@Pahoehoe my experience is that vendors and estate agents don't like you viewing until you're as proceedable as possible (this is in London). I viewed a place before we'd accepted an offer on our flat and the estate agent was really pissy with me that I'd apparently wasted her time! The place was really lovely as well and we accepted an offer a few days later but I was too stubborn to go back to her ha. So my advice would be to get everything in order first (mortgage in principle, the property your selling on the market) before looking, but this could be bum advice if you're in a different part of the country.
Really glad your buyers came back with positive news @Hawkmoth. I was exactly the same as you though.. didn't hear back from our buyer for 24 hrs and I was convinced he'd pulled out of the sale  any paperwork come through as of yet?
@LeslieYep I shopped around for solicitors and have ended up with one I'm not totally enamoured with (simply conveyancing limited) but they're okay. Not sure whether a smaller company would've been better/more on it. I got about 4 quotes though and just went with the cheapest and the place I got the best feeling from.
@gingerninja99 booking our survey, it taking place and receiving the report back we're wrapped in just over a week (homebuyer survey) so hopefully your buyers will have a similar experience too.
Not that much to update on here, still pregnant! 2 days overdue now and basically living on a camping site. Everything we own is in storage except our bed and the sofa so not many home comforts here. Poor DS is a bit confused by it all I think, he's only 2 so it's a lot to take on! Can't bloody wait to complete on Friday, just hoping I don't go in to labour on Friday morning!!
Who else is it that's completing on Friday? My brain has turned to mush!