| Buyers Solicitor will: • Ask for your money on account of expenses • Receive the contract and other papers from seller’s solicitors and ask for any additional enquiries necessary • Carry out local authority searches (Land, water, etc..) • Ask you to agree the property information forms • Receive the mortgage offer from lender if applicable • Report to you with contract for signature and requests deposit | Sellers Solicitor will: • Apply for your title deeds and land registry copies • Ask you to complete a property information and fixture, fittings and contents forms • Prepare a contract and sends it to the buyers solicitor and answers any further questions the buyers solicitor may have • Negotiate the move date (completion) |
| Buyers Solicitor will: • Send the contract and deposit to seller’s solicitor • Prepare transfer and mortgage deed before sending them to you to sign • Arrange final searches • Prepare final searches and request any fees due | Sellers Solicitor will: • Confirm completion date • Receive the buyers deposit • Obtain a settlement figure from mortgage lender • Approve the transfer deeds and arrange for you to sign it |
| Buyers Solicitor will: • Send the balance to sellers solicitor and receive deeds in return • Pay any stamp duty if required • Register the transfer with the land registry • Send the title deeds to the lender | Sellers Solicitor will: • Receive balance of purchase price • Pay off the balance of the mortgage • Hand the deeds to the buyers solicitor • Send you the balance or use it towards any purchase of another property |