Selling your house quietly. No marketing. No questions.
No “for sale” sign. No Rightmove listing. No Zoopla. No open house. No estate agent emailing your neighbours about “exciting new properties on the market”. The only people who’ll know are you, us, the solicitors, and your lender.
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Why people choose to sell privately
We don’t ask too many questions. The reasons we hear most often:
- You’re going through a separation and don’t want it public yet
- You’re a public figure (local councillor, business owner, school head, journalist) and don’t want your address listed online
- You’re moving for personal reasons you’d rather not explain to neighbours or workplace
- The house is in a small village where everything ends up known
- You have a security concern (recent burglary, stalker, family conflict) and don’t want extra strangers near the property
- The property has had a history (death, fire, court case) and you don’t want a public listing to surface old questions
We’ve worked with all of those. We don’t disclose your reason to anyone.
How private is “private”
Genuinely private:
- No marketing anywhere - no listing, no portal, no leaflets, no social media
- No “for sale” sign of any kind
- No public floor plan or photos released
- One visit from one of us (Jason or David alone), not a “valuer” team
- No buyer viewings because there’s only one buyer (us)
- No public Land Registry alert until completion - the title doesn’t show as sold until the work is done
The only public trace is the Land Registry transfer at completion, which is a matter of public record but not pushed anywhere visible.
What we can’t keep private:
- The fact that the property changed hands eventually shows on Land Registry public records (anyone searching specifically can see a sale price + new owner). This is true of every UK property sale.
- Anyone you tell. We don’t tell anyone, but if you tell your sister, that’s outside our control.
NDA option
If you’d prefer a formal non-disclosure agreement before we visit, we can sign one. Our solicitor will draft it free of charge for high-confidentiality cases (public figures, contested situations). Most sellers don’t ask for one - the standard practice of “we don’t share information” is enough - but it’s available.
A real example
A councillor in a small Vale of Glamorgan village sold to us in 2024 ahead of a personal restructuring. She’d specifically told us at the visit “I don’t want my neighbours seeing a sign and asking why I’m leaving.”
We made the offer that evening. She accepted the next day. We instructed solicitors. No marketing of any kind happened. Completion took 16 days. She moved out on a Tuesday morning when the village was quiet, and the only people who’d known about the sale before that were her, us, and her solicitor.
The first her neighbours heard of it was when the new occupants moved in two weeks later.
Things people ask us about private sales
Will Land Registry data eventually show the sale? Yes - that’s UK law and we can’t change it. But the sale price and date only become available 3-4 months after completion, and they’re not pushed to anyone. People would have to specifically search.
Can you keep it secret from my partner / family member? That’s a more sensitive situation and depends on the legal context. If both names are on the title, both have to agree to a sale (we can’t bypass that). If only your name is on the title, we can deal with you alone. Talk to a solicitor first if there’s a relationship dimension.
Will you not tell your team? Our team is 4 people. Everyone has signed NDAs as part of their employment. The conveyancing details go to one solicitor. The clearance team (if needed) only learns about the property after completion.
What about my mortgage lender? The lender needs to know about the sale because the mortgage has to be redeemed. They’re bound by their own confidentiality rules. They don’t tell anyone outside the legal need-to-know.
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