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Most of the 'How to buy' property books should really be called 'Why to buy' and spend their pages repeatedly explaining the benefits of owning bricks and mortar. In the vast majority of cases the author was an investor who simply got lucky, made a handsome profit, and now wants to demonstrate that it was all a carefully thought out plan for any layman to follow.

How to Really Buy a Property could not be more different. From the first pages the idea of property ownership is questioned and the text is there to guide you in this important, and potentially disastrous, first step.

Once you know that it is property you want to buy then understanding the theory of the process and marrying it with the reality are essential, whether you are a first time buyer simply looking for a home or an investor building up a portfolio.

The most common theme running through every chapter is that of time and preparation for the unexpected. Knowing why both are critical saves both money and stress. The result is a pain free purchase where you remain fully in control.

Now in its 17th edition, and fully updated for 2021, there are over 240 packed pages of information complete with charts, diagrams, illustrations and true stories in 23 easily accessible chapters. How to Really Buy a Property covers, among other things:

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I'm Tim Hill, Author of How to Really Buy a Property - Now in its 18th edition and completely updated for 2022.

I'm a property buyer, seller, landlord, tenant and I've been an agent in hundreds of transactions. I own a property portfolio across Europe but that doesn't mean I think you should to!

This book is my collective knowledge and experience that I have gained working within the property market of England and Wales for over a decade. I've written it so that you can benefit from what I have learnt whether you are a first time buyer or a budding buy-to-let investor.

There are no gimmicks here and no get rich quick schemes - just practical no nonsense advice so you can buy the property you want in 2024 at the best price with the least stress.

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What's in the 2022 edition .....

Why buying property is right for some and wrong for others;
The state of the market today;
What Brexit and Covid 19 means to the future of UK property;
How the media have become unreliable indicators of the market;
Who makes good quality predictions for the property market (and who doesn't);
How the market works over the short term and the long term;
The difference between property bubbles and property booms;
Why it can be a good idea to buy when prices are falling;
The principles of buying a property to let and what the text books don't tell you;
Ways to get on the property ladder when it looks impossible;
How professional buyers and investors work with estate agents to get better deals;
Why you should see as many Financial Advisors as possible;
What to do before you start viewing so you don't lose your dream home;
Who the surveyor, solicitor and estate agent are really working for;
How to make an offer to get things your way;
Who to trust and who, with the best intentions, may be misleading you;
Why you should work to minimise the time between offer agreed and exchange;
Making sense of a property survey including:
- What type of survey to get and why structural surveys can be money wasted;
- Why surveyors should never estimate the cost of works;
- When rising damp, penetrating damp, subsidence, cracking, sagging roofs, bulging walls and all the other frightening things in a surveyor's report might be serious, and when they are not;
- Why asking the vendor to carry out work is not always a good idea.
Step by step guides explaining what should be happening, what can happen, and how to solve mole hills before they become mountains;
Over 140 terms in an easy to use glossary so the jargon of the property industry can be understood;
20 true stories of successes, and disasters, that real people experienced when buying a property.

.... and what's not in the book ...

Continuous commentary banging on about how great property is and that it is the only place to put your money!
Recommending businesses that I get kickbacks from.
Rewording and republishing what is available freely from most websites anyway.
Endless tales of how easy it is to buy property and profit.
Attempts to sell you some course or other product.
Blank pages and spaced out text to make the book seem bigger.

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