Sales

Moving home in Cardiff can be an exciting fresh start — new place, new neighbours, new friends, and new opportunities. But before you get too comfortable, there’s an important checklist to complete: who needs to know you’ve moved.

At Fortis Estate Agents, we’ve put together a guide for Cardiff homeowners and renters to ensure your move is smooth and stress-free.

If you’re planning to buy a property in Cardiff, one of the first steps after your offer is accepted is to arrange house buying searches. But what exactly are they, and why are they important? In this guide, we’ll explain:

• What house buying searches are

• Why they matter for Cardiff property buyers

• Whether you need to pay for them

If you’re buying a property in Cardiff, especially as a first-time buyer, you may come across unfamiliar terms like freehold, gazumping, or early repayment charge. You’re not alone—many Cardiff home buyers struggle with property jargon. In fact, a recent Zoopla study shows that buyers across the UK often find estate-agent terminology confusing.

With Cardiff’s property market remaining competitive and fast-moving, understanding these terms is essential. So, the team at Fortis, your trusted Cardiff estate agents, has created a clear, alphabetical home buyers dictionary to help you feel confident throughout your buying journey.

Saving for a deposit is one of homeownership’s biggest challenges but did you know the Government is giving away free money to first-time buyers? You’ll have to open a LISA to benefit: here’s everything you need to know.

One of the most common questions we’re asked at Fortis is whether homeowners in Cardiff should find a property to buy before putting their current home on the market. Our expert advice?
In most cases, you should list your property for sale before you find your next home.

Here’s why this strategy works so well for Cardiff sellers—and how it can help you secure the home you really want.

Thinking of selling your home in Cardiff?
At Fortis, we speak with hundreds of homeowners every year, and many share the same questions about pricing, timing, preparation, and the selling process.

To help you feel confident and informed, we’ve put together the 10 most frequently asked questions from home sellers in Cardiff, along with clear, practical advice from our expert estate agents.

If you’ve inherited a property in Cardiff and want to sell it, you’ll usually need to go through probate before the sale can begin. But when is probate required, what does the process involve, and how can you make selling a probate property as smooth as possible?

Selling a home during probate can feel overwhelming, but working with the right Cardiff estate agent and solicitor makes a huge difference.

In this guide, we’ll explain what probate is, when you need it, and how to sell a property in Cardiff when probate is required.

A basement conversion can be a fantastic way to add valuable living space to your home — and potentially boost your property’s value when it comes time to sell.

If you own a flat with cladding and want to sell your property in Cardiff, you’re not alone in feeling unsure about how to proceed. Many homeowners worry that they’ll never find a buyer — especially after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which changed the way lenders view buildings with cladding.

Birdnesting has been back in the press this year, thanks to an unlikely source. When the then Deputy Leader of the Labour party was caught not paying enough stamp duty, it was her birdnesting status that caught her out.

Smart homes with high-tech features are becoming increasingly desirable among UK buyers. As a leading estate agent in Pontcanna and Llandaff, we at Fortis Estate Agents have noticed a growing trend among Cardiff buyers who are looking for homes with smart technology — including electric blinds.

In the UK, the school admission process involves a parent or caregiver having a permanent, valid address and many families will pre-empt this requirement by moving to improve their chances of getting a place at their favoured school.