Some are. Most aren’t.
The good ones complete in 3 weeks at 70% of market value. Guaranteed. No games. No last-minute price drops. No “discovered problems” crushing you at day 42.
The bad ones promise 85% of market value. Deliver 58% after six weeks of delays and suddenly discovered issues. By then you’re trapped. Already gave notice. Already committed. Already desperate.
Here’s how to tell which is which in four minutes. And why 76% of sellers choose wrong and get crushed.
Cash buyers advertising under the “we buy any house” banner who promise to buy your property fast in any condition.
Some deliver exactly that. Most don’t.
The phrase became famous through years of TV advertising. Now 180+ companies in Britain use variations of it. Some are legitimate with their own funds in the bank. Most are fraudsters borrowing money or harvesting your details to sell.
The slogan means nothing anymore. The company behind it means everything.
Because they’re playing psychological warfare with desperate sellers.
They offer high. Really high. 85% of market value when you expected 70%. You accept excitedly. This sounds too good to be true, but you want to believe.
You give notice on your rental flat. Tell your family you’re moving. Commit to everything. Start packing boxes. Book the moving van.
Six weeks later, their surveyor “discovers problems.” Problems that were visible from the street during the first viewing six weeks earlier. Damp everyone could see. Subsidence mentioned in the original documents. Roof issues obvious to anyone with eyes.
New offer: 58% of market value. That’s 27% less than promised.
You’re trapped. Can’t walk away now. Already committed to everything. They know it. That’s the entire game.
Companies House reveals everything in four minutes flat.
Go there right now. Type the company name. Click their company number. Check the “Charges” tab.
Zero charges = Real cash = Good company = Will complete as promised = Legitimate buyer you can trust
Multiple charges from banks = Borrowed money = Terrible company = Will delay and drop price = Broker pretending to be buyer
We have zero charges on our Companies House record. Check it yourself right now. Real cash in the bank. No loans. No bridging finance. No lender approval needed.
Most we buy any house companies have 7-14 charges registered from various banks and bridging loan providers. They’re not buyers. They’re middlemen collecting your details.
This four-minute check saves you six weeks of lies and crushing disappointment.
Exactly 70% of realistic market valuation. Always. Guaranteed. In writing.
Not “up to 85%.” Not “subject to survey.” Exactly 70%. No reductions at completion.
Here’s where every single pound of your property’s value goes:
| Cost Breakdown | Percentage | Example £200,000 House |
|---|---|---|
| Your payment | 70% | £140,000 |
| Our legal costs | 2% | £4,000 |
| Holding costs (insurance, council tax, utilities, cleaning) | 3% | £6,000 |
| Stamp duty (government charges) | 5% | £10,000 |
| Resale costs (estate agents, solicitors when we sell) | 5% | £10,000 |
| Our gross profit before tax | 15% | £30,000 |
| Total | 100% | £200,000 |
Most “we buy any house” companies hide this breakdown. We show it because you deserve brutal honesty about where your money actually goes.
The 5% stamp duty isn’t optional. Government takes it. The 3% holding costs cover the 5-10 months between buying from you and selling to our eventual buyer. The 15% gross profit is before tax, before overheads, before salaries, before everything.
Companies offering 85%+ are lying. The maths doesn’t work. They’ll drop the price before completion using survey excuses. Every single time.
Depends what you desperately need right now.
Estate agents promise: Higher price (maybe after nine months), longer timeline (definitely 6-9 months), chains that collapse (68% do)
Good “we buy any house” companies deliver: Lower price (70% guaranteed), fast completion (3 weeks), no chains (ever)
Estate agents take 31 weeks average in February 2026 and 68% of chains collapse before completion. Good “we buy any house” companies complete in 3 weeks guaranteed.
Estate agent problems nobody mentions upfront:
Compare that to good cash buyers: 3 weeks total, guaranteed completion, zero fees to you, one viewing, done forever.
If you can comfortably wait nine months and handle the emotional devastation of chains collapsing repeatedly, use estate agents. If you need certainty and speed, use good “we buy any house” companies.
The estate agent method of sale works for perfect properties with patient sellers in hot markets. For everything else, it’s expensive torture that usually fails.
Auctions are expensive gambles that fail 44% of the time in 2026.
Timeline when auctioning a house: 15-19 weeks from starting to money in your account. Upfront fees: £4,800+ whether your property sells or not. Success rate: 56% (meaning 44% don’t sell at all).
The auction underwriting trap: Some auctioneers offer “guaranteed sale” where they promise to buy if bidding fails. Sounds perfect when you’re desperate for certainty.
Read the contract carefully. Really carefully.
It costs 8-12% of your reserve price upfront. Non-refundable whether they buy or not. And they can still withdraw their guarantee by citing “unforeseen material changes in property condition or market conditions.”
Nathan from Birmingham, December 2025:
Paid £13,600 for auction underwriting on his £170,000 reserve property. Bidding failed at £148,000. The auctioneer invoked their escape clause about “adverse market movements affecting the sector.” Withdrew their guarantee completely.
Nathan lost the £13,600 underwriting fee plus his £5,100 auction fee. Total wasted: £18,700. Still owns the house. Back to square one.
Auctions work brilliantly for unique properties needing competitive bidding. Period houses in conservation areas. Development land with planning permission. Investment opportunities buyers will fight over.
For standard houses needing fast certain sales, auctions are expensive, slow, and uncertain.
There is no easier way to sell a house today.
The ones passing all six of these checks:
Six checks revealing legitimate companies:
We pass all six checks. Verify it yourself before accepting our offer.
Most “we buy any house” companies fail at least four of these checks. That reveals they’re fraudulent before you waste six weeks.
If they fail three or more checks, run. They’re lying to you right now.
Good ones do. We buy inherited houses every single week.
You inherited property costing £510 monthly you absolutely cannot afford. Council tax doubling after one year because it’s empty. Insurance tripling for unoccupied property rates. Utilities nobody’s using costing £70 monthly. Garden maintenance £95 monthly or neighbour complaints mounting.
You live 240 miles away trying to manage this remotely. It’s crushing you.
Good “we buy any house” companies buy it as-is in current condition. Complete in 3 weeks. Stop the financial bleeding immediately. No more bills arriving. No more stress mounting.
Russell from Leicester inherited his aunt’s three-bedroom house in April 2025. Rising damp needing £11,000 treatment. Kitchen from 1979 needing complete replacement. Boiler condemned needing £4,900 replacement. Russell lives in Edinburgh. Can’t manage builders 330 miles away. Can’t afford £15,900 in repairs anyway.
Tried estate agents for eight months. Six viewings. Two offers both fell through when mortgage companies saw the surveyor reports. Russell paid £4,080 in bills maintaining a house he never wanted and couldn’t sell.
Called us in February 2026. Exhausted. Done. We viewed Wednesday. Offered £147,000 (70% of realistic £210,000 valuation in perfect condition) Thursday. Russell accepted immediately.
Completed following Wednesday. Twelve days total. Russell finally free after ten months of financial bleeding.
Selling inherited property through estate agents takes 11-15 months typically. Good “we buy any house” companies complete in 3 weeks maximum.
Good ones will. That’s literally the entire point of their existence.
No central heating system? Buy it.
Roof leaking in five places? Buy it.
Damp throughout every room? Buy it.
Kitchen from 1971 genuinely condemned? Buy it.
Subsidence scaring off buyers? Buy it.
Fire damage throughout? Buy it.
Bad “we buy any house” companies promise to buy any house then suddenly reject yours after viewing or drop the price 35% citing the condition they saw during viewing.
We buy houses in absolutely any condition. As-is. No repairs whatsoever. No cleaning. No garden clearance. No work needed. Zero conditions in the contract.
It’s for when you want potentially more than 70% but your estate agent already failed you completely.
Here’s exactly how our assisted sale works step by step:
Step 1: We give you a guaranteed minimum sum in writing (our standard 70% offer)
Step 2: We give you a cash advance upfront proving our genuine financial commitment
Step 3: We use our skills, expertise and contacts to find a better buyer over 8-12 weeks maximum
Step 4: If we sell for more than the guaranteed minimum, we keep the difference as our fee
Step 5: You get your guaranteed sum no matter what happens
All charges paid by us. All risk carried entirely by us. You’re guaranteed money either way. Zero risk to you.
Estate agents can’t offer this safety net. They promise high prices with zero guarantee. Other “we buy any house” companies don’t offer this flexibility at all.
Perfect for sellers who’ve been let down by estate agents but want one more try with complete financial protection underneath.
We’re the only honest option against lying “we buy any house” companies, failing estate agents, and expensive auctions.
When other “we buy any house” companies drop their prices 23% at week 6, we don’t. Our written offer stands exactly as given.
That’s what separates us completely. Real completion. Real honesty. Real relief from crushing stress.
| Method of sale | Value achieved | Fees | Timeframe | Is sale guaranteed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agents | 90–95% | 1–5% | 3–6 months | No – one in three sales collapse |
| Auctioneers | 70–80% | 2% plus | 2–3 months | No – half of properties don’t sell |
| Property Saviour | 70–80% | £0 | 10–28 days | Yes – 99% success rate |
Depends entirely on your specific situation right now.
Nobody forces you into anything. Choose based purely on what serves your actual situation best.
Good ones: 70% of realistic valuation, guaranteed in writing, no reductions ever, completed in 3 weeks
Bad ones: “85%” promised that becomes 58% after they “discover problems” at week 6 when you’re trapped
The good companies tell you honest 70% upfront. The bad ones promise exciting 85% then psychologically crush you later when you’ve already committed to everything.
Would you rather have honest guaranteed 70%, or dishonest “85%” that becomes 58% when you’re most vulnerable?
The answer seems obvious. But 76% of sellers still choose the liars because the initial number sounds better. Then they get crushed.
Don’t be part of that 76%. Choose honesty over hype.
Five critical questions revealing truth instantly:
If they dodge even one question, walk away immediately. They’re hiding something that’ll hurt you later.
If they pass all five questions with clear honest answers, they might be legitimate. Verify everything they claim before accepting.
No. The industry is completely self-regulated.
No government oversight. No licensing requirements. No mandatory standards. Anyone can incorporate a company tomorrow and advertise “we buy any house” by Wednesday.
That’s why Companies House checking is critical. It’s the only verification available showing whether they have real cash or borrowed money.
The Property Ombudsman exists for complaints after you’ve been damaged. But they can’t stop fraudulent companies operating. They can only tell you to avoid them after you’ve already lost money and time.
Check before accepting offers. Not after you’ve been crushed.
Three weeks average from offer acceptance to money in your account.
Some complete in 8 days when you’re desperate. Some take 5 weeks because you need more time. Your timeline. Your choice. Always.
Compare to estate agents: 31 weeks average. Compare to auctions: 17 weeks average.
Three weeks beats both by months. When you’re bleeding £480 monthly in bills, those months matter enormously.
Stop risking crushing disappointment with companies who’ll drop their price 25% at week 6.
Stop wasting months with estate agents who never actually complete.
Stop gambling thousands on auctions that might not sell at all.
Get our honest guaranteed offer. Then decide with full information.
Check our Companies House record yourself. Check our recent verified reviews. Check our written offer. Then decide intelligently based on facts.
Other “we buy any house” companies promise 85% and deliver 58%. We promise 70% and deliver 70%. Every single time.
Request your callback right now. Get honest answers. Get guaranteed completion. Get relief from this nightmare.
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