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The honest comparison

Three ways to sell. One honest comparison.

Most companies that buy houses show you a single option: theirs. We put all three routes on the table and show you the real trade-offs on speed, certainty, price and fees. No route wins every row. Cash is the fastest and most certain. The open market reaches the highest potential price. Auction sits in between with the buyer locked in. Here is everything you need to choose the one that fits your situation.

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At a glance

The three routes, side by side.

Each one is built for a different priority. Start by finding the column that matches what matters most to you.

Fastest and gauranteed

The Certainty Route

Typically complete in 14 to 28 days on a cash purchase

We are the buyer and our funding is in place. The price is a little off the open-market headline, but once you count the fees and months of bills a slower sale carries, what you keep is far closer than it looks, in exchange for total speed and certainty.

Guaranteed cash offer within 24 hours
No chain, ever, and a firm completion date
We cover every fee, legal costs included
Sold as-is. No cleaning, clearing or fixing
You choose the completion date

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Balanced and secure

The Secure Bid

Complete in 28 or 56 days

Through our partners at Town and Country Property Auctions. The buyer is locked in with a 10% deposit, and if they pull out, you keep it.

Often more than a straight cash sale
Buyer locked in from the fall of the hammer
The buyer pays the fee, not you
A reserve price protects your floor
Fixed completion date

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Highest price, slower

The Premium Gaurantee

Typically 3 to 9 months

The traditional route, for sellers who can wait. The highest potential price, but slower, with viewings and the risk of a chain collapsing.

Highest potential sale price
Full marketing exposure
We help you get sale-ready
Honest guidance on realistic pricing
Cash offer held open as your backup

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Row by row

The full comparison, nothing hidden.

Including the rows other buyers leave out. No single route wins them all, and that is the point.

What matters	Guaranteed cash sale	Sell by auction	Open market
Speed to complete	14 to 28 days possible	28 or 56 days	3 to 9 months
Certainty of sale	Committed once you accept	Buyer locked in by deposit	Never certain until concluded
Price versus market	Below open-market value, with no fees to pay	Often more than a cash sale	Highest potential price
Fees you pay	£0. We pay them all	Buyer pays the auction fee	Solicitor and home report costs
Viewings	None	Some, during marketing	Many, over weeks or months
Condition needed	Any. Sold as-is	Sold as-is, buyers price it in	Best presented and sale-ready
Chain risk	None	Very low, deposit held	High, chains can break
Best for	Deadlines and total certainty	Homes with broad buyer appeal	Patient sellers chasing top price

Every route is real and honest. We never claim the best price and the fastest sale in the same breath, because no single route can offer both.

The decision helper

Not sure which one? Start here.

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Choose certainty if...

You are up against a deadline like repossession or probate (confirmation). A chain has collapsed and you need to move now. Certainty matters more than the last few pounds. You cannot face viewings or a sale falling through.

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Choose secure if...

Your home has broad appeal and will draw bidders. You want more than a straight cash sale might reach. You still need a committed buyer and a fixed date. You can allow 28 or 56 days to complete.

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Choose the premium guarantee if...

You can comfortably wait 3 to 9 months. Your home is in good order and shows well. The highest possible price is your main goal. You are happy hosting viewings and riding out chain risk.

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A We Buy Homes Scotland consultant assessing a property

Same house, three numbers

We value your home for all three routes.

We take your actual property and work out what it would realistically net on each route: the cash figure, the likely auction result, and the open-market price. Then we lay the honest numbers side by side, fees and timescales included, so the choice is yours to make with eyes open.

A firm cash figure within 24 hours
An honest auction estimate for your property
A realistic open-market asking price
Fees and timescales shown for each route

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Our promise

Cash first. Then the truth.

Every seller gets our best cash offer first. Then we compare it, honestly, with what auction and the open market would actually net you after fees and time. If another route puts more money in your pocket, we tell you. Even when that means we are not the ones buying your home.

That is why sellers who never sell to us still leave us five star reviews. Honest advice costs us the odd sale. We think it is worth it.

"Worked for meI was a bit sceptical as not the usual way to sell a property but Ryan was professional, honest and provided options which gave me confidence that this was a viable option. The process was well informed, easy and timely so would highly recommend. Success and payment processed as promised."

★★★★★ Deborah

We buy any home, in every postcode in Scotland.

Wherever you are in Scotland, we can help. Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and every town, suburb and village in between, in every condition. You will speak to a real person based in Glasgow, not a call centre, and there is never any obligation to go ahead.

Every postcode, every condition
A real person based in Glasgow, not a call centre
Regulated by The Property Ombudsman
No online guesswork, one honest considered figure

Questions

Choosing between the routes.

Usually the open market, for a home in good order that can wait 3 to 9 months to sell. Auction can come close and sometimes beats a straight cash sale. The guaranteed cash sale is the lowest of the three on the headline number, because it sits a little off open-market value, but once you subtract the fees and months of bills a slower sale carries, and count that it is the only route that is fast and completely certain, the gap is far smaller than it looks. The right answer depends on how much time you have and how much certainty you need.

Yes, and we encourage it. We value your home for all three routes and show you the honest numbers side by side, including fees and likely timescales. There is no obligation to choose any of them. Plenty of sellers use the comparison to confirm the open market is worth trying, with our cash offer held open as their backup.

Because honest advice earns trust, and trust is worth more to us than one sale. If auction or the open market clearly nets you more and you can wait, we say so. Some of those sellers come back to us later, and many leave a review even when we never bought their home. That reputation is the whole business.

That is exactly what the first call is for. Tell us the property and your situation, and we will talk you through which route fits, with no pressure and no hard sell. You will speak to a real person based in Glasgow, not a call centre, and there is never any obligation to go ahead.