Buying a new home can one of the most anxious times in a persons life, house hunting, negotiating, dealing with solicitors and surveyors, finding the right mortgage, not to mention the uncertainty of it all falling through.

Buying a house can also be a complicated lengthy process, in the UK the average length of time it takes is 12 weeks.

Luckily there is a lot of good advice around helping you to make your home-buying experience as easy and problem-free as possible.

Step by Step Guide to Buying House

• Find out how much you can afford
• Get a Mortgage Agreement in Principle
• Choose your new home
• Find a solicitor
• Make an offer
• Get a valuation and survey done
• Arrange Life Assurance
• Finalise Mortgage with the lenders
• Exchange Contracts
• Finalise contract