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Marketing to Sale Agreed

What you need to do

 

What we do for you

  • Be clear about the price offers you will accept
  • Make yourself available for viewings
  • Let us know if you need us to arrange an Energy Performance Certificate
  • When you have accepted an offer on your property, advise both your estate agent and us
  • Complete the Property Information Form and Fixtures, Fittings and Contents Form
  • Agree price for any furniture or fixtures direct with buyers
 

Provide fixed fee quotation for our work and the Terms & Conditions for what we do

Be available to answer your questions

Obtaining an 'Exchange of Contracts'

What you need to do

 

What we do for you

Respond quickly and accurately to any questions we may ask you

 
  • Prepare a draft contract for the buyer's solicitors to approve
  • Answer any questions the buyer's solicitors may have
  • Negotiate the moving/completion date

Provisionally book removal company

 
  • Receive the buyer's deposit monies
  • Obtain a settlement sum ('the redemption figure') from your mortgage lender (if any)
  • Approve the transfer deed and send it to you for signature
  • Sign and return contract and transfer deed to us
  • You are now legally bound to sell and move; confirm moving date with removal company
 

Formally 'Exchange Contracts' with buyer's solicitors

Completion & Moving

What you need to do

 

What we do for you

  • Advise us of key hand over arrangements
  • Begin packing!
  • Make sure you have cleared the property by the agreed hand over time
 
  • Advise buyer's solicitors of arrangements for handing over keys to property
  • Receive balance of purchase monies from buyer's solicitors
  • Pay off balance of the mortgage
  • Send deeds to buyer's solicitors
  • Send balance of sale monies to you

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