Sell House Fast
Soho, London
Looking to sell your Soho house or flat? We buy property direct in Central London, for a quick and hassle-free sale.
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Choosing to sell your house fast in Soho
Since 2003 LDN Properties have been a quick house buyer here in Central London and the surrounding boroughs. We have provided our service to countless happy customers and often hear consistent themes why people choose to use our service –
- Relocating due to new employment
- Selling Woolaway house
- Current buyer has pulled out
- Sell house that needs repairs
- Probate property
- Chain break solution needed
- Going to emigrate
- Property portfolio
- Struggling to sell my home
- Selling an Airey house
- Separation
- Struggling with finances
- Sell property with planning permission
- Problem property
- Leasehold issues
- Repossessed
- Second house
- Upsizing due to a growing family
We like to see ourselves as a trustworthy and reliable home buying company and happy to work with you on your property sale. Our team of professionals are available to talk through any questions you have and can provide you with an indicative offer for your house or flat.
Soho Property
Being situated in the West End of London, the majority of residents live in high-density housing comprising typically of apartments and flats, with very few houses to be seen. Residents tend to be professionals living and working within the Westminster area and enjoy the benefits of walking to work and the amenities of Central London living.
Soho has experienced an ongoing series of residential redevelopments that have transformed its reputation as somewhere desirable to live, with a large number of luxury apartments and flats available for high end lifestyles.
There are numerous Soho estate agents operating in and around the area ranging from chains through to smaller independents including Greater London Properties (Broadwick Street), Outlet Residential (Broadwick Street), Robert Irving Burns, Savills (Margaret Street), Foxtons, CBRE, Frank Harris and Chestertons.
David from the Soho Society had the following to say:
Soho is a unique part of the capital. No other part of London has such a mix and concentration of residents and businesses, where the community makes intensive use of the streets as part of everyday life…
Snapshot of Soho
Soho is an area in the heart of Central London bounded by Oxford Street to the North, Regent Street to the West, Shaftesbury Avenue to the South and Charing Cross Road to the East. Soho is located in the City of Westminster with the key postcodes being W1B, W1D and W1F.
Soho is referred to as a London urban village and is home to in excess of 4,000 residents. Comprising of around 90 streets and covering one square mile, it is the heart of the British film and theatre business and bustling with restaurants, shops, nightlife and pubs. Marrying all these varying ways of life together to work for everyone is the challenge which is faced and especially so for people living in Soho houses and flats.
Given that Soho has been one of the main entertainment hubs of London since the 1800s, it might be surprising to know that it was once mostly land used for farming. King Henry VIII started to develop it in the 1500s and then the area became a parish in the 1600s.
The area that now makes up Soho was previously known by other names, including St Giles Field, as noted by This Is Soho. Originally many of its buildings were designed for living in by British aristocracy, but then an outbreak in 1854 of cholera led to them moving elsewhere, and the demographics of the area started to change.
The neighbourhood’s reputation as a centre of music, theatre and other entertainment is thanks to the construction of performance spaces that picked up pace from the 1900s onwards – and this reputation continues to keep the area in demand from people looking to own a home here.
Travelling to and from Soho, the nearest train stations are Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road and Piccadilly Circus. On the fringes of Soho you also find Leicester Square and Covent Garden, both just a 15 minute walk away.
Some of the main areas of Soho are:
Berwick Street – One of the oldest markets in London, Berwick Street market commenced in the 18th century and is still popular today for fruit and vegetables amongst many other items
Carnaby Street – One of the most famous shopping streets in Soho at the cutting edge of fashion, with Kingly Court a stones throw away offering a broad selection of restaurants
Beak Street / Brewer Street / Broadwick Street / Rupert Street – These streets are full of some of the best independent boutiques and shops in London
Soho Square, Golden Square and St Anne’s Churchyard – These open public spaces in Soho are hidden gems. Local residents and residential properties are all in close proximity to these relaxing areas.
Did you know?
- Soho is home to the first Italian coffee shop – Bar Italia opened its doors in 1949 on Frith Street and remains open to the present day
- 7 Noses of Soho – Made from plaster, the artist Rick Buckley installed these 7 moulds around Soho in protest to the rise of Government surveillance
- Soho was part of the hunting grounds used by King Henry VIII in the 16th century and at the time was heavily wooded
- The area is well known for its cultural scene and new performing spaces continue to be built, including the Soho Theatre on Dean Street that opened in 2020
- Soho’s Chinatown section is primarily focused by Gerrard Street and there a couple of ornate gates marking this area that are a popular spot for taking photographs
- The renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived in the Soho neighbourhood as a child from 1764 and 1765 at 20 Frith Street, and a blue plaque notes this
Useful resources
- See the benefits of choosing LDN Properties as your home buyer
- Our Knowledge Base and FAQs for selling your house
Other locations near Soho we operate in
Aldwych Bloomsbury Charing Cross Chinatown Covent Garden Fitzrovia Holborn Marylebone Mayfair St Giles St James’s Strand Temple Westminster
Postcode areas in and around Soho we cover
SW1A SW1Y W1F W1G W1J W1T WC1B WC2B WC2E WC2H WC2N
FAQs
✅ Are you a direct property buyer or a middle man?
We are a direct buyer of all property types (houses and flats) throughout London including central London, as well as around the UK. Based in Central London W1 we have significant experience of the London property market.
✅ How can I be sure of trusting LDN Properties with the sale of my Soho home?
We belong to an independent organisation called The Property Ombudsman (TPO), which issues rules to protect owners against fraud in the quick buying industry, and as a member we follow those regulations, which should give you peace of mind when selling to us. Never sell your Soho home to a company that cannot prove it belongs to TPO, as it may be a scam.
✅ Is LDN Properties the quickest choice for selling a home in Soho?
Yes, we’re often the fastest way to sell any type of property in the neighbourhood and elsewhere because we can exchange contracts and pay you the total sale proceeds all within a few weeks after you first contact us. By contrast, if you sell through an auctioneer, an estate agent or on your own, these methods can all take at least many months if not longer.
✅ How much will I have to pay in commission when selling my Soho flat or house?
If you choose to sell the home to an honest no-fee quick buyer like LDN Properties then you will not have to pay any commission, which will help with lowering your net expenses when selling, and you can also escape paying any fees by selling without any help. But you will be required to pay potentially expensive commission when selling through an auctioneer or an estate agent.
✅ Will you buy my home in Soho?
We are London home buyers and purchase properties throughout Westminster, including Soho. Please contact the team on 020 7183 3022 to discuss the sale of your property.
✅ Do you buy leasehold flats?
Yes we are buyers of both leasehold and freehold property – houses and flats. As a specialist London property buyer we have significant experience in dealing with all kinds of leasehold flats including short leases.
LDN Properties specialises in buying houses and flats in Soho
Soho, which is in London’s famous West End in the City of Westminster, is an area where LDN Properties is always looking to buy flats and houses. We can offer you a quick and fair cash offer for selling your home, and we will never charge you any fees when you sell to us.
Beginning in the 19th century, Soho soon developed a reputation as one of the city’s major entertainment areas. There are a number of theatres, clubs, bars, and other venues throughout the neighbourhood, as well as some notable landmarks of the UK’s film sector including the offices of the British Board of Film Classification and 20th Century Studios’ UK office.
What’s the speediest way to sell your Soho property?
If you’d like to sell your home fast, you need to decide between selling it to a cash house buyer, selling through an estate agent, or trying to find a buyer at a property auction.
A property auction gives you a specific date for when your home will sell, because a winning high bid is a legal binding agreement to buy your property. However, even if you enter your home for an auction it might not take place for more than a month or later.
Similarly, selling using the services of an estate agent can be a lengthy process. You might have to wait for several months or longer before you receive an offer on your home. And even after you receive an offer there’s always the risk that the sale might fall through.
But LDN Properties can help you complete the sale of your home and exchange contracts often within weeks, whilst also promising to never charge you fees for selling your house or flat.
Keep reading to learn more details about the specifics of all these methods of selling your Soho house or flat, as well as another option of trying to sell without any third-party assistance, which can be viable sometimes, as an article by This Is Money explains.
Key details about your options for selling a Soho home
As you look to sell your property in Soho, you should write down your main goals with seeking a buyer, including your preferred sale price, whether you want to pay commission, and how fast you need to sell. Then compare these factors against the information about all of the selling options below, and this should provide some assistance in finding the one that best suits your particular needs.
Selling your Soho property to a quick buyer
Quick buyers like LDN Properties have this name because they can typically complete all of the steps of purchasing a home within a handful of weeks, and that covers the final crucial steps of exchanging contracts on the property and paying the full proceeds to the seller.
These companies have the ability to move so swiftly because they already have the financial resources needed to buy your flat or house. Unlike other buyers using different methods, quick buyers don’t need to wait many weeks or even months to get approved for a mortgage first. That’s how they have become often the most rapid way to sell any type of property.
Another important perk of selling to a quick buyer is that the legitimate businesses will never charge a homeowner any commission for selling their property. This means you are guaranteed to receive the complete sale proceeds whilst also managing to reduce your selling costs.
Quick buyers are also specialists at making competitive and fast offers to purchase almost any freehold or leasehold home no matter its age, condition, location, shape size or type, and regardless of whether your property has some major physical damage or other problem. That can make quick buyers a decent choice for those people who own a “problem” property but who lack the time, money or interest in fixing the flaws with the home before trying to sell it.
Selling your Soho property with an estate agent
You will not need to put much work into selling your Soho home through an estate agent because they will handle most of the steps. This begins with creating a listing that describes your property and includes photographs of the interior and exterior, then advertising this to get buyers interested, following by scheduling viewings to give people tours of your house or flat. Finally, they will hear offers from buyers and hopefully take on to exchange of contracts.
Estate agents will charge you commission if they manage to sell your home, and this can become quite expensive, as noted by the website Unbiased. Many estate agents have a fee rate between 1.15 percent and 1.45 percent of your home’s sale price, but it might be more than this. And the charge will add to your costs because it will be deducted from the final sale proceeds.
It can be a very slow way to sell your home and you might be waiting more than a full year before you get a serious offer from someone. Remember that they could still cancel the offer later and make the sale collapse, which would delay your selling timeline much further.
Selling your Soho property at an auction
Auctions also free from you having to exert much effort when trying to find a buyer, because this way the auctioneer will produce and market the listing, and host the auction. So, if you are looking for a selling choice that requires little work from you, this may be a good strategy.
You might be asked to choose between the traditional or modern method for auctioning your home.
Under the traditional method, the auctioneer will advertise your listing ahead of the auction taking place, where people can bid on the house or flat for a short amount of time. With the modern method, your listing will be active for a set number of weeks or months and during that time people can place bids 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the top bid at the time that the listing expires being named the winner and person buying your property.
Auctioning is not the fastest way to sell a property because there are long waiting times, such as many weeks or more after you opt for selling this way and before the auction happens. If your property does sell at the auction, the winning top bidder would then have about a month to complete their tasks to finalise the purchase, such as signing all the required legal documents.
You will also be charged commission by the auctioneer if they manage to sell your home, usually at a rate of 2.5 percent of the final auctions sale price. This will add to your costs because the fee will subtracted immediately from the eventual auction proceeds.
Selling your Soho property on your own
If you are committed to not paying commission when selling your Soho home, another strategy to find a buyer is selling without any assistance. This will require you to take care of all the actions involved with seeking a buyer, from the initial production and advertising of a listing through to taking care of viewings and hearing offers from serious buyers.
This is a significant amount of work and not something you can just do in your free time, and it can also quickly become quite stressful. That’s why you should only reasonably consider this method if you have managed to sell a Soho property before, or if you have a suitably qualified family member or friend that is offering to help you sell the home without charging you anything.
Without such experience, it might take over a year to find a buyer. And even if someone makes a true offer to purchase your property, they might later change their mind and rescind it. They are allowed to do this without the risk of facing penalties, if you have not yet exchanged contracts. It would delay a sale even longer as you would have start over with seeking a buyer.
One viable alternative to selling without any assistance is getting in touch with an honest zero-fee quick buyer such as LDN Properties. These companies will give you the same great result of not having to pay any commission on the sale of your flat or house, and you will also get the plus of securing a much swifter sale. That’s due to the fact that quick buyers can usually finalise the process of buying a home, including the exchange of contracts and paying the seller their full proceeds, within a few weeks after the homeowner first gets in touch with them.
Benefits you’ll get from selling your house or flat in Soho fast
When you quickly sell your Soho home, you get several advantages including the fact that you can access the proceeds on a faster timeline to use for whatever need you might have.
People decide to sell their houses or flats for many reasons, including relocating, divorces or separations, financial difficulty, and more. In these situations and others it’s often vital that the homeowner can sell their property and get access to the cash from the sale as fast as possible.
The types of property we buy in Soho
In the Soho area we are a buyer of various kinds of property from small to large. We’re happy to consider buying all different types of property, knowing all too well the unique houses and flats available. Take a look at some examples of properties we typically purchase:
- Detached properties
- Mansion block flats
- Semi-detached properties
- Bungalows
- New build apartment
- Maisonette
- End-terraced property
- Derelict houses
- Houses
- Flats / Apartments
- Listed property
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