We can act for you in connection with your sale and/or purchase of a residential property.
We aim to guide you through the conveyancing process to ensure that the transaction is handled thoroughly and as quickly and efficiently as the circumstances allow.
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What we do for you on a Sale
The following matters will usually be dealt with in relation to your sale.
Initial Enquiries
- Taking Instructions from you; and
- obtaining title to your property; and
- collating information which will be required by your buyer’s; and
- preparing the draft contract and submitting the draft contract to the buyer’s solicitor or conveyancer; and
- dealing with additional enquiries raised by the buyer and arranging for you to sign the contract.
Exchange of Contracts
- Organise exchange of contracts and receive deposit from the buyer’s solicitor; and
- obtain redemption statement from your lender (if a mortgage); and
- approve the Transfer document and arrange for you to sign the Transfer.
Completion
- Complete the sale and authorise the estate agents to release the keys; and
- Use the proceeds of sale to pay off the mortgage (if any); and
- pay the Estate Agents commission account; and
- account to you for the net proceeds of sale.
| How long will my house sale take?Typically a sale can take between 4 – 20 weeks but the exact timescale will depend on the requirements of the various parties to the sale. |
What we do for you on a Purchase
The following matters will usually be dealt with in relation to your purchase.
Initial Enquiries
- Taking Instructions from you; and
- reviewing the title to your property; and
- reviewing and approving the draft contract; and
- submitting searches and appropriate additional enquiries to the seller’s solicitor or conveyancer; and
- reporting to you on the title to the property and arranging for you to sign the contract; and
- reporting to you on joint ownership if there are two or more buyers.
- If you are having a mortgage then we will also report to you on the mortgage and arrange for you to sign the mortgage deed. We are also usually required to ensure that the lender’s requirements are met and this includes making sure that the property has buildings insurance in accordance with the lender’s requirements from exchange of contracts.
Exchange of Contracts
- Organise exchange of contracts and paying the deposit which we will ask from you before exchange of contract to the seller’s solicitor; and
- requesting the drawdown of your mortgage advance; and
- approving the Transfer document and arranging for you to sign the Transfer; and
- carrying out pre completion checks; and
- submitting pre completion searches and providing you with a statement of account so that you can arrange to let us have the balance of the funds required in readiness for completion.
Completion
- Complete the purchase; and
- attending to submission of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (or Land Transaction Tax if in Wales) return; and
- registration of the purchase (and mortgage) at the Land Registry.
| How long will my house purchase take?How long it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move in to your house will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 4-20 weeks.It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you are a first time buyer, purchasing a new build property with a mortgage in principle, it could take 6 weeks. However, if you are buying a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease, this can take significantly longer, between 2 and 4 months. In such, a situation additional charges would apply. |
See see our Conveyancing Services Guide for details of our firm’s fees.