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how long from sale to moving
Scarlet_Fever
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ok - we have seen a house and put in an offer.
our house is on the market - 2 veiwers already...
if we were to sell this week (bottom end of market) and our offer accepted by the seller of the other house (no chain)... how long will it take for us to move???
i think everyone wants to move quickly
our house is on the market - 2 veiwers already...
if we were to sell this week (bottom end of market) and our offer accepted by the seller of the other house (no chain)... how long will it take for us to move???
i think everyone wants to move quickly
Willow: I knew it, I knew it, well not in the sense of having the slightest idea, but I knew there was something I didn't know!
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To be honest how long is a piece of string.
We accepted an offer from a FTB and brought a property with on onward chain and it took exactly 4 months, there were some issues that took far to long to be resolved.
If everyone is ready to go and talking the same timescales then anything is possible.
Good luckHouse purchase completed 6th December whole process took 4 months.
Hang in there everyone it is worth it0 -
I would say 2 months if no chain and 3-5 months if in a chain.0
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Very difficult to predict as no-one knows what might be uncovered during the process. Remember, that until you have the results of the survey & searches, you don't really know what you're buying - they could reveal problems that lead to you walking away, or you could get into some protracted negotiations. The same is true for all those in the chain.Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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How longs a piece of string?
No seriously it depends on how long your searches take (10 days if council not busy to 6 weeks if they are), the surveyor (10 days if they are not busy to 4 weeks if they are), if any problems are flagged up that need fixing and your solicitors i.e. if one of your solicitor's goes on holiday and is the sole practitioner who is able to deal with the sale then you have to wait until they are back. So if no problems could take 6 weeks if a few problems could take 4 months.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
(If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)0 -
An example of 2 delays inserted into my sale & purchase;
- On my sale, we are waiting for the Leasehold Information Pack from the landlord
- On my purchase, it took the vendors solicitor 4 weeks to find the deeds
There's a reason mortgage offers are valid for 6 months!!!0 -
well we have had 2 offers so far (and only 2 viewings so, thats not bad!) the seller of the other house has accepted our offer and the house is off the market... .just waitign for our estate agent to let us know the amounts.... ohmigod!
no chain for the house we are buying!Willow: I knew it, I knew it, well not in the sense of having the slightest idea, but I knew there was something I didn't know!0
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