If the roof on your house is in a very bad state of repair you may need to replace it before you sell. If you don't when your roof needs replacing you may struggle to sell it to conventional...

Before you buy a house with a flat roof make sure you pay for a full building survey to check the integrity of the structure and state of repair of the membrane covering. Flat roof...

Doing work on a house before completion requires a "key undertaking". This key undertaking needs to be in place with the vendor of the property before contracts are exchanged. Also,...

If you buy a house with an east facing garden the back garden will enjoy the sunshine in the morning. The front garden will be drenched in sunshine the whole afternoon after 1pm and...

If you buy a house with a west facing garden the front of the house enjoys sunlight in the morning and the back garden will be drenched in sunshine the whole afternoon after 1pm and...

Houses with downstairs bathrooms don't sell for as much money or as easily as houses with upstairs bathrooms. Many homebuyers are deterred by downstairs bathrooms, which are commonly...