Where we buy

We buy houses and flats in 207 postcode districts across London and the Home Counties. If your postcode is listed on this page, we will make you a cash offer on your property.

The areas we are buying in

This is the actual list, not a general description of London. We keep it current — the patch changes as we take on new areas, and a district that is not here today may be here in a few months.

What we buy

• Houses and flats — terraced, semi-detached, detached, purpose-built and converted flats.
• Any condition. Tired, dated, damp, or needing a full refurbishment. We buy properties estate agents struggle to sell, and we do not ask you to fix anything first.
• Probate and inherited property, including houses that have stood empty.
• Leasehold flats with a short lease — the situation most buyers walk away from, and one we price properly rather than avoid.
• Tenanted property, with the tenants in place.
• Ex-local-authority flats and houses, subject to the building.

What we do not buy

Being straight about this saves everyone time:

• Commercial premises and land are handled separately — see land acquisitions.
• Properties outside the districts listed above. If yours is outside the patch we will tell you at the start rather than take your details and come back with a no.

Why the patch looks like this

We are not trying to cover the country. The list above is shaped by three things, and it is worth knowing them if your area is not on it yet.

• We buy where we can resell or let. Every property we take on has to work as an investment afterwards, so we concentrate on areas with steady demand rather than areas that are simply cheap.
• We buy where we know the values. We hold sold-price and floor-area data for the districts above, which is how we can price a property from a desktop and stand behind the figure. Where we do not hold that data, we would be guessing, and a guess is not an offer.
• We buy within reach. Someone from Future Ventures visits every property before completion. That is a real constraint on how far the patch can stretch.

What happens once you are in the patch

• An indicative offer, quickly. Give us the postcode and your own view of the value and you will see a figure straight away — typically 80–85% of market value, and we explain plainly what that buys you.
• An independent valuation, at our expense. We instruct an agent or surveyor to check our figure. You do not pay for it.
• A completion date you choose. Commonly 28 days, faster if you need it, later if you would rather. There is no chain above us and no mortgage to arrange.
• Legal fees covered up to £1,500, and no estate agent commission, because there is no agent.

Not sure, or just outside?

Use the checker above — it gives you a straight answer in a second. If your area is not on the list it is still worth a call: we occasionally buy outside the patch where the property is right, and we would rather tell you honestly either way.