What do you think should be done to help make buying a house a smoother easier transaction?
Should it really be a pain to buy a house in this day and age?
I reckon there is loads you could do to make it easier and quicker, but I suspect it won't aid the EA's and Solicitors
Instead of buying the searches of the house you are buying and waiting a month for them to come back, why don't they change it so the seller buys their owns searches for their own house prior to listing so they are done in advance and can be presented with the Contents Forms and the Property Questionnaire, would shave off 3 or 4 weeks potentially.
After we accepted an offer it took our buyer 2 weeks to choose a solicitor - no need and just it starts you off on a delay, you should have them in place first, you know you will need them when you start looking.
Could EA use RICS surveyor for valuations that is accepted by EA and sellers for pricing and also by mortgage companies for their valuations?
Obviously offers over will throw that one perhaps but....
I'm sure there's flaws in my thinking and I'm literally just thinking out loud, but the whole system is nasty!