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Exchange/complete same day

I was hoping someone could help with this query. I've emailed our mortgage broker but don't expect a reply until Monday.
We have a mortgage offer from aldermore and are first time buyers buying a vacant house. I have asked our solicitor if we could exchange and complete on the same day as it's such a simple chain. However they have said it must be a minimum of 5 working days in between. Is this something specific to aldermore or are they wrong about this?

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  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,896 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    What happens is the solicitor sends off a Certificate of Title (CoT) and that usually needs 5 days from sending to receiving the money. So if you are hoping to exchange and complete on Friday, then the CoT would need to be sent first thing monday at the latest...if not the friday prior.
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  • starM
    starM Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    My property purchase exchange and completion was done on Friday just gone. Both done on the same day and my mortgage was from Precise. So its possible to be done.
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