Publisher's Synopsis
This action pack is designed to help the reader through all the stages involved in becoming a house-owner, without the services of a solicitor. It covers getting started, finding the house, agreeing terms, and then, with the help of a variety of handy forms and checklists in its back pocket, takes you through the legal processes such as carrying out the searchers, exchanging contracts, making preliminary enquiries, dealing with a new mortgage and finally exchanging contracts.;It also gives you an idea of the costs and expenses you should expect, and warns against the transactions that are best not attempted on your own.