Buying a home

Buying your home Even experienced home owners find buying a property a complicated and confusing exercise, particularly as it's something most of us only do a few times in our life.

At English Realty & Associates we help our clients navigate through all of the complexities of buying a home. We have even developed a Buyers' checklist that helps our buyers ensure they consider all of the variables that may affect where they are living. This checklist includes some of the following:

What you should ask when looking at properties for sale.

1. Why are you moving?
2. How long has it been on the market?
3. Is it chain-free?
4. What are you leaving behind?
5. How much are the average heating/electricity bills?
6. How much is the council tax?
7. How much ground rent/service charges do you pay?
8. What are the neighbours like?
9. Have you ever been burgled?
10. Have you made any improvements?
11. Do you have the relevant warranties?
12. How easy is it to park outside?
13. Any permits needed? If so, how much?
14. What are the local schools like?
15. Is it in a neighbourhood watch area?
16. What are the local public transport links like?
17. What local amenities are there?