We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
how long after searches are complete?
mattrobbo99
Posts: 70 Forumite
How long would it typically take for a move to happen after the searches are complete?
We have a first time buyer buying our place and the person we are buying off is moving into a new build (or will move into rented if that falls through)
Buyer of my house has a mortgage with HSBC but is using her own solicitor if that makes any difference?
We have a first time buyer buying our place and the person we are buying off is moving into a new build (or will move into rented if that falls through)
Buyer of my house has a mortgage with HSBC but is using her own solicitor if that makes any difference?
0
Comments
-
Searches take about a day to complete, some solicitors can get them done within hours.Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!0
-
Buyer of my house has a mortgage with HSBC but is using her own solicitor if that makes any difference?
Unless this solicitor is on the very limited HSBC panel (43 firms in the UK) I wouldn't hold out much hope of the matter completing quickly at all.
The solicitors acting for HSBC will ask lots of daft questions, lose papers sent to them, and want them again, want searches repeated because they won't like those that have been done, etc, etc.
See https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3840017 for more on this.RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0 -
how long after the searches though?0
-
Searches take about a day to complete, some solicitors can get them done within hours.
OK I think Northampton holds the record for returning a local search electronically in 13 minutes but it is still true that some Councils can take up to a month to return them.how long after the searches though?
If your buyer is getting a HSBC mortgage and his solicitors are not one of the magic 43, its as long as a piece of string, but guessing I'd say anything from 3-6 weeksRICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 354.4K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.4K Spending & Discounts
- 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
- 604.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.4K Life & Family
- 261.6K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards