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Need help buying a house? Links to advice sites you may find useful

The sites below provide you with help buying a house including on-line fee quotes where appropriate.

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A mortgage scheme to enable groups of professionals to buy jointly

A new mortgage product enabling groups of young professionals to buy together instead of renting. Includes free legal agreement and salary multiple of 3 x up to 4 incomes.

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 Get on the housing ladder by par buying and part renting.

Through the Joint Equity Scheme, first-time buyers can part-rent and part-buy the home of their choice. It offers investors a low-risk, low-cost alternative to buy-to-let.

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 Instant quotes on line for conveyancing, surveys, removals.

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Directory of HIPS consultants.

HIP-Consultant.co.uk specialise in providing Home Information Packs (HIP) and Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) direct. Supplying the individual home seller and industry professionals.

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 Buy a home sooner by buying jointly

With the high cost of homes, one possible solution. Advice on buying a first home by joint ownership. It can be cheaper than renting.

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 Link to Council for Licensed Conveyancers

A Licensed Conveyancer is a specialist property lawyer. For more information and a directory.

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Instant on-line survey quotes from Chartered Surveyors

Instant on-line building survey quotes from Independent Chartered Surveyors.

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 Advice on Leasehold homes and the new Commonhold category of ownership...

The Leasehold Advisory Service. Independent free advice on the law affecting residential leasehold and the new Commonhold. Funded by Government grant.

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Up to six quotes from local removal companies...

Free quotes from up to 6 Professional Removals Companies for Domestic, Commercial & International Removals.

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Home moving advice site

"Independent advice site on house moves, games for children on day, to moving fish. Free quotes, fill one quick form for quotes from five removal companies in your area.

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Room design tools from the BBC "Changing Rooms" team.

Interactive tool to help plan rooms by room, style, colour or designer. Stunning ideas from the "Changing Rooms" people.

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Quality packaging materials.

Quality Packing Materials.  Removal Industry standard, double walled  boxes in kit packs. Bubble wrap, tape + dispenser, pen. Next day delivery nationwide.

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Home environmental check.

Flooding and subsidence are two major issues to investigate. A free guide to flooding, subsidence, pollution, landfill sites, schools and crime rates in your neighbourhood.

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 Housing market analysis

Latest news and analysis on the UK housing market. Updates on the major housing market surveys to help track trends.

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Professional help with design for your DIY projects

Professional help with design for your DIY projects, room by room analysis, advice on paint colour, finishing touches and accessories.

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General advice on financial matters including mortgages...

What?Price offers free amateur advice on a range of finance subjects including mortgages, plus credit cards and other loans.

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Online property valuations.

Get an unbiased valuation of your house with an online property valuation. Every professional grade report is customised for your property.

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Online property valuations.

Free Land Registry house prices and local property market
information. Find out what your neighbour paid for their property!

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The largest most comprehensive directory of financial websites...

The Internet's biggest and only comprehensive directory of UK financial websites, 13,000 listings, 250,000 users per month.

Source Sunday Times

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