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Between offer and exchange
goldbyron
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What is the longest period of time you have expereinced between offer and exchange? Currently I have been waiting 15 weeks and still not exchanged.
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20 weeks tomorrow.
We've been holding things up for the last three weeks. Can someone find me the right house in Bromsgrove please? I just can't find one that fits the bill. :undecidedEverything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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we are on twelve weeks now and it is soooo annoying, i have been ready on the purchase but my buyers have still got stuff to do. I think i see why it is so stressful now. I wouldn't mind what date they gave me as long as i got one.Mortgage free Start amount feb 2014 227000. Current amount nov 2014 217000.
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Our offer was accepted and we waiting four months then gave up waiting, withdrew our offer and started looking elsewhere. They obviously weren't serious as they didn't even put the house back on the market, once they lost us.0
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I've known some chains go on for 6 months or more, people higher loose a property then find another & everything starts again.0
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House 1 = 6 months
House 2 = 6 months
House 3 = 3 months
and I was buying empty houses. Put the fear of God into me about getting into a chain.
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