How to know if a house is overpriced
A practical UK buyer checklist for spotting overpriced listings before you offer.
Buyer guides
Evidence-led property buying guides
Practical frameworks to help buyers benchmark asking prices, structure offers, and avoid overpaying.
How much below asking should you offer in the UK?
A buyer-first framework for setting a sensible opening offer below asking in the UK market.
What is a fair offer on a house?
How UK buyers can define a fair, evidence-led offer that protects them from overpaying.
How much below asking price should I offer?
What actually decides a sensible offer below asking: comparable sold prices, days on market, and the listing's reduction history.
What is a homebuyer survey and do I need one?
The three RICS survey levels explained, what each covers, typical costs, and which one is right for the home you are buying.
How long does conveyancing take in the UK?
Realistic conveyancing timelines for freehold and leasehold purchases, what causes delays, and the practical steps that speed it up.
What happens after your offer is accepted?
The full step-by-step from offer acceptance to completion: instructing a solicitor, survey, searches, mortgage offer, exchange, and completion.
How to negotiate with an estate agent
The agent works for the seller. The specific tactics that work, what agents say, and how to respond with evidence.
What is gazundering and is it legal?
What gazundering is, why it is possible in England and Wales, and how buyers and sellers can protect themselves.
What is a down valuation and what can you do?
Why lenders down-value properties, what it means for your mortgage, and how comparable evidence helps you challenge or renegotiate.
Stamp duty in 2026: what you actually pay
The current stamp duty thresholds, first-time buyer relief, and the additional property surcharge, with the real numbers and where the tax does not apply.
What does an EPC rating mean for buyers?
What the EPC bands mean, what they tell you about running costs, and how energy efficiency affects mortgages and upgrade decisions.
How to buy a leasehold property safely
What to check before buying leasehold: years remaining, ground rent, service charges, and the management company. The thresholds that matter.
What is shared ownership and is it worth it?
How shared ownership works, the staircasing trap, the real costs, and when it makes sense against when it does not.
How to make an offer on a house
The complete process: researching comparable evidence, deciding your number, making the call, and negotiating to an accepted offer.