How can a property report help before buying?
Find out how a property report helps before buying: property details, surroundings, unanswered questions and a checklist for your visit.
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Before buying a home, answer your questions.
What to ask the seller, which documents to request and how to understand the neighbourhood before buying. Step-by-step explanations help you know where to start.
Understanding the report
How to choose a property report that helps you buy
Check property identification, dates, clear explanations, examples and unanswered questions before ordering a report.
Read guide →Where does information about a home come from?
Learn who publishes property information, what its dates mean and what to ask when information is missing.
Read guide →How to start understanding a home before buying
From the address to visit questions: find the correct home, check report contents and prepare your purchase.
Read guide →Preparing your purchase
What should you check before buying a home?
Prepare your visit and check floor areas, paperwork, noise, surroundings and questions to resolve before buying a home.
Read guide →Cadastral reference: check that you are looking at the correct flat
Use a cadastral reference before buying. Check floor, door and area to avoid confusing your flat with the whole building.
Read guide →Risks and land
How can you tell whether a home is in a flood zone?
Learn how to read flood maps and what to ask about garages, access routes and previous water ingress before buying.
Read guide →How should you check a home's building work and permissions?
Before buying to renovate or extend, check cadastral information, municipal planning rules, permissions and previous work.
Read guide →What should you check before buying land?
Check boundaries, access, possible restrictions and the documents needed for your intended use before buying land.
Read guide →What can you check online, and what needs a visit?
Understand what property data can tell you and what needs a visit or documents before buying.
Read guide →Surroundings and everyday life
What is near the home, and what would living there be like?
Check schools, pharmacies and transport near a home, including routes and whether services suit your daily routine.
Read guide →Will the home you want to buy be noisy?
Concerned about noise? Learn how to use maps, choose visit times and check windows, bedrooms and the surrounding area.
Read guide →Price and renovation
How can you assess whether a home's price makes sense?
Compare area, condition, lift and outstanding costs before deciding whether a home is expensive. Distinguish asking prices from completed sales.
Read guide →What should you check before renovating a home?
Define your planned renovation, clarify documents and permissions, compare quotations and plan how to handle unexpected work.
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