Cash buyers for flats

Sell your flat fast for cash.
No Nonsense.

Every flat has a different problem. Pick the one that looks like yours and we will show you the way to a firm cash offer.

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Offer within 24 hours, free and with no obligation. A flat needs a reply from the freeholder, so completion takes longer than a house: we tell you the real timeline up front.

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Need to sell your flat fast? Start with what is wrong

Most flats that stall have one of five problems. We buy any flat, whichever it is, so pick the closest match and we will show how a cash sale works around it.

Selling a flat with a short lease

Once a lease drops below 80 years, extending it costs more and many lenders step back, so mortgage buyers disappear. We buy as the lease stands, so you do not need to extend first.

Short lease guides by town

Selling an inherited or probate flat

The service charge and ground rent keep running while the flat sits empty, and the freeholder or managing agent usually needs to be told about the death. Executors can agree a price now and complete once the grant arrives.

Get an offer for a probate flat

Selling a flat lenders will not mortgage

Unsafe cladding, a missing fire-safety certificate, ground rent that doubles, a very high service charge or a flat above a shop can each make a lender say no. A cash buyer does not depend on a lender’s view of the building.

Get an offer for this kind of flat

Selling a derelict or run-down flat

Damp, fire or water damage, no working kitchen or bathroom, or years of neglect: a lender will not lend on a flat that is not habitable. We price the repairs in and buy it as it stands, with no clearing needed.

Get an offer for a run-down flat

Selling a flat that will not sell

Months on the market, a buyer who pulled out or a valuation that came in low: a flat sale has more points of failure than a house sale. A fixed cash offer replaces the wait with one firm number.

Get an offer and end the wait

Not sure which one is yours?

Send the flat’s postcode and we will tell you which route fits. A real person replies, and there is no obligation.

Send the postcode

Sell a short lease flat for cash: where does your lease stand?

If you need to sell a short lease flat, lease length decides who can buy it. This is how the market usually sees it. Every lender sets its own minimum, so treat the bands as guide points, not rules.

Example: 62 years left
Mortgage buyers welcome
Lenders cautious
Most lenders decline
Cash buyers only. We buy here.
125 yrs
100 yrs
80 yrsThe line lenders watch
60 yrs
40 yrs, or less: we still buy

Over about 85 years

Most lenders are comfortable, so a long lease is the easiest case for an agent. Extending is also cheaper while the lease is long.

Under 80 years

Extending now includes marriage value, which makes it noticeably dearer, and many lenders want between 70 and 85 years left (HomeOwners Alliance).

Under about 65 years

Most mortgage buyers drop out and a cash sale becomes the usual route. The shorter the lease, the lower the offer, and we say so up front.

The 2024 leasehold reforms are meant to change how extension prices are worked out, but the new valuation rules were still being consulted on in autumn 2026, so do not delay a sale waiting for them. You can read the current rules on GOV.UK, and the Leasehold Advisory Service gives free advice.

Read the short lease guide for your town

Sell a flat for cash: why it takes longer than a house

A cash buyer removes the mortgage lender, but a flat still involves the freeholder, the managing agent and two sets of solicitors. That is why a quick flat sale still takes weeks rather than days, and why we would rather tell you so now than promise seven.

The seller’s management pack alone usually takes two to four weeks, and the freeholder has no legal deadline to produce it (Propelr).

155 vs 97 daysTime to reach exchange on leasehold and freehold open-market sales in April 2026.
43% vs 36%Share of leasehold and freehold sales agreed in 2025 that did not complete.

Open-market figures from Connells Group, as reported by ValuQ. A cash sale avoids the lender, not the freeholder.

  1. 1

    Offer

    You send the postcode and a few details, and we reply with a firm figure within 24 hours.

  2. 2

    Solicitors

    Instructed as soon as you accept, while the lease and the building are checked.

  3. 3

    Freeholder and management pack

    The step we do not control. We chase it from day one and tell you what is holding it up.

  4. 4

    Completion

    On a date agreed once the pack, searches and paperwork are done. You are told the likely date before you accept.

We buy any flat in London and along the south coast

As cash buyers for flats, we have written a full short lease guide for each of these seven places, with real tribunal cases, local prices and a calculator. Across the six towns the average flat costs from £142,000 in Hastings to £295,000 in Brighton and Hove.

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Sell a short lease flat in London

Short lease flats in all 33 boroughs, with borough flat prices, a lease-cost calculator and real tribunal cases.

Real premiums of £42,488 and £69,277 on tribunal cases
London short lease guide
Average flat, Apr 2026£295,000

Cash buyers for flats in Brighton and Hove

Half of households live in flats: Hove mansion blocks, Kemp Town conversions and studios.

Priced extension: £28,100 on 53 years left
Brighton and Hove short lease guide
Average flat, Apr 2026£182,000

We buy any flat in Worthing

Seaside conversions and big blocks, with 35% of households in flats.

A £94,000 repair shared by three flats in Thorn Road
Worthing short lease guide
Average flat, Aug 2026£197,000

Quick flat sale in Bournemouth

Over half of households live in flats: cliff-top blocks, Boscombe towers and Charminster conversions.

Priced extension: £33,913 on 50.87 years left
Bournemouth short lease guide
Average flat, Aug 2026£176,000

Sell a flat for cash in Eastbourne

The most flat-heavy town in East Sussex: 1960s towers and seafront blocks run by residents’ companies.

Residents’ blocks with £26,208 and £221,984 works bills
Eastbourne short lease guide
Average flat, Aug 2026£142,000

Sell your flat fast in Hastings

Seafront conversions and the lowest home ownership in East Sussex, with the cheapest flats of the six towns here.

Priced extension: £15,378 on 68 years left
Hastings short lease guide
Average flat, Aug 2026£168,000

Need to sell your flat fast in Bognor Regis?

Cheap flats, short leases advertised as cash buyers only, and landlords who go quiet.

A £133,103 works bill and 14 years of missing accounts
Bognor Regis short lease guide
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Sell your flat fast anywhere else

Not one of these seven? We also buy flats in Torbay, Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gloucester and everywhere else. Send the postcode and we will say straight away whether we can buy it.

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Average flat prices are ONS and HM Land Registry figures for flats and maisonettes: Hastings, Eastbourne, Arun, which covers Bognor Regis and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for August 2026, and Worthing and Brighton and Hove for April 2026. The Arun and Bournemouth figures cover the whole council area. Each guide gives its own sources.

Cash buyers for flats, a lease extension or an agent?

There is no single best route. This is an honest comparison for owners weighing cash buyers for flats against an extension or an agent, so you can pick the one that fits your deadline and your flat.

Three ways to sell a flat with a lease or building problem
FactorCash sale to BP PropertiesExtend the lease, then sellSell through an agent
SpeedOffer in 24 hours. Completion takes weeks, set mostly by the freeholder’s pack.Slowest. A statutory extension usually takes months before the sale even starts.Weeks to months, and a listed flat can sit far longer than a house.
CostNo agent fees. The price is below open-market value, and we say by how much.A premium plus legal and valuation fees, with marriage value below 80 years.Agent fees, plus the cost of fixing any lease problem the buyer finds.
CertaintyA fixed figure with no lender or mortgage survey to fall through.Fixes the lease, but costs money up front and the sale can still fail afterwards.Lower for flats: 43% of leasehold sales agreed in 2025 did not complete.
Best forA short lease, probate, cladding or poor condition, or a firm deadline.Sellers who can afford to wait and want the highest price.A long lease, no building problems and no rush.

What to send us to get a firm flat offer faster

Cash buyers for flats can only be firm if they know the lease and the building, so the more you send, the firmer the first figure. If you do not have everything, that is fine.

  • Your lease, or at least the lease length and the ground rent
  • The last two years of service charge accounts
  • Any notice of major works or a section 20 consultation
  • Buildings insurance details and the freeholder or managing agent’s contact
  • An EWS1 form or fire risk assessment, if you have one
  • Any survey, valuation or refusal letter from a sale that failed

You do not need any of this to start. The postcode is enough, and we can request the rest.

Start with the postcode

A real person replies with one firm offer within 24 hours. It is free, with no obligation, and you can walk away.

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Questions flat sellers ask

Straight answers before you send anything.

Yes. We buy flats as the lease stands, so you do not need to extend first. The offer reflects the lease length, the ground rent and the service charge, and you get one firm figure. Many lenders look for 70 to 85 years remaining, which is why a short lease rules out most mortgage buyers.

You get an offer within 24 hours of sending your details. Completion takes longer for a flat than for a house, because the freeholder or managing agent must supply information and both sets of solicitors must finish their work. We tell you a realistic timeline for your flat before you accept.

A flat sale needs a management pack from the freeholder or agent, which usually takes two to four weeks, plus lease checks and searches. A cash buyer removes the lender but not those steps. We would rather give you an honest date than promise one we cannot meet.

No. Extending can take months and costs a premium plus legal and valuation fees, and below 80 years the premium includes marriage value. If you can afford to wait, extending first can raise the sale price. If you need to sell, a cash buyer takes the lease as it is.

We can agree a price and instruct solicitors before the grant arrives, then exchange and complete once it does. We buy the flat as it stands, contents included, and the sale ends the service charge, ground rent and council tax bills on an empty flat.

Yes, case by case. We do not rely on a lender’s view of the building, so unsafe cladding, a missing EWS1 form or heavy service charges change the figure rather than ending the sale. Send what you have, and tell us about any works or bills you already know of.

Yes. Damp, fire or water damage, no working kitchen or bathroom, or years of neglect do not stop us. A lender may refuse to lend on a flat that is not habitable, but we price the repairs in and buy it as it stands.

Yes. A failed sale is often down to a lender, a survey or a chain, and a cash offer does not depend on any of them. A quick flat sale is realistic once the reason is clear, although the freeholder’s paperwork still sets the pace.

Yes. Doubling ground rent clauses make many lenders refuse, but we buy anyway and price the clause in. Send the lease and the latest ground rent demand and we will say plainly what we can offer.

Ask for the price in writing, use your own solicitor and never pay anyone up front. There are no agent fees with us. Asking for an offer is free and carries no obligation, and you can say no.

Sell your flat fast: start with one firm cash figure

Send the flat’s postcode or message us. A real person replies with one firm offer within 24 hours.

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