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Discover the latest property news, insights and advice from our team of experts. Learn everything on how you can sell your house fast.
Selling a house with a Help to Buy equity loan: steps, costs and timelines
Sell a house with a Help to Buy equity loan: learn the steps, fees and timelines, plus how to avoid valuation and admin delays to completion.
Selling a house with a second charge or secured loan: what to do first
Selling a house with a secured loan? Learn what to do first: get redemption statements, check title charges, and avoid shortfall surprises.
Stopping a repossession at the last minute: what can realistically be done?
Learn how to stop repossession last minute with realistic options: payments, negotiation, or a court application to suspend a warrant before bailiffs.
Can you sell a house before probate is granted? What you can and can’t do
Can you sell a house before probate is granted? Learn what you can do now, what can’t happen yet, and how to market property before probate safely.
Empty house insurance during probate: what cover you need and common pitfalls
Avoid refused claims on an empty property during probate. Learn empty house insurance probate cover essentials, unoccupancy rules, and key pitfalls.
Grant of Probate timescales: how long it takes and how to speed it up
Learn the grant of probate timescale in the UK, what causes probate delays, and how to speed up your probate application with a simple checklist.
Inheritance Tax and property sales: when it’s due and how it affects selling
Learn when inheritance tax is due on a property sale, how probate affects timing, and ways to pay IHT to avoid delays, interest, and stress.
Letters of Administration vs Grant of Probate: what’s the difference when selling property?
Letters of administration vs grant of probate explained: learn which you need to sell inherited property, avoid delays, and prove authority to buyers.
Probate property costs: who pays for upkeep, repairs and security while you wait?
Learn who pays probate property costs while you wait for probate, plus tips to manage upkeep, repairs, insurance, security and council tax.
Probate property valuations: how to value a house for probate and for sale
Learn how to get a defensible probate property valuation, set an HMRC probate value, and price the home for sale using solid evidence.
Selling a house after someone dies: what happens to bills, insurance and council tax?
Selling a house after death? Learn how to manage bills, probate property insurance and council tax after death to avoid charges and keep the sale moving.
Selling inherited UK property from abroad: a practical guide for overseas executors
Selling inherited property from abroad? Learn how overseas executors can secure authority, avoid probate delays, and manage a UK sale remotely.
How to calculate negative equity (with a worked example)
Learn how to calculate negative equity using the simple formula, redemption figures and a worked example, plus stress tests to avoid selling surprises.
What is probate in the UK? A step-by-step guide for families selling property
What is probate in the UK? Learn the probate process UK families follow, when you need a grant, and how to sell a probate property with fewer delays.
Selling a house with negative equity in the UK: what lenders will (and won’t) allow
Selling a house with negative equity in the UK? Learn what lenders will allow, how to get consent to sell below your mortgage, and handle the shortfall.
Deed of Variation explained: when beneficiaries change an inheritance after death
Deed of variation explained: change an inheritance after death, including property, with consent. Learn key rules, 2-year limit, and tax pitfalls.
Can a lender block your sale? How negative equity affects conveyancing
Can a lender block your sale? Learn how negative equity affects conveyancing, redemption statements, and shortfall plans to avoid completion delays.
Negative equity and divorce: can you sell and who pays the shortfall?
Facing a negative equity divorce? Learn if you can sell, who pays the mortgage shortfall, and how lenders and courts handle the debt.
Negative equity and inheritance: what if the mortgage is bigger than the house value?
Dealing with a negative equity inherited property? Learn who pays the mortgage after death and your options to sell, keep it, or walk away safely.
Negative equity vs repossession: what lenders typically prefer and why
Learn how lenders weigh negative equity vs repossession, why they prefer managed sales, and what steps help you reduce arrears and avoid shortfall debt.