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Contracts are usually exchanged by both solicitors reading out the contracts over the phone (which is recorded by both of them) to make sure the contracts are identical. The contracts are then immediately sent out by them to one another in the post. This is known as exchange.

Provided the seller's conveyancer does confirm before the agreed time then the buyer's conveyancer has to honour the exchange but if he does not then the exchange is not completed. This is known as the buyer's conveyancer giving a release of the contract to the seller's conveyancer.

The exchange of contracts will be handled by your solicitors and usually takes the form of a recorded phone call where both legal firms read the contracts out loud to ensure they are identical. As soon as this stage is taken care of, the contracts are then posted to the other solicitor to finalise the exchange.

Each solicitor holds their own client's signed parts of the contract and agrees to release the contracts for exchange for a specific period. This allows all parties to be ready to exchange so that as soon as the party at the end of the chain is ready, all contracts can be exchanged almost simultaneously.

Exchanging contracts During the exchange of contracts, both solicitors or conveyancers will read out the contracts over the phone in a recorded conversation. They will make sure the contracts are the same and then post them to each other. Once contracts have been exchanged you're legally bound to buy the property.

During the exchange of contracts, both solicitors or conveyancers will read out the contracts over the phone in a recorded conversation. They will make sure the contracts are the same and then post them to each other. Once contracts have been exchanged you're legally bound to buy the property.

Exchange of contracts is the point at which the buyer pays a deposit and the sale/purchase contract becomes legally binding. Completion is when the balance of the payment for the property is passed over to the seller's solicitor and ownership transfers to the buyer.

Provided the seller's conveyancer does confirm before the agreed time then the buyer's conveyancer has to honour the exchange but if he does not then the exchange is not completed. This is known as the buyer's conveyancer giving a release of the contract to the seller's conveyancer.

Formula B is used where each solicitor holds their own client's part of the contract. Following the telephone call effecting exchange, each solicitor dates their part of the contract, inserts the agreed completion date and sends their client's signed part of the contract to the other.

How long does it take to exchange contracts? It usually takes around eight to 12 weeks to reach the point where you're ready to exchange contracts. The actual process is quite speedy, requiring a phone call between the buyer's and seller's solicitors.