A seller can begin by checking two matters in the formal agreement: the stated completion date and time, and whether the property is sold with a tenancy. The agreement shows when completion is scheduled, but its date and time alone do not prove that completion has already taken place.
Check the completion date and time
The formal agreement states the completion date and time. A seller can use those details as the benchmark for checking the transaction’s status.
However, a scheduled date and time do not establish what subsequently happened. Even after that time has passed, the seller still needs a transaction-specific confirmation of actual completion.
Check the vacant-possession position
The official monograph states that the vendor generally must deliver vacant possession of the property to the purchaser upon completion. The stated exception is when the property is sold with a tenancy.
The seller should therefore establish:
- Whether the property is being sold with a tenancy.
- If it is not, whether vacant possession was delivered.
- If it is, which possession arrangements apply under the agreement.
Delivery of vacant possession is relevant when checking completion, but the cited wording does not establish that possession alone is conclusive proof that completion has occurred.
What the seller must still confirm
The cited official material does not identify a separate completion certificate or prescribe a conclusive seller-facing confirmation process. It also does not state that checking the agreement date, vacant possession, or the passage of time is sufficient by itself.
The seller must therefore obtain a direct, transaction-specific confirmation of the actual completion status from the party or legal professional handling the transaction. Until that confirmation is received and checked against the formal agreement, the scheduled completion date should not be treated as proof that completion has taken place.