House Buy Fast

House Buy Fast, direct home buyer in the UK

House Buy Fast is a British company specialising in direct cash property purchases. Its proposition is aimed at homeowners who need to sell quickly and offers a cash offer with no obligation to accept, with a timeline the seller can adjust. The company states it buys any house or flat, in any location and in any condition, and presents itself as a direct buyer, with no intermediary property chain.

Two ways to sell: fast cash or full price

The company offers two alternatives. The first is to sell directly to House Buy Fast within a period of between three days and three weeks, with an offer of up to 85% of market value. In this option the company acts as a cash buyer and, according to its own description, assumes the costs associated with the transaction. The second option is to sell through an estate agent to obtain the full market price, with a timeframe of between six weeks and six months.

The site compares both routes with an indicative estimate on a £100,000 property: in a cash sale the final net price would be £80,000, while through an agent, after commissions, repairs, legal fees, taxes and mortgage costs, the net would be £86,000. The company warns that these are reference figures and that individual amounts may vary.

Situations it handles

The service is aimed at homeowners with specific liquidity needs or tight deadlines. Among the cases listed on the website are:

• Sell to pay off debts.
• Fast sale of a property in probate.
• Avoid or stop repossession.
• Sell a flat with a short lease.
• Sell a tenanted property.
• Fast sale of a home in a divorce process.
• Sell to downsize.
• Sell to emigrate or relocate to another city.
• Break a property chain.

The company also states that it can purchase properties affected by specific problems, such as homes with cladding or with mine shafts on the land, and notes experience with properties affected by subsidence.

Timelines, financing and cost coverage

House Buy Fast claims it can complete transactions in hours or days and that its usual timeframe is two to four weeks. It attributes this capacity to having resources to value the property immediately and its own funds to buy it quickly. The company states that it covers all costs and that the seller pays no fees to the company, the estate agent or the solicitor. If there is an outstanding mortgage, it also handles that.

Activity and industry recognition

The firm declares it is a member of the National Association of Property Buyers and the Property Ombudsman. Its director, Jonathan Rolande, participates as a property expert in The Sun's 'Squeeze Team', according to the company's own information, which also claims to have helped thousands of homeowners sell their homes. The site includes customer reviews on external platforms and mentions a track record of quick sales in the UK over the past ten years.

Buyer profile

The proposition is aimed at homeowners in England and Wales, markets that the website expressly cites when comparing timelines and costs. The company presents itself as an alternative to traditional sales when these are delayed, fall through or do not complete, and maintains that the cash offer does not oblige you to proceed with the transaction until the exchange of contracts.