Obtain the deeds to your
house, prepare the contact and send it to the buyer's solicitors;
Ask you to complete some forms
about the property;
Deal with any queries raised
by the buyer's solicitors;
Arrange for you to sign the
contract and ensure the buyers solicitors have the deposit which must be
paid on exchange of contracts;
Agree the completion date with
you and the buyer's solicitors;
Exchange contracts (at which
point the contract is binding;
Obtain the estate agents'
account and, with your approval, pay it out of the sale proceeds on
completion;
Approve the Transfer Deed and
arrange for you to sign it. The transfer deed is the document which
transfers the house into the buyer's name;
Find out what is owing on your
mortgage, arrange for its repayment and send you a summary of the
financial details in a completion statement;
Complete the sale by receiving
the balance of the sale price, authorising the estate agents to release
the keys and passing the deeds to the buyer's solicitors.
