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These are the guides we are writing, in the order buyers actually ask for them. Nothing here is live yet. Join the list below and we will send each one the day it is published.
PublishedBuying process
How buying a new-build in London actually works
From first conversation to keys in hand: eleven steps, with the tool or guide that helps at each one.
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PublishedBuying process
Reservation vs exchange, explained
What each step really commits you to, how to cancel a reservation, and what the three or four weeks in between are actually for.
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PublishedFor Turkish buyers
Five things that are genuinely different here
Surcharges that follow the buyer, currency paid in stages, leasehold, documented funds and distance: what does not translate from buying at home.
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PublishedBuying process · Costs
Leasehold, plainly: lease length, service charge and EWS1
What leasehold means, where the service charge goes, why ground rent changed, and the seven questions worth an answer in writing before you reserve.
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PublishedAreas
London areas, compared honestly
The six things that actually separate one London area from another for a new-build buyer, eight areas we are asked about most, and what no area page can tell you.
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PublishedComparing
Yield or capital growth
Why the two pull against each other for arithmetic rather than market reasons, and four questions that decide which one your purchase is for.
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PublishedCompliance
Source of funds & AML, prepared
Why the checks exist, who asks you for what, the difference between source of funds and source of wealth, and what actually causes delay.
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PublishedComparing
Ten questions to ask before you reserve
A printable checklist covering the unit, the costs, the contract and the timeline, with what a good answer looks like for each.
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PublishedFamilies
Buying near a UK university
A home for a studying child and a long-term asset are different briefs. Where they conflict, and what to decide before graduation arrives.
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PublishedBuying process
Mortgage or cash purchase
What changes in the process, the paperwork and the timetable depending on how you fund, and why sequencing decides whether you complete on time.
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PublishedCompliance
Capital gains tax for non-residents
Selling brings a non-resident within UK capital gains tax. What owners from abroad most often miss, with no rates and no worked example.
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PublishedBuying process
Buying off-plan, honestly
Four things that can still move between reservation and completion, five documented protections that do not, and why this is how London new-build is normally sold.
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