Hope everyone wants to get into the housing ladder. It seems simple, but its NOT. You need to thoroughly invest time before you buy a house. It may be your once in life investment.
This has been written mainly for UK house market. Please also see some older articles before you read down
This has been written mainly for UK house market. Please also see some older articles before you read down
Is Renting Cheaper than Buying?
Tools and Sites
- RightMove, Zoopla aka FindaProperty, Globrix
- PropertyBee Plugin - Seller psychology with amended, re-listed prices of properties
- Mouseprice or Zoopla - Sold house prices
- School Finder - Quickly view good schools and ratings
- Historical Prices - Rightmove, Zoopla
Mortgage calculators / Loan / Rate Information
- All type of mortgage calculations at MSE
- MoneyAdvice Calculator
- Google Mortgage Comparison
- Mortgage meter - To show average lending rates from Banks
- Land Reg Price Calculator - Showing CAGR and price estimation
- Loanmunger.com - A simple calculator
- Telegraph Mortgage Calculator - What happens on interest changes
House Price Indicators
- Indexes Snapshot
- Nationwide HPI
- Halifax HPI
- Rightmove Asking Prices
- Land Registry (delayed by atleast 2 months)
- RICS Marketing Survey
- Communities and Local Survey
House Price Analysis and Articles
- BBC various sites
- 50 House buying tips MoneysavingExpert
- Guardian Article
- Remortgage Guide
- Is Repaying Mortgage Early any good?
- Property Ownership Checks
- Simple Interface for Sold House prices
Forums, discussions and User inputs
Financials and Money Control
This is not an exhaustive list, but should be good enough for a start.