- It’s faster – a ‘cash buyer’ means no chains, fewer viewings and a quicker move.
- Flexible timings – access your home for up to two weeks after completion.
- The finances add up – with no estate agent fees and £1,000 towards legal fees.
- It’s stress-free – no need to redecorate to sell your home, saving you time and money.
- Free specialist removals – including decluttering, packing and unpacking.
Move faster than the property market
Looking for a quicker, easier and stress-free house sale or want to understand whether a part exchange house sale could help you move sooner? Our popular Part Exchange scheme could be the answer. With McCarthy Stone as your cash buyer, there’s no chain, fewer delays and no estate agent fees.
While selling on the open market can take around four months**, homeowners using Part Exchange move within 44 days on average*, making it a faster, more straightforward way to move into your new retirement apartment.
Interested in Part Exchange? Give us a call on: 0800 201 4811. Not found your perfect retirement property yet? Browse here.
How does part exchange work?
- You put down a deposit to reserve one of our retirement properties.
- If you’re interested in Part Exchange, we’ll arrange for three independent local estate agents and a RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) surveyor to value your property.
- We’ll make you a Part Exchange offer based on their valuations.
- This process is entirely free with no obligation to accept our offer or proceed with Part Exchange.
- If you accept you could move much sooner than with a traditional house sale.
5 brilliant benefits of Part Exchange
Part Exchange – Waveney Place - Retirement Living in Harleston, Norfolk
Part exchange is popular with our homeowners…
- Nearly half used our part exchange scheme to move*.
- 44 days – the average time it takes to move with our part exchange scheme**.
Homeowners praise part exchange
We were really grateful to be able to make use of McCarthy & Stone’s Part Exchange, which made the whole financial process stress-free and easy.
Ruth, Daughter of McCarthy & Stone Homeowner
There’s more flexibility to move when you want to
While part exchanging your home speeds up the process, it also makes it easier to prepare for your move.
- With no chains, you can time the move to suit you.
- You can retain access to your previous home for up to two weeks after you’ve completed on your new apartment.
- Removes the stress of having to move everything out of your old home and into your new one on the same day.
Great value – and priceless peace of mind
Of course, you might get a better price for your property on the open market, but for many people the benefits – less stress, the time savings and money saved in other areas, like on estate agents’ fees and updating décor – outweigh this potential.
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*McCarthy & Stone internal data. Based on completed Part Exchange transactions between 28 June 2024 and 25 June 2025, the average time between Sale Subject to Contract (SSTC) and legal completion was 44 days.
**Open market sale times can vary significantly depending on location, property type, market conditions and individual circumstances. According to Zoopla, the average time to sell a property on the open market can range from approximately 17 to 34 weeks. Source: Zoopla market data, accessed Jan 2025.