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Purchases
Stamp Duty Land Tax
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Stages & Timescales
The length of time it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move into the property will depend on a number of factors, however if there are no complications then on average the process takes 8 to 12 weeks.
The usual stages of your purchase are as follows:-
- Taking your instructions and giving initial advice
- Carry out required checks in relation to purchase funds
- Receive and advise on contract documents
- Carry out searches
- Make enquiries with seller’s solicitors in relation to any queries raised by searches
- Advising you on documents, information and your mortgage offer
- Sending you the contract for signature
- Agreeing a completion date
- Exchanging contracts and confirming this to you
- Arranging for the receipt of monies from you and your lender
- Completing your purchase
- Dealing with the payment of stamp duty and the application for registration at the Land Registry
Factors which may increase costs and timescales
We will conduct your house purchase as quickly as we can, however if any of the following apply or occur during the transaction this will delay matters and may increase costs:-
- Any defects in title are identified which need to be remedied before the transaction can complete.
- You are purchasing a leasehold property and a new lease is needed
- We need to raise a large number of enquiries with the seller’s solicitors
- Your purchase is part of a chain and there are delays relating to any of the other properties in the chain
- Any issues are identified which require indemnity policies. In this event, there may be costs for the indemnity policies.
- There are delays in receiving documentation from any third parties involved in the transaction.
- Your mortgage company instruct a separate firm of solicitors with whom we need to correspond.
Sales
Stages & Timescales
The length of time it will take from you accepting the offer until the sale completes will depend on a number of factors, however if there are no complications then on average the process takes 4 - 6 weeks
The usual stages of your purchase are as follows:-
- Taking your instructions and giving initial advice
- Drafting the contract documents, agreeing them with you and sending them to the buyer’s solicitors.
- Discussing any queries raised by the buyer’s solicitors with you and responding to them
- Sending you the contract for signature
- Agreeing a completion date
- Exchanging contracts and confirming this to you
- Completing your sale
- Arranging for repayment of your mortgage and accounting to you for any balance
Factors which may increase costs and timescales
We will conduct your house sale as quickly as we can, however if any of the following apply or occur during the transaction this will delay matters and may increase costs:-
- Any defects in title are identified which need to be remedied before the transaction can complete.
- You are selling a leasehold property and a new lease is needed
- The buyer’s solicitors raise a large number of enquiries with us
- Your sale is part of a chain and there are delays relating to any of the other properties in the chain
- Any issues are identified which require indemnity policies. In this event, there may be costs for the indemnity policies.
- There are delays in receiving documentation from any third parties involved in the transaction.
Re-mortgages
Stages & Timescales
The length of time it will take from you accepting the offer until the completion of the re-mortgage will depend on a number of factors, however if there are no complications then on average the process takes 12 weeks
The usual stages of your re-mortgage are as follows:-
- Taking your instructions and giving initial advice
- Liaising with both mortgage companies
- Arranging for repayment of your original mortgage and accounting to you for any balance
Factors which may increase costs and timescales
We will conduct your re-mortgage as quickly as we can, however if any of the following apply or occur during the transaction this will delay matters and may increase costs:-
- Any defects in title are identified which need to be remedied before the transaction can complete.
- Any issues are identified which require indemnity policies. In this event, there may be costs for the indemnity policies.
- There are delays in receiving documentation from any third parties involved in the transaction.
The above quote is a guide only. Please call us now on 0800 652 4321 to discuss your case further and confirm the exact fees involved.