Buying your home
The key steps in buying a home are set out below.
Sometimes two or more can be going on at the same time, but you may find it useful to see the ‘big picture’. Where available you can obtain more information about each step by following the links below.
Affordability
How much can you pay?
Finalise your mortgage
Make sure you can afford it
Mortgages
Arrange a mortgage agreement in principle
Survey
Have one done
How to find
What do you need
Conveyancing
Sort out the legal side
Where to live
Choose your location
Moving
Choose how you will move
Viewings
Could you live there?
Exchange contracts
Now you’re committed to the purchase
Negotiate a price
What’s it worth?
Completion
Pay the money and move in