Kent and East Sussex
We buy houses direct.
Some houses don’t suit the open market. Some sellers can’t wait for it.
We buy property directly, in any condition, with an honest offer usually within two to three days of our first call.
Not every sale is a cash sale
Every property, and every seller’s circumstances, are different.
A direct cash purchase may be the right answer, but it isn’t the only one we’ll consider. We take the time to understand the situation, talk through the practical options available and find the route that makes most sense for the seller and the property.
Where suitable, homes we acquire are refurbished for long-term use within our social and supported housing strategy.
- 0listings
- No board, no portals, no public viewings
- 1buyer
- Us. No chain to collapse underneath you
- 2counties
- All of Kent, and East Sussex around Hastings and Eastbourne
- 3days
- We aim to present our offer two to three days from our first call
How Pinelee works
More than a house buying company.
Pinelee creates high-quality, long-term housing by acquiring properties directly, refurbishing them properly and partnering with organisations that provide homes and support to people who need stability.
Where a house does not suit social housing, we buy it on behalf of private investors instead.
- Sellers provide the stock.
- Housing partners provide the requirement.
- Capital partners enable scale.
- Pinelee connects the three.
- 1
Identify housing need
- 2
Acquire suitable properties directly
- 3
Refurbish for long-term occupation
- 4
Lease to established housing organisations
- 5
Manage the asset for the long term
Situations we help with
Money is rarely the whole story.
What to know first, whoever you sell to, and where we fit, if we fit at all.
Something else going on?
Lots of reasons people sell off market. Tell us yours.
Talk to usAn honest offer
An offer you can rely on.
An open-market valuation and a direct-purchase offer represent different propositions. Open market sales depend on a buyer willing to pay the asking price turning up, a mortgage going through and a chain holding together. The sale can go on for months and still fall through at the last minute.
Our offer is what we will pay. We guarantee to make you one, and we show you how we reached it. We also talk through what waiting would cost you, and ask what matters most to you.
Then you decide.
Two different propositions
Open market
- The price depends on a buyer willing to pay it turning up
- Their mortgage has to be approved, and the lender's surveyor has to agree the value
- A chain has to hold together
- It can take months, and still fall through at the last minute
Direct purchase
- One figure from us, with the reasoning behind it
- Usually within two to three days of our first call
- No listing, no public viewings and no chain
- Priced for the house as it is, so you do not repair or clear it first
Actual sale times, costs and offers vary by property and circumstances.
What we won’t do
Some buyers have a poor reputation. We’d rather have a different one.
We act with integrity. In property that is rarer than it should be.
- We won't list your property on the portals without your consent
- We won't change the price without telling you
- We won't leave your property advertised after an agreement has ended
- We won't take commission from both the buyer and the seller
- We won't drop the price at the last minute, when you are at your most committed
- If something genuinely unforeseen comes to light, a figure can change. We will tell you what and why, in plain terms.
The first call
We ask more than we tell.
The right answer depends on your situation, not ours. These are the questions we ask on almost every call.
- 1Why are you looking to sell now?
- 2Do you need to sell by a particular date, and what is driving it?
- 3What would happen if the house was still on the market in three months?
- 4What condition is it in, and have you done any major work since buying it?
- 5When were the kitchen, the bathroom and the boiler last replaced?
For housing partners
Bring us a housing requirement and we can source against it.
Local authorities and housing providers are not short of people who need homes. They are short of appropriate, compliant, reliable housing stock. Tell us the area, the residents and the kind of home, and we find, buy and refurbish to meet it.
Homes for
- People moving on from homelessness
- Young people leaving the care system
- Adults on the autism spectrum who need a settled home
Capital partners make it possible at scale. How we think about capital
Where we buy
All of Kent, and into East Sussex.
We are based in north-west Kent and buy right across the county, from Dartford to Dover. In East Sussex we buy around Hastings, St Leonards and Eastbourne.
Journal
From our founder, Luke
Talk to us.
Selling a house
A short call, no obligation. An offer usually follows within two to three days.
Housing partners
Tell us the stock you need: area, residents, property type and lease.
Capital partners
Long-term capital for long-term housing, with people who share the view.