Are You Looking For A New Home?

Things to consider when looking for your new home.

As you start looking for your new home ask yourself what exactly you need from it. You could print out and fill in this table to help you figure out what you want and what you need.

Then when you start looking round properties, it’s important to scratch under the surface and think about the local area as well as the property itself. Don’t be afraid to ask yourself, the owner and the estate agent plenty of questions.

House search tips

  • Visit the area at different times of the day and take someone with you – they may notice things you miss.
  • Remember that although estate agents are happy to give you information, they’re working for, and being paid by, the seller. The estate agent is required by law not to mislead you, so they must describe the property in a true and accurate way.
  • You can make an offer on a property with certain conditions attached, but the seller doesn’t have to accept them.
  • If an estate agent asks you to pay a pre-contract deposit, check with your legal adviser whether this is necessary – and whether you’ll get the money back if the sale falls through.
  • You should be able to see the Energy Performance Certificate, which shows how much energy a property uses when you search for a property. For new builds you should be given a Predicted Energy Assessment.

We don’t tend to publish mortgage rates on our website. In most cases rates are negotiable and based squarely on the individual circumstances of the borrower, their plans, assets and income.

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The above article is purely for information purposes and does not constitute advice.

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