Leasehold Specialists
We are a specialist cash buyer of leasehold flats, based in London and buying across England and Wales. We have been buying property since 2003 and understand the complications that make leasehold flats harder to sell than freehold houses.
Sell Flat UK is a trading name of LDN Properties Limited, a London-based property buying company established in 2003. We buy leasehold flats directly, using our own funds, without the need for mortgage finance or a property chain.
Our focus is specifically on leasehold flats - not houses, not new-build developments, not commercial property. Leasehold flats are our area of specialism, and that focus means we understand the legal, structural, and financial complications that can make them difficult to sell through conventional routes.
We are transparent that our offers are below open market value. The trade-off is speed, certainty, and a sale that does not fall through. For sellers dealing with leasehold complications, a difficult flat, or a previous sale that has already collapsed, that certainty often matters more than squeezing the last pound out of the sale price.
We are registered at Companies House (04636129), registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (Z7733416), and are members of The Property Ombudsman (D12463).
Leasehold sales are more complex than freehold sales. That complexity is where we add the most value.
When a lease drops below 80 years, mortgage lenders become reluctant to lend. Below 70 years, the pool of potential buyers shrinks to cash buyers only. We regularly buy short lease flats - including those with fewer than 60 years remaining - where the open market offers few realistic options.
Defective lease clauses, onerous ground rent terms, absent freeholders, and missing consents are all issues that surface during conveyancing and can derail a sale. We are familiar with these problems and assess them before making an offer, rather than discovering them later and reducing our price.
Probate sales, flats with sitting tenants who need to vacate, sales where a previous buyer has already withdrawn - these situations require a buyer who understands the process and can move without a chain. That is what we offer.
We do not make headline offers that we later reduce once solicitors have reviewed the lease. Our process starts with research - we look at the title register, the lease length, any known issues with the building or managing agent - before we put a figure to you. That means the offer we make reflects the actual position of the flat.
We are also honest when a flat is not suitable for us. If your flat would genuinely be better sold on the open market or through auction, we will say so. Some sellers contact us expecting a quick sale and find that, for their particular flat, a different route makes more financial sense. We would rather tell you that early than waste your time.
For sellers where a direct sale does make sense - short lease, lease complications, a sale that has already fallen through, or a flat that needs significant work - we aim to make the process as straightforward as possible. No public viewings to manage, no chain, no unexpected last-minute changes to the offer.
Established in 2003 and independently owned.
Membership number D12463. The Property Ombudsman provides independent redress for consumers. You can verify our membership at tpos.co.uk.
Registered in England and Wales as LDN Properties Limited, company number 04636129. You can view our filing history at Companies House.
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, registration number Z7733416, covering how we handle and store personal data in line with UK data protection law.
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The "we buy any property" market has a poor reputation in some quarters, and not without reason. A number of companies in this space are not buyers at all - they are lead generators who pass your details to investors, or intermediaries who take a margin between you and the actual purchaser. The result is often a high initial offer that quietly reduces once the legal review begins.
We buy with our own funds. We do not pass your details to a third party, we do not act as an intermediary, and we do not make headline offers we cannot support. When we make an offer, we have already done the research on the lease and the property. We are not buying time with a high figure - we are making a considered proposal based on what we know.
We also focus exclusively on leasehold flats. That specialism matters. A company that buys all kinds of property - houses, commercial property, land - cannot develop the same depth of knowledge about leasehold conveyancing, lease valuation, and the complications that arise in leasehold transactions. We have been working in this area since 2003 and the knowledge that comes from that experience is genuinely useful to sellers navigating difficult circumstances.
Please contact our friendly team. We are happy to talk through your situation with no obligation.
