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Cash house buyer offer estimator
Explore illustrative discounted-offer scenarios, then compare independent valuations and written offers.
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Real sold prices in England and Wales; area averages in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Ask whether an independent surveyor will assess your property. Be wary of offers that drop sharply after survey (“gazundering”).
Illustrative ranges, not a valuation or a market survey. Real offers vary by location, demand and buyer.
Official house-price context
Official market figures are awaiting a successful import. No national average is used as your property's value.
Monthly UK House Price Index figures provide area-wide context—not a valuation, comparable sale or cash-offer prediction. Releases lag and may be revised; local property type and condition matter.
HM Land Registry / ONS — UK House Price Index ↗Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Weekly checks only change figures when a validated release or revision is available.
Sources & review
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Illustrative scenarios, not a valuation or a prediction of any buyer’s offer. Our condition ranges are benchmarked against the OFT’s 2013 finding that quick-sale buyers typically paid about 75–90% of market value: good (80–88%) and fair (75–85%) sit inside that range; poor (65–78%) goes lower, reflecting the larger discounts the OFT sometimes saw. The split by condition is our own editorial judgement, not a measured figure, and the OFT data dates from 2013. Real offers can be lower, especially after a survey. No price or completion date is guaranteed. Nearby price check: England and Wales show HM Land Registry sold records from the last two years (no size or condition data; recent sales may be missing). Scotland and Northern Ireland show council-area UK HPI averages across all property types, because individual sold prices there aren't openly published. Neither is a valuation.
- OFT — Quick house sales market study (OFT1499, 2013)
Found quick-sale buyers typically paid around 10–25% below market value (roughly 75–90% of it), sometimes working to a target such as 80% before adjusting for location and condition; much larger discounts were sometimes seen. Historical (2013), not a current measured average.
- MoneyHelper — Quick house sales
Government-backed guidance: quick-sale companies usually buy for less than a regular sale would achieve, may offer much less than market value, and many are unregulated.
- CMA / OFT — Quick house sales investigation
Historical investigation (2013–14): quick-sale firms usually buy at a discount; undertakings address misleading offers, price reductions and completion promises. This is not a current market-price or speed survey.
- GOV.UK — How to sell a home
England and Wales: selling costs, paperwork, leasehold information, valuations, chains and legally binding exchange (sections 2–7, 16–17 and 21–22).
- HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data
Records residential sales in England and Wales lodged for registration, including price, date, postcode, property type, tenure and new-build status. Only standard (category A) sales are shown here.
- UK House Price Index — local areas
Monthly mix-adjusted average prices for Scottish council areas and Northern Ireland districts, used where individual sold prices aren't openly published.
- ONS Postcode Directory (via postcodes.io)
Open data used only to find which country and council area a postcode is in.
Review dates record our source check, not the date a rule took effect. Rules can change; check the linked guidance before acting. Legal processes differ across the UK.