THE idea of moving house can be a daunting prospect at the best of times.

According to Landmark Professional Homesearch, most people will take great pleasure in telling you a nightmare tale that occurred to either them, or a friend, when moving from their last property. Why is this?

One reason is that property is an emotive subject. After all, potentially a quarter or more of an average take-home salary is spent every month paying off our outstanding mortgages.

Over 25 years, this amounts to a lot of money. Thus we need to feel we are making the right choices at the beginning, in terms of size, age, potential and, most importantly, location. Usually, it is the property’s proximity to local facilities such as shops, schools, transport links and also views that can determine how it increases in value and the speed at which you will find a buyer when moving on.

Another question that we often ask is, are we paying the going rate? The answer is that we have to hope the market continues to rise so that we don’t fall foul of the negative equity trap so prevalent in the early 1990s. There is also a need to be in the right place at the right time to stand a chance of finding the right house. You can bet that the house of your dreams also happens to be the dream home of 20 other people registered with the estate agent.

Many wasted hours can be spent sifting through hundreds of agents’ particulars and viewing unsuitable properties. This begs the question how we can be certain that we are being informed of every suitable available home, while not letting the whole process take over our lives.

One way to search and secure the ideal home is to hire a professional. Landmark Professional Homesearch is one company which tries to match client requirements with properties.

Having links with many estate agents and other sources in the property industry in the South East, the company offers a service to individuals who do not have the time to look for property.

After an initial analysis of the area in question and following pre-viewing of potential property, Landmark can make recommendations for the client to view or not as the case may be.

Landmark Professional Homesearch can be contacted 01277 203999.