We feature information about how to buy or rent a Norwich house, the approximate cost of a Norwich property, where to find a student house - and much more.

There really isn't a 'classic' design for a Norwich house, although a large proportion of the houses in Norwich are terraced. The biggest Norwich housing booms happened between the World Wars and saw houses built beyond the Norwich City Walls. The two peak years were 1927 and 1938 when over 1,100 houses were built each year.

Buying a house in Norwich is as stressful as anywhere else - see our 12 stages below to make sure that you're doing everything you need to, at the right time!

1. Work out how much you can afford to spend
2. Get a mortgage agreed in principle with a lender
3. Find your house for sale in Norwich
4. Hire a local Norwich solicitor
5. Make an offer (and have it accepted)
6. Instruct a surveyor to survey and value the property
7. Instruct a solicitor to start the legal work
8. Finalise your mortgage
9. Exchange contracts on your Norwich house
10. Organise your move
11. Complete the contracts
12. Move into your Norwich house!

With the current economic climate, think carefully about the kind of mortgage you take - fixed or variable rate, and of course repayment or interest only. Here's a link to a useful mortgage calculator and another mortgage calculator.

>> Norwich Student Properties - specialists in providing student property in Norwich for rent
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1. Always contact multiple lettings agents - very few property owners in Norwich list their houses or flats with more than one.
2. Be clear about what you want - especially your maximum budget and how long you need to rent the property.
3. The majority of houses and flats to rent in Norwich are in good condition, but please make sure you spend enough time in the property to feel confident yourself.
4. Be prepared to pay a deposit of at least one month's rent.  Some Norwich landlords require 6 or 8 weeks.
5. Read the tenancy agreement and make sure you understand the small print.
6. Make sure you are in the house or flat when the inventory is carried out - you don't want to be arguing after the event.

1. Ask your neighbours and friends for a recommendation.  Who do they rate?
2. Ensure that they have a local office - you need their local experience as well as their shop front.
3. Make sure they sell houses like yours.  Don't expect an expert in student flats to sell your 5 bedroom house.
4. Get three valuations on your property - but avoid being lured by the highest suggested asking price for your house.  They may over-value just to make you feel good!
5. Don't over-negotiate the selling fee.  You want them to be working hard for you, not someone else who is paying the full rate.

Many estate agents have financial relationships with mortgage companies, so expect to get a call from a few mortgage advisors as soon as you have told an estate agent that you have a house or flat for sale in Norwich.