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"The latest must read property title to hit the shelves…" (Perfect Home, April 2004)
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No–one obsesses over property quite like the British, even though buying and selling a home can be a personal headache and a financial lucky–dip. British newspapers groan under the weight of property supplements; TV reports constantly track house prices; young people fret about getting on the property ladder, while established homeowners worry about how to increase the value of their home or the market crashing.
Buying a property is rarely straightforward and can be very time–consuming. There are numerous choices to make, from the style of building and location, to proximity to schools and other amenities. Most of all, there are plenty of opportunities to make the wrong decisions.
Selling your home is also fraught with stress; from deciding to move and evaluating your property’s worth to finding an estate agent and putting your home on the market, every step comes with it’s own difficulties. Plus the advent of the Home Information Packs has also created a new headache for potential vendors.
Buying and Selling a Home For Dummies, 2nd Edition covers everything from finding a property and getting a mortgage to preparing your home for sale and moving on. It is also one of the few guides to cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland as separate entitles from Scotland, and to cover the Scottish property market. This updated guide also contains coverage of HIPS (Home Information Packs), which were made compulsory in September 2007 and apply to all properties with three or more bedrooms.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first two chapters seemed a bit repetitive, but after that it settled down into an easy read on all aspects. Very easy going, sections are good for skipping the bits not relevant to you (e.g there are two chapters on differences in buying/selling in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK, you can just skip if not relevant).
If you've moved 20 times before then there's probably not much here for you, but if you're not familiar with the process or terminology of moving, then this book gives a good explanation.
This book is not - and does not claim to be - an indepth detail of every single aspect of house buying, but it is a good overview with sufficient detail to help you get going with the process. It also makes good use of links to other sources of information, e.g. regulating bodies for estate agents.
One final thing to consider: buying a house is an expensive process. One mistake could easily cost you a few thousand (or even getting gazumped - through no fault of your own - could cost you a few hundred). If just one of the tips in the approx. 350 pages of this book help prevent you from wasting money, then it will of paid for itself.
If you've moved 20 times before then there's probably not much here for you, but if you're not familiar with the process or terminology of moving, then this book gives a good explanation.
This book is not - and does not claim to be - an indepth detail of every single aspect of house buying, but it is a good overview with sufficient detail to help you get going with the process. It also makes good use of links to other sources of information, e.g. regulating bodies for estate agents.
One final thing to consider: buying a house is an expensive process. One mistake could easily cost you a few thousand (or even getting gazumped - through no fault of your own - could cost you a few hundred). If just one of the tips in the approx. 350 pages of this book help prevent you from wasting money, then it will of paid for itself.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book incredibly useful. It really does cover everything that you should think about when buying and selling your home and does so in a really clear way. It makes you think about what you really want in a new house, gives good tips on dealing with Estate Agents (I needed all the help I could get with that one!), takes you through the buying and selling process step by step and even advises you on deciding when is the right time to see your home. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great reference book for buying and selling property. Some sections you don't need to read, depending on individual circumstances, and some advice is probably common sense, but great for getting an overall understanding of buying and selling.
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Overall quite helpful but reads as if it hasnt really taken account of current economic conditions despite being recent edition could do with updating to take account of different... Read more
Published 20 months ago by janette44
For Dummies...really
Very good and simple guide which helped this dummy to navigate the process of buying a house. Simple to dip in and out off for the relevant information pertinant to you.
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Mummydoc
Could do better
This book is written in the first person which is actually quite grating. The format is as expected - in the usual computer manual style. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2004 by A. S. Walker
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