Draft contract pack - how long does it normally take?

Moneybear

justcat01 said:

Moneybear said:

Thank you everyone for your assistance and taking the time to reply.

My draft contracts have been received this morning - 8:12am so it did take a few weeks but not to be unexpected based on the comments above  

That's good news!

How long did it take for you to receive the fixtures and fittings information? Or was that included in the draft contract?

My solicitor said that it was included in the draft contracts and I should hopefully see it either tomorrow or Friday. 

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The solicitor will normally review all of the documents before he sends anything to you.  While reviewing the documents, he will start making a list of enquiries he needs to raise.  When all the reviewing has been done, the solicitor will write to you with a 'first letter', in which you should get a copy of the title plan, fixtures & contents and a copy of the lease and/or EPC.  You need to check that the title plan matches what you saw when you viewed the property, i.e. that the boundaries are in the correct position.  You can also read the fixtures and contents form to make sure you know what's staying etc.  If you are buying a leasehold property, read the lease and highlight anything that you do not understand or want further clarification on.  At the same time, the solicitor will write back to the seller's solicitor with approval of the draft contract and raise enquiries.  Then, it will go quiet for a while so they can go back and forwards with enquiries.