{"id":81636,"date":"2018-03-02T02:10:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T19:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/traps-to-avoid-for-first-home-buyers\/"},"modified":"2018-03-02T03:06:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:06:02","slug":"traps-to-avoid-for-first-home-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/traps-to-avoid-for-first-home-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Traps to avoid for first home buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s the biggest purchase you&#8217;re likely to make in your life, and that first step can be terrifying. So here are a few tips to ensure you&#8217;re getting the best bang for your buck when buying your first home. Don&#8217;t rush, get independent&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : nzherald.co.nz\/Property&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/property\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=8&amp;objectid=12004810&amp;ref=rss\" target=\"_blank\">Traps to avoid for first home buyers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; It&#8217;s the biggest purchase you&#8217;re likely to make in your life, and that first step&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-leI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114603,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/watchdog-to-act-as-uk-homebuyers-misled-and-overcharged\/","url_meta":{"origin":81636,"position":0},"title":"Watchdog to act as UK homebuyers &#039;misled and overcharged&#039;","date":"February 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Competition and Markets Authority says it will do all it can to help leaseholdersAn investigation by the competition watchdog has found \u201ctroubling evidence\u201d that leasehold homeowners and prospective buyers were being misled and charged excessive fees by developers.The Competition and Markets Authority said it would do everything it could\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54927,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-is-biggest-problem-for-uk-homeowners-study-finds\/","url_meta":{"origin":81636,"position":1},"title":"Leasehold is biggest problem for UK homeowners, study finds","date":"May 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \u2018Money-grabbing scheme\u2019 traps many new buyers with spiralling ground rents, says HomeOwners AllianceLeasehold has become the number one concern for homeowners in the UK, according to a new study, after it emerged that many new homebuyers have been trapped by spiralling ground rents.The annual survey of property owners by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":50966,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-nightmare-will-cost-homebuyers-billions-report-warns\/","url_meta":{"origin":81636,"position":2},"title":"Leasehold &#039;nightmare&#039; 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