The 'Selling Process'.

Valuation

To request a free valuation of your property you can either call us, visit one of our offices or complete a valuation request form.

Processing the property

Once confirmation of your instructions has been received, one of our in-house photographers will process the property. From just one visit, they will be able to take the time and effort to present your property in the best possible light and place it in the appropriate media, quickly, professionally and efficiently.

Frankmason.co.uk is the only website where you will find floor plans, 360 degree virtual tours, colour photographs, location maps, aerial views and a printable colour brochure, for nearly every property.

Legal

A solicitor will be required to handle the legal paperwork involved in transferring the ownership of your property to the new buyer (conveyance). It is advisable to instruct your solicitor at the same time as putting your property on the market to allow for collection of the necessary documentation.

On the market

When you instruct FBM to sell your property, you will automatically benefit from our unrivalled comprehensive package of marketing services. These are designed to achieve maximum exposure for your property in order to obtain the best price quickly and efficiently.

Viewings

Viewings can be conducted by appointment between 9.00am and 5.00pm and until 7.00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are open until 4.00pm on Saturdays and by arrangement on Sundays and other evenings at your convenience.

Receiving an offer

As soon as an offer is received, we will notify you both verbally and in writing

Agreeing to sell

Once a price has been agreed by you, it is important that the following details are agreed: date for exchange of contract, date for completion, details of any extras included or excluded from the purchase. We will advise you and negotiate on your behalf throughout this process, keeping you informed every step of the way.

Draft contract

Drafting contract and supporting paperwork. Once the transaction is agreed, your solicitor will send out a draft contract to the purchaser's solicitor who, in turn, carries out preliminary enquiries and orders a land registry search. They will also organise all supporting paperwork where applicable ie title deeds, copy of lease, fixtures and fittings list, seller's questionnaire, planning consents, guarantees, copy of building regulation and share of freehold certificate.

Service charge accounts

We recommend that you forward copies of your service charge accounts over the last three years, estimates for the forthcoming year and building insurance certificates to your solicitor, the moment you instruct us to market your property. Alternatively, in the case of apartment blocks, you can ask your solicitor to collect these documents from the managing agents.

Contract approval

This is generally set a few days to a few weeks after exchange of contracts, depending upon each party's personal requirements (residual money is usually 90%) and now transferred from your solicitor to the seller's solicitor's account.

Congratulations, you are now the legal owner of your home!

Exchange contracts

Most buyers require mortgages. Once the mortgage offer has been confirmed, the purchaser is ready to exchange contracts with the seller. The contract is signed by the buyer and the seller and the deposit (usually 10% of the purchase) is either telegraphically transferred or paid in the form of a banker's draft by the buyer's solicitor. The completion date is set at this stage.

Completion

This is generally set a few days/weeks after exchange of contracts, depending upon the personal requirements of the buyer and the seller. The residual monies (usually 90%) are transferred from the buyer's solicitor to your solicitor's account.