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What follows is the definition for the term Completion as it relates to mortgages in the UK.

Completion

Completion is the final stage in the purchase of the property. At the point of completion, the legal documentation is all completed and the mortgage provider has sent the mortgage funds to the purchaser's solicitor.

Once the purchaser's solicitor forwards the moeny from the mortgage provider on to the seller's solicitor the transaction is deemed to be completed and the property now belongs to the purchaser

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