Solicitors - how does it work?

[hksi]

We are hoping to exchange late next week and complete the following Thurs. The contracts will reach our buyer's solicitor next Wed/Thurs. Is there anything that can be done beforehand so we can exchange as soon as they are back?? Don't know the ins and outs of how it works.....

[lalalonglegs]

All you can do is make sure that the contracts are ready, all queries have been resolved etc - it's then in the buyer's court how quickly they exchange. It depends how quickly they want to move and how much brinkmanship you are prepared to use otherwise.