Moving Process

The Moving Process

These are the typical stages of conveyancing when purchasing a residential property.

  • · Initial correspondence with all parties
  • · Request and consider draft contract
  • · Submit a local authority search
  • · Raise the necessary contract enquiries
  • · Consider search results/answers to enquiries
  • · Submit other appropriate searches
  • · Amend and approve draft contract
  • · Send contract and report to the client
  • · Obtain client’s signature on contract
  • · Exchange contracts/agree completion date
  • · Peruse the title of the property
  • · Draft and send requisitions on title
  • · Consider replies to the above
  • · Prepare the draft transfer
  • · Engross the above
  • · Conduct bankruptcy searches
  • · Submit land charge and registry searches
  • · Draft the financial statement
  • · Transmit the purchase monies
  • · Complete the purchase transaction
  • · Peruse the title deeds
  • · Arrange registration of title
  • · Stamp the transfer/dispatch title deeds

These are the Typical stages of conveyancing when selling a residential property in the UK:

  • · Initial correspondence with all parties
  • · Locate and obtain the title deeds
  • · Draft a contract for purchaser's solicitor
  • · Dispatch the above
  • · Obtain office copy entries
  • · Prepare Epitome of Title
  • · Answer preliminary enquiries
  • · Acknowledge approved contract
  • · Send contract and report to the client
  • · Obtain client's signature on contract
  • · Exchange contracts with the purchaser
  • · Agree the completion date
  • · Reply to requisitions on title
  • · Peruse the draft transfer
  • · Amend/approve draft transfer
  • · Obtain client's signature on transfer
  • · Draft the financial statement
  • · Request any estate agent invoice
  • · Complete the transaction
  • · Report to the client
  • · Send title deeds to purchaser’s
  • · Settle any relevant accounts
  • · Account to client for sale proceeds

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