I might not have bought this property realizing in 5 years I must pay £10-12,000 to extend. We went to see the house we're in now, and acquired straight from the vendor with out the house ever going available on the market. Leaseholders must pay floor lease (often small) and repair costs (often a good whack) to the freeholder. Freeholders and property administration corporations are inclined to pick expensive suppliers.

Where your property has competing presents, it is good follow for the agent to not disclose one purchaser's supply to another. Every case is individual, however as a former estate agent, house buyer and vendor, my view is that the property should be withdrawn from the market once the buyer's survey has been booked. Much of what happens during the conveyancing stage of a property sale is beyond the remit of property brokers