First-time buyers 'sleepwalking' into property problems

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Naive and inexperienced first-time buyers are ignoring the practicalities of owning a home, according to new research from HSBC.

HSBC asked 155 first-time buyers what questions they felt were most important to ask the vendor when buying a property and 100 estate agents what questions they would advise first-time buyers to ask.

The results revealed a stark difference in outlooks.