Help and Advice on Moving house

Read our wide range of articles on moving house, updating your rented homes and dealing with estate agent.

Mortgage Fraud: Understanding and Avoiding it

Mortgage fraud is a serious crime that can result in prosecution and you being blacklisted from the home buying market. Understanding what it is and how to avoid it will make sure you’ve got your mortgage under control.

Mortgages

What is Equity Release and How Does it Work?

Equity release is the ability to free up the equity from your property, whilst you continue to live in it. For many people, their property is their biggest asset, but all their savings are tied up in it.

Conveyancing, Finance, Mortgages

What is a Joint Mortgage?

Here’s what you need to know about taking out a mortgage with another person or a group of people.

First Time Buyers, Buying a house, Mortgages

What is Tenancy in Common?

There are multiple options when choosing to buy property with someone else. Is Tenancy in Common the right choice for you?

Buying a house, Mortgages

What is Joint Tenancy?

There are multiple options when choosing to buy property with someone else. Is Joint Tenancy the right choice for you?

Buying a house, Mortgages

Handling Home Down-Valuation When Selling in the UK

When selling a home, your buyer will receive a mortgage valuation on your property. If this comes back with a lower value than your agreed sale price, it can put the sale in jeopardy. So, what can you do?

Selling a home, Mortgages

What if the Home I’m Buying Gets a Bad Mortgage Valuation?

If a home you’re planning to buy gets a negative mortgage valuation, it means the mortgage lender thinks the offer price is too high. So what can you do next?

Buying a house, Mortgages

What to Do if You Lose Your Property Paperwork

Moving home will inevitably require a you to gather a lot of paperwork, so when something goes missing it can seem like the worst scenario.

General Moving Advice, Mortgages

What is a Proof of Mortgage Deposit?

A look at the most common questions when it comes to proof of a mortgage deposit when buying a home.

Mortgages