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Vendor Guide At McKean McGregor we value our clients experience and aim to guide you through every step of the process of selling a property.
PRIOR TO LISTING FOR SALE
PRESENTING YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE
You are ready to sell your home, what do you do now?
Your agent can give you advice on how to get your home ‘sale and photo’ ready. They will take into consideration your time and spending restraints.
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Complete and sign Sale Authority and discuss the marketing plan with your agent.
Appoint a solicitor or conveyancer and discuss documents required to sell property.
Ensure all certificates for extensions, shed, pools, fences etc are current and correct as these will be required for the Section 32.
Complete Vendor Checklist and inform the agent if anything in your home does not work i.e old gas heater, wall air conditioner, fireplace. Arrange a spare key to be cut to pass on to your agent.
With the right investment prior to a sale campaign you may be surprised in the increased value. Here are some tips to get you started: •
Declutter and remove all unwanted items (inside and out).
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Give your house a good clean, wipe away marks on walls, windows and blinds.
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Neatly arrange all furniture and artifacts.
Hide electrical cables and unwanted hanging wires. Tidy garden, declutter and clean outdoor areas.
De-personalise as much as you are comfortable, reduce photos and personal items. For more visit www.mckeanmcgregor.com.au/selling-tips
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Vendor Guide The marketing plan has brought interest to your property and your agent has successfully negotiated an offer, which you have accepted!
UNDER OFFER:
SOLD:
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Ensure all details for the Contract of Sale have been provided - Full names (including middle names), current address, mobile numbers and email addresses as well as solicitors information.
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There could be numerous inspections in the next 2-4 weeks from the purchasers lender for a bank valuation, a pest inspector, a building inspector. Your agent is happy to meet all of these inspectors at your property to ensure access and to not disrupt your time.
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Make an appointment with the solicitor to go through the contract.
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Once all conditions have been met the property is now sold and unconditional.
Our agent can give you tips on the moving process and how to best get your property ready and clean for handover.
The agents will be contacting you closer to the settlement date to arrange a final inspection of the property roughly a week before settlement. You may or may not be present for this inspection. If vendors do attend it is generally to show the purchaser how things like heaters, coolers, pool pumps etc work.
UNDER CONTRACT:
SETTLEMENT:
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This stage happens when the vendor and purchaser have both signed the contract of sale. This generally occurs before finance has been approved.
The sales agent will keep you updated in regards to the special conditions (i.e finance, pest and building inspections) and how they are progressing.
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Congratulations! You have successfully sold your home.
Your sales agent will be in contact with you to congratulate you and ensure the moving process went smoothly.
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Helpful Information As your move approaches, there are many items that will need or demand attention. An organised approach is essential to minimise stress. We hope the following may be of assistance:
CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTIFICATIONS We suggest you have a supply of
‘notification’ cards - it’s a great way of informing people about your change of address. It is also a good idea to
contact Australia Post to have your mail re-directed for at least 12 months. The following list may assist in identifying
SELECT A REMOVALIST
CONNECTIONS
Obtain two or three comprehensive
Advise your telephone provider for
quotes and ensure you discuss insurance.
licence, Banks, credit card institutions etc
• Insurance companies (house, contents, car)
• Solicitors, stockbrokers,
landline telephone service. municipality or
TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIPS Close or transfer club memberships if appropriate e.g. gym or library.
disconnection/reconnection of each.
• Collect/return anything outstanding e.g.
If you plan to do some or all of your own
• Confirm arrival time with the remove list
dry cleaning
GARBAGE
packing, start well before the moving date.
• Arrange a permit for ‘on street’ parking
Find out what day the garbage is collected
articles. Make sure you identify each box
• Tidy up the garden, cut the lawns and
should be placed.
• Check the telephone, electricity and
at your new location, via the local municipality or new neighbours
It is a good idea to start with seldom used carefully and nominate in which room it
if required
remove any rubbish
gas are all connected in your new home
• Prepare your property for the new
TELEPHONE
WHAT YOU MAY NEED
• Your local library and other
Advise your telephone provider for
• Packing boxes
• Dentist
landline telephone service. municipality or
• Permanent markers
• Doctor
LAST WEEK BEFORE THE MOVE
PACKING TIPS
superannuation funds
• local service providers
• Rope/octopus (ockie) straps
• Cleaning products
• Cancel all delivery services
• Electoral Register
• Subscriptions (magazines etc)
• Trolley
new neighbours meter readings and the
parties needing change of address advice: • Vic Roads for your vehicle registration/
disconnection and reconnection of
• Paper for wrapping delicate items
disconnection and reconnection of new neighbours
• Tape
• Step ladder
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owners by ensuring the property is clean and agreed fixtures and fittings remain
Note: it is wise to empty fuel from lawn movers, oil lamps and fuel heaters. Some removalists will not transport flammable or combustible items, e.g. gas bottles. Don’t forget to say goodbye to your neighbours!
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Preparing your property for the new owners WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN’T TAKE WITH YOU There are often grey areas when moving out, unless it is specifically stated in the
contract or removed from your home prior to marketing the following items typically can’t be taken with you:
• Fixed floor coverings (but not rugs)
• Window coverings that are fixed, such as blinds • Curtain rods and window furnishings
Items which are typically taken by the
WINDOWS
LAUNDRY
• Fridges
• Window/sliding door sills cleaned
• All cupboards washed inside and out
vendor after the sale include:
• Microwave ovens (unless built-in)
• Window coverings and venetians blinds cleaned
• Clothes dryers (if wall-mounted, brackets must remain)
• All window tracks clean and free from dust and bugs
• Freezers
• Washing machines
• Outdoor furniture and garden art, unless secured to the ground • Potted plants
• Oven, rangehood and cooktop • Ceiling fans
• Wired-in air conditioning and security systems • Smoke detectors
• Wall or ceiling-mounted brackets for televisions and speakers • Built-in bookshelves and benches
• Plumbed-in garden sprinkler systems • Pool and spa heating and filtration systems (but not unattached equipment)
• Curtains cleaned
BATHROOM
• All tiles cleaned, grout & ceiling mould free • Shower screen / base cleaned
• Tub cleaned
• Benchtops / tiles/ splashback cleaned GENERAL
• Light fittings / ceiling fans cleaned throughout
• Gardens weeded and lawns mowed • Garage empty and clean
• Bins emptied and rubbish removed
• Toilets washed inside and out
• All wired-in light fittings • Dishwashers
• Cleaned inside and where able outside
• Vanity cleaned
CLEANING SUGGESTIONS
• Exhaust fan cleaned
We ask that prior to the final inspection
KITCHEN
with the following items attended to:
• Benchtops / tiles/ splashback cleaned
(where possible) vendors clean the property FLOOR COVERINGS
• All floors cleaned and stains removed • Tiles and timber floors mopped
• Carpets professionally steam cleaned
• All cupboards washed inside and out • Oven (including trays and racks) and cooktop cleaned
• Exhaust fan / Rangehood cleaned BEDROOMS
• Built in wardrobes cleaned, including doors and mirrors
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KEYS • Keys for all locks returned
• Remote controls returned
• Instruction guides remain at the property