anyone heard of investment property group they say they have a buyer for my house

bettyboooop

hi a comany called investment property group contacted me saying they worked for investers and had a buyer intrested in my property and could he come look at it i said yes and they asked for a payment of 79 pound for valuation i payrd it (stupied i know) the buyer came and viewed my home said it was what he bought and went back to ipg and made an offer .the offer is what we were looking for ,the proplem is they want an upfront fixed fee of £1200 for sale to happen they say they need this so we dont pull out and if buyer pulls out we will get it back ,i have heard of people losing money this way and am very weiry to send any money .dont know if it a scam or not has we did have a viewing .they have been listed with companys house for 4 years there web site is
www . investpg . co.uk there comany number is 05709215 any help would be appreseated thanku

roseland69

Sounds distinctly dodgy. What guarantees do you have from them that you'll get your money back if they pull out? Anything on paper? Or just their say-so?

bettyboooop

i do have a contract to sighn but is it worth the paper its writen on

Kitten_Pie

I'm sure i have heard of scams similar to this on the forum, where the buyer doesn't pull out but there are problems with the survey so the offer is lowered or delayed for so long that the vendor pulls out therefore loosing the money.

Not saying it is a scam but be very wary.

Running_Horse

Why is this buyer unable to buy a property without this company?

Have they not heard of Rightmove?

BitterAndTwisted

You've only wasted £79 so far. Tear up this "contract" and walk away before you lose a lot more.

azkaban420

bettyboooop wrote: »

hi a comany called investment property group contacted me saying they worked for investers and had a buyer intrested in my property and could he come look at it i said yes and they asked for a payment of 79 pound for valuation i payrd it (stupied i know) the buyer came and viewed my home said it was what he bought and went back to ipg and made an offer .the offer is what we were looking for ,the proplem is they want an upfront fixed fee of £1200 for sale to happen they say they need this so we dont pull out and if buyer pulls out we will get it back ,i have heard of people losing money this way and am very weiry to send any money .dont know if it a scam or not has we did have a viewing .they have been listed with companys house for 4 years there web site is
www . investpg . co.uk there comany number is 05709215 any help would be appreseated thanku

Stay well away - if it is too good to be true, it usually is. They've asked you to pay £79 upfront for a valuation??! If they are a genuine company then they would take fees after the transaction. Can they wait for completion till they get their fee? I doubt it...walk away.

Az

maninthestreet

The poor spelling and grammar on that website would put enough doubts in my mind to make me avoid them.

poppysarah

Sounds like scam to me.

If someone wanted to buy your house they could surely knock on the door?

JasX

if they make an unsolicited direct approach and want an upfront fee 99.99% of the time its a SCAM

(i'd be intrigued to hear of any legitimate business operating on such a model)

Enfieldian

maninthestreet wrote: »

The poor spelling and grammar on that website would put enough doubts in my mind to make me avoid them.

I doubt that the OP noticed.

It probably looks fine to them.