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Buy for the first time? A guide for first time buyer

You've decided to buy a house – but what's next? The maze of legal work, negotiations, dealing with surveyors and solicitors, finding a good mortgage deal and worrying about their supply through the fall, is sufficient to bear anyone the creeps. Then you have to actually find the home of your dreams.

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you will make in your life. It is a long and complicated business, which is exciting but often fraught with stress and worry. But luckily there is a lot of good advice about help make your home buying experience as easy and smooth as possible.

After you find a home you like, you can take anything from few days to several months, the process of having its bid accepted until the completion of the sale will last approximately 12 weeks.
It is important to have a good understanding of process as it will help you avoid some of the most common hazards of home buying. We have prepared an introduction to the home buying process to help you understand how things work, how to plan and what to watch into account. After reading this, you should have a better idea of what to expect and how they are prepared to buy a house feeling prepared and ready!

Step 1 – Know how much you can borrow

We always recommend you understand how much money can borrow before you start looking for a property. This will help you establish a realistic budget. Factors that affect the amount you can borrow will be their employment, income, the amount you have available for a deposit, and monthly expenses.

At Stirling Mortgages offer mortgages from a list of over 8,500 different mortgages. An initial discussion with one of our consultants will give you an idea of how much money you can borrow and the likely monthly repayments. If you want to take your further investigation we will complete a financial review of the clients. This review will enable us to offer our full advice and recommendation to you in a certain mortgage that best suits your needs. This review will include taking details of your employment, income, deposits and income / expenditure details.
If you are in HM Forces may qualify for a payment of £ 8.500 LSAP, to help with the deposit on your new home. This is an advance payment and long service Payment office will be able to provide details of the scheme and whether you qualify for payment.

Once you are satisfied with our recommendation then we can arrange for an agreement in principle from the lender. This gives you a certificate stating that, subject to the information you have provided is correct and the relationship of goods that are acceptable provided the lender with a mortgage.

Step 2 – You are now ready to begin your home search.

Now that you know your budget is in a good position to start the hunt for the best home for you. Think about what you are looking for a house and give priority to those elements most important to you:

• Location. Need to stay near the school, work, family, friends, or public transport.
• Number of rooms and bathrooms
• Size of the main rooms such as kitchen, living room
• Do you want a garden? Or are you happy with no outdoor space.

When you've made a list of all aspects important to you, ready to go to see the estate agents. They should be able to give you a good idea whether it will be able to get what you are looking for with the budget you have available. If you know the most important things for you, then the estate agent should be able to advise you on a good compromise.

When the agent know what you are looking for must be able to give you a list of properties and arrange visits. You probably want to see some properties and then create a shortlist.
Him should view a number of players as they all have different properties on their books and get a better idea of prices in the area.

When you have seen a number of properties and make your list, it is worth going into details before you place your bid.

Make sure the house is worth the asking price. To do so, details how many similar properties in the same area that either are on sale (what are their asking prices?) or have recently sold (price sold for?). How do they compare with yours? This will be particularly easy to check whether you are buying a property in an estate where a lot of similar houses.

When making comparisons between houses, bear in mind that its value can be increased by factors such as extensions, loft conversions, fitted kitchens, are in a good location, or being a brand new home. Similarly, the value may decrease, for example, due to extensions that cover the entire garden or being in a bad location.

Step 3 – Make an offer

Before bidding, there are some things you should check:

• Check if the property is freehold or lease.
• Agree on what items and accessories are to be included. Develop a list of all items with the seller as this will avoid confusion later.
• You can also check things like planning permission, if there are plans for new development nearby (roads, new homes, etc.), and the covenants, although these should be considered by counsel for later transfer.

Decide if you want offer the sale price or if you think the property is worth less, reduce your offer accordingly. Some negotiation may be necessary to reach a price that both you and seller are happy. Always remember that is in the interest of property agents to get the best price for the seller, not the buyer!
Once your bid has been accepted after this happened the rest of your mortgage application with you. At this stage they are usually asked to pay a fee to the lender survey. The fee will depend the type of survey you need and explain the options.

We also recommend a firm of solicitors to act on its behalf in connection with the purchase of the property. Lawyers to conduct a complete transfer of the property and complete all necessary searches on your behalf.

A mortgage offer is issued by the lender with a copy coming to our office. We will contact you to ensure you are satisfied with the offer and its conditions. With the offer accepted and the lawyer happy with all legal matters will then arrange to exchange contracts.

You give a deposit is not refundable if you pull the sale. This is normally 10% percent of the purchase price, but usually negotiable. If you do not have the money for the deposit at hand immediately, you can arrange a bridging loan from your bank. Once you and your attorney are convinced that everything is in order, the contracts can be exchanged. You sign a copy of the contract passed to the seller and the seller signs a copy of the same contract you receive. Once the contracts have been exchanged (usually by the two lawyers) both parties are legally bound to follow proceed with the transaction. You can not change your mind – if he retires, it is likely that you will lose your deposit, and you could be sued for breach of contract.

His attorney drafted a transfer document and sends it to seller's attorney. Once the contracts have been exchanged his lawyer prepared the draft document transfer (if the land is not registered requires a special type of transfer or "transportation"). This document transfers the title to the property from seller to buyer. Once both parties agree on the project, signed by the buyer and seller. Your lawyer is responsible for completion and signing of documents your mortgage. Your lawyer will also be responsible for the finalization and signing of the documents relating to its mortgage, and will arrange for the money is available after closing the sale.

His lawyer conducts searches and final consultations Property Registry checks are carried by his lawyer, to ensure that there is nothing filed against the seller (or the Land Registry charges if the property is not registered.) Problems such as undisclosed mortgages or disputes could be uncovered in this stage.

There will be different questions for you to try in the period prior to completion. There will be some documents have been signed and payments to: have to pay land registry fees and stamp duties. Before completing what you need to make sure that all the terms of the contract are met, as any repair.

You also have to arrange all the practical issues related to moving house.

You move on!

For end! On the day of completion given the keys and the seller is forced to move.

On the day of completion must also pay the balance of the price the house (the agreed price less the deposit already paid), usually through your solicitor or conveyancer.

You will receive the transfer document and titles. The seller facts are given to you, and arrangements are made for any outstanding mortgage on the property to be paid off.

After completion

After completion of the lawyer still has several details that tie. His attorney:

• in case, tell your mortgage lender, life insurance company, and the absolute owner that the sale is completed
• registration of the transfer of ownership in the property registry. Then send the works to your mortgage lender who will keep until you sell the property or pay their mortgage and pay stamp duty
• will send a state of completion, including a summary of financial transactions. If you have not paid their fees, they will ask these now.

About the Author

Since leaving the British Army in 1986 Martyn Barberry worked for various brokerages and finance companies and recognised that there was a distinct lack of forward thinking lenders who had the flexibility to lend to customers who did not fit their “standard criteria”.

In March 2002 he set up Stirling Mortgage Network Ltd to help both residential and commercial clients achieve their financial goals. Stirling specialises in finding a way through the red tape to secure the finances you need.