When you find a property you want to buy, it is easy to assume that one thing matters above everything else: the price you offer. Price is important. But sellers are usually considering something else too: how likely is this buyer to actually complete the purchase?

It is one of the first questions many potential sellers face: Do we put our property on the market now, or wait until we've found somewhere we want to buy? Waiting can feel like the safer option. You know where you're going before you start inviting buyers through the door

A good tenancy is not one where nothing ever goes wrong. Boilers can stop working. Circumstances change. Repairs come up. Questions need answering. What matters is how those things are handled.

Receiving an offer on your home is an exciting moment. After preparing your property, launching it to the market and welcoming potential buyers through the door, somebody has decided they'd like to make it their home.