How Nostoi helps, start to finish

Most property sites help you find a home and then go quiet. Nostoi is built to keep helping — with honest, evidence-based guidance right through the journey. Here is what it does at each stage, and, just as importantly, what it will never do. Come back whenever you reach a new step.

1. 1

   Search

   Nostoi helps with: Tell Nostoi what you're looking for in your own words, and it finds homes that fit from listings it has checked. Where a fact is missing, it says 'not on record' instead of guessing.

   Nostoi will not: It will never make up facts, dress up a thin listing, or push a home at you because someone paid for attention.

2. 2

   Shortlist & compare

   Nostoi helps with: Nostoi explains in plain words why a home fits what you asked for, and tells you where every fact came from. Where enough similar homes are listed, it also shows what they are asking, kept clearly apart from the advice.

   Nostoi will not: It will never tell you what a home is worth or what you should pay — no valuations, ever.

3. 3

   Before you view

   Nostoi helps with: Before you visit a home, Nostoi gives you the questions worth asking the agent about that kind of home — the running costs, the complex rules, repairs, paperwork — and points out what the listing doesn't say.

   Nostoi will not: It will never judge a home's condition from photos or marketing words.

4. 4

   Making an offer

   Nostoi helps with: When you're ready to make an offer, Nostoi gives you the questions to settle before you sign — about the conditions in the contract, where your deposit is held, what stays in the house, when you move in, your right to cool off — and shows what the home would really cost you each month.

   Nostoi will not: It will never suggest an offer amount or a bargaining tactic, and it does not give financial or legal advice — reading the contract itself is your conveyancer's job.

5. 5

   Through the transfer

   Nostoi helps with: Once your offer is accepted, Nostoi explains what happens next — the paperwork, the certificates, how long things usually take, and who does what — so nothing takes you by surprise.

   Nostoi will not: It will never give legal advice or take the place of your conveyancer — it helps you know what to ask them.

6. 6

   Settling in

   Nostoi helps with: After the sale, Nostoi helps with the practical steps — getting the rates and utilities into your name, the handover, and which papers to keep.

   Nostoi will not: It will never build a file on you or keep your personal circumstances; it helps in the moment.

Nostoi is a free, honest adviser — it helps because that is the point, not to pressure you. Come back whenever you reach a new step.