The precise stages involved in the sale of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. Briefly, these include the following steps:
- Take your instructions and provide you with initial advice
- Provide you with the Property Forms for completion and return
- Meet with you to obtain details of your ID and request money on account of initial disbursements
- Obtain from you details of any Mortgages over the property
- Obtain up to date Register Entries from HM Land Registry
- Prepare and issue to the Buyers Solicitor the Contract package
- Receive enquiries from the Buyers Solicitor
- Obtain your replies to the enquiries raised by the Buyers Solicitor
- Obtain your signature to the Contract document in readiness for an exchange of Contracts once all parties are in a position to do so
- Agree a completion date
- Exchange Contracts
- Attend to completion of the sale
- Redeem (pay off) the Mortgage(s)
- Account to you with regard to the sale proceeds