Register With Apple London
Firstly call up or email Apple London (see contact us) to register your details. You can then leave a description of what you are looking for. Our property Negotiators will take as much information as possible to find your ideal property and you will be added to our database.


Search
Once you have registered our negotiators will select properties that match your details. They will then call you up to arrange viewings as soon as possible.

Mortgage
We recommend getting advice on your mortgage as soon as possible, as this speeds up your mortgage application once you’ve found a property and allows you to work within your budget when searching for your property. See our Mortgage section to get an estimate of your mortgage and recommended Broker.

Found your property?
Once you have found the ideal property make an offer and put it forward to your Apple London negotiator they will then contact the vendor to put your offer forward. We will keep you informed and let you know the outcome as soon as possible.

Solicitors
Once your offer has been accepted you will need to provide us with your solicitors details in order for the sale to continue and relevant paper work to be sent out. If you need more information on solicitors or help finding one please contact Apple London.

Processing the Sale
In order for the sale to move swiftly along it’s a good idea to instruct your solicitor immediately. Think about prospective exchange and completion dates to work towards from the beginning ensuring every ones working toward the same goals. At this stage you will also need to instruct your mortgage adviser to begin processing your mortgage if it hasn’t been agreed already.

Survey
A survey must be booked in and carried out as soon as your offer has been accepted. This is to identify structural problems early on and advise the mortgage lenders on the properties value.

Mortgage Offer
It may take a short time for your mortgage to be approved if it wasn’t prior to finding your property. You should focus on getting this processed giving all the relevant information to your lender in order not to hold the sale up. Once it has been approved it will be sent to your solicitors and you will be ready to exchange providing the survey has been carried out and terms agreed.

Exchange
The purchaser (you) usually deposits around 10% of the purchase price leaving 90% for your lender to transfer on completion to your solicitors. This is Usually about a week before exchange to allow funds to clear. It is then forwarded to the vendor’s solicitor where a completion date is set. You will also need to read and sign the contract.

Completion
This is the final stage in purchasing your new home. Completion is usually set a few days to a week after Exchange of contracts. This allows the rest of the monies to transfer from your lender or account to your solicitor and finally to the vendors solicitor.

Well done!
Apple London congratulates you on your new home; you can pick up the keys!