Sell your rental
We buy rental property. Tenanted or empty.
A direct sale for landlords: no estate agent, no chain, and no agency, survey or valuation fees from us. We do not need vacant possession, so there is no ending the tenancy first and nothing for your tenants to move out for.
Selling with tenants, the usual way.
Most buyers want vacant possession, which means notice periods, possibly a dispute, and months with no rent while you market an empty house. Mortgage-dependent buyers fall through. Agent and legal fees come off the top. That is the route we exist to let you skip.
How a direct sale works.
A direct purchase, tenanted or vacant. No agency, survey or valuation fees from us. A private sale, so there are no boards or viewings, and completion is planned around your timetable, subject to conveyancing. Because we keep properties rented, a sitting tenant is not a problem to us: we buy with the tenancy in place, and the handover to us as the new landlord is done properly through the solicitors.
The routes, side by side.
| Direct sale to Stratus | Estate agent | Auction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenants can stay in place | Yes | Rarely; most buyers want it empty | Sometimes, investor-dependent |
| Chain risk | None | Yes; sales can collapse late | Low after the hammer |
| Fees you pay | No agency, survey or valuation fees from us | Commission plus legal and valuation costs | Auctioneer's fees plus legal costs |
| Viewings and boards | None; private sale | Yes | Open house viewings, usually |
| Price expectation | Below open-market value; the discount buys speed and certainty | Highest likely price, slowest route | Uncertain; reserve-dependent |
| Timescale | Planned around your timetable, subject to conveyancing | Often several months | Weeks to exchange, then completion |
When we are not the right buyer.
If your property is in strong demand, vacant, and you are in no hurry, the open market will usually get you a higher price. A direct sale pays for speed, certainty and skipping the tenancy problem. We will tell you which side of that line you are on.
Did exactly as promised and received a reasonable offer which was for more than I thought it would be. Give it a go.
I was quite frustrated in not having any luck in selling my place, simply because I seemed to be getting the run around from different companies and agents. After contacting Stratus to help, we sold the place in just 27 days! If I had gone through them sooner, I would not have been in this mess to start with!
How it works.
- 1
Send us the property details and the tenancy position.
- 2
We make an offer, with no obligation attached.
- 3
Tell us your preferred completion date; we plan the conveyancing around it.
Get an offer.
Free, no obligation, and honest if we think the open market would pay you meaningfully more.
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