At Probatesales.co.uk we combine the best of auction-style speed with the comprehensive reach of a traditional estate agency. Our approach ensures that your property attracts the widest possible audience—from investors and cash buyers to family homebuyers and housing associations.

Why Choose Us?

• Fast, Competitive Bidding: Our process offers the speed of an auction, but with the flexibility of a traditional sale.
• Wide Market Reach: Your property is marketed to a diverse range of potential buyers, including investors, homeowners, charities, and housing associations.
• Personalised Service: With over 40 years of combined experience, Nicholas Paul and Samantha provide expert, one-on-one advice, supporting you every step of the way.
• Full Transparency & Flexibility: You’re never obligated to accept any offer, and we ensure you’re fully informed throughout the process.

How It Works

1. Valuation & Guide Price: We begin with a thorough valuation and agree on a guide price.
2. Preparation: We secure, clean, and enhance your property for the best presentation possible.
3. Legal Pack: We prepare a complete legal pack for the sale, ensuring everything is in order from the start.
4. Launch & Marketing (21-42 Days): We’ll showcase your property across leading platforms like Rightmove and Zoopla, reaching pre-qualified buyers and investors. We also offer flexible viewing times, including evenings and weekends.
5. Bidding (Day 21): Competitive sealed bids are invited by the closing date. We report all offers and help you evaluate their merits.
6. Offer Acceptance & Holding Deposit: Once an offer is accepted, a £2,000 holding deposit removes the property from the market for 28 days, allowing time for contract exchange.
7. Exchange & Completion: We manage the entire exchange and completion process, ensuring that everything runs smoothly—typically within 7-28 days.
8. Ongoing Support: Our team will be in touch throughout the entire process, providing security updates and condition reports as needed.

Our Values

• Experience & Integrity: Over four decades of combined industry experience. We act in your best interests, treating your property as our own.
• Personalized Approach: We’re always available to answer your questions and provide guidance at every stage of the sale.
• Accredited & Trusted: Proud partners with leading property platforms and fully accredited by respected industry organizations.

Ready to Sell? Let’s Get Started.

Contact us today for a no-obligation consultation and see how our approach can work for you.

Our Unique Sales Program: Maximising Value, Minimising Delays

Our service provides the best of both worlds by combining the speed and efficiency of an auction sale with added broad and estate agency market coverageand customer service. Auctions generally attract a narrower audience, cash buyers, investors & general bargain-hunters. With us your property is marketed to all Individuals, Family owner-occupiers, buy-to-let individuals, family offices, investors, Charities, + Housing associations. On occasion, we work in partnership with other estate agents by sharing our fees.

Valuation and guide price for sale agreed 

• Secure, prepare, clean, clear, and improve the property to provide the best sale presentation.

• Liaise to prepare a full legal pack for sale. 

• Place in the open market, offers are invited by informal tender at midday on the closing date in person or by email  

• We have a marketing timeline, usually 21 days from launch (flexible, with the property and he legal documents 100% ready for sale.

Launch & Marketing (21 days ): Full exposure across Rightmove, Zoopla, and our own platform, targeting
pre-qualified buyers, investors, and homeowners.(can be up to 42 days, depending on seasons/market conditions) 

• Active Viewing (Days 1-21): We offer a range of viewing options—daytime, evenings, and weekends— Always supervised by our trained and experienced staff.
• Closing Date (Day 21): Set a best offer date and invite competitive sealed bids. 
• Informal tender, competitive bidding by sealed bid with details of finance, timetable, and professional representatives. report all offers and merits.
• Unlike a formal tender or auction sale, you are not obliged to accept any offer  

• Reservation & Holding Deposit: Upon accepting an offer, a £2000 holding deposit removes the property from the market for 28 days to exchange of contracts

• Exchange & Completion: The exchange of contracts with 10% deposit paid via solicitors,  completion is typically 7-28 days thereafter
• Personalised service closely liaising with you every step of the way to completion, distribution of funds and handover.
• periodic inspections and reports to security and condition throughout the entire process