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What to expect between exchange and completion?
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sugarbabe84
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This sounds like a silly question, but I was wondering if moneysaveds would be so kind enough to give me a summary run down of what happens between exchange and completion, in particular pitfalls I should be aware of.
The process leading up to my exchange wasn’t particularly pleasant. I have a conveyancer who doesn’t seem to have my interests and I had to ask questions and prompt her on many things. I even almost risked the sale as she didn’t ask me to send the deposit money within a specific timeframe. I had to be prompted by the developer. She sent me the contract at the 11th hour and didn’t even have time to discuss the content.
The process has been a case of me groping about in the dark. Leading up to the exchange I’ve been asking many questions through this forum and also asking peers/friends who have bought their own places.
I’m aware that there’s more that needs to be done leading up to the completion so I will need to be prompting her. I was wondering what pitfalls people would advise I should pay attention to?
The process leading up to my exchange wasn’t particularly pleasant. I have a conveyancer who doesn’t seem to have my interests and I had to ask questions and prompt her on many things. I even almost risked the sale as she didn’t ask me to send the deposit money within a specific timeframe. I had to be prompted by the developer. She sent me the contract at the 11th hour and didn’t even have time to discuss the content.
The process has been a case of me groping about in the dark. Leading up to the exchange I’ve been asking many questions through this forum and also asking peers/friends who have bought their own places.
I’m aware that there’s more that needs to be done leading up to the completion so I will need to be prompting her. I was wondering what pitfalls people would advise I should pay attention to?
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Free at the library:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Buy-House-Kirstie-Allsopp/dp/1444790633
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Your-First-Home-Sell/dp/0091935377/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/258-1495403-6946142?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TG95GBVSBEAHQWNHCHY7
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Your-First-Home-Sell/dp/0091935377/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/258-1495403-6946142?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TG95GBVSBEAHQWNHCHY7
There's so many sources of information available which will give you far more detail that haphazard questions on the internet.....
Google's not bad either, though I refer duckduckgo.....0
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