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Off-Market in St Albans
Off-market in St Albans: sell it, or let it to us.
Tired houses, tenanted flats, completed new-build units and blocks in St Albans. Send the details and we will come back to you about the route that fits.
Three Routes
Three ways forward.
Sell It Quietly
Sold without a board or a portal. Introductions go to investors on our list and the buyer, not you, pays our fee. How a quiet sale works →
Let It to Us
A company let agreement with Maine Property Solutions Ltd as the lessee: one fixed sum each month, whether or not anyone is staying. How a company let works →
We Run It
Serviced accommodation, run for you. The fee is a share of booking revenue, from 20%, reported every month. How management works →
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Why owners keep it off the portals
A property that has been listed and withdrawn carries that history with it. Starting off-market means the choice to list is still yours, untouched, if the quiet routes do not suit. 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.
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How the quiet sale works
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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Who each route is for
A portfolio owner winding down may use all three routes at once: management for the best homes, a company let for the middle and a quiet sale for the rest.
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Keeping the property, losing the hassle
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. For owners who want certainty, a company let is one agreement with a fixed monthly sum. For owners who want the upside, management shares in what the property earns, from 20%.
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Larger properties and portfolios
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. One counterparty for many properties means one set of terms, one payment date and one point of contact, however many homes are involved.
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Agents with a stalled instruction
Agents handling developer stock can bring slow-selling completed units to us for a company let, keeping the developer relationship and the eventual sale instruction.
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Documents that help
For a lease or management: the title, lender consent where there is a mortgage, the insurance schedule and current gas, electrical and EPC certificates. For a sale: the address, the condition and whether it is tenanted.
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Getting in touch
Owners, estate agents and letting agents can all send a property. Agents' introductions go through the agent, not around them.
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Your Questions
Off-market in St Albans, answered.
Still not sure? Tell us about the property and we will come back to you.
Can I still use an agent later?
Yes. Nothing about talking to us stops you listing with an agent afterwards.
Do you take new-build units in St Albans?
Yes. Completed units can go on a company let while they are marketed, with a break clause for a sale.
Is the monthly sum paid if the property is empty?
Yes. Under a company let agreement the fixed monthly sum is paid whether or not anyone is staying.
Can estate agents send us properties?
Yes. Introductions go through the agent and the agent keeps the client.