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Completion Statement Explained

Understanding every line of your solicitor's completion statement — income items, costs, and new build specifics.

About This Resource

A clear guide to understanding your solicitor's completion statement: what it is and when you receive it, income items explained (mortgage advance, deposit, balance due), outgoing items explained (purchase price, SDLT, Land Registry fees, searches, solicitor fees, CHAPS fees), a fully annotated example completion statement, and new build-specific items including reservation fee credit, developer incentives, upgrades, service charge apportionments, ground rent under the 2022 Act, and estate management fees.

What's Included

  • Income items explained
  • All outgoing costs detailed
  • Annotated example statement
  • New build specific items
  • Developer incentive treatment

Who Is This For?

New build buyers who have received or are expecting their completion statement and want to understand every line item before transferring funds.

Completion Statement Explained
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