A First Home Sitemap

Below is a list of all the content on www.afirsthome.co.uk:

• COMPLAINTS CATEGORY
  • Complaints About HIPS
  • Complaints About Tradespeople
  • Complaints With The Buying System
  • Dealing With Bad Service in the Utilities Sector
  • The Procedure for Making Small Claims

• IMPROVEMENTS CATEGORY
  • Adding a Conservatory to Your First Home
  • Adding an Extension on Your First Home
  • Choosing a Building Firm
  • Decorating Your First Home
  • Exterior Work on Your First Home
  • Improving or Changing the Garden at Your First Home
  • Installing New Fittings and Appliances in Your First Home
  • Outdoor Buildings at Your First Home
  • Replacing the Heating System in Your New Home
  • Structural Changes to Your Property
  • Your Rights if Something Goes Wrong After the Move

• FURNISHING CATEGORY
  • Buying Furnishings for Your First Home
  • Choosing Furniture for Your First Home
  • Colour Schemes for Your New Home
  • Storage Solutions for Your First Home

• MAKING A MOVE CATEGORY
  • Making An Offer On A House
  • Negotiating Fixtures and Fittings
  • The Costs Involved in Moving to a First Home
  • The Home Information Pack (H.I.P)
  • Tips for a Quick House Move
  • What Happens When Your Offer is Accepted

• MORTGAGES CATEGORY
  • All About Endowment Mortgages
  • All About Pension Mortgages
  • Different Interest Rates
  • Group Mortgages
  • How to Secure a Mortgage
  • Repayment and Interest-Only Mortgages

• HOUSE HUNTING CATEGORY
  • Choosing the Right Location
  • How to House Hunt
  • Should I Rent or Buy My First Home?
  • Should I Rent or Buy?
  • Viewing Properties: What to Look For
  • What Can I Afford?

• PROFESSIONALS CATEGORY
  • Property and Estate Agents Jargon
  • Surveyors: What They Do and How They Work
  • What Conveyancers Do
  • What Estate Agents Do

• COSTS CATEGORY
  • A New Home: Solicitors Fees Explained
  • All About the Lender's Fee
  • Budgeting For Your New Appliances
  • How The Credit Crunch is Affecting First Time Buyers
  • Land Registry, Local Searches and Stamp Duty
  • Questionnaire: Are You Ready for Your First Home?
  • Questionnaire: How Far to Stretch Financially on Your Home
  • The Cost of Buying a First Home
  • The Deposit and Your Home Purchase

• PRACTICALITIES CATEGORY
  • Arranging Home Insurance
  • Choosing a Utility Supplier
  • Finding Local Services: Doctor, Dentists, School
  • Getting Connected to a Utility Supplier
  • Home Removals: Hiring a Firm or Doing It Yourself
  • Informing Businesses and Friends of Your New Address
  • Introducing Yourself To Your New Neighbours
  • Local Authority: Council Tax and Electoral Registers

• CASE STUDIES CATEGORY
  • Finding a First Home: Case Study
  • Finding a Mortgage: Case Study
  • How We Renovated Our First Home: A Case Study
  • I Chose to Rent Instead of Buy: A Case Study
  • Moving Away from Home: Case Study
  • My Friends Shared My First Home: A Case Study