Most common questions about buying property...

What questions do you have about buying a property, in the United Kingdom?

If people post their questions in this forum then it might be a good way to build up a useful resource of questions and answers.

Re : Most common questions about buying property

As someone who has been through the process of buying several different properties myself, I think these are the sorts of questions that people tend to have:

- How large a mortgage can I get?

- What is the best type of mortgage to get?

- What is a home information pack and will it help me in purchasing a property?

- What should I ask when going to view a property?

- How does the legal process work with regard to buying a house and how much does it cost?

- What is gazumping and how can I protect against that happening?

- How do I know that I am paying a fair price for a house?

- What are the implications of being part of a chain whilst buying?

- Is it safe to go leasehold or should I always purchase freehold property?