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Why do settlement delays happen and how to manage them?
By The Homely Team
If you’ve ever sold a property, you’ll know that moment when the contract is signed feels like a huge weight has been lifted. The buyer’s happy, the price is agreed, and settlement is just a few weeks away.
But in the real world? That wait to settlement doesn’t always go to plan.
We’ve spoken to other sellers, buyers, and conveyancers, and the same stories keep coming up: delays with paperwork, finance approvals dragging on, or last-minute issues popping up during final inspections.
And when that happens, it’s easy to feel like you’re stuck in a frustrating holding pattern—what we call settlement limbo.
