08 Apr 2011 11:08:I can't agree more with what sneezy has said. I speak from the a buyers point and a sellers point as I do both. Never do the purchase without the use of an INDEPENDANT solicitor and mortgage provider. If you use one who is provided by the agent, then who is that Solicitor looking after a person who may send him 30 clients per year or a person who they may never see again.
It was the same with the big boys when they hit town, we can provide you with an "all in" service, we will pay for your flights, hotel and get you blotto on cheap Spanish wine and provide nice food, then sign you up for a property you may not get for 2 years.That property may be over your budget but you get swept away with the process.
We always say take your time, think, think and think again, sleep on on it without the wine, do your sums and then buy if you can afford it. It is better to do that than loose it in a couple of years when the mortgage goes up.
Thankfully, not all Agents are rouges or out for an easy time and many of those who are left are people who have been around for many years and have not run away when the going gets tough.
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