According to one of the UKrsquo;s leading mortgage lenders, House prices in the Uk have just showed the first signs that the market is starting to stabilise, and find a balance between House Buyers, House Sellers And Mortgage Fund Lenders.brbrThis really is fantastic and encouraging news for the House market especially and the general economy as a whole. Nevertheless, if wersquo;re planning on getting back into the House market seriously, and certainly before We buy Homes at all, we still ought to employ the kind of prudence which has been lacking amongst House Buyers over the past few years.brbrIt seemed for a while that all anybody needed to do was put up a sign saying ldquo;a href=http://www.ukpb.co.uk target=’_blank’Buy my House/ardquo;, and any numbers of potential purchasers were beating a path to their door with cries of ldquo;a href=http://www.ukpb.co.uk target=’_blank’We buy Houses/a! Sell to us!rdquo;brbrNowadays itrsquo;s completely different. Just because someone is inviting you to ldquo;Buy my Houserdquo; doesnrsquo;t mean you have to respond and dive in quickly. Remember, House prices are still tumbling, albeit slower than before. That means, when We buy Homes, time is on our side, because the longer a House is for sale, the lower its price tumbles.brbrOf course, as wersquo;ve just said, the latest news announced by the UKs largest Mutual Society in the mortgage market, tells us that House values are currently falling much slower than theyrsquo;ve done for many months. So it may well be that we are approaching the bottom of the current House Price dip.brbrSo it seems that now may not be such a bad time to buy Properties in the UK. However, you should always apply sound principles amp; make a clear assessment of the whole situation before you commit yourself.brbrFirstly, do all the due diligence amp; pay the extra for a thorough survey to include a report on the Housersquo;s condition, any title complications, flood amp; future development risks, unruly neighbours etc. brbrSecondly, ensure yoursquo;ll have enough equity in the house in case House prices plunge another 20%, because theyrsquo;ve not finished dropping yet.brbrNext make sure you can handle the repayments now, and with a good safety margin for when interest rates rise as the economy picks up.brbrFinally, ensure you have enough liquid funds to live and pay your mortgage for at least three months, because if yoursquo;re unfortunate enough to lose your job, thatrsquo;s how long yoursquo;ll need to wait before you get any state help. You just donrsquo;t want to be forced into a distress sale to one of those ldquo;We a href=http://www.ukpb.co.uk/ourcharter.htm target=’_blank’buy Homes/ardquo; companies.br