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If you’re wondering how quickly you can sell your house in England and Wales, you’re in the right place! In this article we’ll explore the factors that impact the speed of your house sale and the best methods to achieve a fast sale.
When it comes to selling a house quickly in 2025, there are several options, including sell house fast services, property auctions and quick house sale services. While each of these can speed up your house sale, only quick house sale services can get you close to, if not more than, full market value.
Quick house sale services, like those offered by The Property Selling Company, are modern estate agents that provide a fast and efficient way to sell your house. We can help you sell in as little as 28 days and complete within 10 weeks, significantly faster than the 4 to 6 months typical of traditional estate agents.
We offer a full estate agent service, including legal and property marketing, all at no cost to you. In addition to covering your selling costs, we strive to ensure you receive at least 95% of your house’s marketing value. For a £270,000 house, this could mean at least £27,000 more than what a cash buying service would offer.
How quick can I sell my house?
If selling your house via a traditional estate agent, you can expect to spend around 44 days on the market, from listing your house to agreeing on a sale, with houses selling faster than flats, which can take around 62 days.
Then, once you accept the offer, the legal conveyancing process can begin which can take between 4 and 6 months to get your house sale over the line.
The quickest way to sell your house on the open market is to sell through a modern estate agent like The Property Selling Company. We can help you sell your house and complete it in as little as 10 weeks, all while ensuring you get at least 95% of your market value.
The reality is, you could sell your house even faster by using a cash house buyer which can help you sell in as little as 7 days, or a property auction which can help you sell in as little as 28 days, but both mean you may sell your house below market value.
Need to sell your house quickly?
If your house has been sitting on the market for sometime, slowly building up dust, it can be extremely frustrating. Especially if you take into account the amount of time you’ve spent talking to conveyancers, estate agents, buyers and contractors. In the UK, around 33% of all open market house sales fall through due to delays in the process.
As a result, many people are turning away from traditional estate agents, as they perceive it as outdated and uncertain.
As one of the UK’s leading house selling solutions, The Property Selling Company, we have helped hundreds of homeowners move house over the past 6 years of business. That’s without taking into account our parent company, one of the UK’s leading cash buyers, who have helped thousands of homeowners.
We can help anyone in England and Wales sell their home, no matter where they live, what condition their home is in, or what their reason for selling is. Our top priority is to ensure we can help you sell your home in as little as 28 days, for near full market value.
Our process is fast, effortless and free, and you can rely on us to help you get a house price you’ll be more than happy with. When you use our quick house sale service, you are opening your doors to a multitude of potential buyers and potential selling opportunities.
The Property Selling Company offers a quick way to sell on the open market. You can sell your house in as little as 28 days, complete in 2 months, and receive 95%+ of your market value.
What is the average time to sell a house in the UK?
When you look online for the quickest ways to sell your house, you will be bombarded with different time schedules and time-to-sell statistics. These figures are usually associated with the time it takes to find a buyer and accept an offer.
But, accepting an offer is only part of the process; you may be looking at an average of 11 further weeks after the initial offer. Usual timescales across the UK to sell a house are 12 to 21 weeks.
Selling a house on the open market can be unpredictable, and much can go wrong, with properties at other companies staying on the market for as long as 40 weeks.
At The Property Selling Company, we are a modern estate agent and can help you sell your house in as little as 28 days, help you handle any negotiations and streamline the conveyancing process with our panel of solicitors – which we cover as a gesture of good faith.
What might affect how long it takes to sell a house?
The open market can be an exciting place to sell a house, especially when everything works in your favour. But, many things can often go awry, and sometimes you won’t be able to control what happens next.
What might delay a house sale?
A house seller’s worst nightmare is a lengthy delay on a house sale, especially if they are part of a property chain, as they will have multiple people waiting on them. Other things which might delay a house sale include:
The asking price
If you set your asking price too high, you will defer genuine buyers from buying as they will know the market via their own research and understand that you are asking too much for the property and you will be lucky to receive offers at the price stated.
How hot is the market?
A hot market is when there is a lower-than-usual supply of houses, fast selling homes and steadily increasing house prices, making the market highly attractive for house sellers.
If either of these factors begins to move in the other direction, buyers will benefit more than the house sellers – which could mean your house is sold faster but for significantly less.
Quality of your solicitors
Conveyancing is often the longest part of house selling as ensuring the legal work is completed correctly is vital. But, depending on the quality of your solicitors and whether they can communicate adequately with you will vastly improve this part of the process.
If you have a solicitor with poor communication skills, the process will likely be drawn out far longer than it should take.
Buyer’s position
If you have accepted an offer, but your buyer is waiting on their house to sell before they can exchange, this can cause delays to your house selling process. A buyer may also be waiting on a mortgage to pay for your home, so it’s important that you ask for proof of funds before you accept an offer.
Length of chain
The more houses involved in a property chain, the more complicated and tying the process can be. Only one house sale needs to be delayed for it to have a knock-on effect on everyone.
How long does it take to sell a house with no chain?
If you decide to sell your house when there is no chain involved, you may be looking at as little as four weeks to complete, although 12 weeks is the average. But, there are still some issues which can occur:
Title, Search or Survey problems
When you are looking to sell a house quickly, it’s important that you have access to all the necessary documents, like your Title Deeds and that you have surveys carried out; sometimes, these are necessary for mortgage lenders to provide a mortgage.
If any documents are missing or damaged, you must instruct your solicitor or mortgage provider, as they may have the deeds on your behalf. Alternatively, you will need to apply to HM Land Registry to register your land, which can dramatically slow the process by at least a month.
Condition of neighbouring properties
If you live in a semi-detached or terraced home, your neighbouring properties can affect the outcome of any offers you receive, because you have a shared party wall.
If your neighbour’s house is in poor condition, or poorly maintained, this may put off potential buyers or even mean potential buyers put in low ball offers as there may be a high risk involved in buying your house – even if your house is spotless.
Leasehold vs freehold
Leasehold conveyancing can take far longer than freehold conveyancing because your conveyancing solicitor will need to wait on the landlord or leaseholder to respond to their enquiries.
Time of year
The general rule of thumb is that the best time of the year to sell a house is in early spring. And, the worst time of year to sell a house is on the run up to Christmas. But, this doesn’t take into account any other factors like a hot or cold market.
For example, usually the best time to sell a house would be April through to May, but in 2024, the housing market didn’t experience the same seasonality to the years before. This was partly because of rising interest rates, economic uncertainty, and the announcement of a general election.
Condition of your house
The condition and uniqueness of your house can also change the time your house takes to sell. If you have a survey completed and it comes back that you have structural flaws, then you will need to have these resolved or face having to find a new buyer, selling below-market value to your current buyer or the sale falling through completely.
How does a quick house sale service work?
The quickest and most cost-effective way to sell your house is by using a quick sale service like ours. Our company has a network of pre-vetted buyers, including investors, landlords and regular buyers with pre-approved financing or cash ready. This allows us to help you get a sale in as little as 28 days, while minimising your expenses on solicitors and marketing.
This means that the selling process is far more seamless than selling through traditional methods as the buyers will often work on a timeline that works for you.
In most cases, your house will sell for approximately 95% of its market value or more. Our profit comes from the buyer’s purchase price, which takes into account your solicitor fees and our marketing costs. This ensures you won’t incur any losses as a seller, effectively allowing you to sell your house for free.
If you are considering the sell house fast route, it’s important that you exercise caution with cash house buying companies. Unfortunately, some of these companies are not entirely trustworthy, and often make grand promises but fail to deliver. Be wary of companies that refuse to show any proof of funding, have no online presence or possess numerous negative reviews.
Cash house buyers usually offer between 75% and 85% of your home’s market value. If you can afford to spend an additional 2 to 3 weeks on the sale, consider using a quick house sale service like ours. We can secure 95% (or more) of your market value, all within as little as 28 days. You won’t find a better combination of speed and price!
We sell quick all over the UK
- Doncaster
- Nottingham
- Sheffield
- Bradford
- Leeds
- London
- Bristol
- Manchester
- Birmingham
Struggling to sell your house? We have the solution
This means that over 70% of houses encountered difficulties in securing buyers at their desired prices.
Why is my house struggling to sell?
While your ability to sell a house successfully depends on factors like size, price, location, tenancy situation and lease terms (if applicable), it’s not entirely within your control.
Over the past year, the UK economy has faced rising interest rates and inflation, a government change, and a lack of seasonality in the markets, all of which have made selling houses increasingly difficult.
Although improvements like fresh paint, replacing light bulbs or lowering your asking price can help, they may not overcome external market issues or the inefficiencies of an estate agent or solicitor. Regardless of where you live, a quick house sale company like The Property Selling Company could be the ideal solution.
How to get a rapid house sale
A quick house sale company is the best way to achieve a rapid house sale, offering a faster process than traditional estate agents while helping you achieve a comparable house price.
Traditional estate agents often spend weeks, if not months, negotiating with buyers, conducting viewings and speaking with solicitors, while auction houses may take their time listing your house on their auction. Cash buyers will usually only offer between 75% to 85% of your market value.
The Property Selling Company is one of the UK’s leading quick house sale companies, serving as a modern alternative to traditional estate agents. We help homeowners achieve 95% or more of their market value, complete sales in as little as 28 days, and cover all legal and marketing fees.
How can The Property Selling Company help?
If you are struggling to sell your house, you are not alone. Thousands of people struggle to sell every year. With many traditional estate agents becoming slower, more expensive and less knowledgeable, it’s natural to seek modern alternatives.
And, that’s where we come in. We are a modern estate agent, made for the modern homeowner. We act fast, because we understand your time is valuable.
Our parent company is one of the UK’s leading cash house buyers, and while we can transfer you to them for a sale faster than 28 days, we thrive on a bit of friendly competition. We will do everything in our power to achieve full market value for your home in record time, providing greater value and speed than any of our competitors.
We cover all costs usually associated with selling your house, including legal fees, our commission, marking fees, photography and more. You won’t have to pay a single penny for our service.
What situations can we help you sell your house quickly?
Are you going through a divorce? Starting to plan for your retirement? Want to upsize or downsize your home? Whatever your reason for looking to sell quickly, here at The Property Selling Company, we can help you fulfil high selling prices at record speed:
Divorce or separation
One of the most common reasons people choose a quick house sale service is to sell a house due to divorce or separation. Often, the owners prefer to avoid a prolonged estate agent sale, opting instead for a quick transaction.
This allows them to quickly move on with their lives, get as much profit as possible and equally divide the equity in the house before finalising divorce proceedings.
Retirement
Many people in their late 50s decide to sell their house to fund their dream retirement. Whether it’s to embark on lifelong cruises, buy new golf clubs, become a national gardening treasure or purchase a villa in the south of France, we help maximise their profits in as little as 28 days.
Downsizing
If you’re looking to downsize your home, selling to a quick house sale estate agent is your best bet. We can help you sell your current house, maximise your profit, and assist you in buying a smaller, beautiful home. You may even have some equity left over to improve your quality of life.
Sell flat fast
As mentioned earlier, flats are one of the slowest-moving property types, often taking an average of 2 more weeks to sell. However, with our network of buyers specifically looking for flats, we can help you get that sold sign up much sooner.
Get a fallen house sale back on track
When a house sale falls through on the open market or a property chain collapses, it can significantly disrupt your life. Often, the reasons for a sale falling through are beyond your control, stemming from the buyer’s side. If this happens, we can step in and help.
The Property Selling Company can quickly find a new buyer for you, covering all legal and marketing expenses. This means you won’t face additional estate agent commissions.
Selling an inherited home
If you’ve recently inherited a house from a loved one and are looking to sell, we can help. Our dedicated progressions team is integral to our process and can guide you through the probate process while securing a buyer for when probate is granted.
If your probate has already been granted, we can help you find a buyer in as little as 28 days, ensuring you get the most profit possible.
Relocation
Whether you’ve secured a new job across the country or want to move closer to your kids at university, we can help you relocate quickly, facilitating a sale in as little as one month. While a cash buyer might offer faster moving times, you could miss out on over 15% of your home’s value. For a £270,000 house, this could mean losing more than £40,500.
Sell house that needs repairs
While selling a house as-is isn’t usually recommended on the open market, we can help you find a buyer. Our range of house selling solutions targets our extensive database to connect you with the right buyer.
We work closely with our house auction branch, allowing you to sell your house as-is on our property auction platform. If you prefer not to sell via auction, we also have pre-vetted buyers who are constantly looking for renovation projects.
Upsizing
If you’re looking to upsize your home quickly, we are your best options. We can help you sell your current house in a little as 28 days while achieving near full market value. With your own cash funds, you can easily upsize your home. Alternatively, consider moving to a slightly cheaper area to optimise your profit and buy a larger house for the same price as your current one.
Sell a tenanted property
There are many reasons why landlords are exiting the market, such as changes to government regulations like the abolition of Section 21, or decreasing profitability in renting. At The Property Selling Company, we can help you sell your tenanted property quickly while maximising your profit.
We can even buy your house with tenants in situ, meaning you won’t need to handle the eviction process yourself.
Selling property portfolio
Whether you have a few properties in the South of London or a larger portfolio in the North East, we can help you sell your property portfolio quickly and find the right buyer(s) to secure your investment.
Whatever your reasons for selling, we can help you maximise your profit and get funds in the bank far faster than selling through a traditional estate agent.
What are the benefits of The Property Selling Company’s sell house quick service?
- No hidden costs
- Sell in as little as 28 days
- On average, our sellers receive 93.14% of their market value.
- We sell houses across England and Wales
- We cover all your legal and marketing costs
- Sell any type of house, no matter its condition
