1. Speak with your financier or your Finance Consultant to arrange the best loan to suit your needs. 

2.Prepare a short list of preferred suburbs that suit your lifestyle, bearing in mind affordability and     accommodation requirements.

3. Research sales in those preferred suburbs. Inspect every property in your preferred suburb so you have a feel for the prices. Attend all open homes in the area.

4. Develop a relationship with one of our professional team who specialise in your preferred area. Your Ratcliff Mathews Sales Consultant will be able to advise you of any additional information you may need and also inform you how you can register on our website to automatically receive notification of any new listings that hit the market.

5. When you find a property that suits your requirements, ask your agent to send a copy of the sale contract to your solicitor or conveyancer.

6. If you are considering making an offer, we recommend that you contact your Ratcliff Mathews Sales Consultant promptly who can guide you if you are in any way unsure of the process.

7. Your solicitor can arrange a building inspection to make sure you are aware of any possible major defects.

8. Following your solicitors or conveyancer's advice on the sale contract and taking into consideration the building reports, you are now able to make an informed decision to proceed with the purchase of the property.

9. There are two ways to purchase a property.  If would like full details on these, our Sales Consultants can provide you with our Purchaser Buying Pack that outlines the process in detail.

10. On settlement day it is advisable that you do a final inspection before settlement takes place. This is to ensure that the property is in the same condition as when you last inspected it, and that all inclusions are as per the contract you signed.