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How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Selling a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take…
If you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, you’ll need to move…
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a…
You can sell your home yourself or use an online, high street or hybrid…
A legal professional can handle the legal work involved in transferring…
Choosing a buyer Buyers can make offers verbally (over the phone or in…
After you’ve accepted an offer, you’re responsible for drawing up a legal…
You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
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How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…
When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…
There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…
Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…
Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…
You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…
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Information about moving to, living or retiring in the USA – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Find out about residential and nursing care homes, paying for care homes and how to choose a care home.
How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.
You can no longer apply for the Help to Build Equity Loan. Find out what happens after you’ve applied and how to make a complaint.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
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