Hi,
Hoping to get peoples opinion on how accurate the following timeline is in relation to First time buyers purchase of a property off the plans.
First some background info:
100% mortgage
will pay booking deposit (approx 3k) ourselves but will get contract deposit from lender as a term loan.
Contract deposit (approx 7k) due 3 weeks after paying booking deposit.
any input or other steps relevant to my situation would be appreciated
Hoping to get peoples opinion on how accurate the following timeline is in relation to First time buyers purchase of a property off the plans.
First some background info:
100% mortgage
will pay booking deposit (approx 3k) ourselves but will get contract deposit from lender as a term loan.
Contract deposit (approx 7k) due 3 weeks after paying booking deposit.
- Firstly, obtain approval in principal from Lender.
- Appoint solicitor. should be done prior to paying booking deposit but from what i understand there is some leeway here.
- Question: Is it absolutely necessary to have solicitor appointed prior to signing of contracts?
- pay booking deposit and inform estate agent of solicitor
- Estate agent sends contract to solicitor
- Go to solicitors office to sign contracts
- Pay contract deposit. as mentioned above, this will be provided by mortgage lender as a term loan (along with reimbursement of booking deposit).
- Question: Will these funds be paid to solicitor and he instructs payment from there or will they be paid to me and then i pay estate agent?
- once contracts sign, wait for property to be ready (july 06 hopefully).
- Lender will have valuation done up in meantime
- When property ready - drawdown
any input or other steps relevant to my situation would be appreciated