Dudley property, sold or let quietly.

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Why sell or let before it is listed

A listing sets a price in public and any reduction is public too. A private conversation sets nothing until you choose a route and see the terms in writing. Owners of blocks and portfolios often want a single counterparty rather than a queue of individual buyers or tenants. An off-market conversation starts with that option on the table.

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The off-market sale, step by step

Your solicitor handles the sale as normal once an offer is accepted. Before that, the property is on our off-market register, offers come from investors on our list at below open market value and the buyer pays our fee.

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Which route suits which owner

Owners of converted buildings and small blocks often want one counterparty rather than many tenants. A company let across the building gives them that and management unit by unit keeps more of the upside.

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Letting it to us instead

One fixed payment or a share of the income: the two letting routes trade certainty against upside and each can be compared on paper before you choose. If you would rather keep the property, it can be let to us on a company let agreement: Maine Property Solutions Ltd as the lessee, one fixed sum every month and the void risk with us. Or keep full control of the income with management from 20% of booking revenue.

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When it is more than a house

A block of flats can go on one company let agreement across the building, under full management unit by unit, or onto the off-market register as a whole. The apartment blocks page sets out how each works. Several homes in one area are simpler to run together and the arrangement can reflect that. Send the list and we will come back to you property by property.

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Working alongside local agents

An agent can introduce a property on the client's behalf with the client's agreement. We talk to the agent first and never approach the client around them.

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Before we talk

Planning and use can matter, especially for a building that has been converted. Any condition that restricts how the homes may be occupied needs to be known early.

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Starting the conversation

No obligation follows from a first message. You can compare the routes, talk to an agent as well and decide in your own time.

For a Dudley landlord the policy position is the borough position: Article 4 across the whole of Dudley MBC since 15 September 2023, no short-let restriction on record as at July 2026 and a 100% council tax premium on empty furnished property. What is changing is the employment base — the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre with its 2.2 km test track, now council-run; the Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology; and the Metro reaching Flood Street with a new bus and tram interchange. Our nearest home is in Brierley Hill, in the same borough.

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