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Totally anecdotal, but I've bought two houses and the only way I ever got anything done was relentless (like daily) chasing of solicitors and estate agents; I'm sure they hated me, I didn't care.
One we did in a month (no chain, seller emigrating) the other took about six, but was horrifically complex.
I found if they (solicitors) were left alone they simply wouldn't do anything. I had to drive exchange and completion dates out of them.
christianSpaceman
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Buying a house takes an unnecessary length of time.
31 October offers were accepted.
(Bit of background, we are buying an empty house, the seller of the empty house is buying our flat to rent out)
Tomorrow will be 3 months since this was started and still have no move date.
Initially when we instructed solicitors we asked if 7 Feb was doable, and told yeah no dramas. That's next week and we haven't heard much from them in the last few weeks.
How soon can exchanges and complete happen? (As in, do you get a call from the sols saying "ready when you are, chump" or do they milk more time)