Frequently asked questions

Quick Move Now will be able to make you an indicative offer within a few hours and aim to get a formal offer out to you within 48 hours of property appraisal.

Read more on how much we pay and why

Quick Move Now carry out a full in-depth market appraisal. This will include valuations by independent local estate agents and a thorough assessment of the local property market. We are always honest and transparent about how we reach our figures and the evidence provided during the local estate agent valuation.

You can expect any genuine cash buying company to pay 80-85% of market value.

Quick Move Now do not work to set discounts as we assess each property on it’s individual merit, but we will always make you the best offer we can.

As a business, it is impossible for Quick Move Now to pay full market value for your property. This will be the same for any genuine cash home-buying company. Our discount covers several business expenses, including:

• Higher level stamp duty
• Legal fees
• Business overheads
• Cost of ownership

Our formal offers are based on local independent estate agent valuations.

As founding members of the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB), honesty and transparency are integral to our business. Quick Move Now are also monitored by The Property Ombudsman and always follow their Code of Practice for Residential Property Buying Companies.

Quick Move Now do not carry out a property survey until our offer has been accepted (as with any open market sale).

All our formal offers are subject to survey. A serious structural issue found at the point of survey would be the only circumstance in which we would ever reduce our formal offer, but this is very unlikely and happens very rarely.

Because Quick Move Now never ties you into using our services, if we are forced to reduce our offer you will be free to walk away without any cost or obligation.

There are many companies claiming to be genuine companies who do not have the funds to buy your property directly. These companies will make you an attractive offer to tie you in, ask you to sign a contract, and then reduce their offer. It’s not usual for these companies to end up paying around 50-60% of market value.

Quick Move Now put a lot of time and effort into assessing properties to ensure the offer we make you is fair, but we are always happy to speak to you if you have received a higher offer from another company.

We’ve also gathered information on some of the most recognised names in the quick house sale industry which you may find helpful.

No. Quick Move Now never charge any fees for our property buying service.

Quick Move Now's property buying service includes 4 simple steps:

1. Contact our team and provide some basic property information to receive an initial indicative offer.
2. After an independent valuation, we’ll make you a free, no-obligation formal cash offer.
3. If you choose to accept our formal cash offer, you will decide on your sale completion date.
4. On your chosen completion date, the sale will complete and the money will be transferred to you.

Quick Move Now only buy directly with our own cash funds. Any company that connects you with investors will be unable to offer any guarantees around price or timescale.

To make the best offer possible, we usually require a local estate agent to visit and complete an appraisal of your property.

This is a short visit and will be arranged at a time to suit you.

The only other property visits required would be the usual property survey and EPC assessment (if you don’t have a valid EPC).

No, the paperwork you will be required to sign is the same to what you'd encounter in a traditional open market sale

Absolutely not! Quick Move Now NEVER ask our customers to sign anything that ties them into using us.

We strongly advise customers to avoid any tie-in contracts or agreements. Companies that use these types of contracts are usually brokers rather than genuine cash buyers. This means they will try to connect you with investors or open market buyers, but will be unable to offer you any certainty around price or timescale. This removes all benefits associated with selling to a genuine cash home buyer, which are the speed and certainty they can offer.

As with any property sale, there will be the usual legal property transfer documents for you to sign, but these will be drawn up by your solicitor, not the company.

The easiest way to assess whether a company is buying properties directly is to check their company accounts on Companies House – the government register of companies.

Lots of companies claim to be able to buy your property directly, but they should have accounts to back this up. If you need help with this, you can check out our ‘quick sale’ company review pages.

Quick Move Now are transparent all the way through the process. Every property we buy is bought directly with our own cash funds and we are always happy to provide proof of funds so you know we have the money available to make good on our promises. We are a founding member of the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and are monitored by The Property Ombudsman.

No, despite Quick Move Now's best efforts the entire property-buying industry remains unregulated. Any company that suggests otherwise should be avoided. We are founding members of the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and are monitored by The Property Ombudsman.

Quick Move Now's formal cash offers are valid for 7 days. If you need longer to think about it, that’s not a problem. We will simply need to do a quick reassessment of the local property market to ensure nothing has changed before we reconfirm the offer to you.

If you accept our formal offer, you will be in complete control of the timescales. You simply tell us which date you’d like the sale to complete, and we’ll do the rest! Quick Move Now can buy in as little as 7 days if required.

When you first contact Quick Move Now, you will speak to one of our friendly, helpful Client Account Managers. They will help to assess whether our service is the right fit for your circumstances.

Once you reach the point of receiving a formal offer from us, you will be passed on to our Purchasing Director, who will then support you all the way through to sale completion.

The money will be transferred on the day your sale completes, which can be as quickly as 7 days after offer acceptance if required.

Quick Move Now can pay a deposit on exchange of contracts to assist with your moving costs, if that’s something you would find helpful.

Yes, you will need to instruct a solicitor to act on your behalf. Quick Move Now can either recommend a reputable solicitor or you may choose your own.

As long as the sale price covers your outstanding mortgage and any loans on the property, this won’t be a problem.

All money is handled through your solicitor, who will ensure the outstanding mortgage and any other secured debts are repaid from the proceeds of the sale. Your solicitor will then transfer the remaining balance to your account.

Quick Move Now can buy all different types of residential properties. From 1-bedroom flats to large detached family homes.

Find out more about what we buy here

Unfortunately, we do not currently buy age-restricted properties.

As long as your property is structurally sound and mortgageable, Quick Move Now can still make you an offer. This means you don’t have to worry about decorating or DIY before you sell.

We currently buy properties in any area of England or Wales. Unfortunately, Quick Move Now do not buy properties in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Yes, it will. There will be no ‘for sale’ signs or online property listings. The only people who will know about the sale will be those directly involved with it.

Yes, you can. You’ll need to check the terms of your contract with the estate agent, but this is something Quick Move Now can help you with.

Quick Move Now buy directly with our own cash funds, meaning we’re able to step in at the last minute to stop repossessions. As long as your lender is satisfied the mortgage arrears and outstanding debt will be cleared by an agreed date, they can stop the repossession order.

This means you can avoid the usual financial repercussions of having a property repossession on your financial record.

Quick Move Now require properties to be vacant at the point of sale, but we can make an offer while your property is tenanted.

If you want to accept our offer, you will need to ensure your tenant moves out before we exchange contracts.

Yes. Quick Move Now are happy to consider ex-local authority properties.

Some circumstances would prevent Quick Move Now from being able to make an offer, including:

• Unmortgageable properties
• Properties where we’re unable to accurately ascertain market value
• Where the property owner is unable to ensure the property will be vacant by exchange of contracts
• If there are other factors that make a property unreasonably high-risk for us to re-sell

Absolutely. Homeowners use Quick Move Now's home buying service for two distinct benefits: speed and certainty. We can guarantee the sale of your current property, whether you’re looking to move in 2 weeks or 2 months! You choose the date you want the sale to complete and we will work to your timescales.

Once Quick Move Now has bought your property, we will look to re-sell it on the open market. This means we will take on all of the uncertainty around price and timescale that our service enables you to avoid.

Absolutely. Quick Move Now take data protection very seriously. We will only pass your personal details on to parties relevant to your property sale, eg. surveyors and solicitors. You will be kept informed at each step of the process.