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Property: What is the difference between exchange of contracts and completion?
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Published 1 January 2021
Property: What is the difference between exchange of contracts and completion?
At exchange of contracts both parties are bound to the contract and the buyer pays the seller a 10% deposit. Completion is when you actually move home and at that stage the seller has to give vacant possession of the property to the buyer.
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