House buying advice

[reddog]

bit of a random question but here goes - I am thinking of buying my first house in the next 6 months - 1 year.

Can anyone recommend a book or internet resource that covers all the thinks I need to consider - surveys, leasehold/freehold status etc., etc.

Had a quick look on Amazon and apart from the obligatory 'Dummies' guide and a 'Which' guide there doesn't seem to be too much else.

thanks in advance

[DimPrawn]

Buy low, sell high.

HTH

[HairyArsedBloke]

Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to.

Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.

The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.

Free advice is seldom cheap.

[shashee]

Correct me if I am wrong please but if you buy a flat it is a leese ad if you buy a house it is freehold. It all depends on whether your property touches the ground or not

[threaded]

With the October crash not so far away, and the ensuing crap from various politicians, people won't see sense until the new year, and then houses will be pretty cheap, if you've anything to buy them with that is.

[norrahe]

watch location location location

[RichardCranium]

Can anyone recommend a book or internet resource that covers all the thinks I need to consider

This is what the Estate Agent is for.

They will be able to tell you everything to look out for and what you need to do. Just trust the Estate Agent and everything will be fine. Especially if you get them to sort out the survey / deposit holding service / mortgage / endowment / buildings insurance / contents insurance / solicitor / will-writing service / mortgage-linked pension for you.

Be sure to use a high street estate agent. Then you can be sure they will be honest, professional, reputable and a member of a professional trade body that will guarantee everything will go 100% OK for you.

Tip: if you see a property you really, really want, give the estate agent a cash lump sum to 'ring-fence' it for you. It will stop you being gazumped.

With Trading Standards, the Ombudsman for Estate Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents all watching what is going on, plus the 1993 Property Misdescriptions Act protecting you, nothing much is likely to go wrong.

Link.

[BrilloPad]

Just trust the Estate Agent and everything will be fine.

Its the same with all agents isn't it?

[AtW]

Its the same with all agents isn't it?

It's

HTH