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Average time to organise*
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Step 1: Preparing to buy and sell a home
- Budget for your move
- Value your current property
- Get a mortgage agreement in principle
- Get an initial insurance quote
- Organise your legals for the house you are selling
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1 - 2 weeks |
Step 2: Finding a buyer
- Prepare your property for sale
- Put your property on the market
- Accept an offer on your property
- Appoint a solicitor
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4 - 10 weeks |
Step 3: Finding a property
- Find property through an estate agent
- Arrange a survey
- Confirm your offer price
- Appoint a solicitor
- Arrange an exchange date
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4 - 10 weeks |
Step 4: Exchanging Contracts
- Organise your deposit
- Book your buildings insurance
- Fill out your fixtures and fittings form
- Sign the contracts
(This is normally "the point of no return", when both parties become legally committed and neither can back out thereafter. You will normally have to pay a 10% deposit of the purchase price on exchange |
