Useful Information

Buying and Selling a Property: The Basics

We’ve set out below the basic stages of selling and buying a property. The blue column indicates what the seller (or the seller’s solicitor) has to do, the yellow column what the buyer (or their solicitor) has to do, and the green column what both parties have to do.
SellerBuyer
Take Instructions
Prepare Pre-Contract Package
Pre-Contract Searches & Enquiries
Investigate Title
Approve Draft Contract
Exchange Contracts
Prepare Purchase Deed
Approve Purchase Deed
Pre-Completion Searches
Completion
Post-Completion Matters