Step 1: Before exchange of contracts

Seller's conveyancer

• Asks you to complete information forms
• Obtains your title deeds and sends out contract with legal information
• Answers additional enquiries (if any)
• Asks you to sign contract and agree a completion date

Buyer's conveyancer

• Requests client's instructions and money on account of expenses
• Receives contract, copy deeds, plan and information from seller's conveyancer and asks additional enquiries if necessary
• Applies for local authority and any other relevant searches
• Receives mortgage offer from lender
• Reports to you on information and sends contract for signature, requests deposit (or uses deposit from sale - if any), agrees completion date with seller's conveyancer and confirms ready to exchange contracts