Buying or selling a home is a long and complicated process and it is important to know how to make the right choices.
These pages have information and advice to help you move home and help solve any possible problems you might have to deal with. You can also find out how to apply for loans and grants for certain types of home improvements and facilities for disabled people.
Working out what you can afford, how to decide on a property and advice on the legal work of buying a home. There is also information on the right to buy, low-cost shared ownership schemes and mortgages.
If you're buying your first home, this interactive guide helps you understand what you need to think about before you get on the property ladder.
How to sell your home whether by finding a buyer yourself or using an estate agent. This page includes an explanation and advice on the legal process of selling a home.
Problems with buying and selling a home
Find out what you can do if you have problems with your estate agent, surveyor, solicitor or licensed conveyancer. Help with difficulties in getting a mortgage and how to deal with problems such as the property being withdrawn from sale and the seller accepting a better offer.
Find out about exchange with delayed completion and lease options contracts, where you exchange contracts with a buyer but delay completion for several years. Understand why this can be risky.
What kind of help you can get from your local authority when improving your home. How to apply for Disabled Facilities Grants. Information about home improvement agencies.
Find out how to apply for planning permission and what to do if it is refused. Information on how to get free professional planning advice in your area.
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