A long 6 weeks since we I saw our new home it feels like we are nearly there….We are trading up (keeping first home on as a BTL) buying a 3 bed semi in need of modernization with no chain…

Here’s our timeline:

• 24th October: First view/offer accepted
• 1st November: Mortgage In Principle approved
• 13th November: Mortgage Valuation
• 21st November: Offer letter received
• 4th December: Stamp Duty changes saving me near 4.5k!
• 5th December: All enquiries complete with solicitors

So by all accounts we are pretty much there. Estate agent wants a simultaneous exchange /completion.

Solicitors believe it could be done by the 19th, I’d rather not as we’ve got a lot of work to do which won’t be started until the new year… so pushing to exchange but complete first week of January 2015