FTB - conveyancer won't share draft contract with us until search received

Dave360180

Hi all,


We're FTBs, so apologies for all the queries recently !


We're buying a property and recently applied for the search which will take a couple of weeks. Now, our conveyancer mentioned via email that they are in receipt of the draft contract from the seller's solicitors. I emailed them back to ask for a copy of it, if they didn't mind, and they replied to say it would follow on receipt of our search results. Is that normal ? I want to see it really, just to get a heads up about what's coming. I would imagine all they need to do is forward the email !


Thanks very much for any thoughts.

Doozergirl

You'll be disappointed. There's nothing to look at.

The draft only refers to sections of a much longer document. It's nothing that a layperson would really understand. You're not missing anything by it coming later.

The searches and title register are much more interesting and relevant to you.

Dave360180

Thanks !


So I'm guessing there won't be anything about what fixture and fittings and white goods are gonna be included ?


Edit - I think it's the TA10 form that I'd like to get a heads up on ?

jonnygee2

So I'm guessing there won't be anything about what fixture and fittings and white goods are gonna be included ?

No. But if you want to talk about that, talk to the estate agent!

need_an_answer

The fixtures and fitting forms are separate to the contract and are the ones that provide the details,


They will be forwarded to you once the vendor has completed them.

This can be any point from the first form you receive back to the last form you receive back


The contract as Doozergirl says is pretty self explanatory and just brings mention of all the other documents into one place without giving the individual detail that the searches and forms will give in themselves.

PasturesNew

In the main .... the contract's pretty unexciting - most people, having done their checks and getting to this point, will probably "skim read" it - as there's a solicitor who has been getting it all read/set up and they're better at this stuff than you are.

In the main .... a contract is just a formal bit of paper .... and you'll sign it anyway. The point of it is that "all questions have been asked/answered and everybody's now going to go ahead" - it's that final signature to actually say "I do".

Dave360180

Got it - thanks.

G_M

This is almost certainly the contract you will receive. Of course, it will have property address, buyer/seller names etc filled in.

There may be added some 'Special Conditions' at the end:

• Standard conditions of sale (5th edition) (PDF, 122kb)