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London sells differently. Leasehold flats outnumber freehold houses. Service charges and ground rents are a real negotiation, not a footnote. The market for ex-local authority, unmortgageable, and short-lease property is dramatically thinner than estate agents admit — and when a standard sale falls through, it falls through hard.

We buy across Greater London, in every postcode from EC1 to SE28. We’re not an estate agent. We don’t list your property. We buy it ourselves, with our own money, and we move at whatever pace the paperwork allows — which is often faster than Londoners expect.

The kinds of London property we buy most

Leasehold flats with short leases

Lenders typically won’t touch a flat with a lease under 70 years. That eliminates most of the buyer pool overnight. We buy short-lease flats regularly — often from executors who inherited a flat in an older period conversion and discovered, too late, that the lease is now a problem. We’ll buy at a sensible discount rather than ask you to extend the lease first at your cost.

Ex-local authority flats and maisonettes

Some lenders restrict or refuse mortgages on ex-local authority properties above a certain floor, or in blocks with a certain tenant mix. Many estate agents quietly discourage offers from mortgaged buyers because they know the deal won’t complete. We buy ex-local authority in cash across all London boroughs.

Period terraces with structural history

London’s housing stock is old — a lot of it Victorian, some of it Georgian. Subsidence, bay-window settlement, and historic underpinning are common. If a surveyor has flagged movement, mortgaged buyers typically walk. We don’t require a survey and we’ll take a view on whether movement is live or historic.

Properties with high service charges or cladding issues

Post-Grenfell, many London flats are caught in cladding remediation disputes. Lenders have been reluctant to lend on affected blocks. We can often buy where conventional buyers can’t — with a sensible discount for the uncertainty — and take on the ongoing risk ourselves.

Chain-breaks in London sales

A collapsed London chain is particularly painful — prices are high, stamp duty is significant, and the onward purchase is often in a faster-moving market. If you’ve accepted an offer in London and it’s falling apart a week from completion, call us. We’ve stepped in to rescue chains with completions inside seven days.

What London sellers typically ask

What’s your offer based on?

Recent comparable sales inside the same postcode or conservation area, adjusted for floor area, condition, and factors specific to London: lease length remaining, service charge level, whether the flat is through-the-floor or maisonette, whether the freehold is enfranchised, and any known issues in the block.

Do I need a survey?

We don’t require a survey on our side. You’re welcome to commission one for your own peace of mind, but nothing we do depends on it. Most sellers find this is one of the largest cost-and-time savings of a cash sale.

What about the leasehold management pack (LPE1)?

For leasehold flats, we typically ask for an LPE1 management pack from the freeholder. These can be slow and expensive in London — some managing agents charge £500 and take six weeks. If getting the pack is impractical, or if the freeholder is uncooperative, we can often proceed without it. We’ll discuss the specifics on the call.

How much below market?

In London our offers typically land between 85% and 92% of full market value, depending on condition, lease length, and complications. On the easier end of that scale — a freehold house in good condition with clear title — we can go higher. On the harder end — a short-lease flat in a block with cladding disputes — our figure lands lower, and we’ll explain exactly why.

London property and overseas owners

A meaningful share of London property is owned by people who no longer live in the UK — investors, expats, and overseas heirs. The capital has the highest concentration of foreign-owned residential property in the country. If you’re managing a London property from abroad, our selling UK property from abroad and inherited UK property when you live abroad pages cover the cross-border process in detail.

Related pages for London sellers

• Sell a probate property: for executors of London estates
• Sell an unmortgageable property: especially relevant for London leasehold and ex-local-authority stock
• Sell a tenanted property: for London landlords navigating the Renters’ Rights Act
• EWS1 form explained: cladding remediation context for London flats
• Cash buyer vs estate agent: comparison guide for the two main routes

Getting a cash offer for your London property

Share the postcode below and a few details about the property. We’ll come back within 24 hours with a written, no-obligation offer, plus an honest conversation about whether a cash sale is the right choice for your circumstances.

We cover all London postcodes. We work across Inner and Outer London, north and south of the Thames, in every property type.