Conveyancing - Property Purchase Process

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Our purchase process timeline has been designed by our residential conveyancing team in Sheffield to help guide you through the various stages of your house purchase. If you have any additional queries, please contact us by clicking here.

Step 1

Offer accepted on property and you instruct a solicitor

Step 2

Mortgage valuation will need to be carried out and possibly a more detailed homebuyers report or building survey

Step 3

Your solicitor will request funds from you to pay for searches

Step 4

Your solicitor will review the title and the property information forms and raise any necessary enquiries.

Step 5

Upon receipt of satisfactory replies to enquiries, search results and a mortgage offer the contract and title report will be sent to you for signing and return.

Step 6

Your solicitor will request your deposit to enable discussions to start on a possible completion date with the chain and your mortgage provider.

Step 8

Upon the completion day your solicitor will transfer over funds and keys are yours.

Step 7

Solicitor will exchange contracts and make binding the agreed completion date

Step 7

Solicitor will exchange contracts and make binding the agreed completion date

Step 8

Upon the completion day your solicitor will transfer over funds and keys are yours.