Areas We Cover
We buy leasehold flats across England and Wales, with a strong concentration in London. Area-specific guides cover the local issues and quirks that affect flat sales in each location.
Most of the flats we buy are in London. The capital has the highest concentration of leasehold flats in the UK and the broadest mix of the situations we specialise in: short leases, ex-council blocks, mansion-block conversions, post-Grenfell cladding cases, and the slow freeholders that come with the larger managed estates.
We also buy flats outside London, across England and Wales. The principles are the same; the local quirks are different. As we add area guides, this section will grow to cover the most common issues in each one.
Right now there is one area guide, covering London. The remainder of this hub points to the underlying flat types we buy and how the process works.
More area guides will be added as they are written.
The full guide to selling a leasehold flat in London: sale routes, the legal hurdles specific to London (cladding, EWS1 forms, slow managing agents, large managed estates), realistic timescales, costs, valuation factors and a preparation checklist.
Read the London guide →The categories that make up the bulk of our purchases, in any area.
Below 80 years, mortgage lenders pull back; below 70 the buyer pool shrinks to cash buyers only. We buy short lease flats without requiring a lease extension first.
Short lease flats →
Estate sales bring extra steps and longer timescales. We work with executors and probate solicitors and accommodate the timing needs of an estate.
Probate flats →
Cladding, structural issues, defective lease clauses, flood history: some flats simply will not mortgage. As cash buyers, lender restrictions do not apply to us.
Unmortgageable flats →
Tired decor and old kitchens deter open-market buyers. We factor refurbishment costs in from the start, rather than chipping the price later.
Unmodernised flats →
Former council and housing association flats often face mortgage restrictions on certain blocks, postcodes or floor heights. As cash buyers, those restrictions do not apply.
Ex-local authority flats →How the direct buying service works and how we help sellers more generally.
Our direct buying service alongside honest commentary on the alternatives, including auction and private treaty. The page also covers the things to watch out for when dealing with cash buying companies.
About our services →
The seven steps from first contact to completion: how we value the flat, when the offer is firmed up, what the legal work involves, and the typical timescales for a cash purchase.
How the process works →