Recognising that conveyancing transactions can be a stressful time for our clients, we work closely with other professionals and are committed to carrying out the transaction as efficiently as possible.

Your Sale, Exchange of Contracts, Completion • Your Purchase

1. Where your title deeds are held (i.e. if with mortgages their name, address and your account number.)
   
   
2. As to whether you are aware of any structural alterations, additions or extensions that have been made to the property.
   
   
3. Whether there have been any replacement windows, velux installations or replacement external glazed doors together with approximate dates the works were carried out. Under new Building Regulations requirements, any of the aforementioned (if installed after 1st of April 2002) must have been carried out by a registered Member of the Fenestration/Glazing Federation. If the contractor was not registered then separate Building Regulations Consent should have been obtained for these works.
   
   
4. You should not confirm a moving date to your removers until Contracts are exchanged.

1. 1. Meter readings in respect of electricity and gas on the morning of the day you are vacating the property, giving to the service provider a forwarding address to which your final account can be sent.
   
   2. Advise the supplier of the telephone line to the property of your impending move and again arrange for any final account to be sent to your new address. Often a buyer will want to take over the existing line.
   
   3. All rubbish and any items not included in the sale should be removed from the property.
   
   4. You should arrange direct with the Local Authority to check that all Council Tax liability is paid up to, but not beyond, the completion date. A reimbursement may be due to you.
   
   5. You should arrange to settle any outstanding Water Rate account directly with the Utility at the request that any overpayment beyond the date you are vacating is reimbursed to you.

The keys should be left with your selling agents who will not release them to your buyer until your solicitor has confirmed that the sale moneys have been received safely into their account.