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One of our most popular questions is “How much money will I receive compared to selling with an estate agent?”

Most people are very surprised that we can purchase your house for similar prices yet do it so quickly and efficiently. Here’s a breakdown of costs based on a property price of £120,000:

Price offered

Estate agent

Most purchasers offer 10% lower than the asking price so the typical sale price is £108,000

Henleys Homebuyers

£96,000 (which is a 20% reduction of the current market value)

Price after surveys

Estate agent

Most purchasers try to achieve around a £5,000 reduction for works such as electrics, roof, timber & damp issues etc., making the new sale price £103,000

Henleys Homebuyers

No further reduction by us, so still £96,000

Fees charged

Estate agent

Estate agents will charge approximately £2,500 including VAT, making the new sale price £100,500

Henleys Homebuyers

£0 – Henleys do not charge any fees so still £96,000

Work to property before sale

Estate agent

Most homeowners spend around £1,000 to enable it to sell through an estate agent, further reducing the sale price to £99,500

Henleys Homebuyers

£0 – We buy any property in any condition, so still £96,000

Solicitors' fees to sell your property

Estate agent

If you sell through an estate agent you would have to pay solicitors’ fees of approximately £1,000 reducing the sale value to £98,500

Henleys Homebuyers

£0 – Henleys Homebuyers pay these on your behalf, so still £96,000

Bills to pay before sale

Estate agent

Based on a 6 month timescale to sell your property through an estate agent, the costs would be approximately £4,500 so further reducing the sale price to £94,000

Henleys Homebuyers

£0 – We can buy your property in as little as 7 days so still £96,000

Final totals

Estate agent

If you sell through an estate agency you will achieve

£94,000

Henleys Homebuyers

Sell to us and we will pay you

£96,000

This final purchase figure is representative of a true market value of a property with a value of £120,000

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You can even sell part of your home to us to raise cash.

Your house can be sold and cash deposited in your account in as little as 7 days from now!

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