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Residential Conveyancing

Selling a House: A General Outline of the Process

What We Will Do

What You Need To Do

What Your Lender Does

Once we have been instructed by you, the client, Cunningtons will:

  • Where instructed,order and make available your home information pack
  • Obtain your title deeds
  • Obtain up to date copy of the title from HM Land Registry
  • Draft and submit Contracts with necessary title and property information
  • Deal with enquiries raised by the buyers’ solicitors
  • Send the sale Contract to you to sign and return in readiness for exchange.
  • Instruct Cunningtons to undertake your conveyancing
  • Forward any title deeds & EPC
  • Complete Property Information Forms and Fixtures & Fittings Form
  • Answer any enquiries raised by the buyer
  • Sign the Contract and return with instructions regarding desired Completion dates
  • Arrange removals
  • Send us the title deeds if held
  • Advise us of current redemption amount

Exchange Contracts

Exchange Contracts

Exchange Contracts

    • Completion date is set
    • Request redemption figure
    • Send Transfer deed for signing
    • Obtain Estate Agents commission account
    • Prepare Financial Statement
  • Sign Transfer with a witness and return to us before Completion;
  • Cancel Direct Debit instructions with Lender;
  • Notify utility providers and arrange to settle any outstanding amounts;
  • Cancel any buildings insurance policy.

Completion

Completion

Completion

  • Receive sale monies;
  • Release keys to buyers;
  • Discharge mortgage;
  • Pay Estate Agents;
  • Account to you for the net proceeds;
  • Send deeds to buyers’ solicitors.
  • Clear property and hand keys to the Estate Agents.
  • Issue evidence of discharge of the mortgage upon receipt of funds.

Rider : the above is a general outline only, as each transaction has unique requirements.

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