• 1,794 properties have sold in the Thanet area in the last 12 months. • It only takes 54 days to sell a Thanet home, so why does it take 120 days from the sold board going up to the buyer getting the keys? • With a shortage of solicitors and a sub-standard conveyancing system, this article discusses what Thanet house sellers (and buyers) can do to speed up the house buying process.