How it works

A calmer path from enquiry to keys and cash

No portal theatre and no dozen viewings. A fast sale still has steps, and knowing them lets you compare offers, spot red flags and plan a completion date, whether you need money, need to move, or need the house gone.

What’s driving your sale?

The four steps

  1. Enquire with 2 to 3 buyers

    Give each the same basics: postcode, property type, condition, whether it is vacant or tenanted, and your deadline. Asking two or three firms shows you what a fair range looks like.

  2. Compare offers and proof of funds

    Cash buyers usually offer less than market value. Ask each for proof of funds and a written offer, and check the company details and redress scheme membership before you go further.

  3. Instruct your own solicitor

    Once you accept an offer, instruct your own conveyancer for independent advice. Be clear in writing who pays which legal fees, and never sign an option or lock-in agreement without advice.

  4. Exchange and complete

    Contracts are exchanged, then the sale completes and funds arrive. Two to four weeks is realistic once searches are clear; 7 days is possible only when the title is simple and solicitors are already instructed.

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This website is a guide and does not buy property. There is no enquiry form and no details are collected here. When enquiries open, this panel will name the business that receives them.

What buyers will ask you

  • Who is on the title / who can agree to sell
  • Outstanding mortgage roughly (so you can model equity)
  • Whether the property is vacant, occupied or tenanted
  • Any known legal or structural issues
  • Your ideal and latest-possible completion dates

Checks that protect you

  • Company name, company number and registered address match the buyer’s paperwork
  • Membership of a redress scheme or ombudsman, and a complaints route
  • Who pays which legal fees, confirmed in writing
  • No option, exclusivity or lock-in agreement signed without independent legal advice
  • A written timetable for completion (our guide to selling in 7 days shows each stage)

Still comparing options? Read cash buyer vs estate agent and is selling to a cash buyer safe? To see what each offer would leave you, use the cost of selling worksheet; for a flat, start with the leasehold paperwork tracker.

Sound familiar?

This process is for people under pressure

If one of these is you, the steps above exist so you can move without a six-month chain.

Read before you accept any fast offer

Enquiries through this site are not open yet. The guides explain how cash buyers, auctions and quick-sale agents compare, and the checks that protect you.

Read the guides