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Get the home report and read it in detail before the viewing. Anything marked as a 2 or 3 you should look at closely. 3 means you should be ready to do the work right away.
Get your solicitor ready to "note interest" on your behalf as soon as you think you might want to make an offer.
Pay lots of attention to the area. Especially public transport connections and roads/bike paths. Some bits of the burbs have excellent bike path provision and are a joy to get to. Others are very much the opposite.
Cupcakes
More potentially stupid questions:
Conveyancing - L&C has given me a quote for a solicitor along with my decision in principle. Wondering if I should do my own research shopping around etc which seems sensible to me - but the ease of having someone that the broker has worked with to make things smoother. Wondering if anyone has used them or had a similar broker/solicitor relationship. Aware solicitor in Scotland plays a slightly more prominent role so very keen not to balls up.
Arranging viewings: we are looking to head up for a few days and check out areas and view properties. What is the process for this? Not dealt with an EA since we rented out flat in 2014 but assume just call each one up and try and get to view properties at times across the days, with time left between to drive? Or is there a more efficient prudent way?
Thanks as always