On your Sale we:

Review the Home Information Pack (HIP)

Obtain all property information from you

Obtain fixtures and fittings list from you

Prepare and send contract, Title details and all information to your buyer's Conveyancers.

Answer any queries on your behalf.

Exchange Contracts, receive deposit and agree a completion (move) date.

Obtain your signature to the final Transfer of Title document.

Give you a full financial completion statement.

Complete the sale and transfer the sale proceeds direct to your Account.

Pay off your mortgage and pay estate agents fees (as applicable)

 

On your Purchase we :

Examine the Home Information Pack

Examine the property Title, information and Contract and make any required amendments.

Examine Local Authority and other Search results.

Raise any further questions to protect your interests.

Examine your Survey and Mortgage paperwork (as applicable)

GIVE YOU A FULL REPORT FOR YOU TO CHECK

Exchange contracts, pay deposit and agree a completion date

Give you a full financial statement 

Prepare final Transfer of Title document

Receive Mortgage money and pay over the purchase money

Complete stamp duty tax return and pay the tax (See our calculator below)

Register your Title and pay the Land Registry fee (See our calculator below)

We manage the whole transaction from beginning to end, deal with any problems that may occur, and give you sound independent and experienced advice on every aspect of your move. As you are selling one property and buying another at the same time we have proven experience to ensure a smooth combined exchange of contracts and completion.

 

We provide email progress reports throughout your purchase as shown in the following example

 

GRAHAM SMITH PROPERTY LAWYERS

PROGRESS REPORT ON PURCHASE

 

CLIENTS                                :           Mr and Mrs G Smith

PROPERTY ADDRESS           :           304 St Albans Road Watford

DATE                                      :           Today's date

 

 

ACTION

 

 

YES

 

DATE

Completed questionnaires received from client

y

 

Money on account received from client

y

 

Contract received from seller's Solicitors

y

 

Enquiries raised

y

 

Searches requested

y

 

Search results received

y

 

Enquiries answered and returned by seller's Solicitors

y

 

Mortgage Offer received

y

 

HIP received

y

 

Reported to client and Contract sent for signature

y

 

Signed Contract and deposit received from client

y

 

Completion date agreed

y

 

Ready to exchange Contracts

y

 

Buyer's Solicitors confirmed ready to exchange Contracts

y

 

 

NB - ITEMS UN-TICKED ARE AWAITED

 

 

NOTES:-     We are ready to exchange contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We provide email progress reports throughout your sale as shown in the following example

 

GRAHAM SMITH PROPERTY LAWYERS

PROGRESS REPORT ON SALE

 

CLIENTS                                 :           Mr and Mrs G Smith

PROPERTY ADDRESS            :           304 St Albans Road Watford

 DATE                                      :           Today's date

 

 

ACTION

 

 

YES

 

DATE

Completed questionnaires received from client

y

 

Money on account received from client

y

 

Deeds requested

y

 

Contract prepared and sent to buyer's Solicitors

y

 

HIP received and sent to buyer's Solicitors

y

 

Enquiries received from buyer's Solicitors

y

 

Enquiries sent to client for reply

y

 

Replies to enquiries received from client and sent to buyer's Solicitors

y

 

Approval of Contract received

y

 

Signed Contract received from client

y

 

Completion date agreed

y

 

Ready to exchange Contracts

y

 

Seller's Solicitors confirmed ready to exchange Contracts

y

 

 

NB - ITEMS UN-TICKED ARE AWAITED

 

 

NOTES:-     We are ready to exchange contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURCHASE STAMP DUTY CALCULATOR 

Purchase price                                                    Stamp duty

 

Up to £175,000

Nil

 £175,001 - £250,000

1% of the whole price

£250,001 - £500,000

3% of the whole price

                    £500,000 upwards

4% of the whole price

  

 

PURCHASE LAND REGISTRY FEE CALCULATOR

                                Purchase price                                                 Land Registry fee         

 

                    £100,001 - £200,000

£150

£200,001 - £500,000

£220

   £500,001 - £1,000,000

£420

 £1,000,001 upwards

£700