FAQs

How long will my house sale take?

It is difficult to be precise as to how long it'll take as there are a number of variables that can speed up or slow down any transaction. On average we would expect your sale to take six to eight weeks, but delays can arise where there is a chain, or issues arise concerning your property or third parties.

Stages of a sale include:

• Taking your initial instructions
• Obtaining any title deeds or copies of the title from the Land Registry
• Contacting any lender to obtain a redemption figure
• Preparing the contract and sending it to the purchaser's  lawyers with the title and property information forms
• Considering any amendments to the draft contract
• Dealing with any questions raised by the purchaser's  lawyers which concern the property
• Approving the draft transfer.
• Obtaining your signature to the contract, transfer and any other relevant documents
• Dealing with exchange of contracts and preparing for completion
• On completion receiving the sale proceeds, paying off any mortgage on the property, paying the estate agent’s bill and sending any balance to you

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Some of the things which can increase our fees are:

• If the property is unregistered
• Dealing with any Land Registry restriction
• Paying off more than one mortgage or rent and service charge arrears

If any issues arise which mean that our fees will exceed the estimate given, we will discuss them with you so that you can decide how to proceed