Practical Sale Checklist Moving Out Sale Agreed

• Leave a set of keys with the Agent and make arrangements for the Buyers Surveyor to have access.
• Fill in our sale questionnaire and return it to us as soon as possible.
• Enquire about the availabilities of removers or hire van, but do not book before exchange of contracts takes place.

Exchange of contracts

• Book removers or hire a van to move yourself.
• To have any gas appliances disconnected if applicable.

Keys

• Arrange to leave all the keys with your Estate Agents so that your Buyer can collect them, or agree arrangements directly with the Buyer.

Cancel standing orders

• Gas
• Electricity
• Water rates*
• Milk, papers
• Council tax if moving to a new area*

(* if you pay these by standing order, ask the local authority and the water board to send you a statement of your account to the day you move).
Let the following know you are moving:-

• Bank, Building Society
• Credit cards
• Insurance company (car, life insurance, health insurance)
• Driving insurance and car registration documents.
• TheAA/RAC
• Doctor, Hospital, Dentist
• Post office
• Ask for your mail to be redirected.

Have the following read the day you move:-

• Electricity
• Gas
• Telephone*

* Ask the Buyer if he wants the telephone, if he does, do not have it disconnected.