Seller's Notes

Sellers notes

The following information will help you when completing your sale and giving possession of the property.

• Discuss with your Lawyer any of these matters or other matters which concern you.

Matters which your Lawyers should attend to on your behalf:

• Peruse the agreement for sale and purchase, and make sure that it protects your interests. If necessary ( and in complex matters ) they will prepare the agreement for sale and purchase.
• Arrange for a detailed Land Titles Office search of the Title to the property.
• If required, assist in arranging extensions of time necessary to enable any finance or sale condition to be satisfied.
• Receive instructions from the lending institution and arrange for discharges of mortgages.
• Prepare and forward to the Purchaser's solicitors a statement of the amount required to complete the purchase showing the date to which you have paid rates.
• Ensure that the deposit is paid by the Purchaser.
• Peruse and arrange for you to sign a transfer prepared by the Purchaser's solicitors transferring your property to the Purchasers.
• Forward the Notices of Sale prepared by the Purchaser's solicitors to the local authority to give them notice of your sale of the property.
• If required attend to the cancellation of your existing house insurance.
• Make final arrangements for the completion of the sale of the property including obtaining the releases of mortgages and other charges (if any), attending to repayment of the existing mortgages, caveats or charges and obtaining the sale price from the Purchaser's solicitors on the possession date.

Matters which you should attend to yourselves

• Make arrangements for movement of your household contents (including transit insurance), after discussing the time of the move with the Purchaser, and if you are buying again with the Vendor of your new property.
• Advise the insurance company which insures your furniture of your change of address.
• Arrange for final metre readings of gas and electricity.
• Contact Telecom concerning the transfer of your telephone number or arranging a new telephone number.
• Obtain mail re-direction cards from New Zealand Post and advise them of your new address.

Advise the Purchasers about the following

• Names of trades people who usually service the house
• Leave the old house plans, Government valuation certificate, spare wallpaper and list of paints used in the property
• The names of your neighbours
• Spare parts of any appliances and guarantee cards for them
• Your forwarding address
• Bus routes, Milk delivery and rubbish collection times
• Location of mains for water, gas and electricity.