Orbit Homes Find a home Ways to buy Helping you buy Customer Care About Orbit Contact us The language of home-buying The home-buying, construction and legal purchase process can contain much technical and industry-specific jargon and language. If you are a first-time buyer, or simply not familiar with some of those terms we have compiled and explained a list of key words and phrases that may help you. A | B | C | D | E | F | H | L | M | N | R | S | T | V A Assessment Adoptable areas and unadoptable areas Affordable Housing Application ATP (Authority To Proceed) ATE (Authority To Exchange) B Build complete Buildings insurance C Contract Conveyancing Courtesy visit Confirmation to Provider (CTD) D Disbursements Deeds Deposit Draft contract E Engrossment Exchange of contracts F Fixtures H Handover Home demonstration L Lease Legal completion M Management fee Mortgage Mortgage advance Mortgage application Mortgage deed Mortgage offer Mortgage provider N NHBC NHBC Buildmark cover R Reservation Reservation fee Registered title Rent Restrictive covenant S Section 104 Agreement Section 38 Agreement Section 106 Agreement Service charge Shared Ownership Share Stamp duty land tax Subject to contract Sales consultant Searches Site manager Solicitor T Transfer of lease V Valuation Vendor Stay in the know Receive updates about new developments, homes, offers and events. Area of interest Attleborough Barton Seagrave Bexhill Bury St Edmunds Daventry East Dereham Erith Fenny Compton Gillingham Gravesend Hailsham Hastings Headcorn Herne Bay Kettering East Lichfield Margate Norwich Nuneaton Ramsgate Shipston-on-Stour Soham Southam Spixworth Staplehurst -Select a Development- Baird Place Chapel View Compton Locks Cottington Gardens Cranford Chase Dovecote Gardens Eaton Fields Felix Park Flying Fields Kings Oak Park Micklewell Park Mill View Newlands Orbit at Hanwood Park Orbit at The Gateway Orbit at Victory Pier Park East Sanderling Mews Savant Court Spring Grove St Anne's Quarter The Hedgerows The Meadows Watermans Park Wellington Place at Marham Park Westwood Point Please send me information by: Email SMS Phone Submit Find us on Sitemap About us Our News Partnerships Land required Customer Charter Privacy Policy Modern Slavery Trafficking Statement Copyright Ⓒ Orbit Group 2021 Cookie Control Cookies on the Orbit Homes website This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. You can find out more about our cookies by clicking on settings. I accept all cookiesManage settings