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You've typed your postcode into three valuation tools and got three different answers. One says your flat in Forest Hill is worth one figure, another nudges it up, and the...

You've had the offer accepted. The mortgage is moving. Now the question lands, which survey should you commission, and what exactly are you buying if you skip it. That is...

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies to building on the boundary, excavating near a neighbour's building and altering a party structure. In plain English, if you're doing a loft...

A homebuyers survey is usually a RICS Home Survey Level 2. It is a visual inspection of a conventional property in reasonable condition, and it flags visible defects so you...

An estate agent valuation is a market appraisal, not a formal valuation, and that difference matters in law, lending and tax. Many people hear one number and treat it as...