Sell a flat with cladding or EWS1 problems in Cardiff
Cardiff Bay and the city-centre blocks are where building-safety problems bite hardest in Wales. If your block is in the Welsh Government's Building Safety Programme, awaiting remediation, or simply cannot produce a satisfactory EWS1 form, most lenders will not lend and your flat is effectively unsellable on the open market. We buy those flats.
- No EWS1 form required to sell to us
- Blocks awaiting or undergoing remediation accepted
- Waking-watch and interim service charges are not blockers
- Short leases and escalating ground rents considered
- All legal fees covered
Quick Sales UK operates nationally and buys directly for cash across England and South Wales. We do not have a physical office in Cardiff.
Why Cardiff flat sales are stuck
Since the post-Grenfell lending changes, valuers routinely value affected apartments at nil where external wall construction cannot be evidenced. Without an acceptable EWS1 rating, buyers cannot get a mortgage, so the pool shrinks to cash purchasers — and most owners never reach one.
Welsh leaseholders also face uncertainty over who pays: developer remediation contracts, the Welsh Government's Building Safety Programme and service-charge demands for interim measures such as waking watch all interact, and none of it resolves quickly. Meanwhile ground rent, service charge and mortgage payments continue.
What we take on
We buy leasehold apartments with unresolved EWS1 status, blocks awaiting or undergoing remediation, flats subject to waking-watch or interim-measure charges, and leases with escalating ground rent or a short unexpired term.
We are not relying on a lender, so the EWS1 question does not decide whether the purchase happens. Our solicitors review the lease, the management pack and any remediation position, and we complete on that basis.
Sell a flat with cladding issues in Cardiff — FAQs
My block has no EWS1 form at all. Will you still buy?
Yes. The absence of an EWS1 is a lending obstacle, not a purchase obstacle for a cash buyer.
Remediation work is planned but not started. Does that matter?
It affects the price rather than the decision. We review the management pack and any developer or Welsh Government commitments before offering.
Do you buy flats outside Cardiff Bay?
Yes — city-centre, Grangetown, Roath and converted blocks across the CF postcodes.
How quickly can a leasehold flat complete?
Leasehold takes slightly longer than freehold because of the management pack — usually 3 to 5 weeks.