Selling a property with tenants in situ
Selling a tenanted property the traditional way is a slow squeeze: you either evict good tenants and lose rent while the empty house sells, or you try to arrange viewings around people whose home it still is. Neither serves you or them well.
There's a better market for tenanted stock than most landlords realise. To an investor, your sitting tenants aren't an obstacle: they're income from day one.
Your options, all of them
Including the ones that have nothing to do with us. Compare honestly; the right answer depends on your circumstances.
Serve notice and sell empty
The conventional route. In Wales, a no-fault notice under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act requires six months, and you then carry an empty property through months of marketing. Slow, and hard on tenants who've done nothing wrong.
Sell on the open market with tenants in place
Possible, but most residential buyers want vacant possession, and mortgage lenders can complicate tenanted purchases. Expect a smaller buyer pool and longer timescales.
Sell directly to an investor
Investors actively want tenanted properties with reliable tenants: the income starts the day they complete. Your tenants keep their home, you keep the rent until completion, and no viewings are needed.
How we handle it
Our investor network of 3,000+ includes many buyers who specifically target tenanted Valleys stock. Through our Off-Market route we can match your property to a landlord buyer in as little as 7 days, often without your tenants needing a single viewing.
You collect rent right up to completion, your tenants' deposit and agreement transfer to the new owner, and nobody gets an eviction notice. We handle the paperwork and cover your legal fees.
Usually the right route
Off-Market Investor Sale
Investors buy tenanted properties as income, so the off-market route sells your rental fast without disturbing the people living in it.
How this route works→
Realistic timeline: Buyer secured in as little as 7 days, completion typically 4 to 6 weeks. Rent keeps flowing to you until the day of completion.
Asked every week
Do my tenants have to leave?
No, and in most cases the buyer wants them to stay. The tenancy transfers to the new owner with all its existing terms, and your tenants simply pay rent to a new landlord.
What happens to the tenants' deposit?
It transfers to the new owner within the same protection scheme. We make sure this is handled properly in the legal work, which we also pay for.
What if my tenants are in arrears or difficult?
Be straight with us and we'll be straight with you. Some of our investors still buy with arrears in place, priced accordingly. It's a smaller discount than you'd lose to six months of notice periods and an empty property.
Do viewings have to happen?
Often not at all. Many investor purchases proceed on our assessment, photos, and the tenancy details, so your tenants may never be disturbed.
Not ready to talk to anyone yet?
Fair enough. Our free guide explains what your home is really worth to a cash buyer, how to vet any company you speak to, and the traps to avoid. Read it in your own time.
When you're ready, we're here.
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