{"id":1241,"date":"2026-08-12T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:31:30","slug":"how-long-to-move-house-once-offer-accepted-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/how-long-to-move-house-once-offer-accepted-uk","title":{"rendered":"How Long to Move House Once an Offer Is Accepted? (UK 2026 Timeline)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sbk\">\n<style>\n.sbk{color:#17140c;font-family:-apple-system,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.72;font-size:17px}<br \/>.sbk .byline{color:#5b6b66;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 18px}<br \/>.sbk .byline a{color:#0C7268;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(12,114,104,.28)}<br \/>.sbk h2{font-family:\"Poppins\",\"Segoe UI\",sans-serif;font-weight:800;color:#0d0a06;font-size:26px;line-height:1.22;margin:38px 0 12px;padding-left:14px;border-left:6px solid #F6EE26}<br \/>.sbk h3{font-family:\"Poppins\",\"Segoe UI\",sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:#0C7268;font-size:19px;margin:24px 0 6px}<br \/>.sbk p{margin:15px 0}<br \/>.sbk strong{color:#0d0a06}<br \/>.sbk a{color:#0C7268;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(12,114,104,.28)}<br \/>.sbk a:hover{border-bottom-color:#0C7268}<br \/>.sbk ul,.sbk ol{margin:16px 0;padding-left:6px;list-style:none}<br \/>.sbk ul>li,.sbk ol>li{position:relative;margin:11px 0;padding-left:34px}<br \/>.sbk ul>li::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:6px;top:11px;width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:#0C7268}<br \/>.sbk ol{counter-reset:s}.sbk ol>li{counter-increment:s}<br \/>.sbk ol>li::before{content:counter(s);position:absolute;left:0;top:1px;width:24px;height:24px;border-radius:50%;background:#0d0a06;color:#F6EE26;font-size:13px;font-weight:800;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}<br \/>.sbk .tldr{background:#fffbe6;border:1px solid #eadf9a;border-left:6px solid #F6EE26;border-radius:14px;padding:16px 22px;margin:18px 0}<br \/>.sbk .tldr b{font-family:\"Poppins\",\"Segoe UI\",sans-serif}<br \/>.sbk .tldr ul{margin:8px 0 2px}<br \/>.sbk .note{background:#f2f8f7;border:1px solid #d5e6e3;border-left:6px solid #0C7268;border-radius:14px;padding:14px 20px;margin:22px 0;font-size:16px}<br \/>.sbk .tablewrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #eadf9a;border-radius:14px}<br \/>.sbk table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;min-width:520px}<br \/>.sbk th,.sbk td{padding:13px 15px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #eadf9a;vertical-align:top}<br \/>.sbk thead th{background:#0d0a06;color:#F6EE26;font-family:\"Poppins\",\"Segoe UI\",sans-serif;font-size:14px}<br \/>.sbk tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:#fffdf0}<br \/>.sbk tbody td:first-child{font-weight:700;color:#0d0a06}<br \/>.sbk .ok{color:#127a4a;font-weight:700}.sbk .no{color:#c0392b;font-weight:700}.sbk .warn{color:#b3730a;font-weight:700}<br \/>.sbk .ytwrap{position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;margin:24px 0 6px;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 44px -30px rgba(6,35,31,.55);border:1px solid #e3ece9}<br \/>.sbk .ytwrap iframe{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}<br \/>.sbk .ytcap{font-size:13px;color:#5b6b66;margin:0 0 24px;text-align:center}<br \/>.sbk .faq h3{margin-top:22px}<br \/><\/style>\n<p class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/about-dan-green\">Dan Green<\/a> \u00b7 Last updated 10 August 2026<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, moving house once an offer is accepted takes <strong>12\u201316 weeks on average<\/strong> for a freehold in England and Wales \u2014 roughly three to four months from acceptance to completion day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tldr\">\n<p><b>Key takeaways<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12\u201316 weeks<\/strong> is the 2026 average from offer accepted to completion on a freehold in England and Wales. Leasehold typically runs to <strong>16\u201320 weeks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The biggest single bottleneck is the <strong>local authority search<\/strong>. The government target is 10 working days, but the slowest councils are taking six weeks or more, and a handful of London boroughs are worse still.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>chain-free<\/strong> sale can complete in about 8 weeks, and in as little as 4 weeks if everything lands perfectly \u2014 but 12 weeks is still typical even when nothing goes wrong.<\/li>\n<li>You are not safe while you wait: <strong>23.7% of agreed UK sales fell through in Q1 2026<\/strong>, close to the decade average of 24.5%. Survey findings caused about 37.5% of those collapses.<\/li>\n<li>Nothing is legally binding in England, Wales or Northern Ireland until <strong>exchange of contracts<\/strong>. In Scotland, by contrast, you are committed once missives are concluded.<\/li>\n<li>If 12\u201316 weeks is too long, a genuine cash buyer completes in <strong>7\u201328 days<\/strong> \u2014 the trade-off is a price of roughly 75\u201385% of market value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOffer accepted\u201d feels like the finish line. It isn\u2019t. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is a handshake with no legal weight, and what follows is a queue of searches, surveys, enquiries and mortgage underwriting that you mostly cannot control. This guide sets out how long each stage actually takes in 2026, what is realistically making yours slower, what you can do about it, and when it makes sense to stop waiting.<\/p>\n<h2>How long does it take to move house once an offer is accepted?<\/h2>\n<p>Between three and four months for most people. The <a href=\"https:\/\/hoa.org.uk\/advice\/guides-for-homeowners\/i-am-buying\/how-long-does-conveyancing-take\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">HomeOwners Alliance<\/a>, updated in January 2026, puts the total at 12\u201316 weeks from offer acceptance to completion. Conveyancing firms publishing 2026 timelines broadly agree, and add roughly four weeks on top for leasehold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tablewrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Your situation<\/th>\n<th>Offer accepted \u2192 completion (2026)<\/th>\n<th>What drives it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Freehold, one chain link<\/td>\n<td>12\u201316 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Searches and mortgage underwriting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leasehold flat<\/td>\n<td>16\u201320 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Waiting on the management pack from the freeholder or managing agent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No chain, mortgaged buyer<\/td>\n<td>8\u201310 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Mortgage offer and searches still apply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chain of three or more<\/td>\n<td>15\u201322 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Every link has to be ready on the same day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Private cash buyer, no chain<\/td>\n<td>4\u20138 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Searches only; no lender involved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/are-cash-house-buyers-legit\">Cash buying company<\/a><\/td>\n<td>7\u201328 days<\/td>\n<td>Own funds, no chain, no mortgage, no viewings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>A word on averages.<\/strong> An average of 12\u201316 weeks does not mean your sale will take 12\u201316 weeks. It means half will be quicker and half slower, and the slow half is very slow indeed \u2014 a single council search or one uncooperative freeholder can add two months on its own.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens between offer accepted and completion?<\/h2>\n<p>Six stages, some of which overlap. The order below is the normal sequence for a mortgaged buyer in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tablewrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stage<\/th>\n<th>Typical duration<\/th>\n<th>Who is holding it up<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Instruct solicitors, issue memorandum of sale<\/td>\n<td>1\u20132 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Estate agent and both conveyancers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Mortgage application to formal offer<\/td>\n<td>About 4 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Lender and its underwriters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Searches ordered and returned<\/td>\n<td>2\u20136 weeks (occasionally far longer)<\/td>\n<td>The local authority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. Survey booked, carried out and reported<\/td>\n<td>2\u20133 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Surveyor availability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Draft contract and pre-contract enquiries<\/td>\n<td>2\u201310 weeks<\/td>\n<td>The seller\u2019s solicitor answering questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. Exchange of contracts to completion<\/td>\n<td>1\u20132 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Agreed between the parties and the chain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Stage 1: instructing solicitors (1\u20132 weeks)<\/h3>\n<p>The agent issues a memorandum of sale to both sides. Your conveyancer then needs identity and anti-money-laundering checks completed before doing anything else \u2014 a requirement under HMRC-supervised AML rules. Sellers also complete the TA6 property information form and TA10 fittings and contents form at this point. Filling those in properly on day one is one of the few genuinely free speed-ups available to you.<\/p>\n<h3>Stage 2: mortgage application to formal offer (about 4 weeks)<\/h3>\n<p>An agreement in principle is not a mortgage. The full application, valuation and underwriting take roughly a month in 2026. If your buyer has not applied within the first ten days of the offer being accepted, the whole timeline has already slipped.<\/p>\n<h3>Stage 3: searches (2\u20136 weeks, sometimes much longer)<\/h3>\n<p>Covered in detail below. This is where most transactions lose their time.<\/p>\n<h3>Stage 4: the survey (2\u20133 weeks)<\/h3>\n<p>Booking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rics.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">RICS<\/a> surveyor and receiving the report usually takes two to three weeks in total. The report itself can come back within a day or two of the visit, but in busy areas the wait for an appointment can stretch to a month.<\/p>\n<h3>Stage 5: enquiries (2\u201310 weeks)<\/h3>\n<p>The buyer\u2019s solicitor raises pre-contract enquiries arising from the contract pack, searches and survey. This is the stage with the widest range and the least visibility, because it depends entirely on how quickly the seller\u2019s side answers.<\/p>\n<h3>Stage 6: exchange to completion (1\u20132 weeks)<\/h3>\n<p>At exchange, contracts become legally binding and the buyer\u2019s deposit \u2014 usually 10% of the purchase price \u2014 is committed. Completion follows on the agreed date.<\/p>\n<h2>How long do conveyancing searches take, and why do they hold everything up?<\/h2>\n<p>Local authority searches are the single biggest bottleneck in the 2026 process. The target is a maximum of <strong>10 working days<\/strong>, but performance varies enormously by council.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fastest councils<\/strong> (typically smaller district authorities): under 5 working days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most councils in England and Wales:<\/strong> 2\u20134 weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slowest councils<\/strong> (large metropolitan authorities and several London boroughs): 6\u201312 weeks or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The causes are structural rather than personal: budget cuts, staffing shortages, ageing land-charges systems and seasonal demand spikes. There is no queue-jumping. If your property sits in a slow borough, that time is simply built into your sale, and no amount of chasing your solicitor will change it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>The one workaround.<\/strong> Search indemnity insurance can sometimes let a lender proceed without a full local search on a low-risk property. It is the lender\u2019s decision, not yours, and it does not remove the risk \u2014 it insures against it. Ask your conveyancer early whether your lender will accept it, rather than at week ten.<\/p>\n<h2>How long does it take to get from mortgage offer to exchange?<\/h2>\n<p>Around three weeks in a typical transaction, assuming searches are already back. A formal mortgage offer is not the end of the process \u2014 the buyer\u2019s solicitor still has to report on title, deal with outstanding enquiries, agree the completion date with everyone in the chain and get signed documents returned.<\/p>\n<p>Mortgage offers usually stay valid for three to six months. If the sale drags past that, the offer expires and has to be re-issued, which can mean a fresh credit check and, if rates have moved, a different deal. That is a real risk on transactions running past four months.<\/p>\n<h2>How long after the survey until completion?<\/h2>\n<p>Roughly six weeks in a normal transaction. The survey is usually done around weeks four to six, and completion follows once enquiries arising from it are settled.<\/p>\n<p>If the survey turns up something significant \u2014 damp, movement, a roof at the end of its life \u2014 expect renegotiation, which is where a large share of sales collapse. Survey findings were the leading cause of failed UK sales in early 2026, accounting for about 37.5% of them. If you already know your property has an issue, disclosing it up front costs you less time than having it discovered at week six.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is there a gap between exchange and completion?<\/h2>\n<p>Usually one to two weeks, and the gap exists for practical reasons. Once contracts are exchanged the date is legally fixed, which is precisely what everyone needs in order to book removals, give notice on rented accommodation, redeem existing mortgages and have the lender draw down funds so the money can travel up the chain on a single day.<\/p>\n<p>The gap is negotiable. Same-day exchange and completion is possible where there is no chain and no mortgage, and it happens routinely on cash purchases. In a chain it is rare, because it leaves no margin for a single bank transfer going astray.<\/p>\n<h2>How long does a house sale take with no chain?<\/h2>\n<p>Around 8 to 10 weeks with a mortgaged buyer, and in as little as 4 weeks in the best cases. But even a straightforward chain-free sale averages about 12 weeks, because removing the chain does not remove the searches, the survey or the lender.<\/p>\n<p>Chain-free means other people\u2019s problems can no longer delay you. It does not make the process itself fast.<\/p>\n<h2>How much time does each extra link in the chain add?<\/h2>\n<p>Roughly three to six weeks for a chain of three, and more as it lengthens, because a chain completes at the speed of its slowest member. Every link multiplies the number of solicitors, lenders, surveyors and councils that all have to be ready on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>It also multiplies the failure points. The <a href=\"https:\/\/hoa.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">HomeOwners Alliance<\/a> found that one in four homeowners buying in a chain reported delays or cancellations on moving day itself, and estimates around 115,000 UK moves are delayed each year because funds do not arrive on time, with over 20,000 cancelled outright.<\/p>\n<h2>Does leasehold, new build or probate make it slower?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes \u2014 all three add weeks, for different reasons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leasehold: add roughly 4 weeks or more.<\/strong> The buyer\u2019s solicitor needs a management pack (the LPE1) from the freeholder or managing agent, and there is no statutory deadline forcing them to produce it quickly. Order it the week the offer is accepted, not later. If the lease is short, expect further delay while lenders assess it \u2014 see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/what-happens-when-a-leasehold-ends\">what happens when a leasehold ends<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New build: variable, and often on the developer\u2019s clock.<\/strong> Builders commonly impose a 28-day deadline to exchange from reservation, then completion is tied to a long-stop date that can be months away if the property is not finished.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probate: add the grant.<\/strong> A property cannot usually be sold until the grant of probate is issued, and that process runs in parallel with, not inside, the conveyancing timeline. Our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-sell-an-inherited-house-in-the-uk-a-guide-by-dan-green\">how to sell an inherited house<\/a> covers the sequencing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Is \u201coffer accepted\u201d the same in Scotland?<\/h2>\n<p>No, and this is the most important regional difference. In Scotland the formal offer is submitted by your solicitor and, once <strong>missives are concluded<\/strong>, the contract is legally binding \u2014 there is no equivalent of the English exchange-of-contracts gap in which either side can walk away.<\/p>\n<p>The practical effect is that Scottish transactions carry far less fall-through risk after conclusion of missives, but the front end is slower, because surveys (the Home Report) and legal work happen before the commitment rather than after it. Every timeline in this guide otherwise refers to England and Wales; Northern Ireland follows the exchange model but with its own search regime.<\/p>\n<h2>How likely is the sale to fall through while you wait?<\/h2>\n<p>About one in four. <strong>23.7% of agreed UK sales fell through in the first quarter of 2026<\/strong>, down marginally from 24.0% the previous quarter and slightly below the decade average of 24.5%. An estimated 67,489 transactions collapsed in that quarter alone.<\/p>\n<p>That is the number nobody mentions when your offer is accepted. Every additional week between acceptance and exchange is another week in which a buyer can change their mind, a survey can find something, a lender can withdraw, or someone four links up the chain can pull out. Speed is not just convenience \u2014 it is risk reduction.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"ytwrap\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; margin: 24px 0 6px;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"Springbok seller review \u2014 Samantha\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rzR_E7iJzvA\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption class=\"ytcap\" style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #5b6b66; margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: center;\">Real Springbok seller \u2014 Samantha, after two estate agent sales fell through<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What can you do if your sale stalls?<\/h2>\n<p>Most guides list the causes of delay and stop there. These are the actual remedies, in escalating order.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Find out which stage you are actually at.<\/strong> Ask your conveyancer one specific question: what is the single item we are waiting on, and who holds it? \u201cWith the solicitors\u201d is not an answer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chase the holder, not the messenger.<\/strong> If it is a council search, chasing your solicitor achieves nothing. If it is enquiries, the seller\u2019s solicitor is the target, and your estate agent\u2019s sales progression team should be applying that pressure weekly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set a target exchange date in writing.<\/strong> Get all parties to agree a date. It has no legal force before exchange, but it creates accountability and exposes whoever cannot commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Escalate within the firm.<\/strong> Ask for the supervising partner. Conveyancing firms are regulated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sra.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Solicitors Regulation Authority<\/a> or the CLC, and both require a published complaints procedure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>After exchange, serve a notice to complete.<\/strong> If the other side misses the completion date, your solicitor can serve a notice to complete, typically giving 10 working days, after which you may rescind and claim the deposit. This only exists after exchange \u2014 before exchange you have no remedy at all.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decide your walk-away point.<\/strong> Set it early: a date at which you stop waiting and change route. Most people never set one, which is why sales drift for eight months.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How can you speed up a sale after an offer is accepted?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Instruct a conveyancer before you accept an offer<\/strong>, not after. This alone removes one to two weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Return the TA6 and TA10 forms within 48 hours<\/strong>, fully completed. Blanks generate enquiries, and enquiries generate weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order the leasehold management pack on day one<\/strong> if you are selling a flat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gather your paperwork in advance:<\/strong> building regulations certificates, FENSA windows, boiler and electrical certificates, guarantees, planning permissions, the EPC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask the agent for a sales progressor by name<\/strong> and a weekly written update.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check your buyer properly.<\/strong> Ask for a mortgage in principle dated within the last 30 days and proof of deposit. A buyer who cannot produce either is a delay you have already agreed to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reply to everything the same day.<\/strong> Being the fastest party in the chain does not make the chain fast, but being the slowest guarantees it is slow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are the faster alternatives if 12\u201316 weeks is too long?<\/h2>\n<p>Three realistic routes, and they trade price against certainty and speed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tablewrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Offer accepted \u2192 completion<\/th>\n<th>Typical price achieved<\/th>\n<th>Fees<\/th>\n<th>Certainty<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Estate agent, open market<\/td>\n<td>12\u201316 weeks<\/td>\n<td>Full market value<\/td>\n<td>1\u20133% + VAT<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"no\">~24% fall through<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Auction (traditional)<\/td>\n<td>4\u20138 weeks after the hammer<\/td>\n<td>Variable, often below market<\/td>\n<td>Entry + buyer\u2019s premium<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"ok\">Binding on the fall of the hammer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cash buying company<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"ok\">7\u201328 days<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Around 75\u201385% of market value<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"ok\">None to the seller<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"ok\">Funded, chain-free<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A genuine cash buying company uses its own funds, so there is no mortgage application, no chain and no viewings \u2014 the three things that consume most of the 12\u201316 weeks. Completion is possible in as little as 7 days and typically happens within 7 to 28 days, with the date largely your choice. The trade-off is price: expect roughly 75\u201385% of market value, around 80% on average. Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/how-much-below-market-value\">how much below market value cash buyers pay<\/a> sets out the maths, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/cash-buyer-vs-estate-agent\">cash buyer vs estate agent<\/a> compares the two routes on net proceeds rather than headline price.<\/p>\n<p>If you go this route, check the company is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napb.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Association of Property Buyers<\/a> and registered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpos.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Property Ombudsman<\/a>, that it buys with its own funds rather than brokering to a third party, and that the offer is in writing with its conditions attached. Our guides on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/are-cash-house-buyers-legit\">whether cash house buyers are legit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/house-buying-company-fees\">house buying company fees<\/a> cover the checks in full.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"ytwrap\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; margin: 24px 0 6px;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"Springbok seller review \u2014 Miriam\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3CVrAD0tiAs\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption class=\"ytcap\" style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #5b6b66; margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: center;\">Real Springbok seller \u2014 Miriam, who chose a different approach to a slow sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/springbokproperties.co.uk\/\">Springbok Properties<\/a> is a member of the NAPB and regulated by The Property Ombudsman, buys across England, Scotland and Wales, and offers both a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/fast-cash-sale\">fast cash sale<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/fixed-price-sale\">fixed price sale<\/a> depending on whether speed or value matters more. You can read verified seller feedback on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/reviews\">reviews page<\/a>, or compare providers in our roundup of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbokproperties.co.uk\/blog\/best-house-buying-companies-uk\">best house buying companies in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq\">\n<h3>How long does it take to move house after an offer is accepted?<\/h3>\n<p>In 2026 the UK average is 12\u201316 weeks from offer acceptance to completion on a freehold property in England and Wales. Leasehold sales typically run to 16\u201320 weeks. A chain-free sale can complete in around 8 weeks, and a cash sale in 7\u201328 days.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the average conveyancing time in the UK?<\/h3>\n<p>Conveyancing on a freehold purchase takes about 12\u201316 weeks in 2026, measured from offer acceptance to completion. 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