diff --git a/app/models/sales_log.rb b/app/models/sales_log.rb
index 0f660ceb0..9860a868c 100644
--- a/app/models/sales_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/sales_log.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 class SalesLogValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
+  include Validations::SharedValidations
+  include Validations::LocalAuthorityValidations
   include Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations
   include Validations::Sales::FinancialValidations
   include Validations::Sales::SaleInformationValidations
 
-  include Validations::SharedValidations
-  include Validations::LocalAuthorityValidations
-
   def validate(record)
     validation_methods = public_methods.select { |method| method.starts_with?("validate_") }
     validation_methods.each { |meth| public_send(meth, record) }
diff --git a/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb
index 4c8747f18..11049e8ff 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb
@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ module Validations::Sales::SaleInformationValidations
       record.errors.add :deposit, "Cash deposit must be £0 - £999,999"
     end
   end
+
+  def validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+    return if record.saledate.blank? || record.hodate.blank?
+
+    unless record.saledate > record.hodate
+      record.errors.add :hodate, "Practical completion or handover date must be before exchange date"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb
index 575eedfff..e3dc9f0d7 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb
@@ -46,4 +46,66 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::SaleInformationValidations do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate" do
+    context "when hodate blank" do
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hodate: nil) }
+
+      it "does not add an error" do
+        sale_information_validator.validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when saledate blank" do
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, saledate: nil) }
+
+      it "does not add an error" do
+        sale_information_validator.validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when saledate and hodate blank" do
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hodate: nil, saledate: nil) }
+
+      it "does not add an error" do
+        sale_information_validator.validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when hodate before saledate" do
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hodate: 2.months.ago, saledate: 1.month.ago) }
+
+      it "does not add an error" do
+        sale_information_validator.validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when hodate after saledate" do
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hodate: 1.month.ago, saledate: 2.months.ago) }
+
+      it "adds error" do
+        sale_information_validator.validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors[:hodate]).to be_present
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when hodate == saledate" do
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hodate: Time.zone.parse("2023-07-01"), saledate: Time.zone.parse("2023-07-01")) }
+
+      it "does not add an error" do
+        sale_information_validator.validate_pratical_completion_date_before_saledate(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors[:hodate]).to be_present
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end