Monopoly Publication

Selling Guide

1) Choose and instruct your estate agent

2) Prepare your home and garden for viewings

3) Accept an offer from your purchaser via the estate agent

4) Acquire solicitor quotes, choose a solicitor and forward the details to estate

agent ideally within 48 hours of accepting an offer

5) Your solicitor will send you detailed questionnaires asking what you are

leaving in the property such as blinds, light fittings, who your service suppliers

are etc. Ensure you return all the forms and provide all requested information

to your solicitor as promptly as possible to ensure the sale progresses smoothly.

6) Make an appointment to sign all the necessary paperwork in plenty of time

for exchange of contract.

7) Agree a date for exchange of contract and completion

8) Book your removal company, they can supply you with packing materials

should you wish

9) Talk to your estate agency about what you want to do with the keys on the

day of completion

10) Your solicitor will phone to say the sale has completed usually late morning,

you then need to hand over keys as arranged and move on to your new

home.

* IMPORTANT- Keep in touch with your financial advisor, solicitor and estate agent, always return their

calls asap and return documents when requested. Depending on your circumstances sales can take

between 2 weeks and 3 months with the average for a first time buyer being 10-12 weeks.