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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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