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New podcast answers the burning questions for first time buyers

Buying a new home in 2023?

Questions on mortgages, conveyancing, or credit ratings answered in new home buying podcast series

In an increasingly challenging home buying market, people searching for their dream property can now access guidance from mortgage brokers, conveyancers, and house sales advisors in a newly launched podcast series hosted by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes...

Snagging issues increase by 96% - These are the new-build nightmare that will render your home worthless

Research by new-build snagging experts, BuildScan , has revealed how the issue of snagging within the new-build sector has exploded over the last 15 years as well as revealing which issues are likely to render your new home worthless.

BuildScan’s data shows that the average new-build home comes with as many as 157 snagging issues. That’s up from an average of 80 in 2005, a 96%...

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What to look for when buying a family home

After just over a year of us all being locked away in our houses, it’s not surprising that so many of us are looking to move to a new house at the moment. Those little things that may have irritated us about our homes before the lockdowns have become big issues, as we have been forced to stare at them all day every day for so long. Whether you are thinking about starting a family in the near...