Finding The Perfect Home

by: Suzie Smith




If rushed into, without any form of planning and preparation, your house hunting experience could be extremely frustrating and stressful. So instead of taking pressured precautions by putting in as many offers as possible for houses that are of okay standard, and meeting every estate agent available, it is wise to first think things through.

The most obvious stages to purchasing your new home are first to short list the properties, then view them and finally to make an offer on the most perfect house for you and your family.

Your short list should control the comparison between different properties and enable you to condense the better properties down to a minimum in order to arrange various appointments to view them. As a purchaser of a new property there are a number of things you need to consider and by placing your issues into the chart it will help you to decide on the most suitable few.

These are factors like the location of the property (how far/close it’s situated to your work, schools, town centre, and leisure centres etc), Will you and your acquaintances always have a suitable car parking space? Were you searching for a lively or quiet place to live in? Think about council bands and reputation the area has too.

Next you need to consider the house itself. Before viewing the properties, take note of the pictures in the advertisement they are featured in, most do not give away the houses faults but some do and it may save you an unnecessary journey if spotted in time. Also read the descriptions underneath, but remember cosy does not always mean small and bright does not always mean clean, a new spot of paint will cover any fault.

When viewing the house take note of its fixtures and fittings, what do you think the time scale or price will be to make the house how you want it and how much light and heat there is in the house to get a rough idea of monthly bills?

Remember to ask as many questions as you can fit in at the time of viewing. Take any answers about the other offers given by buyers with a pinch of salt and ensure to double check on the assumptions made by the estate agent.

When making your offer always stick to your budget and try not to get carried away if the house slips further and further out of your reach there are always of plenty of other fish in the sea. Most home sellers do not expect people to offer their start selling price anyways so there’s always a chance you may get. Don’t forget your moving costs and stamp duty though.

You can find conveyancing solicitors and Home information packs to help with your every house hunting and house removals need.