Sell My Flat Fast

Looking to sell your flat fast with the help of a professional team?

We can help you find the best way to sell fast today. There are quick and easy options available to you with little effort required to sell flats fast.

People want to sell a flat for many different reasons.

Avoid Repossession
Sell an Inherited Flat
Sell to Fund Care Costs
Pay off Mortgage
Pay off Debts
Move Abroad
Illness or Poor Health.

Do you want to avoid putting your flat on the market and waiting for the buyer to come along? Our team is ready and available to help you sell your flat fast today, just get in touch to see how easy it can be.

If you need to release equity quickly you want to look for a cash buying company who can purchase your flat and get you the funds you need quickly without having to go through the usual process.

How to Sell a Flat Quickly

There are a few different options you can take when it comes to selling a flat quickly.

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You want to make sure you have all your paperwork in order first. Get all your legal documents and any certificates you may need - for the boiler, heating, gas safety, home energy efficient certificate.

Also, make sure you have discussed selling your property with a mortgage advisor in so you know exactly where you stand and what your options are. This will be different for people depending on their original mortgage terms.

Get Sale Ready

Be sale ready before you start the process so you can give yourself a head start.

Next, you want to make your flat appealing to potential buyers. Whilst taking on costly repairs isn't exactly required, it will definitely pay in the long run to take care of smaller jobs around your flat.

DIY - filling in holes, fixing minor damage and repairs
Increase Kerb Appeal - if you have a ground floor flat and have any outside space, tidy it up, remove debris and/or cut back overgrown plants, shrubs and lawns. Look at getting paintwork touched up around windows or on rendering and fix and damage to gutters if this falls under your remit.
Deep Clean - all those bits you don't see, focus on areas that can collect dust ie high ceilings, corners, skirting boards. Maybe hire a deep clean company to do this for you.
Declutter- you want to be making sure your home doesn't look cluttered. Create a blank canvas for potential buyers and look at ways you can show off space in the flat creatively to really sell it.

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Quick Sell Options

Cash House Buyers - you will be able to complete in as little as a month and have the cash in your bank account quickly. You will be offered a percentage of the market value of your home for a quick cash sale and will be unlikely to get full market value.
Auction - Auctions are perfect for people who have short leases, flat needing major work undertaken or a defective title.
Change Estate Agent - this could present your fault to new clients and help sell quicker.
Part Exchange - if you are wanting to buy a new build property, some builders allow part exchange if you are trading up. this isn't always an option
Multi-Agency - this means bringing in another estate agent to help sell the property. Your fault will then be on the books of more than one estate agent with them competing to be the first to sell your flat. Be warned - you need to be careful when taking this approach as it needs to be done right.
Equity Release - this is available for

How to Sell a Retirement Flat Quickly

If you need to sell a retirement flat quickly, you need to make sure you start the process as soon as possible. This type of property is more tricky to sell.

Remember, you will not only be responsible for payments but also the service charge too until the flat is sold.

It is more than likely that when the retirement flat was purchased, it came with certain conditions. Start off with talking to the property manager. In most cases, all retirement flat sales will be handled by them.

If you are unsure, get yourself legal representation to talk you through how best to sell a retirement flat.

By doing the groundwork as quickly as possible, getting paperwork in order and starting the sale process, you can look to sell the property quickly although not as quickly as you would like.

Check you are able to sell directly to a cash house buying company if you want to go down this route. Know where you stand before you make any definitely plans to sell. If you are unsure our advisors can discuss this in more depth with you.

Selling Flats Advice

It makes sense to get your affairs in order when it comes to selling your flat. The first thing to do is to pre-empt exactly what paperwork your solicitor or cash buying company such as ourselves will need. This will include all the paperwork you have for your flat such as;

Boiler certificate
Survey
Gas Safety Certificate
Energy Performance Certificate
Legal Documents
Details of any charges or responsibilities when it comes to shared access or maintenance in the rest of the property such as a service charge or ground

Get yourself sale ready.

Be organised when it comes to selling your property and be one step ahead. Be it getting a survey, having another property lined up to move into, visiting a mortgage advisor etc. This will help speed up the process.

Remember:

Be upfront about everything and try not to omit any details or hide anything. This will hold up how quickly your sale moves through the process and could also affect how much you get for your flat.

Prices offered are dependant on my different things and if something comes to light that wasn't disclosed you may end up receiving less than originally offered.