Quick sale companies

[Scotmum83]

We bought a house right before the recession hit and then due to a job coming up elsewhere we decided to rent it out until things got better and we would try and sell. Fast forward 7 years and we really need to sell as it is becoming a massive financial burden. We want to go down the normal route first to try and sell the house but as it will be lying empty in a different town than where we live now I would like to look in to selling it to a 'webuyanyhouse' type company if it is on the market for a while.

I know we would take a big hit as they don't offer much but it's going to cost us a fortune lying empty as well.

Has anyone had any experience good or bad with these companies? Which ones did you use?

TIA

Can you do short lets until the sale goes through?

Awful. Offered us an amount (in 2014, new build property in 2010 when we bought it so easy valuation) which was 60% of valuation. Not ideal but we agreed. Paperwork mostly completed then they changed their offer to drop it by a further 10% of the property value so almost exactly half what we would get selling it.

We don't want to rent again because we have had nothing but trouble from the tenants we have had. Including not letting viewers in or leaving the house a tip for them arriving. They've just not looked after the place so it's just an ongoing stress we don't need. I think we're going to give it a few months before going down this route, it does sound that we would get quite a low offer for it but to be honest we just want shot of the place asap!

If you are only likely to get 50% form a quick buy company, might as well put it with an agent at a cheaper price than others in the area for a quick sale.
Agent would bite your hand off for an easy sale from a vendor who is not going to insist on maintain an unrealistic price!