You’ve probably heard that selling a house takes months. Rightmove listings, estate agent boards, viewings every weekend, chains collapsing, surveys, renegotiations. But what if you needed to sell in a week? This guide is about Bettermove’s cash route, where we buy your property directly with our own funds. No mortgage, no chain, no third-party buyer. Here’s the exact process.
Day 1: Tell us about your property
Contact Bettermove online or by phone. We’ll ask questions about your property, its condition, your tenure, your ideal timeline, and anything else that might affect the sale. This isn’t a quick tick-box exercise, the more we understand your circumstances, the more accurate our initial appraisal will be. Based on that conversation, we’ll make you a provisional offer. No obligation, no fees, no pressure.
Day 2: We book and pay for a surveyor
If the provisional offer works for you, we’ll book an independent surveyor to attend your property as quickly as possible, and we cover the cost. The survey confirms the condition of the property and allows us to issue a confirmed written offer. Cash route offers are typically up to 80% of open market value, reflecting the certainty, speed, and the fact that you pay no estate agent fees and have no fall-through risk.
Day 3: Accept your confirmed offer and instruct
Once you’re happy with the confirmed offer, you instruct a solicitor, we can recommend one from our panel if needed. We instruct on our side simultaneously. Both firms receive instruction on the same day, which is critical for a fast completion. Identity checks and AML compliance are handled promptly so nothing stalls the legal process.
Days 4 to 6: Legal work and searches
Our recommended solicitors are experienced with fast completions. They use indemnity insurance where appropriate to bypass slow local authority searches. Title checks and property information forms are prioritised. You’ll need to answer your solicitor’s property information questions promptly, this is the step most sellers slow down without realising.
💡 Speed tip: Prepare answers to the TA6 and TA10 forms before you accept. Your solicitor will send these, but if you’ve read them in advance, your replies will take minutes rather than days.
Day 6 to 7: Exchange of contracts
Both parties sign and exchange contracts. At this point the sale is legally binding and neither side can pull out without penalty. Completion typically follows the next working day.
Day 7: Completion
Funds transfer in the morning. Your solicitor receives the money, discharges any mortgage, and pays your proceeds to your account. Keys are released. You’re done. For most people, the 7-day process is genuinely transformative, particularly those in financial difficulty, divorce situations, probate sales, or anyone who has already found their next home and needs to move fast.
Ready to take the next step?
Speak to the Bettermove team for free, personalised advice. No obligation, no pressure.