Your dream home
A. arrange a mortgage
B. put in an offer
C. vendor
E. an estate agent
F. legally binding
G. a structural survey
I. exchanged
J. view the property
M. throw a house-warming party
P. first time buyers
K. a chain
N. qualified surveyor
D. damp or drainage
H. a solicitor
L. pull out
O. conveyancing
Q. complete
It’s a good idea in the UK to ___________(1) with a bank before you start looking. This is when the
bank tells you how much money they will lend you so you have a good idea of how much you can
afford.
The next step is to go to ___________ (2) (= a company which represents buyers and sellers of
properties) to see what sort of properties they have available in your budget range and in your area.
If you see something you like, the estate agent will arrange for you to __________ (3), so that you
can see the house or flat for yourself.
If you see something that takes your eye, you ____________ (4). The ___________ (5) (seller) can
accept or decline this offer, and if the vendor accepts it, you can move forward with the sale.
However, as you don’t pay any money at this point, the offer isn’t __________ (6), and in theory, you
can __________ (7) of the offer at any time that you like.
Your next step will probably be to get __________ (8) done. A __________ (9) will inspect the house
and write a report that illustrates any structural problems, like __________ (10) problems.
If you still want to go ahead with the sale, you need to appoint __________ (11) (a lawyer) to do
the __________ (12) (= the legal paperwork.) If you already own a house, you might also be busy
trying to sell it. Many house owners prefer to sell to __________ (13) (those people who don’t
already own a home), as they are not in __________ (14) (=waiting for other people to buy their
house before they can buy their next house).
Finally, once the contracts are signed and __________ (15), you _________ (16) on your house. You
get the keys and you can move in whenever you want. Then you might want to __________ (17).
Congratulations!
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Your dream home
It’s a good idea in the UK to arrange a mortgage with a bank before you start looking. This is when
the bank tells you how much money they will lend you so you have a good idea of how much you can
afford.
The next step is to go to an estate agent (= a company which represents buyers and sellers of
properties) to see what sort of properties they have available in your budget range and in your area.
If you see something you like, the estate agent will arrange for you to view the property, so that you
can see the house or flat for yourself.
If you see something that takes your eye, you put in an offer. The vendor (seller) can accept or
decline this offer, and if the vendor accepts it, you can move forward with the sale. However, as you
don’t pay any money at this point, the offer isn’t legally binding, and in theory, you can pull out of
the offer at any time that you like.
Your next step will probably be to get a structural survey done. A qualified surveyor will inspect the
house and write a report that illustrates any structural problems, like damp or drainage problems.
If you still want to go ahead with the sale, you need to appoint a solicitor (a lawyer) to do
the conveyancing (= the legal paperwork.) If you already own a house, you might also be busy trying
to sell it. Many house owners prefer to sell to first time buyers (those people who don’t already own
a home), as they are not in a chain (=waiting for other people to buy their house before they can buy
their next house).
Finally, once the contracts are signed and exchanged, you complete on your house. You get the keys
and you can move in whenever you want. Then you might want to throw a house-warming party.
Congratulations!
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