Buying a home: checks before you commit

The questions to settle before the contract is binding.

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Once the contract is binding, it is hard and expensive to step back. Most problems we see could have been found in the documents a few weeks earlier.

  • Who owns the land, and what rights others have over it
  • Planning and building permissions for any extension
  • Boundaries, shared drives and rights of way
  • Service charges and repairs planned for the building

This guide is general information and does not replace advice on your own case.