Buying a property

	You instruct us to act for you in relation to your property purchase
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We provide you with our terms of business and request from you:          – Signed Instruction Form          – Completed Client Info Form          – ID          – Money on account
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We receive the draft contract of sale from the Seller’s solicitors and provide you with advice on this
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We request searches on the property (if applicable)	We raise any enquiries with Seller’s solicitors
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We receive a response to the searches (if applicable)	We receive a mortgage offer from your mortgage company (if applicable)	We receive replies to enquiries from Seller’s solicitors
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We send you a mortgage pack (including mortgage deed) to sign and return to us		We send you the contract to sign and return to us
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We receive signed mortgage deed back from you	We prepare a full legal report on the property detailing the results of our investigations	We receive the signed contract back from you
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We receive deposit monies from you to fund the purchase (if applicable)
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We arrange a completion date with the Seller’s solicitors on your behalf
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CONTRACTS ARE EXCHANGED
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We prepare a draft Transfer document for approval by the Seller’s solicitors
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We apply for mortgage monies (if applicable)	↔	We apply for the pre-completion searches
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We receive the mortgage monies (if applicable)		We receive clear searches
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	We receive from you the balance of purchase monies (if applicable)
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	COMPLETION OCCURS and the property is formally purchased for you
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	We complete and send on your behalf the Land Transaction Return form to Inland Revenue for stamp duty
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	We receive stamp duty certificate from the Inland Revenue
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	We apply to the Land Registry for you to be named as registered owners of the property
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	We receive confirmation of this registration from the Land Registry
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	We confirm this registration to you and mortgage lender (if applicable)

Selling a property

	You instruct us to act for you in relation to your property sale
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	We provide you with our terms of business and request from you:    – Signed instruction form    – Completed Client Information Form    – ID    – Completed Fixtures and Fittings Form      and Property Questionnaire
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	We apply to the Land Registry for Office Copy Entries and prepare the draft contract on your behalf
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	We send the draft contract to the Buyer’s solicitors
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	We receive any enquiries from the Buyer’s solicitors and, if necessary, obtain your replies to these
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	We respond to the enquiries from the Buyer’s solicitors
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	Upon approval by the Buyer’s solicitors, we send you the approved contract to sign and return to us
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We receive the signed contract back from you	↔	We receive completion date from the Buyer’s solicitors
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	CONTRACTS ARE EXCHANGED
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	We receive from the Buyer’s solicitors a draft Transfer for approval
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	We approve the draft Transfer on your behalf
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	We send you the finalised Transfer for your signature
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	COMPLETION OCCURS and the property is formally sold for you
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	We pay Estate Agent’s fees connected to the sale
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	We account to you for any monies due from the sale of the property

For more information please click on one of the following pages:

• Conveyancing Calculator – conveyancing quote in 3 easy steps
• Key steps when buying or selling a house
• Conveyancing terminology explained
• Conveyancing – Frequently Asked Questions
• Conveyancing Quote Explained
• Key tips to budgeting effectively when moving house

Please contact us today for a quote or for more information by calling either our London, Marlow or High Wycombe offices or by email:  property@curzongreen.co.uk