Articles for Buying Direct from a Seller (All photographs belong to Designs on Property Ltd)
How useful is a Sold Property Price? Did you know that you can now find out what price a property has sold for in the street you are buying or selling in?
Mortgage Deposit for a House Purchase Saving for a mortgage deposit for a house purchase might seem like too much hard work, or indeed an impossible task.
BIS announcement on Post Office Banking and Financial Services Business Secretary Lord Mandelson recently announced a major expansion of the financial services offered by the Post Office, in a drive to put banking back into the heart of communities.
Buying a House - 10 Ways to Exploit a Buyer's Market A buyer’s market sounds ideal - lots of properties for sale to choose from and being in a position to make offers below the asking price, but just how do you make the most of it?
Top 10 Checks to Make when Buying a Period Property Older properties (pre 1930s) may be full of character but they are also likely to be full of problems such as damp, problem plumbing and electrics and even lack foundations!
Five reasons why you should think about what type of property to buy When you are dreaming of your ideal home, you are likely to be doing it while wearing rose tinted spectacles! That dream penthouse flat might look fab, but not if it drains your cash each year with high service charges.
Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? We constantly hear about horrendous things that estate agents and letting agents get up to, but the finance, legal and surveying professions I once took for granted I could trust, isn’t as squeaky clean as it should be.
Top 10 Checks to Make when Buying a Period Property Older or period properties may be full of character and charm, but under the surface there could be other little 'surprises' that you hadn't bargained for.
Top five things to watch out for when buying an underpinned property It is possible to buy and sell an underpinned property, however it’s not straightforward and you need to understand the causes of subsidence as well as following our top five tips when considering buying.
