No chain house sale timescales

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Hi all,

If you had a letter dated July 7th saying your offer on a house was accepted, would you be a little bit miffed to be still be told you haven't got a completion date?

Its the first time I've purchased a house, the old chap has gone into a home and I'm at my parents waiting to go but the whole thing just seems to have dragged on forever but before I start kicking off I just wanted to check I wasn't being too impatient.

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Sarnie said:

LivewareProblem said:

Hi all,

If you had a letter dated July 7th saying your offer on a house was accepted, would you be a little bit miffed to be still be told you haven't got a completion date?

Its the first time I've purchased a house, the old chap has gone into a home and I'm at my parents waiting to go but the whole thing just seems to have dragged on forever but before I start kicking off I just wanted to check I wasn't being too impatient.

When was your mortgage offer issued?

What has your Solicitor said they are waiting for?

What has the Estate Agent said?

6 - 8 weeks is perfectly normal.........

We had a mortgage complete this week that was started in January.............

Come on Sarnie you should remember you arranged it

7th of August the offer was issued, so should the 6-8 weeks apply from then?

They are awaiting search results and sellers solicitors in response to enquiries (No idea what that involves)

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I think the issue has been identified, the "memorandum of sale" wasn't sent to my solicitors until the 23rd of August

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fido said:

LivewareProblem said:

I think the issue has been identified, the "memorandum of sale" wasn't sent to my solicitors until the 23rd of August

If they take that long to prepare a "memorandum of sale" (normally get that within a few days of accepting an offer?) it doesn't bode well for queries etc. - do you have a local solicitor or one of the cheaper conveyancing chains? I always use a solicitor than I know well and chases up matters quickly - after some bad experiences.

It's been handled by Taylors/Countrywide and I would never recommend them to anyone after this farce.

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I don't know how true it is but I've been told its because its so simple you just simply get forgotten about and rushed through when they find the time