Best of luck to begin with!
We bought our house this year after selling Dec 2009. You didn't say what region you are in so some advice might vary I guess:
>> I have managed to save the 10% deposit and a further £2,000 for solicitors and survey fees
I think the cost of two surveys (we pulled out of one offer) and the cost of solicitor for selling and buying came to less than £2000. So you should be fine on that front.
I'd get the survey done as you're planning but expect that to suggest you need someone to check:
- Wood and timber
- Wall ties
- Sewers
Seems a de facto surveyor response. I would think this will be in the £2000 above though.
I would also suggest booking an appointment at the planning department of the council to check the records for planning, building regs, etc. Anything major that got done will be on there. This will be free. It might be worth doing this before a survey is arranged. Had we done this on a property earlier last year I'd have saved £460 for the survey because I'd know the house and the adjacent semi-detached were underpinned etc.
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