A Guide to Selling a house

The Conveyancing Team Will:

Whilst you need to:

Stage 1

Retrieve your Title Deeds
Prepare, issue and negotiate a contract with your buyers conveyancer.
Reply to any enquiries raised by your buyer’s conveyancer Send Contract to you for signature
Check redemption figures on your mortgage
Confirm completion date

Complete Property Information Form and fixtures list and return to your conveyancer
Arrange to leave keys with Estate Agent to allow buyer’s surveyor access
Investigate removal company
Return signed contract to your conveyancer

Stage 2

Exchange Contracts Buyer’s deposit received

Stage 3

Request final settlement figures from your lender
Organise final accounts and prepare completion statement
Approve Deeds of Transfer (legal change of ownership document) and send to you for signature.

Agree arrangement for hand-over of keys
Book the removal company
Ensure signed transfer Deed is returned to your conveyancer prior to completion.

Stage 4

Pay off any outstanding mortgage
Request or pass balance for funds to you
Pay Estate Agent

MOVE OUT

Stage 5

Re-assign life assurance policies if applicable
Pass Deeds to your buyer’s solicitors