Description

The property market can seem like a maze, especially for first time home owners. Luckily this invaluable guide is here to help. Now extensively revised throughout, this best-selling book tells how to invest more smartly through insider tips, outlining common mistakes and ways to avoid them, and finding the best locations to live. From selecting the best possible property in terms of purchase price, to understanding when and how to negotiate with financial institutions to get the most advantageous loan and recognizing your own attitudes to risk and reward, this manual has all anyone needs to know about buying their first home. It also includes a section on understanding how the government uses the tax system to encourage wealth creation within specific guidelines, how it penalizes attempts at wealth creation that move outside those guidelines, and how this information can be used to ultimately benefit any home buyers aim.