Well, no one can guarantee 100% that it will not happen, but we can honestly say that selling and buying a property through James Anderson gives you a better chance of completing your sale.

And this is where dealing with a customer focused Estate Agency like James Anderson, instead of a DIY or call center agent, comes into its own, as we simple love this part of our job. We will liaise daily with you – our client – along with the buyer, solicitors, mortgage companies and other agents in the chain, to ensure that any problems are met “head on” rather than when it is too late. We will simply spend hundreds of hours ensuring that your move is successful.

The Sales Progression process has 6 key stages:

1. Under Offer

Once you’ve accepted an offer, you are considered “Under Offer”, and the first thing to do is to issue a “memorandum of sale”.

2. Memorandum of Sale

A memorandum of sale is a document that will have the contact details of all parties involved (vendor, buyer and solicitors). As well as the brief chain details of the other involved parties should there be any.

3. Mortgage Valuation

Prior to any funds being released by the mortgage provider, a mortgage valuation will be carried out by a RICS Chartered Surveyor.

4. Conveyancing

At this stage, the buyer’s lawyer will raise enquiries to the owner and to the local authority. Once all the information is collected, both lawyers (vendor and buyer) will draft the contracts for each party to sign and make any agreed alterations.

5. Exchange

Once the contracts have been signed and a deposit has been received, the contracts are now “exchanged”.

6. Completion

The sale is “complete” when the balance of the purchase price is paid to the vendor’s solicitor, and once the solicitors have completed their final checks.