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Property buying companies

c-mcs
c-mcs Posts: 2 Newbie
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi

Does anyone know anything about the fast selling companies, who buy property if a quick sale is needed. Are they OK, what's the deal?

Comments

  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    The general advice given on these boards about companies like this is that they should be avoided.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • shortchanged_2
    shortchanged_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
    I suppose it really depends on your circumstances as to how desperate you are to sell.

    However I'm sure they will give you an absolutely rubbish price for your property which will be well below market value. So as maninthestreet said I would probably avoid.
    Why are we here?......................because we are not all there.
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    IMO they're pretty much all scams. Avoid.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,966 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    A bunch of blood-sucking, money-grabbing scum with dubious morals, as far as I'm concerned... Others may have other views of course...
  • EsoxLucius
    EsoxLucius Posts: 3 Newbie
    I would agree with the other posts.

    If you really want to find out how good their offer is then have the property valued by a few agents and be honest about needing a quick sale - then you will see how much selling to one of these companies is really going to cost you.
  • sonastin
    sonastin Posts: 3,210 Forumite
    If you don't care how much you sell for, just want the property off your hands and you are willing to agree to anything to make the hassle go away then these companies are for you. In any other circumstances, it is unlikely to be the right answer.
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