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Notes
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Preliminaries
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Work out your budget carefully, preferably in conjunction
with your mortgage provider
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Establish your priorities (eg schools, both current and
future) and the area of search
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If you are dependent on selling your current property
(see selling checklist)
ensure that it is progressing - a vendor will prefer someone
with no dependent sale or will want to know about your sale,
length of chain, etc when comparing buyers
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Confirm whether or not the price to be agreed includes
fixtures and fittings, carpets, curtains, appliances etc
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When comparing properties it may be useful to make reference
to the rental checklist
(for an overview of the property condition etc)
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An overview of the process
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Offer made
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Negotiations
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Offer accepted by the seller as "subject to contract"
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Instruct solicitor (they will conduct a local search, obtain
draft contract from vendor's solicitor - returning an approved
copy, obtain copies of the title documents and make preliminary
enquiries through the vendor's solicitor)
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Return mortgage application forms (if appropriate) to the
lender together with a payment of the fee
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Survey and follow up - in conjunction with the lender (if
appropriate)
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Mortgage application and offer
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Pay deposit to solicitor (usually 10% of the purchase price)
and arrange completion date, contracts being signed and
exchanged)
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Arrangements regarding removal, storage etc
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Completion of purchase
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On moving remember...
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Notify everyone of change of address
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Post Office forwarding if necessary
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Inform utilities, credit card companies, banks etc
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Arrangements for schools
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