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Plain-English guides for people selling or buying a home without an estate agent. Checked against GOV.UK and other official sources.

How to sell your house without an estate agent

A step-by-step UK guide to selling your own home privately: what an agent normally does, what it costs, the legal steps and how to stay in control.

Use sold prices, floor area and local demand to set an asking price that attracts buyers. A practical UK method for private sellers.

Yes. Here’s when you need an Energy Performance Certificate, how long it lasts, where to find an existing one and what changes in Scotland.

What a Scottish Home Report contains, when you need one, how old it can be, who is exempt, and how offers and missives work when you sell privately.

What your solicitor or conveyancer does, which forms you fill in, when the sale becomes binding, and how to keep a private sale moving.

Photos, descriptions and key facts: how to write an honest, specific property advert that brings serious buyers to your door.

Practical steps to check buyers, prepare your home and host viewings safely, plus the warning signs of property scams.

How to check a buyer’s position, negotiate, deal with multiple offers and understand when a sale becomes binding in England, Wales and Scotland.

Lease length, service charges, ground rent, the management pack and building safety: what to prepare before you sell a leasehold flat yourself.

Buying from an owner rather than an agent? The same legal protections apply. Here’s what to check, what to ask and how to stay safe.

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