Initial Steps

• Receive details of your Buyer from your Estate Agent and contact the Buyer’s Lawyer
• Obtain your Title Deeds
• Obtain your responses to:

- Property Enquiry Form
- Inventory of Fixtures and Fittings (which you will complete detailing the items that you propose to leave at the property)

The Draft Contract

• Prepare and submit draft Contacts to the Buyer’s Lawyer
• Reply to the Buyer’s Lawyer’s enquiries
• Obtain approval of draft Contact from Buyer’s Lawyer and send to you for signing in readiness for exchange of Contacts
• Agree a completion date with your Buyer

Exchange of Contracts

• Proceed to exchange of Contacts
• Exchange of Contacts will commit the parties to the Contact to complete the transaction on the completion date

Preparing for Completion

• Receive the Transfer Deed from the Buyer’s Lawyer for you to sign
• Obtain confirmation from your Lender of the amount outstanding on your mortgage

Completion

Initial Steps and Our Investigations

• Receive a draft Contact and supporting documentation from the Seller’s Lawyer and send you a preliminary report
• Carry out all necessary searches
• Receive a copy of your survey report and let you have our comments
• Receive a copy of your mortgage offer from your Lender and advise you
• Raise additional enquiries with the Seller’s Lawyer

Signing the Contract

• Send you a full report with the Contact for signing when all of the above matters have been dealt with to your satisfaction

Exchange of Contracts

• Proceed to exchange of Contacts and agree a completion date
• Exchange of Contacts will commit the parties to the Contact to complete the transaction on the completion date

Preparing for Completion

• Carry out final searches
• Request the mortgage funds from your Lender
• Prepare the Transfer Deed and forward it to the Seller’s Lawyer

Completion