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What am I waiting for??

Sazzy1253
Sazzy1253 Posts: 72 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Hi

first time buyer here and wanted to check what was next on our list if anyone could help.

So far...

House viewed - offer place 11/05
offer accepted 11/05
mortgage application started 12/05
conditional mortgage dependant upon valuation 14/05
Valuation took place and accepted 18/05
mortgage offer received 19/05
Survey completed 22/05
Land registry surveys done etc 5/06

thank you 
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  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,338 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Waiting for searches. Plus pre-contract enquiries.


    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • Sazzy1253
    Sazzy1253 Posts: 72 Forumite
    10 Posts Name Dropper
    GDB2222 said:
    Waiting for searches. Plus pre-contract enquiries.


    Thank you, the searches and enquires have all been completed by the solicitor. We were only told this on Friday though. Are we just waiting for an exchange date now? 
  • Keswick1uk
    Keswick1uk Posts: 190 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary
    Are they complete or is it just that your solicitor had sent it off? 
  • Keswick1uk
    Keswick1uk Posts: 190 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary
    We found enquiries and searches created some backwards and forwards action between solicitors until they could produce the draft contracts.

    Our FTB, albeit many years ago now, took about 12 weeks and was pretty straightforward although our mortgage wasn't as quick as yours.
  • Redwino222
    Redwino222 Posts: 490 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Email your solicitor and ask for a status update.  Really we can only speculate.

    you are doing incredibly well if everything is done and dusted that fast.  Is there a chain above you?

    Silly things can hold it up, it’s different for every transaction so only your solicitor can give you a true status update 


  • Sazzy1253
    Sazzy1253 Posts: 72 Forumite
    10 Posts Name Dropper
    Redwino222 said:
    Email your solicitor and ask for a status update.  Really we can only speculate.

    you are doing incredibly well if everything is done and dusted that fast.  Is there a chain above you?

    Silly things can hold it up, it’s different for every transaction so only your solicitor can give you a true status update 


    Thank you, we have sent an email but they’re on annual leave until next Friday so we’re just intrigued on what we had left. 

    Nope no chain above us so we’re hoping it won’t take too long 🤞🏻
  • Sazzy1253
    Sazzy1253 Posts: 72 Forumite
    10 Posts Name Dropper
    Keswick1uk said:
    Are they complete or is it just that your solicitor had sent it off?  
    Thank you for the reply, they’ve been completed 
  • Keswick1uk
    Keswick1uk Posts: 190 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary
    Wow our searches down here are taking ages!
  • naomibm
    naomibm Posts: 90 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    Looks like you're ready to start talking dates!
  • Tiglet2
    Tiglet2 Posts: 2,674 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Has your solicitor sent you their Report on Title, together with the contract/transfer/mortgage deed for signing, plus copies of other documentation.
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