Assuming in a situation with no unforeseen hitches what is the period of time I should expect, as a cash buyer, to purchase a house.
I visit the house and like it. I offer asking price with a condition that it is accepted by close of the next day and subject to an engineers report.
Agent calls me back the next day and says the offer has been accepted and that the following day I can have the engineer inspect the house.
Next day the engineer inspects the house, issues the report two days later. No issues are identified and I decide to proceed.
The following day I instruct my solicitor to proceed with the purchase.
The above (perfect) example is about a week.
Assuming that there are no issues identified and the house is unoccupied and the solicitors and agent do their jobs in a timely manner how long until I am the proud owner of my new home and can put the kettle on?
I visit the house and like it. I offer asking price with a condition that it is accepted by close of the next day and subject to an engineers report.
Agent calls me back the next day and says the offer has been accepted and that the following day I can have the engineer inspect the house.
Next day the engineer inspects the house, issues the report two days later. No issues are identified and I decide to proceed.
The following day I instruct my solicitor to proceed with the purchase.
The above (perfect) example is about a week.
Assuming that there are no issues identified and the house is unoccupied and the solicitors and agent do their jobs in a timely manner how long until I am the proud owner of my new home and can put the kettle on?