Guide to Buying Your Flat

The first step to buying and securing a flat is determining your budget. determining your budget will help you narrow down your search and give you a realistic expectation of what type of flat you can realistically afford. When determining your budget you must keep in mind things like: solicitors fees, surveys, insurance, furnishing, land registry and more. Mortgages come in all shapes and sizes, the two main mortgages are "repayment" or "interest only". When getting a mortgage you need to be realistic about your credit rating and the amount you can borrow.It is always best to get the advice of a CeMap qualified Mortgage adviser.

Once you know your budget you can start looking! Go to estate agents, search online, newspapers, notice boards and more. Make a note of all of the flats you like and then review the list, narrowing down the flats that you would actually like to visit. You then need to get in touch with the agent or property owner to get further details and arrange a meeting. Or, if you decide, make contact with a local agency for serviced apartments London to see if that may be a better-suited route to take.

When you have found your perfect flat you need to make an offer. This is usually done via the estate agent, which in most part, the middle man. You should now be asking things like when the flat will be vacant and what furnishing are included.

Once your offer is approved, you need to go and get your mortgage, finish the sale and make payment. Then congratulations, you are now the owner of a flat.

News Update:

Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) are being introduced to help improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Being buying or selling a home you now need a certificate by law. As from October 2008 EPCs will be required whenever a building is built, sold or rented out.

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