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Hugh1983
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When you sign contracts you should be discussing exchange and completion dates. It's up to you to negotiate when is most appropriate for you to move and try to tie in with other people's plans.
Solicitors work in different ways so they may have sent you contracts early in the process before any queries (which can add serious time resolving) or it may be nearer the end (in which case it should all be fairly quick).
If there are no queries remaining (often something can come up at the last minute even if you think it's a "done deal") and your seller is reasonable and not planning to stay for a month or more then completion could be within a matter of a couple weeks of signing contracts if that suits all parties.0 -
You could Exchange in a few days. Perhaps. and you could Complete the same day. In theory.
Or Exchange may be delayed by any one of 76 reasons and not happen for several months.
And one side or the other may insist on a gap (a week? 2? 4?) between Exchange & Completion.0
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