Buying British Real Estate? Here’s What You Need to Know

Think you know how to buy a home based on your experience in the U.S.? Think again. And then think again one more time because buying real estate in the U.K. is nothing like buying a home in America.

First, the U.K. has no centralized MLS-like vehicle to aggregate all available property into a single place.  Also, many property brokerages are very specific to an area.  It’s not uncommon, therefore, for a buyer to be engaging with several estate agents simultaneously as they seek property.  Click and shoe leather are the name of the game. 

An alternative is to engage a buyer’s agent, but their payment would come from the buyer, not the seller.

Sound confusing? Get the facts on SecondShelters.com now.