Selling your property can be a very difficult and in some cases stressful time. Choosing the right agent who is proactive in marketing and reactive to potential buyers, can make all the difference. Around 90% of people now search for a property via the internet, still the fastest growing and most effective media today. The younger generation have been brought up on it, the more mature now realising its true potential. This together with other traditional marketing and the right agent, with the right attitude, can be the difference between achieving a quicker sale at the best market price, or at worst, no sale at all. That is why at Ariston Property Group we will utilise our expertise and work behind the scenes to ensure we sell your property with the minimum amount of fuss or disruption, quickly and at the highest achievable price.

Steps in the Selling Process

Step 1 PROPERTY VALUATION The first step to selling your property is to have it valued by one of our experienced members of staff. The property valuation is free of charge and there is no obligation. If you would like a valuation then please contact the residential Sales department within our office.

Step 2 MARKETINGOnce you have instructed us to sell your property we will begin the marketing process. However before we can proceed to advertise your property you required to commission a Home Information Pack [HIP] which collates important information regarding your property in order to speed up the sales process. We are in partnership with the Property Search Group [PSG] who a fully authorised HIPs provider.

We will devise a marketing plan in order to achieve the best possible price in a time frame that suits you. Property details will be drawn up immediately after we receive your instructions and, subject to your approval, will be circulated among our large database of applicants, uploaded onto our website and the other property portals we advertise on and advertised in the local newspaper property pages.

Step 3 APPOINTING A SOLICITORYou will need to instruct a solicitor to do the conveyancing on your property once a sale has been agreed and we recommend you do this straight away. This is in order for your solicitor to apply for the Title Deeds and other important documents immediately, thereby avoiding any undue delays.

Step 4 VIEWINGSFirst impressions are the most important thing. It is crucial to make sure your home is looking its best before any viewings take place. We will endeavour to accompany the applicants on any viewings at all times.Once a week a member of our sales team will contact you and give you an update on all the viewings that took place that past week.

Step 5 RECEIVING AN OFFER Any offer we receive on your property will be discussed with yourself and put into writing. All offers are subject to contract and are not legally binding

Step 6 AGREEING THE SALE Once terms have been agreed between the purchaser and yourself we will write to all parties concerned with a memorandum of sale setting out the terms of the sale. Within the memorandum it is advisable to set out any further agreements between the purchaser and yourself which have been agreed e.g. any target exchange and completion dates. Once again, the sale is still subject to contract and, therefore, is not legally binding. It at this point usually that the buyer's bankers will appoint a professional valuer to value the property in order to verify that it is will be good security for any loan

Step 7 DRAFT CONTRACT Once the sales memorandum has been received, your solicitor will then send a copy of the draft contract to the purchaser's solicitor. The purchaser's solicitor will then raise any necessary enquiries as well as applying for the local authority search and the Land Registry search.

Once the contract has been approved by both sets of solicitors, the purchaser and yourself will sign the contract.The deposit (usually 10% of the purchase price) is forwarded from the purchaser's solicitor to your solicitor and this in turn leads to an exchange of contracts between the two parties

Step 8 COMPLETIONOn exchange of contracts a completion date is set to suit both parties involved. When the day of completion arrives, the balance of monies owed on the property is transferred into your solicitor's bank account. Once this transfer has taken place the property is now legally owned by the purchaser and keys can be released.

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