Welcome to Short Lease Rescue
We Make your short-lease headaches disappear and Help you Retain Tricky Instructions
We work alongside agents to resolve the leasehold issues that derail transactions, keeping your client happy, your reputation strong, and your pipeline protected.
Leasehold Partner
Turn ‘Problem Leasehold’ Instructions into Fast Wins
When a sale keeps falling through because of the lease, missing paperwork, or a difficult freeholder, we step in, solve the issue, and protect your fee.
We’re not cash buyers or middlemen; we’re your specialist leasehold partner.
With a deep understanding of leasehold law, property tax, and sale strategy, we rescue complex instructions, restore buyer confidence, and bring stalled transactions back to life.
Why Agents Call Us
Leasehold complications are one of the biggest causes of delayed or failed property sales. Most agents simply aren’t equipped to handle the layers of legal, tax, and technical complexity, nor should they be.
That’s why agents across the UK rely on us to step in when:
A sale has fallen through due to short lease or unmortgageable term
The freeholder is absent, unresponsive, or hostile
There’s a ground rent or service charge dispute
Key paperwork is missing, deeds of variation, Section 42 notices, or lease plans
The property is stuck in probate, arrears, or RTM disputes
Our Process
How It Works
Step 1: Send the Basics
Start by sharing the core details about the property and vendor, we don’t need a full report, just enough to understand the situation. Our specialists review the lease length, ground rent, service charges, and any key factors affecting saleability.
Step 1: Send the Basics
Start by sharing the core details about the property and vendor, we don’t need a full report, just enough to understand the situation. Our specialists review the lease length, ground rent, service charges, and any key factors affecting saleability.
Step 2: Triage in 24–72 Hours
Within one to three working days, our team assesses the file and replies with tailored options, typically both the Fix-and-Return and Guaranteed Sale Partner routes. Alongside this, we include a plain-English action plan outlining how each approach works.
Step 2: Triage in 24–72 Hours
Within one to three working days, our team assesses the file and replies with tailored options, typically both the Fix-and-Return and Guaranteed Sale Partner routes. Alongside this, we include a plain-English action plan outlining how each approach works.
Step 3: Head Office Runs Point
Once a direction is agreed, our Head Office team takes over the complex parts, dealing with freeholders, solicitors, valuers, and lease documentation. Your negotiators don’t have to chase or coordinate between professionals; we handle the detail from start to finish.
Step 3: Head Office Runs Point
Once a direction is agreed, our Head Office team takes over the complex parts, dealing with freeholders, solicitors, valuers, and lease documentation. Your negotiators don’t have to chase or coordinate between professionals; we handle the detail from start to finish.
Step 4: Weekly Updates to You and Your Vendor
Communication is central to how we work. Each week you’ll receive a concise progress update summarising milestones reached, next actions, and any pending information. Vendors are kept informed in parallel, so you’re never fielding unexpected questions or scrambling for news.
Step 4: Weekly Updates to You and Your Vendor
Communication is central to how we work. Each week you’ll receive a concise progress update summarising milestones reached, next actions, and any pending information. Vendors are kept informed in parallel, so you’re never fielding unexpected questions or scrambling for news.
Step 5: Completion or Hand-Back for Resale
Once the issue is resolved or the sale completes, we either finalise the transaction directly or hand the property back to you ready for resale. In every case, your instruction remains protected and your fees are secured.
Step 5: Completion or Hand-Back for Resale
Once the issue is resolved or the sale completes, we either finalise the transaction directly or hand the property back to you ready for resale. In every case, your instruction remains protected and your fees are secured.
Our Specialty :
What We Do:
The Agent Rescue Room was created to give estate agents a safe, expert solution for the kind of instructions that normally stall or fall apart.
Our team brings leasehold law, property tax, and transaction expertise together under one roof giving you access to the kind of support only found in specialist firms, without losing your client.
We work quietly under your brand, acting as your back-office problem solvers while you stay in control of the relationship.
Two Ways We Help
We offer two proven routes to rescue stalled leasehold sales, both designed to protect your client and your commission. Choose the path that fits your vendor’s priorities:
01
Fix & Return (Best-Price Route)
For vendors focused on maximising value rather than speed.
We resolve the leasehold issue, improve marketability, and hand the property back to you ready for resale.
You keep the instruction and earn two fees, introduction and resale.
Ideal for short leases, RTM/freehold routes, or light refurbishment cases.
02
Guaranteed Sale Partner (Speed Route)
For vendors needing certainty and fast completion.
We make a transparent cash or structured offer, with buyer legals and funds ready.
Optional guaranteed-rent or management bridge keeps vendors free from holding costs.
Perfect for pre-repossession, chain repair, or probate situations.
What our clients say
Ready to Rescue Your Next Instruction?
Every agent faces those listings that just won’t move, the ones tangled in leasehold complexity, legal dead ends, or buyer fatigue.
At The Agent Rescue Room, we don’t compete with you, we collaborate with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
We are your Short Lease Rescue for Agents, clean routes, protected fees, less solicitor tennis.
Do you take our instruction or contact vendors directly?
No. We’re strictly agent-first. You keep the client relationship throughout. We only contact vendors if you request it or for compliance, and all communication is routed through Head Office with you copied in.
How do you protect our fee and reputation?
We operate transparently, no gazundering, no hidden terms. Prices are fixed unless facts change and confirmed in writing before proceeding. You receive weekly updates, keeping you and your vendor fully informed.
Are you a cash buyer, and how quickly can you move?
Yes. We provide proof of funds and named solicitors before offer. Indicative offers are typically issued within 48–72 hours. Exchange and completion move at the pace legals allow, and we can bridge or manage properties if vendors need speed or breathing room.
What do you need from us to start?
Just key details: lease term, ground rent, recent service charges, managing agent info, any arrears or disputes, photos or listing link, and vendor motivation or timeline. That’s enough for us to triage and return a plan within 72 hours.
What if there’s an absent freeholder or service charge arrears?
We handle both routinely. We can initiate absent freeholder processes and often settle or structure arrears within the transaction. The key is early transparency so we can plan the best route.
Who handles progression and communication?
Our Progression Team manages all leasehold-specific work — LPE1s, deeds of variation, Section 42 assignments, lender queries, and legal liaison — while your team keeps client-facing control. You receive weekly written updates and retain oversight throughout.
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