Pre-Handover Demonstration Once the Notice to Complete has been served, you will be invited to a PreHandover Demonstration, which is ideally a few days before final handover - we find customers tend to settle in quicker if their demonstration is done shortly before they move into their new home. Your Sales Executive and the Site Manager will meet you, take you to your new home and run through all its facilities and functions, making sure you’re familiar with them. These will typically include: Hot water, heating and kitchen appliances The best cleaning methods to use for your fittings Servicing and maintenance Legal Completion The wait is almost over! On legal completion day, your Sales Executive will meet you at your new home. Once we’ve got confirmation that legal completion has taken place, we will take the meter readings and ask you to sign a Handover Form. The home is then legally yours, and you can begin moving in.
Carry out Land Registry checks on the new home and research the local area Organise paying your money to Linden Homes Check everything to do with your mortgage (if you have one), and arrange for funds to be transferred when required Please make sure you give your solicitor all the information they need. As well as making the process easier, it means buying your new home won’t be held up and you could well start enjoying it sooner.
Stages in the buying process
Reservation
Post-Reservation Meeting
Exchange of Contracts 28 days after reservation
Build Progress Updates If you don’t know where to start looking for a solicitor or need some help, your Sales Executive will be happy to recommend one. We find the process runs much more smoothly if the solicitor you use is already familiar with our procedures.
Applying for a Mortgage If you need a mortgage to complete the purchase of your new home, you will probably know that the number of different types available adds up to well into the hundreds, so we won’t be surprised if you need a bit of help.
Planning Your Move
Notice to Complete
Pre-Handover Demonstration
Legal Completion & Handover Legal & Financial Assistance Choosing a Solicitor We would always advise you to instruct a conveyancing solicitor to manage the legal side of buying your home. Their main tasks would be to: Check the contract for your new home, and make sure it includes everything it should Page 14
Your Sales Executive can put you in touch with our recommended independent financial solutions provider, the New Homes Mortgage Helpline, who can make an appointment with you to run through the options available.
Settling In
For more information, you can visit the website, www.thenewhomesgroup.co.uk
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