles & tips for buying a property in UK

Comprehensive and easy to use guides for buying a property. Articles and tips related to estate agents, buying a house, home or commercial property.

Beginner's Guide: Buying Property Off-planBuying a home before a single brick has been laid may sound like a risky business but in recent years the off-plan route has become hugely popular with investors keen to get ahead of the game. Often these buildings are little more than a muddy hole in the ground. There's a hoarding around the site, an agent's number to call, maybe a marketing suite, and lots of nice CGI images and plans to look at.findaproperty.com

Buying, Selling & Finding Property articlesNeed legal advice for your property sale or purchase? Our guide explains the professional's role in the process and gives advice on finding a lawyer and how much they might cost. Selling your commercial property? Make yourself familiar with the role of a business transfer agent by reading our guide.ourproperty.co.uk

How to Sell a HouseThere are secrets and tricks that make life easier in just about every trade and profession known to the modern world, and estate agency is no different. It is said that there is a salesman in all of us - we are after all a nation of shopkeepers - yet we hand over the sale of what is financially our greatest asset in life to a person for whom we have only contempt and we then pay them for the privilege!howtobooks.co.uk

Selling property tipsCorrectly assessing the value of your house can be one of the most important factors that will decide the success of your property in a competitive market. It is necessary to set a maximum value for your home but this valuation must be realistic and inline with current market trends for similar properties.houseprofessionals.com

Selling Your Property GuideIt's never been easy to sell property. But, since the advent of the Internet, selling a home has never been easier, because of the new routes to match homebuyers and home sellers. Many of the new offerings will also save you a substantial amount of money while giving you greater control over the house sale.home.co.uk

Home buying processThere are a number of legislative changes that come into force from August 1st 2007 which affect the home buying process. Rightmove is currently in the process of comprehensively updating our website information to ensure our content is as accurate as possible. Please come back soon to see our brand new Buying Guide. Buying a home may be the largest single investment you will make in your lifetime. Below are some hints and tips that can help you understand the process a bit better.rightmove.co.uk

Special tips for first time buyersThere are a number of legislative changes that come into force from August 1st 2007 which affect the home buying process. Rightmove is currently in the process of comprehensively updating our website information to ensure our content is as accurate as possible. Please come back soon to see our brand new Buying Guide. Recent measures taken by the Government aim to help first-time buyers get their foot on the housing ladder.rightmove.co.uk

Buying a home guideWhen you buy your home, you can take advantage of our expertise from the outset by using estate agents and surveyors who are RICS members. RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has developed this guide to help you understand the buying process. You?’ll find plenty of practical tips and sound advice.rics.org

Buying PropertyF you are interested in buying property in the UK, there are many things that you should think about. If you know what you want before you begin shopping for property of any type, you will find that you have a much easier time finding what you are looking for. If your purchase is based on essential requirements, you should sit down with a pen and paper and make a list of all the things that you need, and some things that you want, but aren't necessary to make the purchase of the property straight forward.britishinformation.com

Buying an apartment - Leaseholds & FreeholdsIn the last few decades, apartments have become increasingly popular, particularly among the young and city dwellers, and there?’s often little alternative if you wish to live in a city centre. Most property in the UK is owned freehold, where the owner acquires complete legal ownership of the property and land and his rights over the property, which can be modified only by the law or specific conditions in the contract of sale.justlanded.com

House Buying GuideThere is only one reason why people do not buy a property - fear. There is only one reason why people do buy property - control. So if you want to get on the property ladder you need to eliminate your fears and want to take control.howtobooks.co.uk

Buyers Guide to Buying PropertyThis guide with easy steps will help you through the process of buying a property. As you may already be aware, the Houseladder website helps people to privately sell their property. A lot of people are not aware that you can do this and believe you have to use an estate agent. So To begin with we will clear up the myth about the previous statement.houseladder.co.uk

Home Buying GuideYou 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.home.co.uk

My Property GuideMy Property Guide is a resource for people buying, selling, renting or letting property in London. Our aim is to bring together all the people you will need to ensure that your experience of the property world is as smooth and trouble free as possible. Whether you are looking for estate agents, letting agents, Chartered Surveyors, or solicitors mypropertyguide.co.uk is a one stop shop where you can find the contact you need.mypropertyguide.co.uk