Buying a Home
When buying or selling a home, there's a lot at stake. If you don't already have a solicitor, our staff will be pleased to arrange a free, introductory appointment for you.
Buying
If you are a buyer we can
- explain the buying process and our firm's terms of business
- provide written quotations for fees and outlays, with explanations
- advise on the best means to begin your home hunt
- check that mortgage funding is available before you offer to a property, and where appropriate, provide impartial advice to ensure you obtain the mortgage which best suits your circumstances. Alternatively we can refer you to an independent financial advisor.
- note interest with the sellers' solicitors for properties you like
Surveys
- advise on the most appropriate type of survey and instruct a surveyor
- instruct specialist surveyors, as appropriate, for roof and timbers
- send you a copy of all survey reports and discuss these with you
Making an Offer
- discuss the terms of an offer, as submitted to the selling solicitor, in accordance with your instructions
- negotiate on your behalf regarding, among other things, price, date of entry, fixtures and fittings
Missives & Title Deeds
- provide you with a copy of each formal letter sent to, and received from, the selling solicitors - the missives
- advise you fully on the contract terms and conditions, acting in accordance with your instructions
- treat concluding missives for your purchase as a high priority
- obtain and examine the title deeds
- check whether alterations noted by the surveyor have met with local authority approval and advise on how best to proceed if they are unauthorised
- provide a written report on the title conditions and local authority search
Completion
- check the loan instructions when received from your lender
- remind you to send the balance of the purchase price and any stamp duty in good time for entry
- arrange for you to pick up the keys to your new home
- confirm in writing that the purchase has been completed and that the conveyance and mortgage documents have been sent for registration
- provide a full breakdown of fees and outlays - with explanations - soon after the date of entry
Remember, only your solicitor can handle all aspects of the home purchase and sale
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