Landlord exit — sell your Cardiff rental portfolio
Rent Smart Wales licensing, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act, Article 4 restrictions on new HMOs in Cathays and Plasnewydd, tightening EPC expectations and the loss of full mortgage-interest relief have pushed a lot of Cardiff landlords towards the exit. We buy the whole position — tenanted, licensed, arrears and all — in one transaction.
- Whole portfolio bought in one completion
- Tenants stay — no section 173 notice, no voids
- Licensed HMOs, unlicensed lets and Article 4 areas all considered
- EPC upgrades and outstanding council works taken on by us
- No agency fees, no legal fees
Quick Sales UK operates nationally and buys directly for cash across England and Wales. We do not have a physical office in Cardiff.
The cost of exiting the conventional way
The standard route is to serve notice, accept several months of void, refurbish to owner-occupier standard, pay agency fees and then hope the buyer's chain holds. On a Cathays student HMO that can easily cost a full academic year of rent before a penny of sale proceeds arrives.
Selling investment stock to another investor privately is slow too, because most investor buyers need buy-to-let finance, which brings back the survey, the EPC question and the licensing conditions.
What a direct sale looks like
One offer covering every property, one solicitor, one completion date. Occupation contracts and deposits transfer to us, so contract-holders stay and no notice is served. Licences, outstanding council works, EPC upgrades and arrears are handled by us after completion.
We buy across CF3 to CF24 — Cathays and Roath HMOs, Grangetown and Splott terraces, Bay apartments and suburban single lets.
Landlord exit in Cardiff — FAQs
How many properties will you buy at once?
From one to a full portfolio. Larger portfolios are valued property by property and offered as a single figure with one completion date.
My EPC is below the expected standard. Is that a problem?
No. We take on the upgrade work ourselves after completion.
Do you buy properties in the Cathays Article 4 area?
Yes, including existing HMOs where Article 4 prevents new conversions.
What happens to my tenants?
They stay in their homes. Contracts and deposits transfer to us and contract-holders receive a standard landlord-change notification.