The buyer wasn't proceedable
No mortgage agreed in principle, or a sale of their own that was never really underway.
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Buyer pulled out? Let's find a more committed one.
You were weeks from completion, and now you're relisting. It's one of the most disheartening things that can happen in a sale, and it happens more often than anyone admits.
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If this sounds familiar
It isn't your fault, and it isn't the end of the road
There's a particular kind of tiredness that comes with a sale falling through late. You've already started planning the move, told work, maybe paid for a survey or searches.
Sales fall through for reasons that have nothing to do with your home. A buyer's mortgage falls short, their own sale collapses, a survey raises something they weren't expecting, or they simply get cold feet.
What matters now is what happens next. Going straight back on the market with the same approach tends to produce the same result, so it's worth understanding why this buyer wobbled before you launch again.
Usually it's one of these
Why sales fall through
Most collapses happen for reasons you can spot earlier next time.
The chain was fragile
One weak link and the whole thing stalls, often very late in the process.
A survey or valuation changed things
A lender's valuation below the agreed price can end a sale overnight, whatever the buyer wanted.
Communication went quiet
When nobody is actively progressing the sale, small problems quietly become reasons to walk away.
Worth doing either way
Before you relaunch
A few practical jobs now make the next buyer far less likely to wobble.
Find out why they left
Ask directly and get it in writing. The reason shapes everything you do next.
Get your paperwork ready
Searches, guarantees, certificates and anything a surveyor might ask about, ready to go before you relaunch.
Check your price against recent sales
Especially if the lender's valuation came in lower than the agreed figure.
Think about who you want next
A first-time buyer with a mortgage agreed, or a cash buyer, may suit your timescale better than a long chain.
How we'd approach it
How we'd restart it
We'd review what went wrong, then relaunch with a clear plan: the right price for today's market, presentation that answers the obvious questions, and marketing aimed at proceedable buyers.
We check that a buyer is in a position to proceed before we take their offer seriously, and we keep the sale moving with regular chases rather than waiting to be asked.
- A fresh relaunch, not just a relisted property.
- Buyers qualified on position as well as price.
- Progress chased weekly, with you kept informed.
- One contact who knows the history of your sale.
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No surprises
Clear on price, service and timescales
The fee
One fixed £1,200, including VAT
One fixed seller fee of £1,200 including VAT. Paid on completion. No sale, no fee.
The service
A real person, start to finish
Your sale is progressed actively from offer to completion, so problems surface early rather than at the last minute.
The timescale
Our aim: a committed buyer in 30 days
We can't promise a date, but we can tell you honestly how quickly a committed buyer is realistic for your property and price.
We are not cash buyers and do not buy property ourselves. We do not guarantee a sale, a completion date or a particular price. Selling timescales and outcomes depend on the property, the market and the buyer.
Ask away
Quick answers
The questions people ask us most about this situation.
How we work with you
- No obligation, no hard sell
- A real person, not a call centre
- Paid on completion
- Clear, written information before you commit
- We do not promise what we cannot guarantee
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Let's talk it through.
Ready to get moving?
Tell us about your property and what you're hoping to achieve. We'll explain how Canny Fast Sale could help you get moving sooner.
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Free to enquire. No obligation.
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