Legal aspects of selling a property

If you are selling a property, your estate agent will need to provide a 'Home Information Pack' (HIP).

Kent Estate Agencies(KEA) HIP brings together the time consuming paperwork such as title deeds, Land Registry Office Copy Entries, Plot Plans, Local Authority, Water Company searches and Energy Performance Certificate, sorting things out earlier and setting the scene for a successful sale, giving you one less thing to worry about later.

As the owner, you will have completed the Home Use Form which forms part of the HIP.

Remember like most things in life - Not all HIP’s are the same! A KEA HIP is designed to ensure you experience a successful sale. We are using our experience to help our clients save money by using HIP’s to help make a successful sale, more of a certainty.

Our objective is to ensure you enjoy your property move without the stress of sales falling through and the unnecessary costs involved, we know how upsetting and expensive it is for you when sales fall through. We have over the last 20 years developed Plans to ensure success.

Most Sellers are also buyers so the concept of HIPs will have little effect on the overall cost of Moving, so if your thinking of moving you do not need to panic.

Should your property be on the market with KEA using one of our local Panel Solicitors, we will with your agreement provide your Solicitor with the KEA HIP for your property. This will enable your solicitor to advise you on any legal aspect that may delay your sale. A service that is provided without additional cost to you.

To the HIP your solicitor will add your Title Deeds which are proof of ownership of your property. They will be held by your bank or building society if you have a mortgage and your solicitor will obtain the deeds and let the buyer's solicitor have a copy. The contract, setting out what has been agreed, is then prepared.

Kent Estate Agencies have sales progressors in each branch working with our panel of Solicitors, lenders, Financial advisors, surveyors and other parties to avoid delays that can stand in the way of your successful sale. They have the experience to deal with problems whether caused by problems on a survey, or enquiries that have not been answered, particularly when there is a long chain of related property sales. Such delays can be minimised by effective communication and keeping all parties informed of proceedings.

Once the contract has been agreed between the parties a moving date (Completion) is agreed and contracts are exchanged. The buyers on exchange provide an agreed deposit. Once contracts have been exchanged, the sale is legally binding.

On the day of completion, the full purchase price is settled and ownership is transferred to your purchaser.

Our local office will be pleased to introduce you to a member of our Panel of Solicitor's who will aim to keep you informed at every stage of your transaction.

If you would like a quotation for legal conveyancing services click the link shown below 'Legal conveyancing Quotation'. You will receive from a solicitor a full written quotation, including an explanation of any other payments that may have to be made.

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Kent Estate Agencies HIP includes searches that are more likely to be acceptable to your purchasers Solicitor and Lender especially if they require a mortgage. We are using our experience to help our clients save money by using HIP’s to help make a successful sale, more of a certainty.

Remember that before making an offer on your property a purchaser may well be asking to see the Home Information Pack, so the quality of the information provided may turn out to be a deciding factor. If you would like a quotation for legal conveyancing services click the link shown below 'Legal conveyancing Quotation'.