After their children had grown up and moved away from the Staffordshire family home, Bill and Yvonne King decided it was time to downsize and move to a retirement property while they were still young enough to enjoy the lifestyle it offers.
When Billy spotted an advert for Quick Move Properties’ part exchange service in a magazine it seemed like the perfect solution, but he was a little concerned that it was all too good to be true.
Bill explains: “We looked into part exchange and liked everything about it, particularly the speed at which a sale could be completed. I was slightly dubious and kept wondering what the catch was. I was aware that it would be below market value but I was pleasantly surprised when an offer was made.”
With their minds made up about the move, the Kings decided that the speed and certainty of part exchanging their house with Quick Move Properties was definitely the right route for them:
“I worked out that although I may have achieved a bit more on the open market, when you take out the £6,000 estate agent fees and the £1,000 solicitor fees that you don’t have to pay with Quick Move Properties’ part exchange service, it suddenly became a relatively small price to pay for all the time, stress and risk we saved.”
Bill and Yvonne moved to a Prestige Sonata II model park home with additional eco-friendly features, including extra insulation, LED lighting, heat pumps and a rainwater harvesting system; all of which halved the energy bills they would ordinarily have been expecting for a similar size park home.
Because Quick Move Properties purchase properties with their own cash funds, Bill and Yvonne had no worries about the sale falling through. They knew exactly how much they would receive from the sale of their property and the date the cash would be in their bank account, leaving them to get on with planning their retirement in their new home.
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