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AGhee
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How long should it take for conveyance process assuming both sides are in a hurry and mortgage is already approved
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How long is this piece of string I'm holding?0
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An impossible question to answer I'm afraid.
It may take 10 days, it could take 10 weeks, it might take 6 months.
If everything is completely straightforward, the purchase of a freehold property should be possible in 6 - 8 weeks.
However, there may be documents missing, it may be the current owner has carried out work without the correct permissions, there may be a right of way issue. There's all kinds of things that can delay the process.0 -
Straightforward freehold chain free and vacant purchase took conveyancing 9 long weeks for us!0
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Did it once in 5 weeks - another time 5 months. Average is usually 12 weeks.2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0
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3 weeks (in Scotland).A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0
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Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »3 weeks (in Scotland).
I know people have reported doing it that quickly but none of the 4 properties that I bought and sold were completed in less than 4 weeks (although none took more than about 8, so the 11 weeks my first purchase in England took seemed very drawn out).0 -
Searches can take up to 28 days (very occasionally 6 weeks) also depends on how many queries are raised, whether they have the answers to those readily on hand, if extra info or documents is needed.
Really is no way to know.0 -
Searches can take up to 28 days (very occasionally 6 weeks) also depends on how many queries are raised, whether they have the answers to those readily on hand, if extra info or documents is needed.
Really is no way to know.
There's a local authority somewhere in Dorset where the searches are currently taking 12 weeks! Thankfully that is unusual.
There are a huge number of moving parts involved when trying to buy or sell a house, and any one of them has the potential to delay matters. It's impossible to predict in advance where the delays will occur.0 -
thanks guys.. maybe I was just being too optimistic and hoping to move in by September even as the conveyance process just started this week0
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