Home Buying Advice
Find a Property - Your First Home
It's never been easier to find a property for sale that you would like to buy.
Gone are the days of traipsing around a host of estate agencies, giving your details, letting the estate agents know what you're looking for and waiting for them to find the property for you. The birth of the internet has meant that a number of companies have set up to provide property searches with databases of properties for sale which you can search from your desk. Finding a property for sale couldn't be easier.
However, there's no substitute for the personal touch and if you are in a competitive situation and keen to see properties before they go on the open market or as soon as an agent is appointed, currying your local agent's favour will do you no harm.
Before you know what your budget for your first home is though, you will need to know how much your first mortgage will be. Seek mortgage advice.
Many of the high street estate agents market their properties through these on-line property websites. You might find your first property here!
Here are the best internet property websites, covering new-build homes and ‘lived in' ones too:
www.EstateAngels.co.uk
www.SmartNewHomes.com
www.Rightmove.co.uk
www.zoopla.co.uk
www.FindaProperty.com
www.fish4.co.uk
www.PrimeLocation.com
www.NewHomesforSale.co.uk
www.New-Homes.co.uk
www.PrimeMove.com
Just search for 'property for sale in.....'
Once you've managed to find your ideal first home or first property, if you haven't already sought mortgage advice, it is best to do so, to make sure you can afford the property of your choice.
Useful Websites:
www.naea.co.uk – national association of estate agents
SmartNewHomes has a great map for first time buyers of offers, HomeBuy Direct, New Build HomeBuy and other discounts and deals