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Contract rescinded I finally got an exchange but it was rescinded a week later because the council won't issue a building certificate (a contract condition). The reason that they wouldn't issue the building certificate is because I hadn't complied with the development consent of a sealed...

Solicitor says 35 days for settlement - should I get them to specify something shorter? Cathy

As I have no firm settlement date i cannot make offers here (Qld) because the settlement period and process is so much quicker. If I did make an offer and the exchange dragged on I could be be in deep you know what with the funds to purchase. Vendors are not keen on waiting for sales to go...

Is 7 weeks too long for exchange of contracts in NSW? I sold mid June and still have not exchanged (giving me no firm settlement date). Purchaser's solicitor does one thing at a time eg gets a survey, then requests a building certificate - from the council no less! Should i just start...