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Conveyancing Timeline

Looking for so advice on typical conveyancing timelines.

our situation is that we’ve had our mortgage offer, survey done and we’ve paid our solicitor the fee to begin doing searches. 

When I called for an update at the start of this week I was told the process could still take 12-14 weeks from here which feels wild considering we’re FTB and the people we’re buying from are moving into their parents property (so no chain).

other experiences would be welcome ?
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  • 1616six
    1616six Posts: 173 Forumite
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    Everyone is different 

    We’re first time buyers 

    Our offer was accepted 2nd July and our vendor is moving in with family so no chain. We still haven’t signed our contract. Aiming to complete before Xmas but still waiting for a response to enquiries so nothing set in stone yet. 

    12-14 weeks sounds about right if things go to plan!
  • RM_2013
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    Offer accepted 13th aug.  Just 3 in chain.  Our buyers, us and our vendor.  We’re just waiting on enquiries - no dates given yet but hoping before Christmas.  Ours has taken 12 weeks so far
  • lika_86
    lika_86 Posts: 1,786 Forumite
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    I worked in conveyancing a while back and I'd have said to expect 12 weeks minimum. Yes it can be done faster but a lot is out of your control I'm terms of searches and other people doing their thing.

    I managed to get a chain free purchase done in 10 weeks that would have been seven but for the fact it took the sellers three weeks to get the initial documents to my solicitors. But that was a super straightforward freehold purchase, the house was empty, we were FTB and I had a great solicitor and knew the process so knew who to bother when and when to just sit back and wait.
  • Thanks so much @Brokenlynx - this is a super informative post, and much more clarity on the timeline than I’ve managed to get out of my solicitor, so far, to be honest! 

    We’ve got our mortgage offer locked in until the end of April 2023 so no major panic, but both buyer (us) and the seller are keen to move quickly and was just surprised about how slow it all can be. 

    Good advice to try and approach this a bit dispassionately! 
  • Flugelhorn
    Flugelhorn Posts: 7,227 Forumite
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    managed 6 weeks this time last year, cash, no chain - that is probably the minimum these days - however as @Brokenlynx describes there are multiple stages and elements that can lead to delays. Honestly best to expect it to take longer then nice surprise when it doesn't
  • badger09
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    @Brokenlynx

    Excellent post. 
  • Tiglet2
    Tiglet2 Posts: 2,628 Forumite
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    I was going to comment on this thread, but @Brokenlynx has got it covered!
  • Ours took 20 weeks!
  • Here's a blog post with some tips to speed up conveyancing. It's aimed at landlords, but the principles are the same.

    https://theindependentlandlord.com/speed-up-conveyancing/
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