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'Instant' property buying companies - has anyone had a good experience?

sclare · 2025-07-02 16:23:33

I have had a nightmare of an 18 months of legal difficulties that my late parent left behind. The final thing that will need sorting is the disposal of a rental property, which has not been looked after, and when the tenants finally go, it will probably be down to bailiffs and it's likely they'll leave it in even more of a…

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saajan_12 Posts: 5,086 Forumite

17 July at 11:36AM

@sclare how much rent are the tenants paying, and is that in line with the market? You might want to try selling through a normal agent with tenants in situ.
If the rent is in line with markets then it could be a good investment property, and investors are less fussed about the condition if the return is good. That will then massively shorten the time, effort and stress to regain possession and do any works.

You would get a slightly smaller market, so possibly slightly lower price, but this is partly offset by not having court costs and a void, plus will be less than what you'd lose with an auction or house buying company.

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