quick sell companies

saint79_2

i'm looking for a new house at the moment and i'm looking into companies and website to buy my property quick if needed. has anyone used these kind of sitesbefore, if so any recomendations or thoughts on whether this is a good idea.
thanks for any help given.

silvercar

the price they will give you is likely to be 70% of market value or thereabouts. You would be better off reducing your price and selling it yourself. Avoid any company that makes you pay for a valuation up front.

there are decent companies out there, but also a load of crooks.

I have heard that "aquicksale" is meant to be reputable but I've had no dealings.

Far better to get a decent estate agent, a reasonable market price and sell yourself.

The other option would be to buy a new build and part exchange your own place.

How desparate are you to sell?

Post a link to your house on here and people may be able to advise you as to showing it in the best light.

courtjester

I agree, there is a lot you can do to market your property yourself, either via an agent or through a private online advertising service (or both), without giving away a large chunk of your equity.

If you must consider a buy-it-quick service, do not consider any company that wants to charge you ANYTHING upfront (or indeed at all), i.e. a 'survey' fee - these are mostly scams.

There are legitimate companies that will view your property and make an (heavily discounted) offer with no charges, some offering to pay solicitors charges as well.

UK007BullDog

Have you thought about Let To Buy? Letting out your property to buy a new one? You dont say if you have a mortgage on it, but if you had, you might have to pay fees anyway (early repayment charges?), so why not turn it into a BTL? Have you thought about that? Or do you need the sale price to fund your new home?

I would rather stay put than take a heavy loss in the property by selling it to companies like that. They will either sell it on at a massive profit or rent it out.

saint79_2

thanks for the advice, im in no rush to sell, just looking into hassle free sales if possible (not got the best of neighbours if you know what i mean). will look into BTL after christmas and hope for the best.
thanks again for the help.