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