Check your lease as many Housing Associations have nominated us as their preferred selling agent. This gives us an eight-week (occasionally six week depending on the lease) nomination period to try and find a buyer for your home. This is to help other first-time buyers and helps make sure you are given an efficient and cost-effective service.

How Much will it cost?

Non-refundable administration fee                                       £250+VAT

Sales fee payable on completion                                          £500+VAT

Total                                                                                £750+VAT

Plus, you’ll also need to pay for an independent valuation, an EPC certificate and any legal costs.

We don’t want to waste your time by sending you people who, for one reason or another, wouldn’t be suitable that’s why all potentials buyers must:

• Fill in a comprehensive application form
• Have their financial viability checked with an Independent Financial Advisor.

You’ll need to find and instruct a solicitor to manage the legal aspects of your sale.

They will liaise with the buyer’s solicitor and answer any enquiries they may have about the purchase.

In the unlikely event that we cannot sell your property in the nomination period you’re free to use another agent.

If you decide to sell via an estate agent, you can sell for either the full market value or the share. If they find a buyer for the share, you have to sell at the current market value stated on your up-to-date valuation report – we are unable to accept offers and the buyer will have to be approved by us.

Please note, if a buyer for your share has not been introduced by us, you’ll be responsible for covering our solicitor costs as well as the admin fee.

If you decide to sell the property outright, you can accept an offer higher than the valuation amount, but we still require our share based on this sale price. You’ll be responsible for paying your estate agent fees. You would not be able to accept a lower offer unless you’re prepared to take the shortfall.