Help To Buy Will Be Changing In 2021 Getting on the property ladder is enough of a minefield without changes being made to the help available. Knowing which scheme on offer you qualify for or which can benefit youtube most can be hard to work out, so we have put…
Conveyancing Searches And COVID-19 Property Searches are an important part of most residential property transactions. Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete and that’s even before a pandemic is added to the equation. Here we will explain what property searches…
Moving home can be seen as a very stressful period of time with an awful lot to organise. One of the things often over-looked is estate planning and writing your Will. But this is actually a perfect time to get organised. A house move is a major life change and…
There is much delight in the property market that lockdown rules have been relaxed and that the property market is effectively open for business once again. At the forefront of everyone’s mind should be safety and minimising the spread of COVID-19. This means that estate agents, law firms, removal companies,…
Buying your first home is a huge step to make and can be extremely daunting, after all it’s likely to be the biggest purchase you’ll ever make. There are clearly a lot of things you need to know, including where to start. Here is our advice to those setting out…
Conveyancing Costs 2019 The quotes that you receive from potential conveyancing solicitors can vary a great deal and are dependent on a number of factors. It is important to know how to decipher the conveyancing fees that you are looking at. Our guide will help you work out how to…
Making An Offer Once you have found the perfect property, you need to decide how are going to offer for it. You might be tempted to put in a higher offer in order to be confident of success. On the other hand, what’s the harm in starting off low and…
When you put one foot forward to buy your own home, you could be forgiven for thinking that the costs are limited to the initial deposit that you’ve spent years saving for. Unfortunately, it is so much more than just those costs involved to buy a new home. One such…
Manning Stainton estate agents recently carried out research concluding that Yorkshire and the Midlands are the best value cities in the UK in terms of property costs for first time buyers. Eight cities within these two counties offer the best deal to those looking to get on the housing ladder based…
Shared ownership was introduced to give lower-income families and key the opportunity to get on the housing ladder. Shared ownership, ie: initially owning between 25 and 75 per cent of your home, can open the door to home ownership but depending on your stake and whether or not you intend…
