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How long to wait for seller to get offer accepted?

nervousftbuy23 · 2023-10-17 15:44:35

Jittery first time buyer here! I had offer accepted on a property that was on the market for over a year. It was a good price and I received my full mortgage offer within a week of offer accepted. I am chain free myself, currently renting. Its now been nearly 4 weeks and the seller hasn’t yet had offer accepted on a…

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vic_sf49 Posts: 684 Forumite

18 October 2023 at 4:44PM

And then your vendor's seller, may need to hunt for somewhere, and then those above them, and those above them, and someone buying a new build which isn't ready for another year, and ugh.

There could be quite a while until a full chain is formed.

Sorry to depress you with that nugget of information.

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