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Yes! They said they would remove it once the legals are taken care ofDid you ask for it to be removed from the website?
Yes! They said they would remove it once the legals are taken care ofDid you ask for it to be removed from the website?
I should be exchanging Wednesday also. Fingers crossed that the completion date isn't too far away.
How can you be a day from exchanging and not know what the completion date is going to be
I don't understand in this day and age of information freedom and online collaboration why for the most part these "checks" and "searches" can't be done online, immediately.
I don't understand in this day and age of information freedom and online collaboration why for the most part these "checks" and "searches" can't be done online, immediately.
They probably are.
You can do them all yourself if you want. I'm pretty sure solicitors just have an automated process where they enter the property details and press a button and get a search pack back. All our searches have the same branded cover page and the same date on them.
There is a reason why the cost of searches done through a solicitor is the same as if you did them all yourself. They aren't charging you for any time because it doesn't take any.
You'd think that the process of buying and selling would be well refined and easy these days. It can be a nightmare!
Seller should have to get *all* searches, structural surveys, condition reports and valuations done by independent companies whose reports have to be accepted legally by mortgage companies.
Not quite, but you could easily cut it down to a matter of a couple of weeksExchange should be possible within days of an offer.
I simply cannot understand why the housing market works the way it does.....
Seller should have to get *all* searches, structural surveys, condition reports and valuations done by independent companies whose reports have to be accepted legally by mortgage companies.
Buyer can then get a pre-approved mortgage of £x on a house worth more than £y with a maximum loan to value ratio before they even start looking.
Buyer sees a house they like and can request the pre-prepared info pack.
If buyer makes an accepted offer both parties put down a 1% deposit in escrow. Either party pulls out they forfeit the deposit (bear in mind each party has all the info they need before offers are made).
Exchange should be possible within days of an offer.