| When buying a new home (not newbuild) for
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| | will give you some peace of mind, and
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| peace of mind remember to check out these
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| | remember this is definitely not a point
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| points.Has any building work been carried
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| | your legal eagles will always answer
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| out on the property since the current
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| | satisfactorily. It is certainly something
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| owners moved in, and if so, who was it
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| | you are best doing yourselfIs vehicle
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| done by, and is it still under warranty?
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| | parking in the area easily and freely
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| Warranties are usually transferable and
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| | available for you and your visitors? If
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| you may as well grab them if you can.What
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| | it isn't, you might find your visitors
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| is the average cost of the utility bills,
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| | visit less, though only would know if
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| the gas, electricity, heating, water, and
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| | that was a good thing.Has the property
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| local government taxes? These can vary
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| | you are buying, or indeed any of the
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| hugely from place to place, and could
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| | neighbouring houses ever been robbed. Is
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| make a big difference to your total
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| | it located in an area known for house
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| outgoings. You need to know.Does the
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| | breaking and burglaries? If the owner
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| garden or yard get sunshine, and if so at
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| | seems strangely reluctant to answer that,
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| what time of the day, or is the area
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| | you might wonder why, and you could ask
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| prone to flooding at certain times of the
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| | your local police sergeant.How quickly do
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| year? Take particular interest in this
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| | the owners want you to move? This might
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| point if the property is located close to
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| | suit you, but equally it might not. Check
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| a river or the coast. Placid rivers in
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| | it out for peace of mind.How long has the
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| the summer can be torrential beasts in
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| | property been up for sale? If it has been
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| winter. Lapping waves can soon become
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| | on the market for many months, or even
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| giants. Imagine that, as you stare out
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| | years, that's a sure sign that something
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| across the shimmering blue sea.Are there
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| | may not be right. Perhaps the price is
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| any trees planted close to the property?
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| | too dear, perhaps the house is falling
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| These can undermine foundations and cause
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| | down, perhaps the neighbours are
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| serious damage. Never buy a thatched
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| | appalling. Whatever the reason, you need
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| cottage situated below large trees. The
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| | to know. Delve deeper.If you have
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| constant dripping will quickly damage and
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| | children, are there good schools close
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| rot the roof, and if there are trees
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| | by? You don't want a twenty mile drive
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| overhanging the house, check out if there
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| | across the busy city, or difficult
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| are any restrictions in pruning or
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| | terrain every morning and afternoon. Good
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| removing them. A leafless tree in winter
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| | local schools are one of the first things
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| can go unnoticed, but that same tree in
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| | families look for when buying a home.Some
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| full leaf in high summer may make the
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| | people leave everything to be checked by
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| property oppressively dark inside.What
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| | their legal team, and are then surprised
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| are the neighbours like? This is not
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| | when they run into problems. Fact is,
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| always an easy question to answer, but we
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| | legal teams don't check all these items,
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| have all seen programmes about impossibly
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| | so it is up to you to do so. Remember,
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| awful neighbours, and believe me, you
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| | for greater peace of mind, you can't
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| wouldn't want to pitch up next to the
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| | check too many points, too thoroughly,
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| neighbours from hell. A little research
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| | when buying a new home.
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