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I want you to know exactly what working with me looks like before you even pick up the phone. No vague promises, no small print, no surprises halfway through. Just a clear and straightforward process that puts you in control from start to finish.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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You can call me, message me on WhatsApp, or fill in the contact form on this page. Tell me a bit about the property you want to sell. The address, the type of property, how many bedrooms, what condition it is in, and how soon you are looking to move.<\/p>\r\n <p>There are no lengthy forms to fill in and no obligation at this stage. I will then give you a call to have a proper conversation about your situation and make sure I fully understand what you need before I do anything else.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"timeline-number\">1<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <!-- Chapter Two -->\r\n <div class=\"timeline-item left\">\r\n <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n <h2 class=\"chapter-title\">I Come Back to You With a Cash Offer Within 24 Hours.\r\n<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-description\">\r\n <p>Once I have the details, I do my own research on the property and the local market. I will come back to you personally within 24 hours with my best cash offer. This is a genuine offer based on real figures, not an inflated number designed to get you interested before being reduced later.<\/p>\r\n <p>If the offer works for you in principle, I instruct a RICS accredited surveyor to carry out a full survey of the property on my behalf.<\/p>\r\n \r\n <div class=\"special-highlight\">\r\n <h4>Professional RICS Survey<\/h4>\r\n <p>This comprehensive survey is paid for entirely by me. There is no cost to you whatsoever at any stage of the process. This sets me apart from other cash buyers who cut corners on proper valuations.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"timeline-number\">2<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <!-- Chapter Three -->\r\n <div class=\"timeline-item right\">\r\n <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n <h2 class=\"chapter-title\"> Survey and Formal Offer.<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-description\">\r\n <p>Once the RICS survey is complete, I will confirm my formal offer. I want to be completely transparent with you here. If the survey identifies issues that significantly affect the value of the property, such as structural problems or a faulty roof, I may need to adjust my offer to reflect that.<\/p>\r\n <p>If that happens, I will show you the survey report so you can see exactly what I am basing any adjustment on. There are no hidden reasons and no vague explanations. You will always know why.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"timeline-number\">3<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <!-- Chapter Four -->\r\n <div class=\"timeline-item left\">\r\n <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n <h2 class=\"chapter-title\">Price Locked With a \u00a31,000 Escrow Deposit.<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-description\">\r\n <p>Once we have agreed the formal offer after the survey, I pay a \u00a31,000 deposit immediately.<\/p>\r\n \r\n <div class=\"escrow-highlight\">\r\n <h4>Escrow Security Guarantee<\/h4>\r\n <p>That deposit is held in escrow by your own solicitor, not mine. From that point the price is locked. No reductions on completion day, no last minute negotiations. What we agree after the survey is what you receive, and your solicitor holds the security to prove it.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"timeline-number\">4<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <!-- Chapter Five -->\r\n <div class=\"timeline-item right\">\r\n <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n <h2 class=\"chapter-title\">Exchange and Completion on Your Timescale.\r\n<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-description\">\r\n <p>Once the deposit is in place, solicitors are instructed and the legal process begins. I work with solicitors who are experienced in moving quickly and keeping things simple. We set a completion date that works around your circumstances, whether that is two weeks or two months.<\/p>\r\n <p>On completion day, the funds are transferred directly to your bank account by the solicitor. That is it. Your story complete, your property sold, your future secured.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"timeline-number\">5<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1fc176 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1fc176\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{"stretch_section":"section-stretched","background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11a90f1\" data-id=\"11a90f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-909f27d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"909f27d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f236db5\" data-id=\"f236db5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479414c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"479414c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"slide-right"}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ONE THING WORTH ADDRESSING DIRECTLY\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d70c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d70c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want to address the survey process directly because it is the part of the process that sellers are most nervous about, and rightly so.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The horror story with corporate cash buyers is that they agree a price, get you committed, and then use the survey as an excuse to chip thousands off on completion day when you have no real alternative.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do not work that way. If there is a genuine issue identified in the survey that affects the value, I will show you the report, explain the impact clearly, and have an honest conversation about how to proceed. You are never locked in. You can walk away at any point with no penalty. My reputation is built on people leaving that process feeling they were treated fairly, regardless of the outcome.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the survey comes back completely clean, my formal offer will match the offer in principle exactly. What I quote you at the start is what I aim to pay you at the end.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c2b6c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c2b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"slide-right"}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ME THROUGHOUT\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ce46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ce46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the moment you first get in touch to the day you receive your funds, you deal with me throughout. Not a team of people you have never met. Just me, keeping you informed at every stage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will always tell you where things are up to. I will always answer my phone. And I will always be straight with you, even if that means telling you something you do not want to hear.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965ca2d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"965ca2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"slide-right"}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO SELL TO ME\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bbf06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34bbf06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 120 properties purchased across the North West in five years. Every single one handled personally by me, with my own funds, from first conversation to completion. Here is what sellers consistently tell me they valued most about the process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One person to deal with throughout. An honest offer with a clear explanation. A timescale built around their needs. No fees, no hidden costs, no last minute surprises. The knowledge that if I say I am going to do something, I do it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d6319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"16d6319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"property-comparison-table\">\r\n <table>\r\n <thead>\r\n <tr>\r\n <th>Option<\/th>\r\n <th>Average Sale Length<\/th>\r\n <th>Typical Cost to You<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n <tbody>\r\n <tr class=\"highlighted-row\">\r\n <td>Matt Knowles Property<\/td>\r\n <td>2 to 3 weeks<\/td>\r\n <td>\u00a30<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>Other house buying companies<\/td>\r\n <td>2 to 10 weeks<\/td>\r\n <td>\u00a31,000<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>Property auction<\/td>\r\n <td>6 to 10 weeks<\/td>\r\n <td>\u00a32,500 to \u00a35,000<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>Online estate agent<\/td>\r\n <td>16 to 25 weeks<\/td>\r\n <td>\u00a31,000 to 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