How long did it take for you to complete?
Poll: How long did it take for you to complete?
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I'm back to square one.
Buyer has failed to respond to EA for a week, and after 5 weeks of waiting for him to appoint his legal (was waiting for mortgage offer), he still hasn't. So we've just put to property back on the market.
Property back on the market, and frustratingly so are plenty of other properties like mine which weren't at the time of selling. Angry.
Buyer has failed to respond to EA for a week, and after 5 weeks of waiting for him to appoint his legal (was waiting for mortgage offer), he still hasn't. So we've just put to property back on the market.
Property back on the market, and frustratingly so are plenty of other properties like mine which weren't at the time of selling. Angry.
Monday our Seller said ...
Hi we have just revived the paperwork back that was outstanding so hopefully now we will be in a position to exchange this week.
So I've spent all day chasing exchange.
Tuesday our Seller said ...
There is still one enquiry outstanding on our purchase that is being chased daily with all information being fed down the chain.
Hi we have just revived the paperwork back that was outstanding so hopefully now we will be in a position to exchange this week.
So I've spent all day chasing exchange.
Tuesday our Seller said ...
There is still one enquiry outstanding on our purchase that is being chased daily with all information being fed down the chain.
We accepted an offer on our house and made an offer on the same day, which was accepted. We were cash buyers and the couple who bought ours had their finance in place too, so the whole thing as regards paperwork took about two weeks. I think the set up in Scotland can be remarkably quick; as far as I understand making an offer and having it accepted is in effect a contract, so chains and other bargaining don't exist.
RC1807 said:
UK: Currently selling my inlaws' place due to them having both gone into care last year, FIL since died 
House went on the market on 2/1/18
Open day held on 6/1/18
Offers received from 8/1/18 ...
Due to complete sale on 29/3/18
Start to finish = 3 calendar months
Lets hope the delay is minimal, the kids cannot wait! House went on the market on 2/1/18
Open day held on 6/1/18
Offers received from 8/1/18 ...
Due to complete sale on 29/3/18
Start to finish = 3 calendar months
Edited by RC1807 on Thursday 1st March 14:50
Perseverant said:
We accepted an offer on our house and made an offer on the same day, which was accepted. We were cash buyers and the couple who bought ours had their finance in place too, so the whole thing as regards paperwork took about two weeks. I think the set up in Scotland can be remarkably quick; as far as I understand making an offer and having it accepted is in effect a contract, so chains and other bargaining don't exist.
That sounds very good, took over a month just to get the searches back last yr. Selling: We accepted offer on our house on 9/2/18
Buying: Offer accepted on 22/2/18
3 below us in the chain and 2 above.
Our, buyer as well as us and the vendor of the house we are buying don't need a mortgage.
No exchange of contracts as yet.
No queries on purchased property but our buyer has a few which I'm waiting for solicitor to ring back.
1st June has been mentioned for completion but hopefully before that as this will put us in the middle of daughter's A Levels.
This is the 6th time we have moved house and 7th property purchase (BTL) and they've all taken approx. 3 months.
Buying: Offer accepted on 22/2/18
3 below us in the chain and 2 above.
Our, buyer as well as us and the vendor of the house we are buying don't need a mortgage.
No exchange of contracts as yet.
No queries on purchased property but our buyer has a few which I'm waiting for solicitor to ring back.
1st June has been mentioned for completion but hopefully before that as this will put us in the middle of daughter's A Levels.
This is the 6th time we have moved house and 7th property purchase (BTL) and they've all taken approx. 3 months.
Selling: Offer accepted 14/03/18
Buying: Offer accepted 26/03/18
My house being sold to a FTB with Mortgage in Principle in place, who has just told me they are awaiting for a new contract before they are able to go further with mortgage and can be waiting up to a month from today to recieve (NHS are crap for this I am being told).
House being bought from has no chain and is empty currently.
I have a Dilemma, do I put my house back on the market for the sake of 4 weeks? or do I just wait for my buyers and upper link getting frustrated as theyre starting to ask why I have not organised a survey yet....
I decided to go for a online estate agent.... they are absolutely useless and I wont advise anyone to do that ever.
Going to be a sleepless next couple of weeks
Buying: Offer accepted 26/03/18
My house being sold to a FTB with Mortgage in Principle in place, who has just told me they are awaiting for a new contract before they are able to go further with mortgage and can be waiting up to a month from today to recieve (NHS are crap for this I am being told).
House being bought from has no chain and is empty currently.
I have a Dilemma, do I put my house back on the market for the sake of 4 weeks? or do I just wait for my buyers and upper link getting frustrated as theyre starting to ask why I have not organised a survey yet....
I decided to go for a online estate agent.... they are absolutely useless and I wont advise anyone to do that ever.
Going to be a sleepless next couple of weeks
sma said:
RC1807 said:
UK: Currently selling my inlaws' place due to them having both gone into care last year, FIL since died
House went on the market on 2/1/18
Open day held on 6/1/18
Offers received from 8/1/18 ...
Due to complete sale on 29/3/18
Start to finish = 3 calendar months
Lets hope the delay is minimal, the kids cannot wait! House went on the market on 2/1/18
Open day held on 6/1/18
Offers received from 8/1/18 ...
Due to complete sale on 29/3/18
Start to finish = 3 calendar months
Interesting thread.
Selling offer accepted 14/03/18
Buying offer accepted 16/03/18
Small chain FTB going into mine, purchase is an empty property.
I’m mortgage ready, solicitors appointed, Surveyor’s going in next Monday.
Buyer still waiting on a mortgage agreement, faffing with a solicitor, but I do have his surveyor coming next week.
Hoping for a easy time with this one.
Selling offer accepted 14/03/18
Buying offer accepted 16/03/18
Small chain FTB going into mine, purchase is an empty property.
I’m mortgage ready, solicitors appointed, Surveyor’s going in next Monday.
Buyer still waiting on a mortgage agreement, faffing with a solicitor, but I do have his surveyor coming next week.
Hoping for a easy time with this one.
My fastest was 28 days from offer to keys.
No mortgage or chain. Vendor was a part exchange firm, who were really a firm of conveyancing solicitors and they acted for both sides. They just re-used most of the paperwork from when they bought it a few weeks earlier. Probably bad practice, but it made the process easy.
No mortgage or chain. Vendor was a part exchange firm, who were really a firm of conveyancing solicitors and they acted for both sides. They just re-used most of the paperwork from when they bought it a few weeks earlier. Probably bad practice, but it made the process easy.
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