FREE Accurate Valuation

The first step is to invite one of our experienced valuers out to carry out a market valuation. We pride ourselves on the personal nature of our business and as such will do all we can to ensure the requirements of each individual client are met in full.

Instruct a solicitor and arrange a Home Information Pack

It is advisable to instruct your solicitor at the same time as choosing your agent and for the property to be marketed a Home Information Pack will need to be arranged.

This will help to avoid delays and allow time for the collection of necessary documentation involved in transferring ownership of your property to the new buyer (known as conveyancing). Many of these documents should already be included in the HIP.

Maximum Exposure

A fully trained sales team commence the marketing of your home through a variety of methods, taking full advantage of our network of offices and all the latest technologies. we will proactively market your home to prospective buyers both on the telephone, by post, e-mail and several websites to include rightmove.co.uk and simpsonandpartners.co.uk. Extensive advertising in the property press and our network of seven offices ensure your home is exposed to the widest possible audience.

Viewings

To maximise viewing opportunities, ensure your agent is open during evenings and weekends. The majority of our viewings are carried out during evenings and weekends. Our offices are open 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm Saturdays, 11am to 3pm Sundays.

Receiving an offer

As soon as an offer is received we will notify you verbally.

Agreeing to sell

Once you have accepted an offer it is important that the following details are agreed:

• Details of any extras included or excluded from the purchase
• Proposed date for exchange of contracts
• Proposed date for completion
• We will advise you and negotiate on your behalf throughout this process, keeping you informed every step of the way.

Drafting contract and supporting paperwork

Once an offer has been agreed, your solicitor will send out a draft contract and the HIP for your property to the purchaser's solicitor who in turn carries out preliminary enquiries.

Your solicitor should collate all the supporting paperwork (where applicable) ie: title deeds, copy of lease, fixtures and fittings list, seller's questionnaire, planning consent, guarantees, copy of building regulations and share of freehold certificate (most of this information should already be contained in the HIP).

Exchange of contracts

Exchange of contracts occurs when all preliminary enquiries from the draft contract and local search queries have been agreed.

Most buyers require mortgages. Once the mortgage offer has been confirmed, the purchaser is ready to exchange contracts with the seller. The contract is signed by buyer and seller and the deposit (usually 10% of the purchase price) is either telegraphically transferred or paid in the form of a banker's draft by the buyer's solicitor. The completion date is set at this stage.

Completion

This is generally set a few days to a few weeks after exchange of contracts, depending on the personal requirements of the buyer and seller.

The residual monies (usually 90%) are transferred from the buyer's solicitor to your solicitor's account.

Congratulations, you have just sold your property!