Commercial Property Buyers
Selling a commercial property isn’t like selling a house. You already know this.Your retail unit has been listed for 8 months. The office building needs £80,000 in repairs you can’t ...
Yes. You can sell a property with a regulated lifetime tenancy. But not to normal buyers.
That tenant isn’t leaving. Ever. Until they die. Normal buyers can’t get mortgages on these properties. Estate agents will list it for 9 months and nobody will make an offer.
We’re Property Saviour. We buy properties with regulated lifetime tenants. We complete in 7-28 days. We pay cash. No estate agent fees. No waiting years hoping the tenant dies.
Let me show you exactly how this works.
Yes, but only to specialist cash buyers who understand regulated tenancies.
Normal buyers won’t touch it. Banks won’t lend on properties with regulated tenants paying £85 weekly when the mortgage payment is £800 monthly. The numbers don’t work. The buyer can’t get vacant possession to live in it or renovate it.
Investors who buy these properties are rare. They need deep pockets. They need to be comfortable making a loss for potentially 10-20 years until the tenant dies. Most property investors want cashflow, not losses.
Property Saviour buys these properties. We know exactly what we’re getting into. We pay cash. We complete in 7-28 days from accepting our offer.
Typically 60-70% of the vacant market value, sometimes less depending on tenant age and rent paid.
A house worth £300,000 empty might sell for £90,000-£120,000 with a regulated tenant paying £400 monthly. A flat worth £200,000 vacant might fetch £60,000-£80,000 with a tenant paying £340 monthly.
The valuation factors include the tenant’s age (a 65-year-old tenant means longer wait than an 85-year-old), the registered rent amount, property condition, and location.
Here’s something most cash buyers won’t tell you. We will. We buy at approximately 70% of realistic vacant valuation. This isn’t greed. It’s mathematics.
Our actual costs break down like this:
That’s 30% in real costs and business margin. The 70% we offer goes to you as cash today.
Most sellers would rather have £105,000 today than wait 15 years hoping for £300,000 when the tenant dies. Because that tenant might live to 95. And you’re losing £500-£800 monthly until then. Do that maths. That’s £90,000-£144,000 in losses over 15 years.
The tenancy ends and you can sell with vacant possession at full market value.
But here’s what nobody tells you clearly. That tenant might live another 20 years. They’re protected by the Rent Act 1977. They can’t be evicted unless they seriously breach their tenancy agreement, which rarely happens because they’ve been model tenants for decades.
Some regulated tenancies pass to a spouse. If the tenant’s husband or wife lives with them, they automatically inherit the regulated tenancy when the first tenant dies. You’re waiting even longer. Potentially another 10-15 years beyond that.
Property Saviour doesn’t wait. We buy now. You get cash now within 7-28 days. We deal with the tenant and the decades of waiting.
You need to find a specialist cash buyer who purchases tenanted properties.
Your realistic options are limited. Here they are in order:
Option 1 is the only one that solves the problem immediately.
Our method of sale is straightforward. We view your property, either in person or virtually. We check the tenancy documents and verify it’s genuinely a regulated tenancy. We verify the registered fair rent with the tribunal records.
We make a written offer within 48 hours. If you accept, we complete in 7-28 days depending on your preference. Cash transfers to your account. Problem solved. You move on with your life.
No, you cannot legally remove a regulated lifetime tenant except in extreme breach situations like criminal activity or severe property damage.
These are the most protected tenants in UK law. You can’t evict them because you want to sell. You can’t evict them to do major renovations. You can’t evict them because you want to move in yourself or house a family member.
You can offer them money to leave voluntarily. But they can refuse. And why would they leave? They’re paying £95 weekly for a house that would cost them £1,200 monthly on the open market. They’d be stupid to accept unless you offer them £40,000-£60,000 plus relocation costs.
Some sellers waste £5,000-£10,000 on solicitors trying to find legal loopholes. There aren’t any. The Rent Act 1977 is absolute. Every court case for the past 48 years has confirmed it.
Property Saviour takes the property with the tenant in place. You don’t need to remove them. You don’t need to negotiate with them. We buy it exactly as it stands.
Only specialist property investors and cash buyers purchase properties with regulated tenants.
Here’s who will and won’t buy your property:
| Buyer Type | Will They Buy? | Timeline | Typical Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal homebuyers | No – can’t get mortgages | N/A | N/A |
| Buy-to-let investors | Rarely – numbers don’t work | 6-12 months | 50-60% of value |
| Property developers | No – can’t develop with tenant | N/A | N/A |
| Specialist cash buyers | Yes | 7-28 days | 60-70% of value |
Property Saviour sits in that last category. We buy regulated tenancy properties every year across England. We understand the Rent Act 1977 inside out. We have the cash reserves to handle tenancies that might continue for 15-20 years.
We’re not middlemen. We don’t make you an offer then try to find someone else to buy it. We use our own money. We complete with our own funds.
Regulated tenancies were created before 15th January 1989 and offer lifetime security, while assured tenancies created after 1989 can be ended with proper notice.
Regulated tenancies fall under the Rent Act 1977. The landlord cannot end them. The tenant has lifetime security. The tenant pays “fair rent” registered with a rent tribunal, not market rent. Fair rent is typically 40-60% below market rent.
Assured shorthold tenancies (the standard since 1989) fall under the Housing Act 1988. The landlord can end them with two months’ notice after the fixed term ends. The tenant pays market rent agreed with the landlord.
If you have an assured tenancy, you don’t need us. You can serve notice, wait two months, get vacant possession, and sell normally. If you have a regulated tenancy created before 1989, you’re stuck unless you sell to a specialist buyer like us.
Through estate agents, 12-18 months on average, if you find a buyer at all.
Most estate agents won’t touch these properties. They don’t understand regulated tenancies. They’ve never dealt with one. They started their careers after 2000 when these tenancies were already rare.
The ones who will list it struggle desperately to find buyers. You might get one viewing in 6 months. That viewer offers £75,000 for your £280,000 property. You feel insulted. You reject it. Then nobody else enquires for another 5 months.
Through Property Saviour? 7-28 days from offer acceptance to completion. We bought a property in Leeds last year. Three-bedroom semi-detached worth £280,000 empty. Regulated tenant aged 73 paying £95 weekly. The owner inherited it from his mother who died.
He’d been losing £650 monthly for 18 months. He was considering bankruptcy. We offered £94,000. He accepted. We completed in 14 days. He stopped bleeding money and moved forward with his life.
Some estate agents will list them, but most don’t understand regulated tenancies and struggle to find buyers.
Most high street estate agents have never dealt with a Rent Act 1977 tenancy. These tenancies were banned 37 years ago. Estate agents who started after 2000 have zero experience with them. They don’t understand fair rent tribunals. They don’t grasp the legal impossibility of eviction.
They’ll list your property at £180,000 because they don’t know how to value it properly. Nobody makes an offer. After 6 months they suggest dropping to £140,000. Still nothing happens. After a year they quietly suggest you “wait for the situation to change” which means wait for the tenant to die.
You’ve wasted 12 months. You’ve paid their upfront marketing fees (£500-£1,000). You’re still stuck with the property. You’re still losing money every single month.
Estate agents also charge 1.5-2% commission plus VAT if they somehow miraculously find a buyer. On a £100,000 sale, that’s £1,500-£2,000 plus VAT deducted from your proceeds. On a £90,000 sale, that’s £1,350-£1,800 plus VAT out of your pocket.
Property Saviour charges zero fees. Zero commission. Zero admin charges. The offer we make in writing is exactly what you receive in your bank account. We cover our own legal fees and yours.
Yes, specialist cash buyers like Property Saviour specifically purchase properties with regulated lifetime tenants using their own funds.
But not all “cash buyers” are real. This is critical. Half the cash buyers online are frauds.
Here’s how to verify a real cash buyer on Companies House:
If a “cash buyer” has 15 charges registered on Companies House, they’re not cash buyers. They’re scrambling for money from every possible source. They’ll struggle to complete your sale.
Property Saviour shows proof of funds before you commit to anything. Check our Companies House record. We encourage every seller to verify us. Transparency matters.
We offer two different services. You choose which suits your situation.
Our Cash Offer: We buy your property with the tenant in place. We pay in cash. You get the money in 7-28 days. You walk away completely. Problem solved forever. You never think about that property again.
Our Assisted Sale Service: We use our skills, expertise, and contacts to help you sell the property at a higher value to the open market. We provide a cash advance upfront, demonstrating our genuine commitment. We handle all the marketing, all viewings, all negotiations with potential buyers. We pay all fees including estate agents, solicitors, and every other cost.
The assisted sale offers a significantly higher figure than the straight cash offer. It takes longer, typically 3-6 months instead of 7-28 days. But you receive substantially more money overall when it completes.
This creates a true win-win scenario. Need cash immediately to solve debt problems or complete a house purchase? Take the cash offer. Want maximum value and can afford to wait a few months? Take the assisted sale with our cash advance.
Both options are genuine. Both are available. We explain both clearly and let you choose.
Estate agents don’t understand the Rent Act 1977. They list your property using residential marketing. Nobody views it because investors know the numbers don’t work. It sits online for 12 months achieving nothing except costing you money.
Auctions occasionally work for regulated tenancy properties. But you’re accepting whatever the highest bid is on the day, even if it’s £60,000 for a property worth £250,000 vacant. Auction fees are 3-4% plus VAT plus legal pack costs (£600-£1,000). And 30-40% of auction sales fall through after the hammer drops when buyers can’t secure funding.
Property Saviour gives you certainty. A written offer you can review. A guaranteed completion date. Zero fees deducted. You choose the exact timeline that works for your situation.
You inherited a property that’s making you poorer every month. Or you bought an investment 20 years ago that became a financial nightmare. Or you’re an executor dealing with an estate and this regulated tenancy property is blocking probate for all the beneficiaries.
You didn’t create this situation. The tenant isn’t doing anything wrong. You’re not a bad person. The Rent Act 1977 created a legal structure that traps property owners. The system is broken and you’re stuck in it through no fault of your own.
We’ve handled over 150 regulated tenancy properties since 2015. We understand the frustration completely. We understand the anger at losing £600 monthly while being unable to do anything about it. We understand the inheritance situation where siblings are arguing about what to do.
We move fast because we know you need this problem resolved. Not in 18 months. Now.
The tenant has every legal right to stay. We respect that. We’re not villains trying to throw elderly people onto the street.
When we buy your property, we become the new landlord. We deal with the tenant professionally. We maintain the property properly. We respect their Rent Act 1977 protections. We follow the law exactly.
You’re no longer involved. You’re no longer responsible. You’re no longer losing money. That’s the relief you need.
Don’t trust anyone. Verify everything. Including us.
Search property buying company on Companies House. Look at our filed accounts. Check our history. Look at how many charges we have registered (very few, because we use our own money).
Read our reviews on Trustpilot and Google. We have over five-star reviews from sellers we’ve helped. Real people. Real situations. Real completions.
Call us and ask hard questions. We’ll answer everything honestly. If our offer doesn’t work for you, we’ll tell you. We don’t waste your time or ours.
Here’s the exact process. No mysteries. No surprises.
You fill in the form on our website or call us directly. Within 24 hours maximum, one of our regulated tenancy specialists calls you back. We ask about your property, the tenant situation, why you’re selling, and your timeline.
We arrange a viewing within 48 hours if that’s possible. If not, we do not view. We review the tenancy documents. We verify it’s a genuine Rent Act 1977 regulated tenancy. We check the registered fair rent.
We make a written offer within 48 hours of viewing. We explain exactly how we calculated it. We’re transparent about our costs and margin.
You accept or decline. No pressure whatsoever. If our offer doesn’t work for your situation, that’s completely fine. You’re not obligated to anything by requesting a call back or accepting a viewing.
If you accept, our solicitors contact yours immediately. We handle all the legal work. We cover your legal fees. We complete on the exact date you choose within our 7-28 day timeframe. The money transfers to your bank account. You’re done.
Run these numbers honestly.
Your property is worth £300,000 vacant. The tenant is 72 years old. They might live to 87 (15 more years). You’re losing £550 monthly because the rent doesn’t cover your costs.
Waiting 15 years costs you £99,000 in losses (£550 × 180 months). When the tenant finally dies, you sell for £300,000. Your net position is £201,000 after 15 years of stress.
Our offer today is £105,000 cash. You receive it in 14 days. You invest it at 5% annual return. After 15 years, you have £218,000. Plus you avoided 15 years of stress, property maintenance, tenant issues, and monthly losses.
Selling now actually leaves you better off financially. Plus you get your life back today instead of in 2041.
Keep the property. Keep losing £400-£800 every month. Keep hoping the tenant dies soon. Keep paying insurance, maintenance, and repairs on a property generating negative cashflow. Keep being stressed every time the phone rings with another property problem.
Or request a call back right now. Get our written offer within 48 hours. Choose between our cash offer (completed in 7-28 days) or our assisted sale service (higher amount, completed in 3-6 months with our cash advance).
We’ll explain both options clearly. We’ll show you the numbers. We’ll answer every question. You decide what works for your situation. No obligation. No pressure. No games.
Request your call back now. Fill in the form below with your property details. Or call us directly on our main number. We’ll respond within 24 hours.
One honest conversation could end this problem permanently. You’ll know exactly where you stand. You’ll have a written offer. You’ll have clarity instead of confusion.
Stop losing money every month while you hope the situation somehow improves. It won’t improve. That tenant has lifetime rights. The only way forward is selling to a specialist buyer who understands regulated tenancies.
That’s us. Let’s talk.
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