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Once you have your offer of advance, you should talk to your conveyancer about making an offer on your behalf to the seller's conveyancer. It's a good idea to find out whether or not a quick offer would be acceptable or whether you will have to wait for the closing date to be set.

You must then decide how much to offer - and what is included in the price.

TYPES OF OFFERS

When a house goes on sale in Scotland, it is usually offered on a "Fixed Price" or "offers over" basis:

The offer should be made in writing (known as a 'missive').

If the seller expects several offers they may set a closing date, before which they can choose to accept any of the offers.

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