selling 2 homes to buy 1 - how?

How is this going to work? The person buying it from you would presumably not be able to live in it (which is the usual reason for buying) and if this is the case simply extending the completion period would work just as well.

To link the sales the problem is going to be finding buyers that can complete at the same time, not in sorting out the legalities

So one of you rents somewhere?

It's a jungle, I would guess that more sales/purchases fall through because of an inability to get a chain completed than for any other reasons (including many that will fail before any of the formalities have been started). If you wan't to sell your house easily you have to take positive action to avoid a chain, otherwise you limit your potential.

Tim

But it should be no more challenging to your average Superman estate agent to set up than the delicate chains they're accustomed to dealing with.

Exactly. Or goes on holiday. Or realises that the house probably is big enough after all, if only for only a few weeks.

Glad we understand each other. :-)

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Or, they move into the parents after selling theirs first.

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I hate chains and avoid them like the plague if at all possible. It is often worth considering a lower offer with no chain, than taking the risk of the chain falling apart.