Hi, Richard,
I am fairly new to all this but I have found out lots on this forum.
I dont know about
ff's but I do know that there are people on here who have very good teams of financial people ready and waiting for your call. They can complete in a week because they all work together. (broker, solicitor and financing) and can rush things thru if needed!
If you sell, sell sell then you have to pay Capital Gains Tax and this is 40% of profit so not always a good idea to sell everything.
Hope this helps I'm sure someone else will answer with a better explanation soon.
As I say I'm new and still learning. Best Wishes Lynda