About Your Home: seller's questionnaire

Home Ownership

Please confirm the full address of the property being sold:

Please specify who owns the property being sold:

How long has the current owner owned the property?

Please check land registry and select the number of title deeds that apply to your house. Most houses and flats have only one, but some larger properties may have more.

Is your home in Scotland?

If so, please speak to your Appraisals Specialist about commissioning a Homebuyers report. We will need this on order to launch on the market.

Contact Details

Your first name

Your surname

Your preferred contact phone number

Your preferred contact email address

Your home address if different from the property being sold

Seller two: first name

Seller two: surname

Seller two: contact number

Seller two: email

Address if different from above

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Tenure

Is the property freehold, leasehold or share of freehold?

What type of status does the property have:

Is there a designated live/work ratio in the lease or on the title plan?

Do you pay Business Rates on your property

If yes, please provide further details, e.g. cost per year.

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Construction, Planning & Building Regulations

What year was the original property constructed?

Is the property being sold with any warranties in place? eg. an NHBC certificate

Do you know the property construction? eg. brick, timber frame, concrete block, steel frame

Are you aware of any asbestos used during the construction of the property? If yes, please provide more details:

Is the building listed, and if so what grade?

Has listed building consent been obtained for work carried out to the property?

If yes, please upload relevant documents pertaining to the listed building consent.

Is the property in a Conservation Area?

Has the property had any work done to it over the past ten years that has required planning permission?

To the best of your knowledge do the works completed comply with all conditions of the planning permission?

If available, please upload relevant documents pertaining to the planning application:

Has the property had any work done to it in the past ten years which has required building regulations sign off?

If yes, please outline the scope of the work:

If available, please upload the building control certificate confirming approval:

If no building control certificate is available, please explain why:

To your knowledge, are there any defects to the main structure or roof of the property?

If yes, please give details

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Rights, Covenants & Grants

Are there any rights of way, footpaths or bridleways enjoyed by or affecting the property?

If yes, please provide details:

Does the property have any shared / communal areas or facilities?

If yes, do these require financial contributions to maintenance? Please provide details and estimated costs.

Are there any covenants related to the property which might restrict its use?

If yes, please provide details:

Have you received any grants for the property which impose conditions or might require repayment?

Does anyone have a Right of Preemption and thereby must be offered the property first?

If yes, please provide details:

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Garden & Parking

Does the property have off road parking included?

If yes, is this space legally designated to the property?

Is it possible to apply for an on-street parking permit?

Has Japanese Knotweed ever grown within the property boundary or close vicinity?

If yes, is there a treatment plan in place? Please provide as much detail as possible:

If yes, please also upload any relevant documents:

If applicable, what is the plot size of the property?

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Services & Utilities

Which of the following services are connected to the property:

Mains ElectricityMains DrainageMains WaterMains Gas

How is the property heated?

Which (if any) of the following does the property require:

A septic tankA cesspitOil (tank or bottled)None of these

Is the septic tank compliant with current regulations? These are often referred to as the "2020 Septic Tank Regulations"

Does the property have solar panels?

If yes, please provide details (e.g. owned/leased, name of provider, length of lease, current tariff rate and whether the panels service the hot water and central heating):

When was the boiler last serviced? Please note that the buyer's solicitor may request a recent gas safety certificate for the boiler before exchange of contracts.

Has an electrical safety certificate been obtained in the past 10 years? Please note that the buyer's solicitor may request a recent electrical safety certificate before exchange of contracts.

Please provide an approximate annual running cost of the property and outline details of what this includes.

Which council tax band is the property in?

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Your Neighbourhood

To your knowledge, are there any current proposals or disputes with any individuals or public body which directly affect the property? (e.g. boundary disputes, shared driveways, noise etc.)

Is the property affected by Easements, Wayleaves or Rights of Way? (e.g. does anyone have rights or access to, or over, the property)

If yes, please provide details:

Are there any environmental concerns associated with your property? E.g. Does it lie on or near to a flood plain, is it at risk of coastal erosion, etc?

If yes, please provide more details about any past flooding the property has experienced, the current risk level and the insurance in place:

We may have to provide access to your property for viewings or surveys. In order for us to do so, please inform us if there is a security alarm system connected to your property?

If yes, please provide the code for access and instructions:

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Viewings

Is there a lockbox attached to the property that we can use instead of holding keys?

If yes, please provide the code for access and instructions:

If no,would you like us to provide portable lockbox for you to leave out ahead of viewings or surveys?

Please select the days and times when you would like viewings of your property to take place:

Moving Plans

What are your moving plans?

If you are buying another property:

Offer acceptedOffer not yet acceptedStill looking

If other, please provide more details:

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Solicitor's details

If known, please provide the name and address of the solicitor who will act for you in the sale:

Has your solicitor been advised of your intention to sell yet?

The Modern House isn't affiliated with any solicitors but we are able to provide recommendations. Should this be useful, please let us know.

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About You

Age bracket:

How would you describe yourself?

What is your main reason for selling?

If other, please provide more details:

What industry do you work in?

If other, please provide more details:

How did you hear about The Modern House?

What was the most important factor in your decision to sell your home through The Modern House?

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Marketing & Press

Are you happy for us to explore press opportunities (newspaper, magazine and online) in relation to the sale of your home, in which you will remain anonymous as the owner?

Are you also happy for us to explore press opportunities where you would be interviewed in relation to your home? Our marketing team will be in touch in regard to possible features.

Is there anything special about the history of the property which our marketing team can pitch to relevant publications?

Would you be open to the property and or / you being featured on The Modern House journal?

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Seller's Confirmation

The Consumer Protection Regulations Act (2008) requires both you (the seller) and us (your estate agent) to make available to a potential buyer any and all information which might influence the decision of an average person either to view, or indeed to purchase, the property. It is vital, therefore, that you have answered this questionnaire accurately and fully. Please confirm that this is the case, and if there is any material change or alteration to the property whilst we are marketing it, that you undertake to inform us immediately:

I confirm

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Buildings insurance	Freeholders' administration or management charges
Repairs to shared areas and the outside of the building	Cleaning services
Concierge or caretaker	Sinking fund
Storage unit	Bike store
Communal garden	Roof terrace
Gym or sports facilities	Swimming pool
CCTV