FTB - When to sign the documents?

hopeitwill

Hi everyone,

We're FTBs and very inexperienced in all of this. Our solicitors have sent us the contract docs, TR1 and the mortgage deed. The docs all say do not date them when you sign them and send it to us but there is a date field in all these docs. So who puts the date then, our solicitor?

And When should we sign these documents? We read them and we don't have any issues but do we wait until the enquiries have been resolved before we sign them? Or can these just be signed now, sent to the solicitor and the solicitor exchanges these with the seller's side on date of exchange.

As always thanks in advance for any help on this.

AdrianC

Sign them as soon as you're happy with them, and return them to the solicitor.

When you're ready to exchange, the solicitor puts the exchange date on them, and they get exchanged.

Tiglet2

Sign them now and return to your solicitor.  Signing does not commit you to anything.  You will still need to agree and give your authority to your solicitor in order to exchange, which is when the transaction becomes legally binding.

davidmcn

What has your solicitor actually asked you to do? If it's "sign these and send them back", do that.

AnotherJoe

hopeitwill said:

Hi everyone,

We're FTBs and very inexperienced in all of this. Our solicitors have sent us the contract docs, TR1 and the mortgage deed. The docs all say do not date them when you sign them and send it to us but there is a date field in all these docs. So who puts the date then, our solicitor?

And When should we sign these documents? We read them and we don't have any issues but do we wait until the enquiries have been resolved before we sign them? Or can these just be signed now, sent to the solicitor and the solicitor exchanges these with the seller's side on date of exchange.

As always thanks in advance for any help on this.

Yep, that.

The solicitor usually tells you not to date it. Maybe you missed that, maybe she forgot. Sign and dont date them, and return,  now.

She's just getting stuff lined up ready. You wont be exchanging without a follow up phone call asking if you wish to proceeded.

I signed mine a couple months before exchange.

greatcrested

Sign tonight. Don't date. Return in tomorrow's post. As instructed.

Sorted. Ready for Exchange as and when it happens.

If it doesn't happen, they'll never be used.

hopeitwill

Thank you all, will do so. Some of the papers have to have a witness so we need to do it with our MB but we will.

greatcrested

"Muslim Brotherhood"?

hopeitwill

Mortgage broker I know it doesn't have to be witnessed by a professional, but we don't really know anyone around

tripled

In a pinch, if it's a local agent I'm pretty sure they could find a witness - it's in their interest to get the sale through!