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Poll: how long between exchange and completion

Clairy
Clairy Posts: 44 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
OK, so its *looking* like we'll be exchanging contracts next Monday. How long did it take you between exchange and completion? Just need to be prepared for the worst :rotfl:

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  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    When we sell, we normally go a week from Friday to Friday. If we don't exchange on the Friday, it normally gets pushed into the next week but we still complete on the planned Friday.

    This last time we bought, the man at the top insisted on four weeks. Why, I don't know as he was selling without a chain. The other spanners he kept throwing in though, I wasn't surprised. I WAS surprised that he actually completed on the day though!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    You've just reminded me to call my solicitor. But it's nearly 6 o'clock :wall:
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • dogaholic
    dogaholic Posts: 24 Forumite
    I am really interested in this because, according to everyone in my chain, we are completing on Friday. HOWEVER we have not exchanged yet!
    I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown, as are our buyers! :wall:

    Apparently, everyone is ready to exchange now but the FTB at the beginning of the chain are borrowing from a small lender, not one of the High St Banks. Solicitors need a faxed confirmation that the funds will be ready for Friday - presumably as there are less than 3 days left - but have not received this all day.

    Everyone is saying "dont worry, everyone is going for Friday" ....... :confused:
  • dogaholic
    dogaholic Posts: 24 Forumite
    I am really interested in this because, according to everyone in my chain, we are completing on Friday. HOWEVER we have not exchanged yet!
    I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown, as are our buyers! :wall:

    Apparently, everyone is ready to exchange now but the FTB at the beginning of the chain are borrowing from a small lender, not one of the High St Banks. Solicitors need a faxed confirmation that the funds will be ready for Friday - presumably as there are less than 3 days left - but have not received this all day.

    Everyone is saying "dont worry, everyone is going for Friday" ....... :confused:
  • play2day
    play2day Posts: 409 Forumite
    I have just sold my fathers house. I exchanged and completed on the same day.
  • saxy1
    saxy1 Posts: 453 Forumite
    ours took a week, but there was only us and them.
  • coolamoke
    coolamoke Posts: 11 Forumite
    4 working days, because I refused to complete on Friday the 13th.
  • mrsc_4
    mrsc_4 Posts: 210 Forumite
    We exchanged on a friday totally out the blue wasn't expected to happen till the week after and completed 10 days later on the Wednesday, it was our choice to have the wednesday vendor had moved out and our buyer let us choose.
    House purchase completed 6th December whole process took 4 months.

    Hang in there everyone it is worth it
  • dogaholic
    dogaholic Posts: 24 Forumite
    Cos we exchanged this morning and move tomorrow!!!!!!!!! :eek:
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