Selling Your House
 

Before exchange of contracts

We take your full instructions.
You receive from us an introductory letter and enquiry forms to complete. We request ID from you and the cost of any searches we need to carry out.
We obtain your deeds and copy Land Registry documents (if necessary) and prepare draft contract.
We send out draft contract and completed enquiry forms to your buyer's solicitors.
We deal with any other enquiries which are received from your buyer's solicitors.
We establish that your buyer's mortgage offer, and replies to any searches have been received.
We ask you to sign the contract so that we are ready. It is not legally binding until exchange.
When everyone in the chain is ready, a completion (moving) date can be agreed and contracts are formally exchanged by the solicitors involved.

Once Contracts are exchanged you are legally committed to the move, and you can now make removal arrangements, contact the utility providers and so on.

 
Before completion
We receive, and approve, the final documents of transfer.
We deal with any final questions from the buyer's solicitors.
We obtain a settlement figure for any existing mortgages you have on your property.
We ask your estate agent to tell us how much they are charging you
We calculate the financial statement which shows you how much you will receive and where the rest of the money is going.
 
On completion day

This is the magical date you have been waiting for! On completion day we receive the money from your Buyer's Solicitors and hand over the deeds. On this date:

You should move out, taking all your possessions, including rubbish with you. You should make sure that you stick to what you agreed when you filled in the Fixtures, Fittings and Contents Form and you must make good any damage.
You need to hand the keys to the estate agents, preferably before 1pm, unless other arrangements have been made.
Meanwhile we will receive the balance of the price of the property
We repay your mortgage and pay your estate agent. We also deduct our fees.
We forward the remaining funds to you, either as a cheque or to the bank account you have told us about
We forward the deeds and other documents to your buyer's solicitor.

Please note that completion must take place on a working day (Monday to Friday), because money transfers cannot take place at the weekend.