Case Studies
Real seller stories: completed purchases, short lease flat sales, UK expats selling from overseas, and flats taken to auction. Worked-through situations for you to see how it's done!
Cash buying companies are easy to set up and easy to disappear. The most useful thing a seller can do before agreeing terms with any buyer is ask for evidence: completed purchases, real addresses, real situations.
This section gathers case studies covering different seller situations. The first is a set of examples of flats we have bought. Others, such as a sale from overseas, a lease extension handled mid-sale, and a flat taken to auction, will be added as each one is written up.
The aim is to show what these situations actually look like in practice, rather than describing them in the abstract. The cards lower down also link out to the underlying flat types and how the process works.
More case studies will be added as they are written up. The first is below.
Six real case studies from across London and beyond: Clock Court in Wanstead, David Close in Hayes, Downs Park Road in Hackney, Westbourne Court in Paddington, Tournay Road in Fulham and Torrent Close in Tamworth. Each shows the situation, the lease or condition complication, and the outcome.
Read the case studies →The categories that make up the bulk of our purchases.
The single most common type we buy. Below 80 years, mortgage lenders pull back; below 70 the buyer pool shrinks to cash buyers only. We buy 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 →