Seller's FAQs

There are a few expenditures to consider when selling your home. For example, you may need to pay mortgage costs, and it’s likely you’ll have to pay solicitor’s fees too. There are other costs to factor in too, such as estate agency fees, removal company costs, and obtaining an Energy Performance Certificate.

We’ll conduct all the viewings on your behalf unless you’d prefer to carry them out yourself. When a prospective buyer requests a viewing, we’ll arrange a time that suits your schedule, then show them around. We always do our homework beforehand, to make sure we can answer any questions, and present your house or apartment in the best possible light. After the viewing, we’ll get in touch with the buyer to obtain feedback and receive an offer where appropriate.

When all the contracts have been signed, each solicitor will formally exchange the documents with one another. This process is called the ‘exchange of contracts’, and at this point, the sale is legally binding. It is still possible for a buyer or seller to pull out at this stage, but this hardly ever happens, due to the huge financial penalty involved with doing so.

The time it takes to complete varies from sale to sale. If you’re not in a chain (i.e. if your buyer doesn’t need to sell a property, and you don’t need to buy one) it can take as little as six weeks. However, if the chain is long, or the surveys bring up any issues, the process can take longer.

Sellers don’t need to pay Stamp Duty Tax – this is solely the responsibility of the buyer.