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Combenew
Combenew Posts: 51 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Once the solicitor has the client forms, TA forms, guarantees etc, how long would it usually take to prepare and send the draft contract?

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  • Hoenir
    Hoenir Posts: 7,742 Forumite
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    Mortgage offer in place? 
  • Combenew
    Combenew Posts: 51 Forumite
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    Hoenir said:
    Mortgage offer in place? 
    No mortgage needed
  • NottinghamParkingTickets
    NottinghamParkingTickets Posts: 4 Newbie
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    You can exchange in a week if a true cash buyer and your legal teams are only doing exchange of contracts etc etc no searches 
  • Combenew
    Combenew Posts: 51 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    NottinghamParkingTickets said:
    You can exchange in a week if a true cash buyer and your legal teams are only doing exchange of contracts etc etc no searches 
    My query is the length of time a solicitor takes to prepare the draft contract
  • Hoenir
    Hoenir Posts: 7,742 Forumite
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    edited 25 May at 8:46PM
    Depends on what other work is ahead in the queue. Transactions at the exchange/completion stage will take priority. 
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