File photo dated 14/10/14 of Sold and For Sale signs, as Britons spend around the same length of time deciding whether to buy a pair of shoes as whether to put an offer in on a house, a survey reveals. ... House purchase consideration time ... 14-04-2016 ... Hampshire ... UK ... Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire. Unique Reference No. 26069444 ... Issue date: Thursday April 14, 2016. It takes 26 hours on average for people to decide to make an offer on a house purchase, and 25 hours typically for them to decide whether to buy a pair of shoes, HSBC found. See PA story MONEY Buyers. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire