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How much is my house worth? A 2026 UK guide

Almost every UK seller starts the same way: typing how much is my house worth into Google at 11pm. The honest answer is that no single numbe…

How accurate are online house valuations in the UK?

Online house valuations have come a long way since the early Zoopla Zestimate days. The best 2026 models are accurate to within roughly ±10%…

Estate agent fees explained: percentage vs fixed vs online

Estate agent fees are one of the most opaque parts of selling a UK home. The headline percentage masks VAT, sole-agency clauses, marketing a…

How to sell a house in the UK: 2026 step-by-step guide

Selling a home in the UK in 2026 takes, on average, 17 weeks from listing to completion. This guide walks you through every stage in the ord…

Estate agent fees in the UK: what you'll pay in 2026

Estate agent fees are the single biggest cost of selling a UK home, typically 1.0–1.5% of the sale price, plus VAT. On a £350,000 sale that'…

Online vs high-street estate agents: which sells your home for more?

Online estate agents quote fees that are five times cheaper than the high street. So why do most UK sellers still use a traditional agent in…

How to choose the best estate agent in 2026

Choosing the right estate agent is the single biggest decision a UK seller makes. Bigger than the asking price, bigger than the photos, bigg…

How long does it take to sell a house in the UK?

The honest answer: somewhere between 4 and 7 months from the day you list to the day you hand over the keys. The wide range is because two d…

Sell my house fast: every UK option ranked by speed vs. price (2026)

There is no single fastest way to sell a UK home. Each route trades price for speed on a predictable curve: a motivated agent priced 5–8% be…

Cash house buyers UK: how the offer is calculated, and how to spot a scam

Cash-buying companies serve a real need: a confirmed completion in 7–28 days for sellers who cannot wait for the open market. They are also …

Modern method of auction explained: how it works, what it costs, when it pays

Modern method of auction (MMoA), sometimes called 'conditional auction', has overtaken traditional in-room auction by lot count in the UK si…

How to sell your house fast without an estate agent (4 UK routes)

Selling without an estate agent is legal, increasingly common, and on the right property can save 1–2% of sale price. It is also the route w…

Selling an inherited property in the UK: probate, tax and timing

Selling a home you've inherited sits at the awkward junction of grief, paperwork and a tax regime that punishes hesitation. This guide cover…

Selling a leasehold flat in the UK: the lease, the pack and the buyer

Leasehold sales fall through at roughly twice the rate of freehold ones, and almost every failure is about the lease term, the management pa…

Selling a shared ownership property in the UK: the lease, the housing association and the buyer pool

Shared ownership resales are not normal sales. The housing association almost always gets first pick of the buyer for a fixed nomination per…

UK house price report — Q2 2026

The UK housing market entered Q2 2026 with renewed momentum after a flat 2024. Average sold prices are up 2.7% year-on-year, with Northern I…

Conveyancing fees in the UK: a 2026 cost guide

Conveyancing is the legal work that transfers the title of a property from seller to buyer. Today most UK sellers pay between £900 and £1,80…

How long does conveyancing take in the UK?

Most UK conveyancing now runs 10 to 14 weeks from offer accepted to completion. That is slower than buyers expect, faster than weary agents …

Solicitor vs licensed conveyancer: which should you use?

Both can legally transfer property in England and Wales. The real differences are in scope of practice, regulation and how they price. Here'…

The UK conveyancing process explained, step by step

Conveyancing isn't one thing — it's about a dozen distinct legal steps run in a specific order, with most of the time spent waiting on third…

Online vs high-street conveyancer: which is right for you?

The split isn't about quality of legal work, both must meet the same regulatory standard — it's about how you communicate, how cases are sta…

UK mortgage types explained: fixed, tracker, SVR and offset

UK lenders package interest rates in roughly half a dozen ways. None is universally best; the right one depends on income stability, deposit…

How much can you borrow on a UK mortgage?

There is no single answer to 'how much can I borrow?' — every UK lender runs a different affordability model. This guide explains the main f…

Remortgaging when you're selling: porting, ERCs and timing

When selling and buying onward there are three realistic routes: port the existing mortgage to the new property, redeem the existing loan an…

First-time buyer mortgage guide for UK buyers

There's no separate 'first-time buyer mortgage product' as such, but several government schemes and lender features are designed for people …

Mortgage broker vs going direct to a lender: pros, cons, fees

Both are legitimate routes to a mortgage. The differences are in how much of the market you can access, who carries regulatory responsibilit…

What is an EPC? UK Energy Performance Certificates explained

An Energy Performance Certificate rates a property's energy efficiency from A (most efficient) to G (least). One must be commissioned before…

How to improve your EPC rating: highest-impact upgrades

EPC scoring is quirky, it weights how the home is heated and insulated more heavily than how well it actually performs in real life. These a…

EPC cost and how to get one in the UK

Getting an EPC is fast and cheap. The cost is largely driven by who you book through and how rural your home is.…

Types of house survey in the UK: Level 1, 2 and 3 explained

Since 2021 RICS surveys have been standardised into three levels, replacing the old HomeBuyer Report and Building Survey labels. The level n…

How much does a house survey cost in the UK?

Survey pricing follows two variables: the level of survey and the value of the property. Here are realistic 2026 ranges from RICS-regulated …

What to do if a house survey finds problems

A survey that flags issues isn't necessarily a deal-breaker. Most reports come back with at least one Condition Rating 3 item. The question …

Do I need a survey on a new-build home?

New-build buyers often skip a traditional survey assuming the builder's warranty is enough. That's only half the story.…

House removal costs in the UK: 2026 price guide

Removals quotes regularly vary by a factor of three for the same job. The drivers are property size, distance, access at both ends, packing …

How to choose a removals company in the UK

The removals market ranges from highly professional national firms to one-van-and-a-mate outfits. Both can work, but the checks you do shoul…

Moving house checklist: an 8-week countdown

Moving day stress is almost entirely the result of stuff left to the last week. Use this 8-week countdown to spread the load.…

Packing tips for moving house: a practical UK guide

Whether you pack yourself or pay the removals firm to do it, the principles are the same: less stuff, better boxes, sensible labelling.…

Buildings vs contents insurance: what's the difference?

UK home insurance splits into two products that are sometimes sold combined and sometimes separately. They cover different things, apply to …

Home insurance when selling and buying a UK home

There's a window during every UK move where the wrong insurance setup leaves you exposed. The timeline below sets out when to start, switch …

Landlord insurance explained

If you're letting a property, even temporarily, even to family; your standard residential home insurance almost certainly doesn't cover you.…