How to start when buying a property?

1. Get your finances in order
   Secure a mortgage agreement in principle and budget for extras (stamp duty, legal fees, surveys, searches).
2. Instruct a conveyancer early
   Choose a regulated firm (e.g. authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority) as soon as your offer is accepted — or even before.
3. Do your due diligence
   We will: Review the contract pack, order searches (local authority, drainage, environmental and chancel), check title and boundaries, raise enquiries with the seller’s solicitor
4. Understand the property type
   Leasehold, freehold, or share of freehold all carry different obligations — especially with ground rent and service charges.
5. Don’t skip the survey
   A lender’s valuation is not a structural survey.
6. Be responsive
   Delays often happen because of unanswered enquiries, ID checks, source of funds documentation