So, DH was renting before he bought this place and I came from a flatshare, so no idea how these things work... We've seen a place that would be perfect for us for the next 10 years or more, it will be very competitive though (very few 4 bedders in this area and it's where we'd like to stay). What order do you do the following things -
- put in an offer
- speak to bank about mortgage
- get our house on market (will sell very quickly if we price realistically, this area very in demand)
How long is reasonable between making an offer and getting our house sold? We need to do a few cosmetic things that would help it to sell at a better price (eg paint our bedroom at last, has had previous owners' lime/lavender colour scheme for 7 years 
) and the garden would look much better in a couple of months when things start growing. Or is it best just to sell asap if you've had an offer accepted elsewhere?
Is it sensible to use the same EA as the vendor? There's one established agency that specialises in our part of town, and one otherr 'new kid on the block' starting to take on a bit of business, is it easier if it's done through one agency?
Thanks and please don't laugh too hard at our novice-ness!