Freehold Purchase Guide
Initial Steps and Our Investigations
- Receive a draft Contract and supporting documentation from the Seller’s Lawyer and send you a preliminary report
- Raise additional enquiries with the Seller’s Lawyer
- Carry out all necessary searches
- Received a copy of your survey report and let you have our comments
- Receive a copy of your mortgage offer from your Lender and advise you
Signing the Contract
- Send you a full report with the Contract for signing when all of the above matters have been dealt with to our and your satisfaction
Exchange of Contracts
- Proceed to exchange of Contracts and agree a completion date
- Exchange of Contracts will commit the parties (make the transaction legally binding) to the Contract to complete the transaction on the completion date
Preparing for Completion
- Prepare the Transfer Deed and forward it to the Seller’s Lawyer
- Carry out final searches
- Request the mortgage funds from your Lender
- Prepare our financial statement and request funds for completion
Completion
- An estimate time frame for a freehold purchase is 2-3 months from your initial instructions to completion.
- The completion date is the date that you will be able to move into the property.
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