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What is conveyancing? Conveyancing is the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another. This occurs in 2 stages: exchange of contracts and completion. Exchange is when the deal is fixed as contracts are exchanged. Completion is when the sale is finalised and the legal Read More ->

When you’re buying a home, you no doubt are hoping for an easy ride. If you’re a first-time buyer, all the new lingo can seem like a minefield and the whole process involves understanding. One of the main stages is getting a mortgage approved, but unfortunately not everyone will get Read More ->

If you’re fed up of your tired looking home, but you like the location and don’t want to move house, you can consider doing up your home so you’re happier staying there. It costs so much to move house nowadays and can take a long time; with this time and Read More ->

In this blog, we look at different aspects of mortgages, taking one of £150k as an example. Remember that this isn’t the price of the house, it’s the amount borrowed for a property, the remainder would be paid as a deposit. Monthly repayments on a £150k mortgage You probably know Read More ->

When it comes to selling and buying a new property, the whole process can seem stressful; especially when there is lots to do. Even if you are only buying a property, you will need to instruct a solicitor to help you purchase and sell your property. In short, a solicitor Read More ->

My name is Neil Reynolds of www.Reynolds-Financial.co.uk and I have been involved in financial advising for 15 years. Recently though, for the last few years, I have specialised in Equity Release. Equity Release is a way for homeowners over the age of 55 to release the equity from their main residence.  Read More ->

There may be a few situations in life where you need to take a name off the title deeds for your home. A common one is divorce when one partner is perhaps buying the other out. Circumstances may also include death of an owner, or some other change. Most often Read More ->

When a property goes to auction, there’s no guarantee that it will sell. Often there will be a reserve price set and if no-one bids at that price or above it, the house won’t be sold. This reserve price is the minimum the seller is willing to accept, and is Read More ->

Are you looking to sell your property but don’t know where to start? We’re here to help. In this blog, we look at some positives and negatives to using online estate agents compared to other methods, plus we compare some of the best online estate agents out there. What an Read More ->