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How long did yours take?

Kuztardd
Kuztardd Posts: 153 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
edited 17 December 2009 at 11:24PM in House buying, renting & selling
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  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    We marketed my parents' place about mid-November, got an offer approx a week later, say last week of Nov. We didn't expect things to rush through due to the Christmas slowdown, but were aiming for exchange on 15th Jan, although not surprised when this got delayed.

    Exchanged contracts last Friday 26th Jan and completed on last Monday 29th.

    Thank goodness everything went smoothly and the surveys did not throw up any obstacles.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • lifebegins
    lifebegins Posts: 136 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    We finally exchanged today: woohoo!!:j

    Our timelines were

    Offer made: Nov 7th
    Offer accepted: Nov 10th
    Exchanged contracts: today!!!
    Completion date: March 2nd
    (Our completion is so far away as the seller has lived there for 40 years and it will take that long to clear out all her stuff!)


    For our last move 5 yrs ago we were in a chain of 5 transactions, it took 3 months start to finish, this one will have been 4 months with no chain at all?!
  • space_rider
    space_rider Posts: 1,741 Forumite
    made offer 17th nov exchanged contracts and completed 8th dec.
  • mrsc_4
    mrsc_4 Posts: 210 Forumite
    Viewed the house on sunday 6th August went and offered straight away at the EA (they were open thank heaven) that was accepted 3 hours later. Our flat went on the market the next day (7th Aug) and we accepted an offer 6 days later. We finally exchanged Friday 24th Nov and completed on the 6th December, whole process took 4 months.
    House purchase completed 6th December whole process took 4 months.

    Hang in there everyone it is worth it
  • stevie_wonder
    stevie_wonder Posts: 234 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Offer made Mid August (at asking price), accepted same week.
    Exchanged end of September and moved in on 20th October.
    It could have been done alot quicker (maybe 4 weeks) except that we were in rented accomodation and so not rushing to move in.
  • cruella_de_vile
    cruella_de_vile Posts: 936 Forumite
    Offers made and accepted 13th Oct on the house we were selling and the house we were buying and we exchanged and completed on 1st December! It was all very stressful and I can't imagine how bad it would have been had it took longer to complete :eek:
  • wigglygiggly
    wigglygiggly Posts: 164 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Offer made 5th Dec and we complete next Wed (7th Feb). What with two weeks out for Xmas too, I think it went quite quickly (and in a chain of about 5)
  • vtmil
    vtmil Posts: 282 Forumite
    We made our offer on the 4th of october and we moved in on the 31st, but we were 1st time buyers and the solicitor was a family friend.....
  • ConsuelaBananaHammock
    ConsuelaBananaHammock Posts: 27 Forumite
    vtmil wrote:
    We made our offer on the 4th of october and we moved in on the 31st, but we were 1st time buyers and the solicitor was a family friend.....


    Blimey thats brill, wish my house purchase was going to be so fast, Im mega impatient and this waiting palava drives me insane :eek: :rotfl:
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