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A guide to buying your property

Initial Instructions

  • Let us know as soon as your offer has been accepted as we will need to contact the agent to get details of the Home Information Pack (HIP)
  • The agent will send us a memorandum of sale once the sale has been agreed
  • We will need you to complete the initial paperwork and return it to us

Contract Received

  • We will advise you as soon as we receive the contract papers and HIP
  • We will submit all necessary searches
  • We will check the legal title and raise enquiries of the Seller's Solicitor
  • We will notify you once the search results and replies to all enquiries have been received

Mortgage

  • We will advise you as soon as we receive mortgage instructions from your lender

Pre-Exchange

  • We will send you a written Property Report together with the Contract, Transfer, Mortgage Deed and Stamp Duty Land Tax Return for signature
  • You will need to return the signed documents and cleared deposit funds to us in readiness for exchange of contracts

Exchange of Contracts

  • The contract is not binding until after exchange
  • Contracts can only be exchanged when EVERYONE in the chain is ready
  • The completion date must be agreed by all parties

Completion

  • Once the purchase monies are received by us we will send them to your Seller's Solicitor by telegraphic transfer
  • Completion takes place when the monies have been received by the Seller's Solicitor
  • The keys will be released at that time and will be available for collection from the Agent
  • THE PROPERTY IS YOURS!
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