Sale Contract Pack
To enable the sale of your property to star your Conveyancer will need to prepare a contract pack providing details of your property.
What is included in the Contract pack?
The contract pack will contain:
The contract agreement
Property information form TA6 (this form confirms details regarding the property boundaries, planning, building regulations, works on the property, any guarantees)
Fixtures and fittings form TA10 (which confirms the items you intend to leave at the property)
Land Registry Official copy of the register of the title for the property (confirms ownership, whether the land is freehold leasehold, any financial charges on the property, any previous conveyances or transfers) and Land Registry title plan
Any other documents held at the Land Registry – previous conveyances, transfers, deeds, plans. (these documents may include rights or covenants which relate to the property)
Any building regulations or planning permissions which relate to previous work on the property
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
If the property is leasehold form TA7 and a management pack LPE1 confirming information regarding ground rent and service charge if applicable
Copies of any other relevant documentation, e.g. gas service, electric and boiler installation certificates, gas service, FENSA certificates for window and door works, HETAS certificate for log burner
Dependent on the circumstances of your matter you may need to provide additional documents such as a grant of probate if the seller is deceased of if selling on behalf of another party, a power of attorney.
Unregistered Land
If the property has not yet been registered at the Land Registry your conveyancer will ask for the original property deeds so they can create a list of the documents which prove ownership of the land being sold.
What happens next?
The buyer’s solicitor will review the Contract documents and raise enquiries with the sale conveyancer on the contract pack they have received. The buyer’s solicitor will submit searches on behalf of the buyer and await the buyer’s mortgage (if applicable).
By Sheila Biskup
