buying a house solicitors fees

Are you a selling your house?

The process is a shortened version of the buying process, in that the buyers solicitors will be going through that process with their client and we will be responding:

The steps to follow for property purchases(wheel-selling)

The steps to follow for property purchases....

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Are you a seller?

Selling is definitely less stressful than buying, unless you have an onward chain, in which case you get the double whammy.

You will deal with technically trained engineers, so you will only ever buy exactly what you need.

The process is a shortened version of the buying process.

Click on each step to see a brief summary of what happens at each stage of the process.

Step 1

We’ll help you with the paperwork

Step 2

Responding to queries

Step 3

We send out the documents

Step 4

What exchange actually means

Step 5

You are nearly there

Step 6

Moving day

Step 01

Client Care

We help you through all the paper work.

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Step 01 - Client Care

We help you through all the paper work.

We’ll send you some forms to fill in & we’ll need proof of ID & address. You can send Certified Copies or your actual documents via recorded delivery, we've never lost any documents, so please do not worry.

  • Acceptable forms of ID:
  • Passport (in date and in your current name)
  • Photo Driving Licence
  • Proof of Address:
  • Utility bill
  • Bank Statement

Once scanned on our files we’ll send them straight back to you. Click here to find out why we do this.

Step 02

Property Information Pack

We'll walk you through the process

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Step 02 - Property Information Pack

We'll walk you through the process

We’ll send you a pack with forms to fill in to make up the legal pack for the property including:

  • Property Information Form
  • Fixtures and Fittings Form
  • Leasehold Form (if applicable)

Should you need help at any stage, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Step 03

Queries

We'll deal with the third party solicitors

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Step 03 - Queries

We'll deal with the third party solicitors

We send this information to the buyer’s solicitors and they will respond with any queries or requests for further information.

Step 04

Contracts

We'll deal with the vendor's solicitor

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Step 04 - Contracts

Documents sent to the solicitor

These are to documents that we send to the Buyer’s Solicitor. If they are happy with these then we will arrange an exchange date.

Step 05

Exchange

You are nearly there

 

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Step 05 - Exchange

Nearly there

The exchange is where you can half breathe a sigh of relief. This is the legally binding commitment from yourselves to sell the property and for the Buyer to buy it from you. You cannot offer the property to anyone else after this point even if they make you a better offer.

Step 06

Completion

OK so now you can get excited.

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Step 06 - Completion

OK so now you can get excited.

This date, all being well, is around a week after the exchange. We liaise with the Buyer’s solicitor and once they have transferred the funds to our client account we arrange for the Buyer to pick up the keys from your agent and complete the sale. Of course you’ll need to leave us some fab feedback!