Levene Chartered Surveyors Residential Property

Residential Sales

The Selling Process

  • Property Valuation
    • Call us on 0208 977 6886, visit one of our offices, or complete a Selling Valuation Request to arrange for one of our experienced members of staff to inspect your property and discuss current market conditions with you. We will recommend a realistic asking price and propose a marketing strategy to suit your individual requirements.
  • The Instruction to Market and Sell your Property
    • Once you have decided to instruct us to handle the sale of your property, we will prepare a professionally printed brochure including photos, floor plans and window cards.
    • We will agree upon an asking price if you would like to use the "traditional" sales method, or buyer price range according to our unique selling process should you wish to use that method.
    • We suggest that you appoint a solicitor to apply for the deeds at this stage so that they are readily accessible when the need arises. Existing mortgage holders should speak to their financial advisor to establish if there are any unexpected penalties selling at this stage.
  • Viewings
    • You decide whether you want us to show your property when you are there or give us keys to accompany prospective buyers whilst you are out.
  • Receiving Offers
    • We will notify you both verbally and in writing of the level of all the offers that we recieve, in addition to the position of the potential buyers. We will check to see if there is a chain, check their mortgage details with their broker and discuss this with you before going back to the prospective buyer with your responses.
  • Sale Agreed
    • Once the sale has been agreed and solicitors have been instructed by both Vendor and Purchaser we will write to all parties confirming the details.
  • Draft Contract Produced
    • Once the Vendor's solicitors receive the title deeds and all supporting documents, they will prepare a draft contract and forward this with the supporting documentation to the Purchaser's solicitor.
  • The Exchange of Contracts
    • As most buyers require mortgages, contracts can only be exchanged once the original mortgage letter has been received, the contracts have been approved and the completion date has been agreed. Both Purchaser and Vendor need to sign their contracts and instruct their respective solicitors to proceed. The Purchaser will also need to sign the mortgage offer and arrange for deposit to be sent to the solicitor. On exchange of contracts, you will need to ensure that satisfactory buildings insurance is in place.
  • Completion
    • The completion date will be negotiated prior to exchange of contracts and finalised when exchange takes place. On completion the residual money outstanding is transferred from the buyer's solicitor to the seller's solicitors. Once this has taken place, the Purchaser will be given access to the property and the sale is complete.

Please give our friendly staff a call on 0208 977 6886 or use our contact page to get in touch.


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