Conveyancing is the biggest cause of slow house moves, cited by 37% of movers in Rightmove research

Rightmove research published on 9 September found 37% of movers blamed conveyancing for the biggest hold-up in their transaction, ahead of survey or valuation issues at 15%, delays with searches at 11% and chain problems at 9%. Poor buyer qualification was cited by just 5%. For buyers and sellers, that puts the delay risk at the legal and searches stage rather than at the agent. Rightmove earns its income from agent subscriptions, so the framing is not neutral.